Chapter 1028
Nadine greeted them politely. “Nice to meet you, Ms. Leighton and Ms. Haab.” Her juvenile voice
and cute countenance rendered her beyond adorable.
However, her voice was nasal. Thus, Rosalie asked, “Did Nadine catch a cold?”
“Yes, she caught a cold, so I brought her to the hospital for a checkup. What about you both?”
Lucas asked
in return.
“Aiden’s cochlear imnts got lost. We came to the hospital today to get new ones,” Rosalie
answered. Beside her, Amelia noticed that Nadine’s hair was a little messy, so she crouched and
said to the little girl, “Shall I help you tie your hair again? Otherwise, it’s going to fall out.”
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Nadine blinked before nodding,fortable with her, though she was a stranger.
Hence, Amelia took out a smallb from her bag and helped Nadineb her hair.
Looking at Lucas, Rosalie said, “Congrattions on your marriage. Your child is even all grown up.
Regretfully, we didn’t get to attend your wedding back then.”
Lucas was one of the few who did not regard her scornfully when she was at a low point in her life
and even helped her. Thus, Rosalie had always been grateful to him.
Unexpectedly, Lucas smiled bitterly at her words. “My ex-wife and I are divorced.” He clearly didn’t
want his daughter to hear it, for he deliberately lowered his voice.
“Sorry.” Rosalie murmured, a little embarrassed.
Lucas shed her a faint smile. “It’s okay. Since we’re unsuited, it’s better to separate than to force
ourselves to stay together. It’s better for the child than living in a home where her parents quarrel all
day.” Just then, Amelia had alreadybed Nadine’s hair and braided it. Nadine skipped over to
Lucas and asked, “Is it nice, Daddy?”
Lucas looked at his daughter’s neatlybed braid. It was indeed much better than his handiwork.
Unknowingly, a trace of guilt shed in his eyes.
Although he worked hard to be both her father and mother after the divorce, there were some things
he could not do well when he was a man raising a daughter.
“Yes,” Lucasplimented. Then, he said to Amelia, “Thank you.”
“You’re wee,” Amelia replied with a smile.
At that precise moment, Aiden walked out of the consulting room at the side. Upon seeing Lucas,
he shrieked in delight, “Mr. Graham!”
Aiden didn’t forget that Lucas took him to the amusement park when he was young and gifted him
many toys. Butter, they moved houses and had less contact before gradually losing touch.
Staring at him, Lucas couldn’t help butment, “You are already all grown up!” Then, he turned to
his daughter and said, “This is Aiden, whom I told you about. Here, introduce yourself to him.”
“Aiden, I’m Nadine Graham,” Nadine said sweetly. Then, she voluntarily held her arms out at Aiden,
clearly asking him to carry her.
Aiden didn’t refuse but scooped Nadine up.
Although Aiden was considered tall for nine years old among children of his age, carrying a three-
year-old girl with a height of three feet three inches in such a manner was still difficult for him.
Nheless, Aiden carried her seriously and said to her, “Nice to meet you, Nadine.”
“You’re so beautiful, Aiden, even more so than Daddy told me!” Nadine eximed, touching Aiden’s
face with both hands in curiosity.
Aiden’s appearance was abination of Amelia and Warren’s best features. Despite his hearing
impairment, many girls in school still confessed their love to him or wrote him love letters and the
like, a testament to his good looks.
Even Lillian said that Aiden would charm countlessdies when he grew up..
Just then, Nadine touched Aiden’s cochlear imnts with her hands. Curious, she wanted to take
them
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out to see what they were. Beside her, Lucas hurriedly stopped her. “Don’t simply touch Aiden’s
cochlear imnts, Nadine!”
Nadine was seemingly frightened by her father’s sudden loud shout, her body stiffening in a sh.
But Aiden patted Nadine lightly and exined, “Without these, I wouldn’t be able to hear. So, they
can’t be taken out casually.”
“Wouldn’t be able to hear? Without them, you wouldn’t be able to hear, Aiden?” Nadine asked in
confusion.
“Yeah,” Aiden answered.
At once, Nadine seemed even more anxious than Lucas was just now. “Then, you must protect
them well. Don’t lose them.”
“Okay.” A smile curved Aiden’s lips.
Before Lucas left with his daughter, he exchanged phone numbers with Rosalie and Amelia and
learned that Amelia had opened a small concession stand next to Aiden’s elementary school.
Nadine reluctantly said to Aiden, “Can I go and y with you in the future, Aiden? I will protect your
cochlear imnts from going missing.”
She knew that Aiden’s cochlear imnts were once missing,.so she was exceedingly worried about
them.
Aiden’s alluring eyes were fixed on Nadine. He mused, “This three-year-old girl wants to… protect
my cochlear imnts?”
“Okay, let’s y together in the future,” Aiden agreed in a whisper.
After Nadine and Lucas had left, Rosalie, Amelia, and Aiden went to the private room of the
restaurant Lillian had reserved.
Rosalie and Amelia both gave Lillian wedding gifts.
Rosalie’s gift was a crystal deskmp. When
in an embrace, very much exquisite.
turned on, the shadow was a silhouette of two people
Meanwhile, Amelia handed a small gift box to Lillian. When it was opened, an emerald pendanty
within. It glittered brightly, making it evident it was a fine emerald that was likely worth a few
thousand dors.
That was not a paltry sum for Amelia, so Lillian quickly said, “This gift is too expensive, Amelia. You
don’t need to give me such an expensive gift.”
“I just bought it a long time ago. At that time, I thought the symbolization of this emerald pendant
was nice. Now, it’s perfect for you. I wish you happiness in your marriage,” Amelia said.
Initially, she bought the emerald pendant because she wanted to have a happy future with Warren.
Therefore, it would be great for Lillian to continue her hope that could never be realized.
Noticing Lillian’s hesitation, Amelia added, “If you don’t ept it, I will be really sad.”
Unable to refuse it any further, Lillian epted Amelia’s emerald pendant.
When Lillian learned that Amelia and Rosalie bumped into Lucas at the hospital, she was very
much surprised.
“Lucas has a daughter named Nadine. She’s quite cute and fond of Aiden,” Rosalie said.