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    She was lucky—she had two. Sharon and Josie.


    Jewell eyed her, still a little stunned by how certain she sounded.


    The girl in the jacket back there… could people really be that loyal to someone they weren’t even rted to? He wasn’t sure he believed it.


    The car rolled to a stop in front of the vi. Ste stepped inside with her heart squeezed tight, only rxing when she realized William hadn’t returned yet.


    Jewell helped her stash the things she bought in a corner where William wouldn’t immediately notice them.


    “nning to cook?” he asked.


    Ste’s culinary skills hadn’t been anything to write home about before her marriage to Marc, so she shook her head. “I’ll leave that to the household staff.”


    She sat in the living room, hands restless, mind spinning with what might happen once William walked through the door. To distract herself, she nced at Jewell, who was calmly reading.


    “How did William celebrate his birthdays before?” she asked.


    Jewell paused his reading, caught off guard.


    His rtionship with William had always been polite but distant, more like two civilized acquaintances than real friends. He had never celebrated William’s birthday in the past. This year was the exception.


    Seeing his hesitation, Ste looked at him more closely. “You don’t know either?”


    Jewell gave an awkward cough. “I was abroad before this.”


    Right. She got the hint.


    So that meant she wasn’t learning anything from him.


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    At that moment, the vi door clicked open. Her entire body reacted before her brain caught up. Her back straightened, her shoulders stiffened, and every sense sharpened like she was bracing for a blow.


    Jewell let out a lowugh at how tense she looked.


    When William walked in, he spotted the two of them sitting on the sofa, with Jewell still smothering a chuckle. His brows drew together. “What’s so funny?”


    Jewell managed to put on a straight face. “We were talking about how you used to celebrate your birthdays.”


    His bluntness stunned both Ste and William.


    William didn’t even remember today was his birthday. He hadn’t celebrated one in years.


    He nced away and answered coolly, “Birthdays are for kids. I’m not interested in that.”


    Jewell didn’t seem the least bit discouraged. He stood up, looking oddly upbeat. “Ites once a year. There’s no rule saying only kids can enjoy it. And since I’m around this year, we may as well celebrate properly.”


    William blinked, unsure why Jewell suddenly cared so much.


    “The staff prepared all your favorite dishes. There’s even a birthday gift,” Jewell added. “But you only get it after you make a wish.”


    A wish?


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