Chapter 324: Chapter 324



Dolores blushed.

If Dolores wanted to, she could take Matthew’s place, since she had fifty percent of the shares in her hands.

Victoria had also prepared some gifts for the two children. The gifts were different from Matthew’s. The gifts were not money, but gifts filled with love.

She went to the South China Temple to ask for a talisman in person, hoping that the two children would grow up without disease or disaster.

Victoria hung the gifts around their necks. The blessing bag was made of yellow silk and embroidered with lines, which might belong to Buddhism.

It was not superstition. It was a confidence for the heart.

Hanging on a red string, the two children were happy.

“Today is New Year’s Eve, I can’t be empty-handed either.” Boyce also prepared nephrite pendants for the two children, “I don’t know much about jade, but I heard this jade is good to wear. When I bought the jade, the boss told me that men wear Avalokitesvara and women wear Buddha, I don’t understand what that means.”

He gave the Avalokitesvara to Samuel and the Maitreya Buddha to Simona. The girl opened the red velvet box and inside was the beautifully carved Maitreya Buddha. Maitreya Buddha was holding Mala in his hand and smiling very pleasantly.

The little girl liked it very much and touched it with her fingers, “Thank you, Mr. Shawn. I like it very much.”

Boyce was relieved, “I’m worried she won’t like it.”

It was New Year’s, so it wasn’t appropriate to give a gift that was too cheap, but he couldn’t afford to give something expensive. He was worried that the children wouldn’t like the jade pendants. He was worried for a long time.

He worried that the children wouldn’t like them, because gifting is giving the right gift to the right person. He couldn’t just give stuffed toys or something, after all, it was New Year’s Eve.

Samuel was also very polite: “Thank you, Mr. Shawn. I really like it too.” Having grown up overseas, he didn’t understand Buddhist etiquette back home.

He replied to Boyce, “Men wear Avalokitesvara and women wear Buddha. Is it because girls have to wear the masculine ones and men wear the feminine ones?”

Buddha is masculine and Avalokitesvara is feminine, so he understood.

There was instant silence at the dining table.

Everyone did not expect Samuel to come up with such a phrase all of a sudden.

Dolores patted her son’s head, “You can’t interpret it like that and you can’t say it like that, it’s disrespectful.”

“It’s okay, children’s words are not disrespectful.” Matthew waved his big hand, “Let’s eat.”

Because of Boyce’s presence, Matthew drank two glasses of wine with him. It wasn’t much. If they didn’t drink on this occasion, it wasn’t satisfying.

The drivers were there, so even if they were unconscious, they could send them back.

There were fireworks outside.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The girl sped up her meal. When Dolores handed her the soup, the girl also held the bowl. She “poured” the soup into her mouth. Dolores frowned, “You’d better slow down, why are you eating in a hurry?”.

“I want to play fireworks.” The girl wanted to eat fast and didn’t even raise her head to answer him.

Dolores stroked her hair, “No need to be in such a hurry. There are so many of us. If you finish eating first, you won’t be able to leave alone too, will you?”

The little girl thought about it and it seemed true. It wasn’t fun for her to play alone. It was fun to play with everyone.

She slid off her chair and hurried from one to the other, “Eat fast, eat fast, I want to play fireworks. Everyone eat fast, don’t keep me waiting too long.”

Boyce was amused, “There are so many dishes. If I take a bite for a plate, it will still take me twenty minutes to finish eating them all.”

The girl blinked, “Then you only have to eat the plate of fish in front of you.” Boyce was speechless.

“No way.” He picked up a crab roll, “I want to be full and I don’t like fish.”

The girl blinked, “If you eat too much, you’ll get fat. A fat guy can’t find a girlfriend. Look at Mr. Bernie. He’s married Miss Gordon. What about you, who’s going to marry a fat guy like you?”

Immediately, there was silence at the dining room table. Then, there was laughter.

Boyce had a hard time swallowing the crab roll in his mouth, how come it had no taste?

He put down his chopsticks, “I don’t want to eat anymore.”

He didn’t even have a girlfriend. If he ate any more, he would get fat and wouldn’t be able to find a girlfriend.

Samuel brought Boyce some food, “Mr. Shawn, I think you better eat.”

Boyce patted Samuel’s head, “Samuel is very considerate to bring me food.”

Samuel took a piece of roast pork and stuffed it in his mouth, whimpering, “Even if you’re not fat, you won’t be able to find a girlfriend, so you better eat.” Boyce was speechless.

Haha…

The New Year’s Eve dinner ended amidst delicious laughter. They left the restaurant and the car drove to a large area because Simona wanted to set off fireworks.

In the trunk there were a lot of fireworks, big and small, of various types.

The little girl was very happy.

Boyce first lit two “Little Stars” for her. They were so named because they looked like stars when they exploded.

He took one to Dolores, “Mommy, Mommy, this is for you.”

The fireworks lit up the little girl’s face. Sometimes it was bright, sometimes it was dark.

Dolores bent down to pick it up. Then, the little girl ran out. She was wearing snow boots and they were covered in snow.

Matthew and Dolores stood side by side. Boyce led them to set up the big fireworks in the distance.

“It’s the first time they’ve celebrated New Year’s at home. We don’t have fireworks overseas.” Seeing the children’s happiness, Dolores smiled slightly.

Matthew hugged her by the shoulders and asked, “Are you happy?”

“Happy, but not perfect.” It was because Jessica wasn’t there. It was the first time she was not by his side during the New Year.

He felt a slight uneasiness.

And a little regret.

It was because this year she had found a father for her two children, but she didn’t spend this reunion year with them. Because of his absence, this reunion seemed less than perfect.

Matthew could clearly feel her depression. He deliberately buried his head in his coat, “When did you fall, how come I didn’t know? Let me see if the fall is serious.” As he spoke, his hand reached into her coat to lift her sweater.

Dolores was startled and pushed him off, not knowing if it was because his strength was too strong, or if Matthew did it on purpose, or because his foot slipped, the moment Dolores pushed him off, his body leaned back and he fell. He grabbed Dolores’ hand and pulled her down together.

“Ah…”

Dolores shrieked instinctively. Fearing to alert Boyce and the children, she immediately closed her mouth.

Matthew’s back landed first. In the process of falling downward, his coat fell open and Dolores fell onto his chest.

Dolores tried to get up, but he pulled hard, so Dolores fell again. He held her head and bent her slightly to kiss her on the lips.

Her long hair slid down and covered their faces. Their kiss was deep and her body was warm even though it was snowing.

His other hand caressed the back of her waist with her sweater on.

Dolores resisted.

“Don’t move.” He loosened his grip and said softly, “I’ll be gentler next time.”

At that moment, there was a ping!

A firework shot up into the sky and exploded with a deafening roar. It was like a huge, magnificent umbrella that enveloped the sky with glorious, beautiful light.

Dolores pretended not to hear it and took advantage of the moment when he was watching the fireworks to get up and run away.

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