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Joshua was sent to the emergency room and hospitalized for three whole days. When he awoke once more, he
received a call from Nellie.
“Daddy.“ From the other end of the phone, the little girl’s cute whine drifted into his ears. “Do you remember what
day it is tomorrow?“
Lying on the hospital bed, Joshua took a glimpse at the calendar on the wall and narrowed his eyes slightly. “It’s
your Mommy’s birthday.“
He never forgot Luna’s birthday. When they were still married, every year he wanted to give her a proper
celebration. But when the day arrived, he felt that his preparations were too pretentious and overly affectionate, so
in the end, he would always throw the present at her casually, telling her that it was just a random purchase. Where
in fact…every present he gifted her was chosen carefully by him.
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This year…he had prepared her present a long time ago.
”Daddy, I’m surprised you remember ! ”
Nellie was excited to hear that her father remembered her mother’s birthday. ”So did you prepare a present for
Mommy?”
Joshua nodded. ”Yeah.”
”Nigel and I prepared a present too ! ” Nellie took a deep breath. ”But I think Mommy has gone through a very
tough time in the past few years, taking care of the three of us all by herself.”
Then, the little girl sighed, ”When we were living abroad, our godfather Malcolm would celebrate Mommy’s birthday
for her, but Mommy always rejected having big celebrations. She felt that since Nigel was still sick, she shouldn’t
have any over-the- top celebrations for herself. But this year, both Nigel and I have finally recovered, even though
Neil isn’t with us, but we already have news of him. I think Mommy should have a wonderful, happy birthday this
year! “
Joshua lifted his lips in a smile, successfully reading the underlying message in his daughter’s words. ” You want to
organize a grand birthday party for your Mommy?”
”Yes! ” Nellie’s voice turned excited. ”In the past, we thought Mommy preferred peace and quiet, but Mommy
enjoyed herself that day during the party in the little garden. We realized it’s not that she doesn’t like noise and
crowds… So I called you to ask whether we could borrow some money from you, so we could organize a grand
birthday celebration for Mommy… Nigel and I can write you an IOU if you want, we’ll pay you back when we grow
up! “
Lying on the headboard and listening to his daughter discuss borrowing money from him in such a serious manner,
Joshua could not help but lift
his lips and smile. “Tell me, what do you plan to do?“
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Seeing as her father did not reject her suggestion, Nellie cheered in happiness and excitement. “Nigel and I have so
many plans! I’ll ask him to send them to you immediately! “ With that, the little girl ended the call excitedly.
A minute later, Joshua received an email from Nigel. The email contained the plans for Luna’s birthday
celebrations. He scanned through the email, the children’s effort and attention were obvious to the eye. However,
many of the plans they laid out would be very difficult to implement.
Seeing Joshua study the proposal seriously and making remarks on it, Lucas frowned. “Sir, do you really plan to
hold a birthday party for Mrs. Lynch?“
Joshua nodded without even bothering to look up. “ The incident a few days ago angered her, this party would also
serve as an apology.“
With that, he closed his laptop. “Ask the doctors to give me a steroid shot. I want to be discharged.“ Lucas’ eyes
widened in shock. “No, you can’t!
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