Chapter 509: 506 Grand Finale (3) Spring Light As a Preface, Variegating the Years_2

Whether it is dance or incense-making,

they both need to be passed down.

Vera follows her everywhere, learning a few dance moves every day, and shows them off when she gets home.

When Zoe is busy, William takes Vera to the office.

Give her a few picture books, and she can stay quiet for a long time.

If she wants something to eat, she tugs at Zac Cruz or Kyle Lowe and acts sweetly. These two often secretly give her something to eat.

But the one who most often gives her secret treats is Wyatt.

He sneaks her little snacks, and no one knows.

Until one cold day, she insisted on eating something cold, and Wyatt gave her a bite of ice cream. It upset her stomach, and he almost got beaten to death by Brock.

So when it came time for his internship, he chose to go to a company out of town.

He thought his family would miss him, but he overheard his mother saying, “Finally, this house is quiet.”

Besides Wyatt, Lucas Bell also loves to spoil Vera. He stayed abroad after graduation and rarely comes home, but he sends her snacks and little gifts from overseas every month.

As Vera grows older, she starts doing some laughably foolish things.

For example:

Zoe enrolled her in an early education class, and she took a hamster out of her little backpack and gave it to other children to play with. Logan’s hamster, Sweetbean, is almost broken by her.

She often goes to Martin Yates to play with his birds, and once brought back two birds, insisting that old people love birds and hung them at the old man’s window. The chirping during the day and night kept the old couple awake for days.

When she visits the Payne Family, she dressed Sweetbean with Julia’s collection of accessories, wearing rings on all her fingers and covered in jewelry, thinking she looked beautiful.

…

Though Vera is very fond of her little uncle, she gets along well with Kaia. But when the two children are together, chaos is inevitable.

**

Another year of spring,

and all things are in harmony.

This day, Zoe just returned from the dance troupe and saw the Payne’s car in the yard. Vera was directing her brother to fly a kite, but Tim Payne didn’t seem to have the knack for it. As soon as the kite took off, the spring wind knocked it down.

“Uncle is dumb,” the little girl complained.

“Vera!” Zoe frowned, “How can you talk to your uncle like that?”

The little girl looked at her mother, then hopped over. When Zoe picked her up, she noticed a string of white jade beads on her wrist, adorned with a few small green beads, looking very fresh.

This small piece was worth ten thousand at least.

“Who gave you this?”

“Grandpa!”

Mario really wanted to give her the best of everything.

“Dad spoils her too much,” Zoe sighed.

“She’s the only granddaughter, it’s normal to spoil her a bit,” Tim laughed.

As the siblings talked, another car arrived. Cressida Jones, apparently just back from the flower shop, held a bunch of lilies. Vera saw her and wiggled out of her mother’s arms, reaching out for a hug.

But Tim scooped her up first.

“Uncle?”

“Aunt can’t hold you now.”

“Why not?”

The little girl sized up her aunt but seemed to notice nothing unusual.

But Zoe saw the subtle expressions between her brother and sister-in-law and instantly guessed, just smiling and telling her daughter, “Because Aunt has a baby in her belly.”

“Another brother?”

Another…

Uncle Kaia wanted to cry.

Cressida Jones’s good news made everyone happy and lively all day. At night, Vera squeezed between her parents and made her dad read bedtime stories.

Little White Rabbit and Big Gray Wolf, she never got tired of it.

She would ask, why is the little rabbit white?

Why is the big gray wolf bad?

And tonight, she asked:

“Why doesn’t mommy have a baby in her belly?”

Zoe was momentarily silent, and William just smiled, “Does Vera want a brother or a sister?”

“Both! Can we have both?”

Zoe smiled wryly, both?

She really dares to dream.

Vera fell asleep on Zoe’s belly, and William adjusted her sleeping position before heading to the study to work. Zoe brought him a cup of honey water, “Don’t stay up too late.”

“I know.”

Before leaving, she thought to close the window for him. The chill of early spring still lingered.

But as soon as she closed it, William hugged her from behind, making her lose her balance. She instinctively put her hands on the glass, leaving warm imprints.

“Don’t you have work?”

“No rush.”

But William’s phone suddenly buzzed. It was Michale Shaw, calling at ten at night. Wondering if it was urgent, he picked up and heard an agitated shout:

“Will! Something happened!”

Zoe immediately pricked up her ears.

“What happened?”

“I’m doomed. Grandpa’s very traditional; he’s going to break my legs.”

William chuckled, “What could you have done, got a girl pregnant?”

“Not exactly.”

“Got married secretly?”

“No.”

“Then what are you afraid of?”

“I think… I fell for a guy.”

William was stupefied for two seconds and then said, “Wait until you’ve thought it clearly, then talk to me.”

He hung up.

Not taking Michale seriously, William said, “Fell for a guy?”

“Is it appropriate to talk about other men now?”

As he spoke, he pressed her down, dispelling the chill.

But this is the study…

The door wasn’t even locked; it was absurd.

But William seemed fearless, pulling her into the depths, whispering “I love you” repeatedly in her ear.

No matter how many times he said it, it never felt enough.

This night was just one of their countless nights.

Fingers intertwined,

gentle invasion,

indulgence,

and sinking.

Zoe whispered his name, and he always responded tirelessly, constantly telling her:

Ningning,

I’m here.

Always here.

Year after year, I will always be with you,

This night, the spring breeze gently blows across the land;

But meeting her,

made his entire life colorful.