It's Esme's fifth birthday. William waits at the doorway for Esme and Karin to show up.
But for Esme's beg, Karin won't take his suggestion. She recalls what happened last night—
"Mom, tomorrow is my fifth birthday. Can you stop your work to play with me?"
She nods. "Okay."
"Will William join us? He agreed to take me to Hyde Park if only you agree."
"No. I can take you to Hyde Park if you want, but William is too busy, and you can't bother him."
"But he said he wouldn't be busy. Just let him join us, please. He can hold me in his arms if I'm too tired to walk."
Looking at her face filled with anticipation, Karin is left in a dilemma as she neither wants to frequently meet William nor lets her daughter down. "If you get tired tomorrow, we can call a cab."
"Too boring! Others can have their parents by their side, but I…"
Esme instantly covers her mouth with her palms as she realizes she has said something hurts her mother. Noticing her mother's darkened face, she lowers her head. "Fine, I don't want William to join us."
Karin feels her tears welling up as she finds she can't fail her this time. Esme has been suppressed her true feelings for Karin for the last five years.
"If William's not busy tomorrow, we'll invite him to join us."
"Really? You'll let him in if he's available?"
Karin nods. "Of course."
"Hooray!"
Esme happily scurries to the living room and calls William to tell him the good news.
What a sunny day for fun!
"Happy birthday!"
and she takes it
your mom given you any gifts?" William asks Esme in whisper when Karin
"Not yet."
answers in
to go?" William
know! I'm
pats her chest
you want
is the first, and we'll go to Buckingham Palace.
"Too many places."
Esme with a disapproving
places we can visit in
"Two, at most."
her decision unwillingly. "Fine.
She used to
to Hutong for lunch. Karin says with confusion, "The place is
take Esme to have something delicious
remember I'm the boss
walks to the
no choice but to
an entire reborn in
exit as the man walking ahead of the group
a beautiful woman who looks like a typical business woman,
have
the contract, and she's in the mood of celebrating
"Okay."
on his face. Without
they drive to Hutong. Molly happily hugs Troy's arm and says, "It's my first time to be in
act of intimacy as he has always regarded her as his sister for the
first time to
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