My father let out a light sigh and said, "Alright, stop talking about it. Our dear daughter is feeling uncomfortable. I've already asked my assistant to withdraw our investments from Brainwave Academy and from now on, the Wijnbergens and the Leanders will have nothing to do with each other!"

Then, just as I remembered and hesitated to mention about Jeremiah Lynch, my mother suddenly brought him up. "By the way, Jeremiah came here today and even brought some gifts."

She took out a velvet box from the drawer of the coffee table. "He's quite fast," she said as she handed it to me, "Here you are."

When I opened the box, I found a pair of diamond bracelets passed down from his ancestors.

Only then did I truly realize that Jeremiah was serious about the wedding three days later.

At night.

Margot sent me a message.

[Hailey, please come back.]

[I'm moving out now and I don't want the child anymore.]

[Your five-year relationship with Cornell can't be ruined because of me, as I'll feel guilty for the rest of my life.]

I stared at the screen and sneered. If she had to make a scene, she could go find her brother. Why bother looking for me?

I replied with four words. [Do as you wish.]

Then, I simply blocked her.

I leaned against the floor-to-ceiling window in a daze, feeling a little melancholy.

Soon, my ringing phone broke my daze and Jeremiah's video call invitation pooped up.

"Hailey!" His eyes sparkled on the screen. "Give me a heart!"

I froze. "Why suddenly ...."

A heart? So tacky.

"I don't care," he said, leaning closer to the camera, "I want it now."

Amused by his childish expression, I helplessly made a quick heart shape with my hands and got goose bumps all over myself.

He immediately covered his heart, closed his eyes and made an exaggerated intoxicated expression.

When he opened his eyes, he suddenly blinked his right eye at me.

But, for some reasons, my heart skipped a beat.

"Hey! Look out the window! Here's a gift for you."

He ordered me with a chuckle and the video call came to an abrupt end.

The night sky outside suddenly lit up.

Hundreds of drones formed a flashing heart, which then transformed into a line of words. [Happy Birthday, Hailey.]

Tears instantly blurred my sight.

Today's farce made me even forget my own birthday.

But he still remembered it. Even though it sounded a little rustic, I felt his sincerity and I liked it very much.