Chapter 184
Catherine''s POV
I took a shower,y down beside Hedwig, closed my eyes, and went to sleep.
Actually, I hadn''t had those nightmares since I moved into ke''s vi.
I didn''t know why. But I did know that I was getting better and better.
Time flew by, and another day passed. Today was Leo''s birthday.
It would be rude to show up empty-handed on someone''s birthday.
So, I decided to let the two kids prepare their gifts for Leo.
We were sitting at the dinner table, having breakfast.
"Mommy, can you give me some money? I will buy a bunch of flowers for Leo." Hedwig came up with a
good idea.
Noah mocked, "Leo is a man. Men do not like flowers. Mommy, I want to give Leo a super cool lighter.
Is that OK?"
"Smoking is harmful to our health. The teacher just taught us yesterday. Noah, do you want Leo to
smoke every day?" Hedwig immediately retorted.
ke hurriedly said, "Noah, Hedwig, Leo is rich. He can buy anything he wants. How about this? Why
don''t you make something yourself and give them to him as souvenirs?"
"Then I''ll draw a portrait of Leo. I''m good at drawing." Hedwig was full of confidence.
Noah pursed his lips. "What''s so great about drawing? I can make a car model for Leo. I have a lot of
small parts upstairs."
I breathed a sigh of relief. "Both sound perfect. We''ll go to Leo''s party after getting off work. You can
prepare the gifts at home."
"Mommy, aren''t you going to send Leo a gift?" Hedwig asked me curiously.
"There''s no need for that," said ke immediately.
I frowned and thought for a moment. Then I said, "I think I should. How about I send him a wallet?"
"Catherine, I''ll get our gift ready. Don''t worry about it. Go to work!" ke rejected my proposal right
away.
Hearing that, I felt a little relieved. "OK then. I''ll leave it to you. I can''t think of a gift for Leo anyway."
It was past six in the afternoon.
ke and I each drove back to thekeside vi. The two kids, one upstairs and one in the parlor, were
seriously preparing their gifts for Leo.
I went to Hedwig''s side to take a look at her drawing. Then I realized that she drew a lot of them.
But her drawing was so abstract that it took me a long time to distinguish what looked like a human
figure.
"Hedwig, did you draw all these?"
"Yes! Mommy, look! This is Leo that I drew. Does it look like him?" Hedwig immediately took out her
proudest work and asked me.
I could hardly hold back myughter.
"Don''tugh, mommy. Don''tugh at me! I worked so hard to draw it." Hedwig was devastated, and her
face flushed with anxiety.
I had to hold back myughter and said seriously, "Baby, these are great drawings. You can show them
to Leo in a while and exin the meaning of your drawings to him."
"Yes! I''ll do that!" Hedwig was very happy.
ke held Noah''s hand and walked down the stairs. Noah made a car model, which was very cool. It
made people''s eyes light up.
"Come on! Or we''ll bete!"
After ke went downstairs, he picked up Hedwig, and I held Noah''s hand. We sat together in ke''s
car.
"Daddy, will Leo invite others?"
"I don''t know. He said it was just going to be a family gathering," ke answered Hedwig gently.
"I feel so sorry for Leo. He is our family, but he doesn''t live with us. He must be very lonely!" Hedwig
instantly pitied Leo.
I looked at Hedwig''s innocent face and couldn''t help but shake my head and chuckle.
We arrived at the private room of the restaurant that Leo had booked. Sure enough, Leo came alone.
He was sitting inside, ying on his phone.
"You''re here. Give me a few minutes. The round will be finished soon." Leo stared at his phone, sliding
his fingers across the screen.
Noah was very curious. He immediately pulled a chair and climbed up. He ced a hand on Leo''s
shoulder and watched the game that Leo was ying.
ke sat down with Hedwig in his arms, and I found that ke was empty-handed.
Didn''t he say that he was going to get our gift ready?
Howe there was just Hedwig in his arms?
"Damn it!" Having lost the game, Leo cursed in frustration and tossed his phone aside. "Hey! My
nephew is here. Noah,e here! Give me a hug!"
"Leo, you are some. I have already nailed the game," Noah said provokingly.
"You nailed it? That''s impossible. How can you be smarter than me?" Leo took a hit, and his face was a
little pale.
When I heard Noah''s words, I was instantly furious. I said sternly, "Did you y games on my phone
again? How long have you yed before you cleared the game?"
"Mommy, it''s just three days. I didn''t y all day. I just yed for a while after you got off work."
Hedwig interrupted, "Leo, where is your birthday cake? I didn''t see one."
"The waiter will bring it here in a minute. Don''t worry. I know you love cake. I have a big cake
prepared!" Leo said, looking at Hedwig.
"Leo, I drew some pictures for you as a gift!" As she spoke, Hedwig ran down from ke''s arms, took
the drawings, and walked over to Leo, spreading them open one by one.
"Hedwig, what is the theme of these drawings?" Leo was confused.
Hedwig immediately took out one of them and said, "This is Leo dating a beautiful woman."
Hearing that, everyone was stunned.
"Hedwig, you must have misunderstood something. It''s not that I can''t find my mate. It''s that I don''t
want to find a mate at all. Because I like freedom. Do you understand?" Leo exined to Hedwig
patiently.
Hedwig blinked. "Will you lose your freedom when you have a mate?"
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"Well, what''s the theme of the next drawing?" Leo quickly changed the topic.
"This is Leo acting as a killer and being chased by many people. Leo runs the fastest! I will never let
them catch up with you!" Hedwig was very serious.
"Well, thanks, Hedwig. Don''t let them kill me. Otherwise, I won''t see you again."
"Leo, I told you already. You''re acting. You won''t die! Don''t worry," Hedwig said seriously.
Leo nodded. "Alright. And what is this about?"