Chapter 31: Birthday Gift
Seeing her face filled with anticipation, he couldn't bear to refuse. He closed his eyes and silently recited in his heart, "May she have a peaceful and prosperous life; seeing her happy is enough for me." Then, he opened his eyes, blew out the candles, and they all sat down to eat. Laughter echoed from time to time in the villa.
While they were eating, his phone rang. He glanced at the name on the screen. "You guys go ahead and eat, I need to take this call," he said as he stood up. Her gaze followed him as he walked away.
"Hey, Melissa, come back to us," Edwiin Brewster teased, waving his hand in front of her face.
A few minutes later, he put down his phone and returned. "Who was it? Is everything okay?" Tim asked.
"It's nothing. Letitia Samson said she's a
