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.
Deep down, he was actually delighted to see her hold the present in excitement and addressed him as
‘dear But in the past, his pride as a man made him feel as if falling in love with her easily was
something to be ashamed of. That was why he never formally celebrated her birthday with her, he
never even wished her a happy birthday.
Six years ago after Luna was involved in the accident, he wanted to tell her all this, but she was no
longer around. 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?“
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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