Nathan had just given Colin instructions when he received a phone call from his daughter, Queenie.
He heard his daughter asking anticipatingly through the phone, "Papa, it's my birthday tomorrow. Can you make it back in time to celebrate it with me?”
Her words reminded him that tomorrow was his daughter's seventh birthday.
He curled his lips into an indulgent smile as he made a promise, "Alright, papa will come back to celebrate your birthday with you."
Queenie jumped and cheered excitedly, "Hooray! Papa, you're the best!"
After chatting with her a short while longer, Nathan ended the call.
Subsequently, he made a phone call to Wendy, telling her that tomorrow was his daughter's birthday and that he would be going back to Channing for two days.
Without any hesitation, Wendy told him
she was coming along to Channing; she was eager to meet Penny and little Queenie.
Nathan and Wendy boarded the plane to Channing the next day. Colin and the Elite Eight, however, stayed in Mayberry to continue with the investigation.
Queenie, Penny, her family, and her bodyguard were already waiting for Nathan and Wendy at the exit when they walked out of the airport.
"Papa!" Queenie brightened up the moment she saw Nathan.
She raced toward him, and the latter picked her up in his arms.
Penny and the others followed suit, with Penny looking at Nathan lovingly.
"You're back!” Penny muttered. It had been a while since she and Nathan had spent time together; their eyes were full of incandescent love for each other.
Nathan smiled and introduced Wendy to all of them, "Let me introduce you guys. This is my mom's biological sister, my aunt, Wendy."
Penny and the others were slightly surprised because Wendy looked young and beautiful, even as an aunt. It was as if she was only in her thirties. They couldn't help raising their eyebrows at the large age gap between Nathan's mom and her sister.
After greeting each other, Wendy handed a jade pendant and a jade bracelet to Queenie and Penny respectively as gifts for it was their first meeting.
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