Edgar felt concerned when he realized that Joe hadn't mentioned his birthday to Skylar.
After a moment, Edgar sighed again. "Mr. Martin is rather pitiful. He's only celebrated with Mrs. Martin Senior. But this year, you'll be with him."
It was indeed a heart-wrenching story. Edgar felt quite clever for his insight.
Skylar replied, "We have a reservation tonight. Thanks for the reminder, Edgar. We won't see Mrs. Martin Senior tonight, then."
After ending the call, Skylar chose a gift at the mall across the street during her lunch break.
The mall was filled with a dazzling array of items—men's clothing, bags, and more. She was at a loss about what to get Joe for his birthday.
She might have had more time to select something thoughtful if she had known two days in advance.
Joe's clothing was all custom-made. Suddenly, she spotted a pair of matching couple's loungewear in the display. The loungewear featured adorable deer embroidery on the front.
She wondered what it would be like if she and Joe wore matching loungewear at home. In fact, she wondered what Joe would look like in such loungewear. It was hard to imagine, so Skylar bought it on a whim.
Since loungewear couldn't serve as the main birthday gift, she also bought a ring that could be engraved on the spot. She chose a design featuring a flower symbolizing safety and engraved "Happy Birthday" on it.
The craftsmanship of the jeweler was impressive. The drawing was almost identical to the one she had made.
The gift wasn't expensive, but it was heartfelt.
…
Natalie returned to the studio. Everyone else had been given a day off by Austin. Only Austin and Hank were present.
"Sorry, Mr. Powell, Hank. I'm here to resign."
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Is the author going to finally portray Skylark as a brave woman who can argue and communicate like a normal person in this real world? Hoping so.......
I don't like this story portraying Skylark's personality as too weak, too naive, Can't even defend herself Like accepting every humiliation from Vera's schemes and injustice without saying anything or doing anything. I wonder who is the protagonist in this novel, Vera or Skylark....