Chapter 19: Not getting any younger
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After work, he went straight to Granny Tae’s house, which was filled with hearty laughter. He had so many questions to ask.
Daven got the shock of his life when he saw the little girl cleaned up and dressed in a pretty, colourful dress, with her hair styled into two pigtails. She looked beautiful, and he almost didn’t recognise her.
The next scene shocked Granny Tae.
Upon seeing Daven arrive, Amara got up and ran towards him with a smile on her face. Seeing her coming, he opened his arms for a hug, which she happily returned. He embraced her warmly as if she were his own daughter.
Daven’s cold heart melted like lava, flowing down like a river.
Granny Tae watched the sweet moment happening in front of her. She witnessed another side of Daven.
He seems to be so close to her. Is the girl his?
Granny Tae’s mind went blank with a lot of questions.
“Thank you so much for taking care of her, Granny Tae.”
Daven had never been this happy in his entire life. It made him realise that he wasn’t getting any younger and needed to fix his messed up life soon. He needed to find someone with whom he could build a family and have beautiful children, just like this beautiful little girl in front of him.
“What’s her name?”
Granny Tae was confused for a moment.
“Amara. Isn’t she your...”
Before she could finish, Daven cut her off, feeling half embarrassed.
“No! No! I mean... n no.”
He checked the time. Brittney was going to come home after an hour and thirty minutes, which stressed him out because he had to let her know about the other girl who had been left behind.
Staring at Amara, Daven became even more embarrassed because he didn’t know any sign language he could use to interact with her.
“Can you ask her how old she is? And which city she’s from?”
He scratched his head, blushing with embarrassment.
“...Uhm, I don’t know anything about sign language.”
Granny Tae laughed softly and looked over at Amara before speaking to her in sign language.
Seeing the movements of her hands and fingers, Daven zoned out with puzzlement written all over his face.
Seconds later, they both giggled, making Daven feel left out and curious about what they were saying.
“Hey! You better not be making fun of me. Share the joke.”
Granny Tae looked at Daven and teased,
“If you weren’t so stubborn, you would’ve learned sign language just like your wife, Brittney.”
“Brittney? Sign what?”
Daven didn’t believe it and spoke in a childish voice.
“She doesn’t know either.”
“Who told you that?”
“I know.”
Amara kept looking back and forth between them in confusion with her adorable baby face. Then she laughed softly, seeing how silly they looked.
“No, who told you that?”
“I’m her husband, so...”
He paused when he realised what he had just said and quickly looked away, different emotions all over his face.
Damn it! Mouth, what the fck is wrong with you today?*
“Ehm... I will go back now. Should I take her or let her stay for a little while to keep you company?”
His voice returned to its usual expressionless tone.
“Oh, please let her stay for a while. She has become my new best friend.”
Granny Tae gently pinched Amara’s soft, chubby cheeks.
“Okay. Tell her that I’ll be back.”
He waved goodbye to Amara and turned around to leave, only to feel something tugging at his leg.
When he turned around, he saw Amara hugging his leg, refusing to let him leave.
Granny Tae quickly explained to her that he was coming back and bribed her with her delicious cookies.
Daven quickly went upstairs and took a shower before calling Brittney.
“Where are you?”
On the other side, Brittney rolled her eyes.
Doesn’t he know how to greet?
“I’m still at work. What’s up?”
“I need you to help me with something.”
He needs my help? What happened?
Brittney’s heart began to beat faster.
“Is everything okay?”
Daven didn’t want to waste time explaining and said,
“Just come quickly with a car and meet me at Granny Tae’s house. What if I’m dying?”
The last part was only a joke, but he didn’t know that Brittney took it seriously.
“Okay, I’ll be there in ten minutes.”
She quickly ended the call and rushed to Lloyd.
Daven wanted to say more, but when he heard the call ending, he said to himself,
“Stupid kitten.”
“Lloyd, can you please lend me your car? I promise I’ll return it as soon as possible.”
Since it was Brittney, he didn’t mind and didn’t ask any questions because he trusted her.
“Here are the keys.”
Brittney took the keys in a rush and ran out to the underground parking.
“Thank you!”
She completely forgot that she didn’t know how to drive.
She stepped into the BMW, which would make girls cry out in excitement when they saw it. After starting the car, she froze, remembering the reason she didn’t have a car.
I don’t know how to drive!
Coincidentally, one of Brittney’s colleagues was walking towards his electric moped.
Brittney got out and went to him.
“Hey, Victor! I’m rushing somewhere. Can you please drive the car home?”
She pointed at Lloyd’s BMW.
“...I actually don’t know how to drive, and I really need to get home.”
When Victor saw the car she had pointed at, he trembled slightly, knowing who the owner was.
“Lloyd’s car? Absolutely not! What if I...”
“I’ll take full responsibility, and he won’t know. Please, I really need to get home.”
Victor sighed helplessly.
Brittney was the most respected officer, and he couldn’t say no to her. But Lloyd was the scariest person he knew.
If he finds out, I’m as good as dead.
“Please, Victor. I really need your help.”
At last, Victor agreed.
“Okay, fine.”
Brittney’s face brightened.
“Thank you! I’ll take your electric moped, and you take the car.”
They switched vehicles and drove out, with Brittney in front and Victor following behind.
When they stopped in front of Granny Tae’s house, Victor took his electric moped and left.
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