The Devil CEO's Contract Wife novel Chapter 258

Chapter 258: A Special Birthday Present

CATHERINE

This was the best birthday Esme ever had. I just knew it.

It was joyous, and she wasn’t alone this time; she was with family and people who loved her like she hung the moon.

Ares ordered her a chocolate tower cake, and Athena’s gifts were filled with beautiful gowns and shoes that made her seem like a princess. Gramps and Granny sang happy birthday, and everything else was just... magical.

I have never heard her laugh so much. Her smile never ceased, either, and dinner was perfect.

I stroked the top of Esme’s head gently, my smile yet to fade away. I’m sorry it took me this long, sweetie. I’m glad now you get to experience this joy.

I kissed her forehead and got off the bed. The attic had been cleared out and transformed into a room just for Esme.

This place was once filled with memories, and Gramps took a big step to free it up for new ones. After all these years of silence, we finally took that leap.

I was happy that we could finally heal.

"Mommy?"

"Sweetie, you’re awake?" I sat back down on the bed. "Don’t tell me you still want some chocolate cake; you have had enough for today."

Esme shook her head.

"Then what is it?"

She dipped her gaze, fidgeting with her fingers as if she was nervous.

"Esme? Is something wrong? Talk to me..."

It took a while before she crawled out of bed to her dresser, taking out a pink ledger she used to keep her drawings. She came back to me and placed it in front of me like a presentation.

I smiled. "You finished?"

A nod.

"That’s wonderful! Can I see them?"

Another nod.

Excited to see what she had been up to, I opened it, revealing some old drawings she had shown me, but as I surfed through them, I saw the new ones.

I gasped. "Lovely!"

There was one she had carefully glued together like a book, with flower shapes all over it as well as stones.

"You made this?" I was stunned because this was excellent!

"It’s for Mister King... but..." she murmured. "I wanted you to see it first."

"Are you sure? If it’s just for him, then I won’t look. I promise."

"I want you to see it, please?"

"Okay, sweetie." I opened the first page, and there were stick figures, but the blue dots told me what I needed to know.

I think the first page was at my diner, and there was writing at the top. Two fairies. I smiled, flipping toward the next, and my heart stilled.

I finally met my daddy.

I covered my mouth, looking at Esme, who waited patiently.

"Esme..."

"I always knew mommy..." She confessed. You kept his picture so close."

All this time, she knew, but she never once asked me.

Will Mister King dislike it if I call him daddy?

She took my hand, where my ring was. "Now you’re both closer. Does that mean I can call him daddy now? Does that make it okay?"

"Ring or not, Esme, he has always been your daddy."

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