Mark gave her a doll.
Edwin was a little hesitant.
He had always found Mark to be an intimidating man.
Cecilia patted Edwin on the shoulder and said, âGo ahead, dear.
â
Edwin summoned up all his courage and walked up to Mark.
âGreat-uncle.
â
With that, awkwardness descended upon the living room.
Mark wasnât expecting the little boy to address him that way.
He gently stroked Edwinâs head, gave him a remote-controlled toy car, and told him in a tender voice, âYou should call me Dad.
â
Edwin didnât fully understand what Mark meant.
Still, he nodded and replied, âOkay, Dad.
â
Alexis came over and said to Edwin, âMy great-uncle is my motherâs uncle, so I call him Great-uncle.
Great-uncle Mark and Aunt Cecilia are a couple.
They are your parents, so you should call him Dad.
â
Mark patted Alexisâ head and smiled.
She was so smart.
Just like her father.
Then, Alexis took Edwinâs hand and towed him away to play.
Cecilia stared fondly at the children as they dashed away.
Mark took out a box from his pocket and handed it to Cecilia.
âHereâs my present for you.
â
Cecilia refused to take his gift.
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Mark looked deeply into her eyes and said, âIf it makes you feel better, just pretend itâs a casual Christmas gift from your friend.
Please take it.
I rarely visit here, and I already have to leave tomorrow morning.
I donât know when Iâll be back.
â
Cecilia sullenly took the box and opened it.
Inside was a jade necklace.
It must be expensive.
She didnât want to accept it, but Mark insisted that it was nothing but a simple gift.
The truth was, the necklace was an Evans family heirloom, a piece of information that Mark deliberately kept from Cecilia.
For years, that jade necklace had been passed down from one eldest daughter-in-law of the Evans family to another.
Markâs future with Cecilia was uncertain.
Regardless, he wanted to give this necklace to her.