Chapter 900: Chapter 900 Happy New Year

Humans were made in a way that they would get over their sadness if nobody asked them about it.

However, if there was someone who was concerned about us, we might slump into dejection for a longer time.

Juju was still a child after all. After hearing Amos’ words, she couldn’t help but burst into tears.

“Daddy, Vincent is still so young, why did he have to die?”

He let out a sigh and said, “It’s my fault! If I had known his whereabouts and went to find him earlier, maybe he wouldn’t have died! Then, you wouldn’t have lost your friend!”

“Daddy…”

He swiped his daughter’s hair away and allowed her tears to fall onto his legs.

His daughter was still young, and there were still many things that she didn’t understand yet.

Parting forever with someone whom she cared about was probably the cruelest thing for her at her age. Amos didn’t want to reason her with logic at the moment.

To him, there was no need for his daughter to know about the vicissitudes of life yet.

He would be gratified to see her stay childish and happy forever.

Just as he was thinking about it, Juju stopped crying. She wiped away her tears and stood up.

“Daddy, can you give the brooch to me? I want to keep it as a keepsake!”

Amos looked at the brooch. Now, his family were the only ones left in the Granger family. Therefore, the brooch was kind of meaningless anymore.

Therefore, he nodded and put the brooch into her hand.

“I’ll give it to you as a keepsake then.”

He paused for a moment, and then spoke again.

“It’s just that you have to promise me that you won’t be too upset. Otherwise, your mommy will be worried about you!”

She nodded and said, “Okay!”

…

After Eudora finished taking care of Sugar Bun, she came to the living room and found that no one was there.

She went straight upstairs as soon as she remembered that Charlie was going to tell Amos about his finding. Unexpectedly, she came face to face with Amos and Juju as they were coming out of the study room.

She walked up anxiously and fixed her gaze at Juju. She tried to read the emotions through her expression, but it turned out that Juju was very reserved, just like her father. There wasn’t any trace of joy or sorrow to be seen on her face at all.

However, after being stared at by her mother for a long time, Juju’s lips twitched.

“Mommy, why do you keep looking at me?”

Eudora shook her head and said, “No, nothing!”

“Then, I’ll go back to my room.”

Eudora quickly added, “Aren’t you going to stay up with us for the countdown to the new year? I’ve bought party hats for us to wear while counting down. And also party blowouts!

Upon hearing that, Juju stopped. Eudora hurriedly handed Sugar Bun over to her.

“Take your brother downstairs first. Dad and I will be there soon.”

After the two children left, she looked apprehensively at Amos.

“What’s going on?”

He closed his eyes and said, “The child is gone.”

Her heart skipped a beat, and the image of Vincent immediately appeared in her mind. It was true that Vincent’s mother had deceived her, whereas he had also been used to do bad things to her.

However, she always felt that the child was innocent, and she couldn’t be cruel to him.

Now that she heard that the child was gone, she still felt a little sorrowful. In her distress, she thought about Juju.

“Does Juju know about it?”

He shook his head. “She doesn’t know.”

She heaved a sigh of relief and said, “We can’t let Juju know, do you understand? I’ve discovered that our little girl is just like you; she must have been infected by you! She’s got a lot of things on her mind, and I’m worried that she’ll be downcast if she finds it out.”

He couldn’t help but wonder in his mind, “Hey, what does this have to do with me?”

However, he still nodded seriously and said, “Okay!”

Eudora sighed again and said, “Poor Vincent, he’s still so young!”

He nodded. “I’ll ask Charlie to handle his funeral. He’s not a legitimate child in the Granger family, so he can’t be buried in the Granger family’s ancestral grave. I’ll ask Charlie to buy a burial plot for him in Long City.”

She had no objection to that.

They were trying to do as much as they could.

After that, she said, “Let’s go and watch the New Year’s Specials on the television!”

While watching television, they were still a little depressed about Vincent. Fortunately, the two children remained joyful.

After the show was over, it was time to countdown to the new year. Seeing that the two children were leaning on the sofa, Eudora thought that they were asleep, thus she did not wake them up.

She followed Amos outside to set some fireworks. Suddenly, she heard Cindy mumbling behind her.

“Madam, make a wish. A wish made in front of the new year fireworks would definitely come true one day!”

Eudora quickly closed her eyes and prepared to make a wish. However, when she turned her head, she saw Juju, who was supposed to be sleeping, following behind her. She stood there with her hands clasped together and her eyes closed.

Eudora closed her eyes too and silently made a wish, “I hope that my daughter’s wish would come true!”

After that, everyone was tired.

They went back to wash up and sleep. After making sure that Juju had fallen asleep, Eudora came out of the children’s bedroom and looked at Amos with a sullen face.

“Did you lie to me?”

Amos was confused and said, “What?”

“You are still playing dumb! Juju must have known the news of Vincent’s death. Do you think that I’m not able to see through it? Usually, her happiness comes from her heart and it’s genuine. But just now, she was forcing a smile. Besides, she actually went to make a wish solemnly despite being just a child!”

She sighed and said, “She must be very sad.”

He reached out and held her in his arms, “You have underestimated our daughter’s psychological endurance. She will be fine!”

She was still displeased and said, “How dare you say that? No matter what you guys are doing, it’s wrong to lie to me! Why do you have to lie to me?”

He said helplessly, “Because you will be distraught. Look at you! Like I said, you are brooding over it now.”

She was at a loss for words for a moment.

“Amos… Uh…”

Before she could finish her words, Amos had already shut her lips with a kiss.

Meanwhile, the fireworks outside the window flew up into the sky one after another. He lowered his head and whispered in Eudora’s ear.

“This is the first time that we celebrate the New Year officially. Let’s stop quarreling, okay? Honey, I love you!”

Her voice became stuck in her throat due to the tender kiss!

She looked at Amos’ face, which became dimly lit by the light produced from the fireworks, and her heart was filled with happiness. She said, “Honey, I love you too!”

Although life was full of all kinds of delight and depression, there would still be surprises, which would break into their lives occasionally.

These surprises spiced up their lives. Sometimes, they might embitter their lives, but sometimes, they might sweeten them up as well.

And all they had to do was to hold each other’s hand and stay in love with each other as a family.

Then, they would never be separated in the future!