Instead of answering her inquiry, Maurice turned to the waiter.

“I do not wish for a cake.”

“That’s all right, sir.”

The server was a bit astonished, but he had to leave once the guest refused.

“Hold on!” The waiter was halted by Eliana. “Please bring the cake.”

“I don’t see myself celebrating a birthday,” Maurice replied carelessly.

Eliana felt uneasy, so she said obstinately, “I’d want to have some cake.”

The waiter nodded and walked away when he saw that Maurice had no objections.

Again, there was a void of stillness between them. For some reason, Eliana instantly remembered that Maurice had celebrated her birthday as Preston.

Given that Maurice could spend her birthday with her, why did he not want to celebrate his own?

Eliana couldn’t help but inquire, “Why can’t you celebrate the day you came into this world?”

“There’s nothing noteworthy about it. Simply said, it has been a long time since I had a birthday party. My parents observed my birthday when I was little. It was Rosina who organized my birthday celebrations after my parents died. Rosina, sadly also died. My birthday has never been a special occasion for me from then,” Maurice said as if the past had faded away, even though he had personally experienced it.

Eliana’s heart ached for no apparent reason, though.

Her thoughts rushed back to the family portrait she’d seen at his house.

The beaming Maurice must have been overjoyed back then to have his loving parents and adorable sister at his side.

on to lead a normal life. How many scars had Maurice concealed in a corner where no one else could see them for

contemplated this and stared into Maurice’s

a birthday party. If no one is

realized what she’d spoken, her

uttered?

find someone to celebrate

had a subtle

back on what she had said. When Eliana’s nerves got the better of her, she caught a

Corbin? Isn’t he

Corbin?

she finally come to this decision after giving it so

color on

need for it. There will

nonexistent perspiration from her brow in silence. Thankfully, she

the birthday cake after a

the cake. “I’ll light the candles

the

hell with the wish. There would be less unhappy individuals in the world if everyone’s

deteriorated as a

you so sulky? You’ve deteriorated much further since your

left Maurice out of words. With a melancholy expression on his face, he

did you just make,

interest

Maurice’s features loosened somewhat. “Perhaps you can

seemed to be intrigued. “Let

what you wished for on your last

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