She looked like an innocent angel who was now returning him the happiness he had lost a long time ago.
Lillian smiled softly. Despite her inability to speak, her eyes already conveyed a very clear message.
Fabian cooperatively squatted down and reached out to take the cake.
“Make a wish, Young Master Fabian.”
“Young Master Fabian, Young Lady Lillian may not have made this cake, but she helped. She placed the fruits on top and wrote the words ‘Happy Birthday, Fab’.”
A maid next to them explained.
Fabian’s gaze shifted from Lillian’s smile to the small cake she held in her hands.
The candle flickered in his vision, and it seemed to have burned the corner of his eyes.
His eyes reddened, and their corners grew wet. The words “Happy Birthday, Fab” could not be considered aligned, but in his eyes, they looked like the prettiest letters he had ever seen.
“Thank you, Lily.”
Fabian apologized with a sob.
He had celebrated so many birthdays since he was young, but this was the only one that made him cry.
Fabian closed his eyes and made a quick wish. It was a simple wish…
Fabian opened his eyes. As he gazed into Lillian’s clear, huge eyes, he was even more certain about the wish in his heart.
After blowing out the candles, Fabian immediately took the cake from Lillian’s hands in fear that her hands would get tired from holding it.
She was still sick. Despite having her bone marrow transplant surgery, it was still a long while before she truly recovered.
Fabian was about to cut the cake and share it with Lillian when he looked up to see her cute little hand passing a sky-blue card to him.
Fabian was slightly stunned but he understood her intention from her beautiful, huge eyes.
“Is this for me?” Fabian asked gently.
Lillian blinked her huge eyes and nodded gently. Fabian took the card happily and carefully opened it. Within it was a drawing.
The drawing depicted a tall boy and a small girl, clearly him and Lillian. Lillian’s drawing was very childlike; the contour of the persons was also childishly drawn, and even the colors used were not anything refined.
However, in Fabian’s eyes, this drawing was priceless.
The cake even had the three words, “Happy Birthday, Fab.”
What beautiful lettering.
Fabian felt a delicate flower gradually blooming in his heart, and he looked at Lillian’s eyes, which shone brightly like a starry night.
“Lily, how about we eat the cake together?” Fabian invited with a smile. “You can only eat a little, though.”
Lillian pursed her lips into a soft smile then nodded.
In the quiet night, Fabian held the plate in one hand as he fed Lillian bite by bite.
Lillian smiled gleefully. Under the warm lighting of the room, she resembled a little fairy whose smile revealed sweet dimples that seemed to be able to heal Fabian.
“I’ll take care of you until you’ve completely recovered, Lily. If you’re still willing when the time comes, I can continue taking care of you after that.”
Fabian promised and reached out to ruffle the top of Lillian’s head, but at the thought of her not having a strand of hair on her head, he could only pull his hand back and caressed her cheek instead.
“Will you let me take care of you, Lily?” Lillian blinked and gave Fabian a serious stare.
She could not speak, but her gaze already expressed her intentions.
Fabian then saw Lillian reach out with her hand out, gently holding his hand before placing her small hand in Fabian’s palm.
Fabian’s heart quickened inexplicably. When he was about to tightly hold onto the small hand, Lillian pulled her hand back, revealing a single piece of candy lying quietly on his palm.
Candy. It had a unique meaning between them.
Fabian suddenly smiled in relief at the sight of the candy.
‘What am I thinking?
‘She’s just a five-year-old girl. There’s no way she’d have such complex thoughts.
‘She just wants to give me what she believes to be the best.
‘That’s all there is to it.’
Fabian thought silently, suddenly closing his fist, the piece of candy being held tightly in his fist as if i t was a valuable treasure.
As the night darkened, Fabian stood on his room’s balcony after putting Lillian to sleep, staring into the dark blue sky outside. He then looked back to see Lillian who was peacefully asleep, and the feeling of loneliness within him was no longer as intense.
‘I swear, Lily. I’ll make true my promise to you and help you get better and look normal again.’
Fabian swore silently as he looked at Lilian.
Fabian woke up early the next day. As usual, he first went to check on Lillian. After confirming that her condition did not worsen, he left the house.
On his way back last night, Fabian had been plagued with thoughts, and it had been dark, so he did not notice the situation near the entrance.
Now, he finally realized that the car Niamh rented was parked not far away.
Suddenly, he remembered Kendrick saying that Niamh had definitely brought the anti-toxoid test reagent with her, so Fabian quickly strode over to the car.
He tried to open the car doors and realized that they were unlocked. After opening the car doors, he immediately saw Niamh’s phone and purse on the passenger’s seat.
The phone was already out of battery by now. Fabian took the purse and opened it. Inside, he saw the tightly sealed syringe containing the anti- toxoid test reagent.
He was certain that this was the anti -toxoid test reagent Kendrick mentioned.
Without much thought, Fabian took Niamh’s purse and phone and got into his car, then immediately rushed to the hospital.
Kendrick had stayed by Niamh’s side the entire night. He prayed for her to wake soon, but he was also worried that Niamh would wake up with a condition that was worse than last night’s.
He still hoped that Niamh would wake up. The person he wanted to contact most now was Fabian. Kendrick was certain that Niamh had placed the anti-toxoid test reagent in her purse that she brought with her wherever she went, but the purse was nowhere to be seen. If that purse could be found, then they could relieve Niamh’s condition.
At that moment, the hospital room door was suddenly pushed open.
Kendrick swiftly looked up and saw Evan walking in.
“You’re Fabian’s friend? Are you a doctor?” Kendrick slowly got up. “You must have a way to contact Fabian. Where is he?”
Without answering Kendrick’s question, Evan walked up to Kendrick, turned on his phone, and pointed at the screen.
“Is this the anti-toxoid test reagent you mentioned?” Evan showed Kendrick the picture.
Kendrick’s gaze immediately flitted over, and his eyes instantly lit up once he saw the picture.
“That’s it. Where did the picture come from?” “Fab just sent the picture to me.”
“Fabian?”
Evan nodded. “He just found the anti-toxoid test reagent in your wife’s bag, and he’s driving over here with it now.”
When Kendrick heard that, his heart, which had been suspended in mid-air, partially settled.
“How long until Fabian arrives?” Kendrick felt impatient. He was worried that Niamh would wake up before Fabian arrived. He was even more worried that her agony would be as bad as it had been last night.
Evan glanced at the time and frowned. “It’s rush hour now, so there’ll be traffic. It’ll take at least twenty minutes.”
Twenty minutes.
Right now, every minute was torture to Kendrick.
However, there was nothing Kendrick could do now but wait.
“Thank you, ” Kendrick thanked him politely.
Evan waved him off. There was more he had wanted to say, but when he saw Kendrick’s anxious expression, he gave it some thought, then turned around instead.
“Oh, right, ” Kendrick suddenly called out to stop Evan, “you and Fabian are great friends, aren’t you? You must know about my daughter’s whereabouts, right?”
Evan had already guessed that Kendrick would ask such a question. This was the simplest deduction, after all.
He also remembered Fabian mentioning that Kendrick was an especially smart and observant man, thus he recollected his expression and emotions before he turned to meet Kendrick’s gaze.
“While Fab and I are good friends, I’ve never heard him say anything about your daughter. I believe there’s some misunderstanding between you two. Even if Fab truly does hate you and your wife, he wouldn’t vent his displeasure on a young child.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.