When Naomi arrived home, Amos and Eudora were still awake.
Seeing her enter the room, Cindy instantly came up to her and asked, "Miss Naomi, are you hungry? I'll prepare dinner for you!"
Amos interrupted Cindy by saying, "You don't have to prepare the dinner. Go and do some other work!"
Cindy pursed her lips, turned around and left.
Only then did Amos look at Naomi and say, "Don't you have anything to say to us?"
After much contemplation, Naomi walked over to Amos.
She said, "Yes, maybe it's time for me to have a good talk with you two!"
Truth be told, Naomi had always been open and straightforward in life, and she disliked beating around the bush. It was the first time for her to not be candid with her parents.
However, she had now chosen to be more straightforward with her parents and tell them how she felt.
She took a deep breath.
Naomi confessed, "Mom, Dad, I like Nelson a lot. Please give me your blessing."
Eudora closed her eyes. Although she knew that Naomi would make such a choice after coming back from the hospital, it still distressed her upon hearing it for herself.
"Naomi, are you sure you don't need to know more about him before you make this decision?"
"Mom, I know him very well. After all, he used to be Vincent!"
"However, he has been away from Rosaville City for so many years. Are you sure that he is still the same as before?"
Naomi said with her lips pursed, "I'm not sure, but Mom, I'm willing to trust him!"
Amos felt that there was no need to persuade her anymore since she was completely besotted with Nelson.
Amos held Eudora's hand and said, "You are our daughter, and we are not those kind of stubborn parents. Since you've said so, then we'll give you a chance to get along with him. However, you can only date him, but don't go beyond that just yet. As for other things, we'll decide those in the future!"
Although it was not an ideal result, it was acceptable for Naomi.
Naomi rejoiced at her parents' approval and thanked them instantly, "Thank you, Mom and Dad!"
Naomi went upstairs
Eudora slowly said, "Hubby, why do I feel a little uneasy? Will something bad happen?"
Seeing her frown, Amos stretched his hand out to stroke her forehead.
"Forget it. What's done cannot be undone already. All we can do is to make sure she finds a sincere partner! What's more, we've experienced so many hardships together, and haven't we overcome them all in the end? Don't you believe in me?"
Eudora nodded in relief and said, "I believe in you! With you around, I'll be reassured."
Amos embraced her warmly and replied, "Okay!"
Naomi was so excited that she was unable to fall asleep after taking a bath.
She had really missed Nelson, so she took her phone out and wanted to call him. However, as soon as she dialed the number, she remembered that he was in the hospital.
At this time, he should be resting.
"Forget it, I'd better not disturb him," she told herself.
Then, she put down her phone. Suddenly, something came to her mind and she got up to take out a box from the bottom of her closet.
She had kept this box for many years.
There were a lot of things inside that she used to play with during her childhood.
She reached the bottom of the box, took out a palm-sized teddy bear, and shook it in front of her.
Richard was right.
When Nelson woke up the next morning, Naomi had already brought breakfast with her.
"Your favorite sunny side ups and hash browns!"
Naomi had once argued with Vincent about this matter when they were young. At that time, Vincent enjoyed eating sunny side ups, while people in the Granger family mostly preferred omelets.
At first, both of them disliked each other's choices and failed to see eye-to-eye with each other.
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