Meredith took another bite and asked Nia pretending to be puzzled, "Does it taste like love? Why can't I feel it?" "Yes." Nia pointed to the breakfast on her plate. "Mommy, this is a peacock. Daddy placed it on the plate according to his cooking book." "A peacock? Not a little yellow duck?" Meredith asked. Nia was speechless. It seemed like a little yellow duck to her just now. "If Nia likes to eat a breakfast in the shape of a beautiful peacock, she can tell Mommy, and Mommy can make it for her, and she will make sure that the taste and style will be excellent." Nia held her chin in her hands and sighed very sadly. "What's the matter? Can't you eat it?" Meredith said concernedly, "If you can't eat it, it doesn't matter. Mommy will fix it for you." "Mommy, why don't you like what Daddy makes?" Nia asked sadly, "Daddy has worked hard, like the ugly peacock you told me about." Meredith glanced at Josiah quickly. Josiah smiled and said, "Nia, can't you see? Your Mommy
Meredith could not hold back her laughter and slipped out a chuckle.She waved at Nia, signaling her to come over. "Get over here, let Mommy help you braid it again."Nia walked toward her and curious, she asked, "Mommy, so there are actually things that Daddy is not good at?""Mm, and quite a number of them in fact," Meredith added, "so, you don't have to idolize him that much."Josiah who was walking toward the stairs overheard Meredith and came to a stop. He then reached for his phone and walked back inside.The person on the other end of the phone, Yoseph, answered the phone quickly, "Sir, is there anything that I could help you with?"It was a weekend and it was the second day that Nia was discharged from the hospital. Yoseph thought that Josiah would be spending his entire day with Nia.Before Yoseph got lost further in his own thoughts, Josiah said, "Find me a stylist by Monday. Someone who is good at braiding hair.""Huh?" Yoseph sounded surprised, "Sir, why would you n
"Do you really think that I'll put my daughter in such a risky situation?" Josiah also pinched Meredith's cheek gently, smiled, and said, "Don't worry, I've booked the entire amusement park and had them clean and sanitize everything.""What's the point in going to the amusement park then? The point of going to the amusement park is to play with other kids," Meredith went on, "now the amusement park is just going to be dead and silent.""Is there anything wrong with it? It was the same when I was younger." Josiah glanced at her and asked, "It was the same for you too, isn't it?""Not at all," Meredith added, "I wouldn't have even been interested to go if the entire amusement park was booked exclusively."Josiah then asked Nia, "What do you think, Nia?"Looking confused, Nia shook her head and replied, "I've never been to an amusement park before. So I don't know which one would be more fun."Hearing Nia's response, Josiah and Meredith were both at loss for words, yet at the same t
Meredith who was just watching them did not feel bored too.She would not have stopped them if she was not worried that Nia might be hungry."But Mommy, I still want to play," Nia said unwillingly."But I'm getting hungry and you must already be tired from all the playing, right? We'll come here some other day again, okay?"Hearing that Meredith was hungry, Nia immediately agreed to leave."Mommy, what are we going to eat?" Nia asked."Hmm, we'll have anything that Nia wants to eat.""Daddy had promised to bring me to a dessert cafe." Holding Josiah and Meredith's hands, Nia skipped happily and said, "Let's go have dessert, can we? I want to eat strawberry and chocolate mousse cake, I also want to try mango pudding and…"Nia never had the chance to try dessert hence she had a lot of things that she wanted to try.At the dessert cafe, Josiah ordered everything that was on the menu.The employees at the cafe were all staring at him dazedly. Even though Josiah was good-looking,
"I don't like eating dessert. You should eat them," Josiah replied gently."Why won't you like them when they taste so good?" Confused, Nia asked. She scooped some of the cake and put it near Josiah's mouth. "Daddy, try some of this strawberry mousse cake. It tastes really good."Josiah could not bring himself to reject her so he took a bite."Is it good?" Nia asked him with a look of expectation on her face."It's good.""I knew you were going to like it." Nia feeds Josiah another bite of the cake.Even though Nia enjoyed the desserts, she eventually got full.Looking at the table that was still full of desserts, Meredith was suddenly at a loss for words.It was a waste to throw them away, but it was too much for them to bring it home.She gave it a thought and asked the waitresses to pack the desserts. She then hired a few part-timers to deliver the desserts to the orphanages around the town.Just when they were about to leave, the employees were gossiping about her. "Even
"Daddy, Mommy, hurry up." Nia waved at the both of them.Josiah grabbed Meredith's hand in his, smiled at her, and said, "Put on a smile. If not, Nia is going to cry again."For the sake of not wanting Nia to overthink, Meredith immediately pulled into a smile.At the sight of her parents holding their hands and wearing a smile on their faces, Nia too pulled into a wide grin."Come on, let's buy you some new clothes." Josiah pulled her into his arms and said, "The weather is getting colder, we should get you some new ones.""I don't need them.""If you don't want to choose them yourself, I will have Alfred custom-make them for you. After that, don't complain that you don't like the design then," Josiah said."Josiah Shelby, we are not…" She glimpsed at Nia then lowered her voice, "we're not husband and wife anymore. You don't have to buy me clothes and I don't need you to buy them for me too.""But you're the mother of my daughter.""And it has nothing to do with you," Meredit
"It's fine…""Stop acting tough. You'd still need to spend on groceries and other miscellaneous stuff, right? Even if you don't need them, Nia does."Meredith looked at Nia who was looking right back at her with her bright eyes. "Mommy, just accept Daddy's gift."Meredith tapped Nia's nose and asked, "Do you even know what this is?""You should accept whatever gifts that Daddy gives you." Seeing how Meredith was still hesitant, Nia took the card from Josiah and said, "If you don't want to take it, I'll accept the gift in your stead.""Let me keep it then." Meredith was worried to leave such an important item under Nia's care.Meredith kept the card in her purse.While she was doing so, Josiah and Nia gave each other a high-five.Josiah also gave a thumbs-up to Nia.He thought that having Nia around actually made a lot of things easier.Meredith tried on two more sets of outfits. As always, Josiah and Nia showered her with compliments.Meredith rolled her eyes at the both of
"Um…" Nia did not know what to say so she simply pointed to a few spots on the sweater. "Here, here, and here. I think you should get the one that Daddy suggested.""You mean this one?" Meredith grabbed the sweater that Josiah had suggested and put it on her body while checking herself in the mirror."Yeah, this one. I think this one looks much better on you.""Okay then. Let me try this one." Meredith then walked back into the changing room.Josiah pulled into a satisfied smile. Indeed, only Nia was able to persuade her.Nia tugged at Josiah's shirt, lowered her voice, and whispered, "Daddy, why don't you want Mommy to get that sweater?""Because I don't think it looks good on her.""But I think it looks good," Nia then asked, "why do you think it doesn't look good on Mommy?""Um…" Josiah was suddenly at loss for words.He could not possibly tell Nia that the reason was that he thought that the collar was too deep and loose and that he was worried that Meredith would unintent