“Happy birthday to you; happy birthday to you; happy birthday, dear mommy; happy birthday to you.”
Juniper stood in the middle with a heart-shaped cake in her hands. Joaquin and Jameson stood beside her, and the trio entered the room.
In the darkness, the feeble light from the lone candle on the cake seemed exceptionally dazzling and warm.
Selena almost forgot about her birthday.
Jameson went up and put a party hat on her head. “Mommy, we made this birthday hat for you in our art class. I specially picked the crown design for you!”
“Mommy, we baked this cake with the help of the ladies in the kitchen. Look, isn’t it pretty?”
There were six figurines on the cake: two adults, three children, and a little baby. Although the decorations were crude, they were quite lifelike.
“Thank you! Thank you, my darlings.”
“Mommy, quick—make a wish and blow out the candle!”
Selena put her palms together and closed her eyes to make a wish with a serious expression.
The four of them blew the candle out and savored the cake, after which they even smeared the buttercream on each other’s faces. Not long after, their faces were full of the colorful buttercream, and Selena found herself playing around with the three children.
This was probably the happiest day for them ever since Pierre’s death.
Once the children left, Selena was back to being alone in the room with a bitter smile on her face. The sadness will leave with time, and happiness shall return one day.
Pierre, would you be angry if we move on? Don’t worry. We will never forget you.
The door was opened once again. Joaquin slid in, and Selena flashed a smile at him.
He walked up to the bed and showed her an exquisite gift box that he had hidden behind him.
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