However, the one person that Charlie did not expect to wish him, was his grandfather, Jeremiah.
Even an old man in his sixties was actually keeping track of the time to send him a text message to wish him a happy birthday at 12.00 am. This was something that Charlie truly did not expect.
And his aunt, Carmen, who had suffered various sufferings in front of Charlie, also surprisingly sent him a text message wishing him a happy birthday. She even apologized for what she had done before, hoping that she would be able to get Charlie’s forgiveness.
When Claire saw Charlie receiving various text messages continuously, she could not help but feel a little surprised. She did not look at the content of these text messages, but she simply guessed that the people who had sent these text messages should all be Charlie's customers.
When Elaine, who was sitting opposite them, saw Charlie receiving all kinds of text messages continuously, she could not help but smile as she said emotionally, "Sigh! My good son-in-law, you are really very popular now. There are so many people who are waiting for it to be 12.00 am so that they could wish
you a happy birthday. These people should be your customers, right? So, it seems as though your business this year is definitely better than it was last year!"
Charlie smiled slightly and said, "In truth, they are all some of my regular customers. Since it has already been a long time, they have already become my friends." 4
As he spoke, Charlie sent all of the people who had sent him the text messages a thank you, one by one. H e even politely replied to Carmen's text message with the two words: thank you.
After that, Charlie then said to Jacob and Elaine, "Dad, Mom, it’s already late. The both of you should go back t o your rooms earlier to rest."
Elaine nodded and yawned as she said, "Sigh. I'm indeed feeling a little sleepy now. I cannot bear staying up anymore now that I'm already getting older."
After saying that, Elaine turned her head to look at Jacob and said, "Support me and take me back to my room."
Jacob did not dare to say anything else, and he simply reached out his hand to help Elaine get up, accompanying her into the elevator. 1
Claire nodded helplessly. "Alright, then..."
As she spoke, Claire could not help but sigh as she said, "To be honest, I do sympathize with Dad after he told me about the matter between him, Mom, and Aunt Hall. But no matter what it is, Mom gave birth to me and raised me up. So, if Mom and Dad were to get a divorce because of Aunt Hall, I'm afraid that Mom would be very pitiful if she has to be alone in the future..."
Charlie laughed, and he held Claire’s hand as he said seriously, "If we were to take a step back, and even if Mom and Dad really get divorced, Mom will still have u s, right? We should let them deal with and handle the matters between them on their own. As their children, we only need to support their decisions.” 2
As he spoke of this matter, Charlie comforted her," Just look at it this way. Many young people do not want their parents to interfere with their own private lives, let alone parents, then. So, we don't have to worry too much about it.”
Claire nodded gently, and it seemed as though she was also greatly relieved at this moment. So, she took Charlie’s arm and said, "Alright, then. I'll listen to you and let them make their own decisions. Come, let's go back to our room and rest." s
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