Tracey''s and Adam''s sudden arrival made them very nervous.


    Avery wasn''t a child anymore and being sized up as a man put lots of pressure on him.


    He was afraid of disappointing Tracey and Adam and failing to qualify as their future son-inw.


    After dinner, Adam insisted on taking a look at where Serena was living now.


    Instead of Adam''s house in this city, Serena was living with Avery in his apartment.


    In spite of the tacit agreement to their rtionship from both families, letting Tracey and Adam know they sleep on the same bed made them cringe.


    "Why don''t you go home and have a good rest? Mom must be tired." Serena advised, trying to forestall their unnerving visit.


    "I''m not tired. We''re concerned about your life here and want to see the ce you live in." Tracey said firmly.


    Serena had never be parted from them for so long. It made perfect sense that they were worried.


    "Avery is very good to me. You have nothing to worry about." Serena soothed her.


    "Avery, lead the way," Adam said tersely, his tone allowing no arguments.


    It turned out that Adam wasn''t so picky about their apartment.


    And Tracey was pleased to find that the house was decorated in Serena''s style.


    Thanks to Serena''s daily cleaning routine, everything was clean and neat. She could imagine how her mother''s brows would furrow if the house was a mess.


    "This neighborhood is quite good. Not every young man at Avery''s age can afford a house here," Tracey said, her voice tinged with approval.


    Serena silently heaved a sigh of relief.


    "So you live together?" Adam asked casually.


    "Yes," Serena answered, carefully choosing her words, "It''s close to thepany and Avery can look after me."


    Tracey nodded in agreement.


    "We sleep in different rooms. I use the master bedroom and Avery uses the guest room," Serena added.


    "Is that so?" Adam cast an incredulous look at Avery.


    "Yes," Avery answered, sweating on the back but assumingposure.


    "Have a seat. I''ll prepare some fruits for you." Serena escaped into the kitchen. She had never found her father could be so formidable.


    "I''ll help you." Avery stormed into the kitchen after her.


    Adam and Tracey exchanged nces. "Serena never did these at home," Tracey said.


    "She got Jane to do everything for her. But she has to depend on herself here."


    Tracey shed a nce at the kitchen. The two figures in it reminded her of the past. Avery was the child growing up before their eyes to whom they could entrust their daughter. All they wished was that he loved her with his whole heart.


    It was quite in from Serena''s choice of college that she had picked her road forward. She''d decided to spend her life with Avery and they would let her despite themselves. The two of them stood on the balcony and looked at the bustling streets below them.


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    "So many years have passed, and our child has grown up. Adam, why did time pass so fast?"


    Tracey looked at the still strong man who already had wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.


    "Only good time passes fast. You''ve been happy these years." Adam rested his arm around her shoulders. "Time with you is always happy."


    "You''ll have more such happy time in the future. I promise." Adam said, dropping a kiss on her forehead. Serena and Avery came out with fruit and saw them leaning against each other on the balcony.


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    "Dad, mom,e in and have some fruits," Serena called.


    Tracey and Adam turned back to the living room.


    "We''ll eat at home tonight. Avery will cook for us."


    Serena wanted to prove to them that Avery was reliable.


    "Yes, I''ll go buy groceriester."


    "Do you not need to go to work? You must be very busy," Tracey asked with concern.


    "Work can wait. You''re my priorities now," Avery said with a grin.


    "Oh, sweet boy," Tracey smiled gently, "By the way, clear your tomorrow evening."


    She and Adam had not onlye to see their daughter but also to help them as far as they could. "Okay, what for?" Serena asked.


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