Chapter 1543

Gale smiled and patted his head. "Joshua, your dad has successfully passed my test. I am sure he is someone worth spending a lifetime with. I chose him, and I believe in my judgment."

"Are you really not considering Uncle Aurum?"

"He and I have fate but not destiny."

She had never liked Aurum. Initially, she considered him a benefactor, then a friend, and now, she saw him as family. Aurum would be an important person in her life, but not as a lover.

"Oh, what a pity. Destiny…" Joshua shook his head repeatedly.

"Yes, Aurum and I go back more than twenty years."

"Big Beauty... oh no, Mommy, I meant the destiny between you and Shawn."

Gale sighed. Joshua lay on the hospital bed, looking like he was fully recovered.

"Joshua, did you have nightmares? Did you dream of Natalie holding a knife at you?" Gale asked tentatively.

"No, who do you think I am? How could that scare me!"

"That's good. You are as strong as your dad's, frighteningly strong..."

"But the dreams I have now are al