Mrs. Wilson was so happy that the corners of her eyes crinkled into a smile. “What amazing news! Come, come. Let’s go downstairs for dinner, then we can cut the cake after that. The children have been whining about eating cake.”
“Let’s go. We don’t want to keep the kids waiting now, do we?” With that, Shane led Natalie down the stairs.
Mrs. Wilson prepared a scrumptious meal.
The two children enjoyed the food and were satisfied by the end of their meal.
After that, Natalie brought over the cake, lit the candles, and asked Mrs. Wilson to switch off the lights.
The dining room was shrouded in darkness, with only the candle flames illuminating everyone’s faces.
Under the prompting of Natalie and the two children, Shane made two birthday wishes, then asked Mrs. Wilson to cut the cake that the children had been so excited for.
Natalie glanced at the children who were leaning forward to look at Mrs. Wilson cutting into the cake before asking, “What did you wish for, Darling?”
Shane also gazed at them lovingly as he answered, “It’s a secret.”
Natalie pouted slightly in response. “Fine. Don’t tell me.”
Shane’s lips curved into a small smile. “You’ll find out one day.”
“Sure. Then I’ll wait for that day to come.” Natalie replicated his smile.
Shane accepted the piece of cake handed to him by Mrs. Wilson and placed it in front of Natalie. “You’re traveling overseas tomorrow, right?”
“Yes. I’m taking the afternoon flight, so you’ll have to take care of the two kids.” Natalie’s eyes filled with reluctance.
She really did not want to leave her children.
But for her dream and career, she had to.
“Don’t worry. I’ll bring them over there to visit you during the weekends.” Shane squeezed her hand gently.
Natalie laughed in response. “There’s no need for that. Won’t it be tiring to go back and forth every week? Just come visit once a month will do, but…”
“But what?” Shane tilted his head slightly.
Natalie’s face fell. “I hope you’ll tell Dr. Baker to renovate the house quickly and have Ms. Graham move in. I don’t feel comfortable leaving the two children with her.”
“Alright.” Shane nodded in agreement.
Natalie laughed in amusement and gave him a massage. After quite some time, his discomfort was finally alleviated.
“I’ll see you off at the airport later in the afternoon,” Shane said to Natalie when he dropped her off at the office.
After Natalie nodded in assent, Shane put the car into drive.
Natalie watched his car drive away before turning to head into the company building.
Time flew by, and afternoon arrived sooner than expected. Joyce came to fetch Natalie and Sally to the airport on time.
When they arrived at the airport, the others from the Design Association were already there.
As Natalie was representing the country in the competition, the Design Association naturally came to offer their support.
Natalie spoke to Mr. Horner for a while before the latter had to leave.
After all, being the branch president of the Design Association kept him busy more often than not.
“Nat, isn’t Mr. Shane here yet?” Joyce asked while looking around the waiting hall.
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