Early in the morning, he took Trevin to his grandmother's house.
I thought that it was good. I had some things I wanted to discuss with him, and it wasn't convenient with the child around.
Jaidyn pushed a gift towards me. It seemed to be a branded perfume, which I rarely use and don't know much about, except that it was quite expensive.
Suddenly, I remembered something.
The first gift he gave me after we got together was perfume.
It was a cheap one from a night market stall, and he had held it in his palm for a long time, feeling embarrassed to give it to me.
"Sorry, I don't have much money right now, so I can only buy this for you. But once I have more, I'll definitely get you something better.
"I'll buy you the most expensive perfume in the world."
My heart suddenly softened.
He still remembered it.
It suddenly seemed hard to utter a word.
With such a harmonious atmosphere, discussing such a serious matter might seem too out of place.
During my hesitation, his phone rang several times.
He hung up, but it rang again.
A few days ago, he had rearranged all his work to make up for my birthday.
He seemed very hesitant.
He picked up his phone, wanting to end the call, again and again, only to stop.
Finally, he made a choice.
He pressed the power button to turn off the phone.
It seemed he chose me.
But I couldn't feel any joy.
At that moment, his demeanor became extremely restless.
He urged me to light the candles and cut the cake.
His impatience was burning like a fire in his eyes.
This make-up birthday celebration was turning into a mere formality.
And even his efforts to appease me seemed half-hearted.
My heart sank further.
After he glanced at his watch countless times, I said, "If you have work to do, you should go ahead."
I clutched the perfume tightly as if it could give me strength.
He seemed relieved.
He didn't even offer any polite refusal before getting up quickly from his seat.
"There's a problem with a project in the company. Lucille can't handle it, so I need to go take a look.
"I'll be back soon."
Four hours passed.
He didn't come back.
I carried the cake to his office.
They seemed to have just finished their work. Lucille was packing up documents while sincerely praising, "Mr. Clarke, you're amazing. How do you know everything?
"Thanks to you today, or I would have been in tears from anxiety."
Jaidyn was in high spirits, his smile carrying a hint of affection.