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Chapter 144
They didn’t give Nadine a chance to speak and pushed her onto the couch. Then, they started doing her makeup.
Nadine tried to resist and wanted to leave immediately, but they surrounded her and held her down. She didn’t have a chance to say no.
After a while, the door opened. Tyler and Alice walked in, pushing a cart with a two–tiered birthday cake.
They smiled sincerely while singing “Happy Birthday” to her. The others joined in, singing the birthday song as soon as they saw them.
Nadine was completely stunned. Since marrying into the Hamilton family, she hadn’t celebrated her birthday in six years. She even today was her birthday.
As she watched the flames flicker on the candles, her initial frustration faded away. Tears brimmed in her eyes. Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.
She thought they were picking on her, but now she understood they purposely arranged all of it to surprise her.
“Nadine, don’t just stand there! Blow out the candles and make a wish!”
“Yeah! It’s a special day–Don’t cry!”
“Sorry, we didn’t mean to pick on you. We just wanted you to wear a nice outfit and have beautiful makeup?”
Alice also smiled warmly and said, “I’m sorry for pissing you off just now. It’s just a prank. Please
don’t to
take it personally.”
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“Come on, make a wish! The candles are about to burn out.”
Tears welled up in Nadine’s eyes. She closed her eyes sand made a heartfelt wish
When she opened her eyes, Tyler walked up to her with a big bouquet of lilies. He looked sincere as he said, “Happy 24th birthday, Nad.”
Nadine accepted the fragrant lilies from him, struggling to contain her tears. She then managed to
d to put on a warm smile.
“Thank you, guys. Let’s win the Best Team Award this year! I’ll cut the cake!”
Palace Restaurant had a lively atmosphere, and Nadine’s smile never faded. In contrast, Phoenix Villa felt unusually quiet.
Nadine had no standing in the Hamilton family, and the maids wouldn’t obey her orders. Therefore, she called Brad to ask him for a favor. He could ask the maids to pick up Sean if he was too busy.
After some thought, Brad decided to pick Sean up himself instead of asking the maids to do so.
When Sean saw his father coming to get him, he jumped joyfully and rushed toward him with a broad smile.
For the first time, Sean earnestly called him “Daddy”
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After picking up Sean, Brad didn’t know where to go and took him back to Phoenix Villa. He returned to the study to continue his unfinished work while Sean played with Legos under the maids watchful eyes.
More than three hours passed, and dusk had arrived.
Brad felt still from sitting so long. When he got up and left the study, he saw Sean playing alone in the spacious living room. Nadine was nowhere to be seen.
He then asked the maid beside Sean, “Is dinner ready?”
The maid, Zory Mills, froze for a moment when Brad asked about dinner. She hesitated and replied cautiously, “Mr. Hamilton, Ms. Scott usually prepares the dinner. She never lets us handle it ”
She originally worked for Gigi and Evelyn at Clover Villa but was suddenly transferred to Phoenix Villa today. Unaware of the situation there, she honestly told Brad what she knew when asked about the dinner.