Exposing the Charade of Deep Affection (PDF)
Chapter 306

Chapter 306 The Mortal World's Fireworks

For a patient cooped up in a ward, it seemed that being able to go out for a walk was an exceptionally joyful thing.

Asking Daniel to have a meal, I couldn't think of a good place for a moment, so I simply chose a place I often went to on weekdays.

In the restaurant.

Because Daniel didn't let Sebastian and the bodyguard follow, we chose a spot by the window. Outside the window was the river that ran through the entire River City. There were people boating on the river, pedestrians were everywhere on both sides of the river, and the lights were brilliant.

Ordering dishes, Daniel pulled his gaze back from the window and looked at me, asking, "Do you like this?"

I nodded, looking out the window at the hawking vendors and leisurely strolling pedestrians, saying, "There's a sense of life here."

He smiled faintly, nodding slightly, "Hmm, there indeed is a hint of fireworks."

As he spoke, his gaze fell upon a mother and son buying cotton candy downstairs. Faced with a dazzling array of colorful cotton candy, the five or six-year-old boy was instantly rooted to the spot. "This marshmallow is sticky, Mom will make you something delicious when we get home." Probably worried that eating too much sugar is not good for the child, the little boy's mother pulled him to leave. But the little boy stared longingly, his eyes full of desire, saying, "It's

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not sticky, buy one skewer."

One wanted to buy, the other refused to allow it. The mother and son. reached a stalemate. The mother was quite assertive, seeing that her child was disobedient, she directly pulled him up to leave. But the little boy, with an unknown source of strength, grabbed hold of the cotton candy vendor's stall table.

"Crash!" With a pull and a tug, unsurprisingly, the cotton candy stall's table was overturned.

The commotion was too great, attracting the attention of passersby. Seeing this, the boss immediately lost his temper. He glared at the mother and son who were originally hesitating about whether to buy cotton candy and angrily said, “What on earth are you doing?"

The little boy was frightened and immediately sat on the ground, bursting into tears.

His mother didn't have time to soothe him and hurriedly apologized to the boss.

The boss looked displeased, but he still spoke, "I won't make it hard for you. The cost of my cotton candy is two yuan each. The ones you dropped on the ground, I can't sell anymore. You can pay me at cost. Also, the syrup can't be used anymore. You can give me 150 yuan in total."

The waiter started serving the dishes, and both Daniel and I tacitly withdrew our gaze to look at the food on the table. Before we could even open our mouths to speak, we suddenly heard a woman's violent roar from downstairs, "150? Why don't you go rob? You want to swindle money for a few cotton candies, you're dreaming."

After speaking, without waiting for the boss's reaction, she abruptly pulled up the child sitting on the ground and left.

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The little boy didn't react in time, and stumbled along after her for a few steps.

Seeing her like this, the boss quickly blocked her way, his face

completely turned sour, "What's wrong with you woman, you're totally unreasonable. I tried to talk to you nicely but you wouldn't listen, do you want me to call the police?"

"Go ahead and report, if you dare, am I supposed to be scared of you? The child accidentally pulled it, I've already apologized to you. How much is this thing worth? It's all junk food. I didn't report you for selling unqualified food, I've already given you face. And now you want compensation? Dream on." The mother rattled off a string of words like a machine gun, then tried to leave.

The boss was amused to the point of laughter. He stopped her and said, "Go ahead and report me. Wait for me here, I'll call the police. Let's go to the police station and sort this out." Saying so, he took out his phone, ready to call the police.

When the mother saw the boss take out his phone, she suddenly sat down on the ground, screaming heartbreakingly, her mouth full of accusations of the boss's extortion.

In no time, the passersby who were originally strolling around downstairs all gathered around. With the crowd growing, Daniel and I naturally couldn't see what was going on clearly. The food on the table was all served, I pulled up the window, blocking out the noisy sounds from outside.

"Try this, it's delicious." I served him some food.

Daniel nodded, took a bite, and looked at me, asking, "Is the marshmallow delicious?"

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I paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "It's not bad, haven't you tried it before?"

He shook his head, "No."

I was a bit surprised and couldn't help but ask, "Where did you grow up?" It seems that in any place in the country, there would be snacks like cotton candy, right?'

He didn't respond to me immediately, instead he fell silent for a moment before saying, "I've seen it, but never tasted it."

I frowned, subconsciously feeling that his parents had been very strict with him since he was a child, not allowing him to eat these things. It couldn't help but say, "When I was a kid, my mom wouldn't let me eat either, but my dad would secretly buy it for me. However, after eating too much, all my teeth turned black during the tooth replacement period, which was extremely ugly."

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Chapter 307 Emma Asked for Help

He looked at me somewhat bewildered, "Teething period?"

I nodded, "From about six to twelve years old, baby teeth naturally fall out and permanent teeth grow in. Don't you remember? When I lost a tooth as a child, I would throw it under the bed or on the roof. My mom thought it was unsanitary to throw it under the bed because she was a clean freak. So later, every time I lost a tooth, my dad would collect it. Every year in April, when we went home for the Qingming Festival to honor our ancestors, he would take them back and throw them on the roof of our old house."

Thinking back to my childhood, I felt somewhat dazed, as if those days had long passed. The memory of my father's towering figure seemed to have faded, and now, it seemed as if I was about to forget even his voice and face.

A wave of sadness surged through my nose, I lowered my head and took a bite of food, suppressing it faintly.

A moment later, when she looked up at Daniel, she saw that he still seemed utterly clueless. She couldn't help but say, "Don't tell me, you

ess. She cou really don't remember anything from when you were a child?"

He nodded, his gaze particularly serious as he said, "I didn't have a childhood."

I was taken aback, not understanding, “No childhood? Did you just grow up suddenly?" After saying that. I hesitated for a few seconds before asking, "Were your parents very strict with you when you were young?"

He shook his head, his gaze calm, "I am an orphan. As far as I can

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remember, I only knew I had to fight to survive."

A pang of sorrow hit me. For a moment, I hadn't expected his answer to be like this, truly hadn't expected it to be like this. I thought he had never eaten cotton candy because of his strict parents. Now it seems it was because... his childhood, perhaps, was in a completely different living environment from mine.

I didn't have a habit of prying into others' wounds, yet I couldn't help but feel some sympathy and softness for him in my heart.

Afraid that he would notice my sympathy for him, I forced a smile and pushed the food towards him, saying, "How about we go for a walk after we finish eating?"

His expression was serene, devoid of any emotion, he nodded slightly.

I was not good at chatting. I originally planned to talk with him about interesting things from our childhood, but unintentionally learned about his childhood experiences, so it didn't seem appropriate to continue the conversation.

So, during mealtime, we inexplicably quieted down. The noise from downstairs outside the window was gone, probably because the police had come to resolve it.

After finishing the meal, there was still plenty of time. I got up to pay the bill. Daniel, sitting in his wheelchair, was about to speak. Knowing what he was going to say, I smiled and said, "I know you're very rich, but we agreed when we came out that I would treat you to dinner. So, all you need to do tonight is to eat at ease. I've got everything covered."

He chuckled slightly, his handsome features becoming even more attractive as he nodded subtly.

After settling the bill at the front desk, I turned around intending to go back and push Daniel, but a voice stopped me, "Tabatha."

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The voice sounded somewhat familiar. I glanced sideways and saw two people who had just come out of the private room, Emma and William. It was Emma who had called me.

Seeing the two, I was somewhat surprised, smiling at them, "Brother, sister-in-law."

William gave a slight nod, without uttering a word.

It was Emma, who looked at me and asked, "Did you come to eat alone?"

I shook my head, gave a faint smile, "With a friend."

Seeing that I had run into someone I knew, Daniel maneuvered his wheelchair over by himself. He glanced at Emma and William, then turned to me and asked, "Friend?"

I nodded, originally having nothing to say, and had no intention of chatting with Emma William. Looking at the two of them, I said, "Brother, sister-in-law, we have other things to do, see you another day."

After speaking. I pushed Daniel out of the restaurant. However, we had barely taken a few steps when Emma chased after us, "Tabatha."

Seeing her come out, I was somewhat surprised and smiled lightly, saying, "What's the matter? Sister-in-law."

Looking at Daniel, Emma hesitated for a few seconds, then turned to me and said, "Tabatha, can I talk to you alone? It won't take long, just five minutes will do."

Seeing her looking as if she was in a hurry, I gave a slight nod and said. to Daniel, "Could you wait for me for a moment?"

Daniel nodded, "Go ahead, I'll wait for you here."

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Seeing this, Emma pulled me aside, stopping about ten meters away from Daniel. She looked at me and said, "Tabatha, I know you and Walter are divorced. It's not appropriate for me to bring this up now, but know Walter cares about you. There are some things that he will definitely listen to if you say them."

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