Chapter 81
Chapter 81
Seeing the smile on Maggie’s face, Harry’s eyes darkened.
Maggie noticed his gaze and, unsure of what to make of it, asked, “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.”
Maggie didn’t press further. She walked a bit farther with Daisy while Harry stayed nearby,
watching without interfering.
After tiring of flying the kite, Maggie and Daisy sat by the lake and fished, or crouched by the side to observe the little fish swimming in the small water pools of the vendors, catching
them with a small net.
Soon, it was noon.
Harry had originally just planned to take Daisy out for a walk. Unlike other people, they didn’t bring any food, and now that it was mealtime and Daisy was hungry, Harry
suggested they eat at a small restaurant nearby.
Having relaxed for a couple of hours, Maggie was in a better mood than before and didn’t refuse his suggestion.
At lunch, Maggie mostly chatted with Daisy.
Seeing how well they got along, Harry didn’t push to join the conversation but instead
quietly moved the dishes they liked closer to them.
While Maggie was talking to Daisy, she didn’t notice.
After a while, Harry’s phone rang.
Seeing the caller ID, he turned to Maggie and said, “I’ll take this call.”
“Okay.”
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The call was from Levi
Harry walked a little farther before answering. “What’s up?”
“Where are you now? Have you eaten? My friend just sent me some fresh seafood. Want to come over and have some? Frank and the others will be here too.”
Harry glanced over at Maggie and Daisy, then lightly declined, “We’ve already eaten, maybe next time.”
“Alright, then do you have any plans for tonight? There’s a cruise party tonight, Frank and the others have confirmed they’re coming.
You can bring your little niece along. We haven’t really met her, so this would be a good
chance to introduce her to us.”
Harry declined, “She’s shy. There’ll be too many people on the cruise. I’m afraid she won’t
be comfortable.”
“No worries, Isabella will be there too. They’re about the same age, they’ll probably play together.” Without waiting for his refusal, Levi added, “Seven o’clock, don’t forget.”
With that, Levi ended the call.
Harry: “..”
After lunch, Maggie and Daisy chased butterflies, rode bicycles, and continued until they were both tired. Only then did they stop.
Daisy fell asleep out of exhaustion.
Maggie, feeling the need to rest, decided to drive home.
Harry watched her car leave. After a short while, he also left.
Some time later, Daisy woke up, but when she couldn’t find Maggie, she furrowed her little brows and asked, “Where’s Auntie?”
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“She went home.”
Daisy’s face fell. “Oh…”
At 7 p.m., Harry boarded the yacht on time.
Franklin and the others had already arrived.
Seeing him, Levi waved his hand.
When he saw Daisy, Levi laughed first. “I guess this must be the beautiful Daisy. Hello, little beauty, I’m your uncle Levi…”
There were many people on the yacht, and Daisy was indeed a little shy.
After Levi finished introducing himself, Julia led Isabella over.
When Harry saw them, he hesitated for a moment.
Knowing that Daisy was shy, after Isabella introduced herself, she took the initiative and
extended her hand, saying, “There are a lot of children over there. Would you like to come
with me and play?”
Daisy looked at Harry, and after he nodded, she mustered up the courage to follow Isabella.
Once the two children walked away, Levi smiled and asked, “How does it feel to be a ‘dad‘
for the first time?”
“Not bad.”
His little niece was shy and reserved, but she was well–behaved. Taking care of her wasn’t
too much trouble for him.
Franklin handed him a glass of wine. “Have a drink?”
Harry looked at Franklin, paused for a moment, then took the glass. “Thank you.”
The two clinked glasses, drinking while chatting.
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After a while, Franklin suddenly looked at him more intently.
Harry raised his eyes. “What’s wrong?”
Levi chimed in, “You seem… off today.”
Franklin smiled slightly.
That was an acknowledgment of Levi’s observation.
Harry remained calm, replying.
“Is that so?”
Levi raised an eyebrow. “Really?”
Harry took a small sip of his drink and said nothing.
At that moment, someone came over to greet them.
Once the person left, Harry glanced at the time, realizing Daisy might be hungry. Just as he was about to go check on her, Daisy and Isabella returned.
Daisy asked, “Uncle, can I go eat those little cakes over there?”
Daisy had a sensitive constitution and could not eat many things. Harry responded, “You stay here. Uncle will bring them to you.”
“Okay.”
Isabella, on the other hand, was more independent and had a good appetite. She went to fetch whatever she wanted. She even asked Franklin, “Dad, do you want some?”
Franklin rubbed her head. “No, thank you.”
The two kids sat together eating. Julia, who’was eating something delicious, also shared
with Isabella.
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Isabella happily accepted. “Thank you, Aunt Julie.”
Daisy looked up at Julia with confusion and then asked Isabella, “Isabella, isn’t this aunt
your mom?”
At that, the entire place fell silent.
Isabella paused for a moment, then shook her head. “No.”
Daisy cautiously asked, “Don’t you have a mom either?”
Isabella shook her head. “No, I do have a mom.”
“Oh…” Daisy seemed to accept this, nodding.
On the yacht, they were handing out souvenirs, and Daisy was quite fond of one particular crystal keychain. She picked out two of them.
There were only two of those keychains available.
Isabella liked them too, and seeing that Daisy had taken both, she couldn’t help but ask, “Daisy, could you give one to me? I want to give it to Aunt Julie.”
Daisy hesitated for a moment, unwilling to part with it, but then said, “I… I also want to give
one to my Auntie…”
Thinking of Maggie, Daisy couldn’t help but share with Isabella, “Today, Uncle and Auntie came with me to fly kites, fish, ride bicycles, and chase butterflies… Auntie is so pretty. She will definitely like this crystal…”
Several of the adults were around, but they hadn’t paid much attention to the children’s conversation until they heard this.
Julia, Levi, and Franklin all turned to look at Harry.
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