“Happy birthday, Darling!” Lucian’s eyes were deep with affection as he presented a rose to Roxanne. Next, he opened the gift box, revealing its contents. It was a dazzling gemstone enveloped in a gentle blue glow; it looked just like a star.
“Wow, what a beautiful gemstone! Daddy, this looks like the material used for the Astorian Star!” “Astorian Star is located at Moranta. How did you manage to find something similar, Daddy? It is very hard to come by.”
“Mommy, the gemstone is beautiful!”
Hearing the children’s professional comments, Roxanne could somewhat guess that her husband must have put in a lot of effort to get this gemstone. Feeling a wave of sweetness in her heart, she picked up the gemstone and rewarded her husband with a kiss.
“Thank you, Honey!” As soon as she spoke, the lights in the hall came back on and the birthday song began to play. Roxanne believed a professional singer had been hired as the singer sang with such a melodious voice.
But as she turned around, she was surprised to find that it was her mother-in-law, Sonya, who was singing. Roxanne was pleasantly surprised by her mother-in-law’s unexpected talent.
Soon, the housekeepers appeared and joined in the singing, each with a genuine smile on their face. Finally, Elias pushed a trolley with a seven-layer cake to everyone’s amazement. The children jumped around, singing and drooling over the cake.
Each layer of the seven-tiered cake was crafted with unique ingredients, resulting in a vibrant and visually stunning array of colors. Roxanne was getting all emotional.
All these years, her birthdays were never taken seriously and there was hardly anyone around who could remember her special day. It was only after she had children that her birthdays became somewhat decent, as she would have a cake with her children and listen to their well-wishes.
This year was the grandest birthday celebration she had ever experienced in her life. Her eyes suddenly became moist, but she suppressed the sentimentality and returned to a happy mood for the cake-cutting.
She first gave slices of the cake to the children, then to her father-in-law and mother-in-law, and proceeded to distribute it to the housekeepers one by one.
Amidst the sounds of laughter and joy, Roxanne did not drink any alcohol but felt intoxicated nonetheless. She only hoped that she could continue to have days like this. Madilyn had planned to take a week off, thinking it would be enough time to enjoy their journey to Horington. However, things didn’t go as planned, and after seven days, they had only traveled half the distance.
It was all because there were too many scenic spots along Xandenia. Since it was the low tourist season, there weren’t many people at the scenic spots, so they had more time to travel around. Therefore, Jonathan planned several more destinations for sightseeing.
On the way, Madilyn saw how considerate Jonathan was toward his future mother-in-law. He was attentive to every detail and discussed every aspect of their wedding with her mother. At night, when they stayed in a hotel, she constantly urged Madilyn to sleep in the same room as Jonathan.
However, Madilyn was reluctant to do so, even though she had already prepared herself mentally for it. Every time they slept in the same room, he was extremely gentlemanly and polite, even insisting on getting an extra bed for her. He respected her to the tee. Madilyn almost wanted to tell him that he didn’t need to be so “careful”.
However, he seemed to be more conservative than she was. She probably had to wait until their wedding night for things to happen.
But the scent he emitted after taking a shower. was too alluring for Madilyn to resist. Every night, her mind was filled with wild thoughts as she watched the man bathe. It was rather challenging for her to control her desire.
That night, Madilyn was once again forced out of their room by her mother. She could only ring the doorbell of the room opposite with a helpless look on her face, holding a pillow in her hand.
