Staring at the bottle of perfume in his hand, feelings of nervousness crept on her.What was Josiah trying to imply? Why would he give her a bottle of perfume as a gift in this situation?She took glances at Josiah and then at the perfume before taking the bottle into her hands, and sniffing it.The perfume had an elegant smell to it, and it was a unique smell yet at the same time smelled somewhat familiar."I don't know a lot about perfumes but this one smells good. It is no wonder this perfume is well-received by the public," She smiled and went on, "Meredith mentioned in an interview that the perfume was first launched overseas. I'm sure she's made a ton."Josiah was not here to discuss perfume with Yena.Instead, he asked, "Have you used this perfume before?""No, not that I remember.""But I remember clearly that the girl who saved me back then had this smell on her."Yena froze.Was this why he gave her this perfume?And she had fallen into his trap foolishly, cutting
Hearing Nia's response was worse than when Meredith told her that Nia had forgotten about him.After all, children were the most naive and straightforward. It was easy to see if a child was lying or acting and Josiah knew that Nia was not."Did you just call me uncle?" Josiah slipped out a sentence as he felt suffocated by the heaviness weighing down on his chest."Did I say something wrong?" Tilting her head, Nia gave it a thought before saying, "Then what should I call you?""You should be calling me Daddy.""Daddy?" Nia sounded shocked as she shook her head and said, "But you're not my Daddy.""Nia darling, do you not remember me anymore? You promised me that you'll never forget me," Josiah kneeled down in front of her as he carefully placed the butterfly into the glass container that Nia was holding.Looking at the butterfly that was flapping its wings, Nia then looked at Josiah. She did find Josiah friendly but why was he asking her to call her Daddy?"Uncle, are you reall
Seeing how the elderly were not saying anything, Charlie started to get anxious. "Mom, Grandma, Edith, and I have already been together for two years and we both want to get married to each other. What is there to be hesitant about?"Meredith wanted to get married to Charlie too…?That was the first thing that Josiah heard when he walked into the house.He tightened his grip on Nia's hands as his face darkened.Josiah's grandmother cleared her throat and said, "If you guys are doing this willingly, of course, I won't have any objections."Charlie then turned to look at his mother."Um…it's not that I don't approve of this marriage but Meredith is after all your cousin's ex-wife, shouldn't you at least consider how Josiah would think about this?"At the same time, she tried to give an eye to Charlie that Josiah was just standing behind him.Charlie, on the other hand, responded, "He was the one who hurt Meredith over and over again and he was also the one who didn't want Meredit
Nia was indeed happy most of the days because she was showered with love from both Charlie and Meredith."What's the most important thing in life? To live every healthily and happily, right?""Yes." Nia nodded her head."So, will you be able to not be bothered by why Daddy and Mommy are not staying together?""Okay," Nia then said to Josiah, "Daddy, I forgive you and I don't blame you for not coming to visit me for such a long time."With a gloomy expression, Josiah looked at Nia with a gloomy expression on his face.So was he eliminated just like that?"But I'm not happy. I want to live together with you and Mommy.""Daddy is just joking with you, Nia," Meredith went on, "your dad is able to spend every day with his loved one, so he is happy every day."She then shot a glare at Josiah, warning him to watch his words.Even though Josiah kept his mouth shut in front of Nia, he leaned toward Meredith and whispered into her ear, "Don't accuse me of things that I didn't do in fr
"Meredith, there's something that I need to say to you," Josiah stared at her and said.Meredith though rejected her coldly, "I've said I needed to say last night, and as for the rest…""I haven't finished saying what I needed to say last night." Josiah grabbed her by her wrist and dragged her with him as he walked out the door.With her back pushed back against the wall, Meredith stared at her coldly and seethed, "Josiah Shelby, stop being such a domineering ass*hole. You're just being lame."Josiah shook his head and said, "Don't worry, I have no plans of forcing myself onto you. I just want to talk to you about me and Yena.""I've already made it clear that I don't want to hear about your old love story!" At the mention of Yena, Meredith felt anger rush through her."Fine, let me rephrase that. I want to talk to you about our past.""Our past is filled only with pain and suffering, what is there to talk about?" Meredith turned her head sideways, avoiding his gaze."Edith, I'
She removed herself from his grasp and returned to the house.Behind her stood Josiah, left in a daze as his hands slowly tightened into a fist.With a loud thud, Josiah punched his hand against the wall.…It was a fair weather day. The warm sunlight shone through the windows and landed on the marriage certificate in the hands of one of the staff from the city hall."I hope you have a blessed marriage," The staff handed the marriage certificate to the newlyweds.Meredith and Charlie exchanged a look with each other, pulled into a smile, and received the marriage certificate. "Thank you."Printed on the marriage certificate printed were both of their pictures.Even when they walked out of the city hall, Charlie still found it hard to believe that he was married to Meredith."Edith, I am not seeing things, am I? That is you and me in the picture, right?" Charlie put the picture close to his eyes.Meredith nodded and smiled. "It is us, you silly. Don't tell me that you're alrea
In a loving voice, Josiah's grandmother corrected Nia, "Don't you remember him, Nia? He is your Daddy. Why did you call him uncle?""Oh, you're right," Nia paused before responding, "but if I call this nice uncle Daddy, then I would end up having two Daddies, right?"Feeling frustrated about the entire situation in her family, Josiah's grandmother slapped her forehead.With a smile, Josiah walked over to them and explained, "Uncle Charlie is just an uncle, he is not your Daddy. It will be a mess if you call Uncle Charlie your Daddy.""Is it true, great-grandma?" Nia asked Josiah's grandmother.Josiah's grandmother nodded. "Mm, your Daddy's right."It was only then Nia greeted Josiah 'Daddy'.Josiah finally felt a sense of relief upon hearing Nia calling him Daddy.He stroked Nia's hair gently and asked, "Where's Mommy? Didn't she come with you to visit great-grandma?""She's not here. Mommy and Uncle Charlie went out for a meal together," Nia replied.Josiah's grandmother add
"Of course, if not who else?" Meredith thought that it was silly of him. "It's already been more than 24 hours and you're still not used to it?"Charlie shook his head. "No…it's like I'm in a dream."Meredith lowered her head and gave a light peck on his lips. "What about now? Do you still think it's a dream?"Charlie was stunned by her sudden kiss. He was now staring at her dazedly.Meredith could not help but slip out a chuckle at the sight of Charlie's adorable reaction. She tapped his cheeks lightly and said, "Earth to Charlie, wake up now. Let's go home and get some rest."Charlie then sat up straight. After a pause, he asked, "Edtih, this will be our first night together right?""Mm-hmm. So do you want our first night to be spent here?""No, absolutely not," Charlie shook his head frantically and said, "I've promised…that I will make you the happiest girl in this world. How would I possibly allow you to spend a night at such a place?""Let's go home then, hmm?""Okay."