Let's Get Married

Joe is playing with Adair at a small garden in front of the restaurant. Once he sees Lily coming out of the restaurant, he brings Adair over to her and sees her reddened eyes. Joe could almost tell for sure and then says, “Lily, enjoy your meal.”

Lily knows that his words are loaded and she warms up immediately, “Yes, thank you. Let’s have dinner when we’re free.”

“Okay.”

Lily holds onto Adair’s small hand and walks through the large restaurant entrance before sighing in relief. When Adair sees the sea of flowers he becomes excited and shocked. He sees the messages and raises his head, “Mommy, these were prepared for you by Uncle?”

Lily leads him to the staircase and pauses when she hears him. She wants to say no but she realizes that they are the only ones in the restaurant and can only admit, “Yes.”

“Does Uncle like you? Is he proposing to you?” Adair suddenly asks.

Lily is stunned, “Why do you say that?”

“Because Uncle Ryan once told me that roses are usually given to someone you love and also for proposals.” After saying, he even stretches out his fair and short fingers and points at the rose petal covered staircase, “So many flowers, I’m right, it must be a proposal.”

Lily doesn’t expect that Ryan once said that to the kid.

She forces herself to be composed and squats down to look at Adair’s face. She sees his uneasy expression and softly assures him, “No matter whether uncle had proposed to mummy or not, it will never affect mommy’s love for you.”

But what Adair says next makes Lily surprised.

She sees him look up and scratch his head, his voice is soft but certain, “Mommy, actually I know that Uncle is my father. I, I… I feel that he is rather good. He explained to me why he didn’t look for Mommy and me. He doesn’t know that we existed.”

Lily doesn’t know that Rex had told her kid about these. She was afraid of hurting Adair and that’s why she lied to him but now she realizes that she could be wrong to do that. Now she doesn’t know what to say.

did he just

explained to him

is immediately anxious, she is worried that he may inadvertently hurt Adair’s little heart.

her seriously, “He says that he will protect

lump in her throat that can’t

the complex feelings of the adults but a child’s world is innocent and pure, he speaks from his heart, “Mommy, I

Is that

afraid that the child will feel that Rex is snatching his mother from him. But when she hears these words, she

years of not having a father,

selfish to deprive the child

tender hand and looks at him tenderly, “If Adair likes, you can play

He smiles and very firmly nods,

hand and leads him up the stairs. As soon as they reach the final step,

of energy and his strides were very firm. He walks with a swagger into

big man with a small boy… Rex lowers his head and Adair tilts his

on the table. Each dish is exquisite. She can smell the delicious

and two short white candles. Beside the napkins is an arrangement of champagne color roses. The glittering night sky can be seen from the terrace. The scenery is beautiful and complemented by fine

when there is a new change in their relationship, a

these five years. She doesn’t have any worries with the child next to

of these flowers with me?” At that

has never rejected Adair’s request but this time he breaks his own rule, “Uncle gave these to mommy, you

words inadvertently pull the three

and tremble, she laughs, “If you like, choose some fresh ones and bring them back. They