Once Beck and Wendy left, the house immediately returned to its peaceful state.


    "Did my parents cause you any trouble?"


    Izabe shook her head, "No." She discreetly slipped the cheque into her pocket, unnoticed by Casey.


    "If they just show up uninvited next time, you can refuse to open the door."


    "Your dad''s a good guy, and your sister''s pretty sensible." Casey had a happy and harmonious family, something Izabe had never dared to dream of.


    Such a family had shaped Casey, she was grateful to them. There was no way she would leave his father and sister out in the cold.


    Thinking of the cheque, Casey curiously asked, "How much did my father write on the cheque?"


    Izabe took a sip of her coffee and replied, "I didn''t see clearly, but it''s definitely not equal to your whole worth."


    Casey cautiously asked, "Then how much do you think I''m worth?"


    Izabe answered bluntly, "A lot, probably more than I could earn in my lifetime."


    Casey sat next to Izabe, their bodies close, sharing the brief tranquility.


    When people were quiet, they could feel their heartbeat. He could feel his own heartbeat, even the cirction of blood throughout his body. He watched as Izabe sipped her coffee, her eyes filled with tender fondness.


    So he was so precious in Izabe''s heart, worth more than she could earn in a lifetime. Did this mean their feelings could continue into the next life?


    Izabe said she didn''t sweet-talk, but every word she said about him deeply touched his heart. This invisible attraction was the deadliest.


    "Do you want to watch TV?"


    "Sure."


    Casey picked up the remote, turned to Izabe''s favorite channel, and they sat together, fingers intertwined, watching TV. Izabe rested her head on Casey''s shoulder, "You mentioned earlier that you already thought of the name for our child?"


    Casey responded in a low voice, feeling slightly embarrassed, his face reddened.


    Izabe smiled slightly, "What name did you think of?"


    "I''m telling you, noughing."


    "I won''tugh."


    Casey hesitated, "If it''s a girl, she''ll be called Celeste Dempsey, if it''s a boy, Boris Salotti."


    Izabe couldn''t help butugh.


    Casey frowned, "You promised not tough."


    "I''m sorry, I couldn''t help it." Afterughing, she felt a warmth in her heart, "Tomorrow is the day before Christmas, do you want to go home?"


    "Go home? Where?"


    "Back to your house."


    "Isn''t this my house?" Casey felt that wherever Izabe was, that was home.


    It''s like forgetting his mother after getting a wife.


    Casey exined, "I told my mom on the 24th, she understands that you might feel ufortable with them, so she specifically told me to take good care of you and spend Christmas together." When Christmas was mentioned, it was already her fourth year after she passed away. Being with Casey, shepletely forgot that it was her death anniversary.


    Izabe said: "Let''s go back on Christmas Eve, what should we buy for the next time?" Thest time they went to the Dempsey family, they were in a hurry and only brought some health products. "My parents don''t need anything, but if you want to give a gift, you could ask my sister."


    "Alright, it''s settled."


    The day before Christmas, Izabe and Casey decided to roast a turkey at home. Christmas shows were ying on TV, the stars on the stage were performing wonderfully.


    Casey was preparing the fire, Izabe was preparing the ingredients.


    "It seems like it''s trendy to add candy inside the turkey." Casey suggested.


    Eating a turkey with candy during Christmas meant that he or she would have good luck and make a fortune in the new year. It symbolized sweetness and happiness. "Alright, let''s try it."


    When it was time to roast the turkey, he served the candy-filled turkey to Izabe, hoping she would only have sweetness and no hardship in the new year.


    Izabe didn''t notice this until she ate a piece of candy. She excitedly showed Casey, "Look, I got a piece of candy."


    "You''re really lucky, everything will go smoothly next year, all your wishes wille true, everything will be as you wish."


    If eating one candy was luck, then


    what was eating the second, the third? Although candy was delicious, too much of it can be sickening. Izabe noticed something was off when she ate the third piece of candy. She noticed Casey had served all the candy-filled turkey to her. Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org.


    She watched Casey, who was eating turkey across from her, and gently smiled.


    So-called good luck was having someone willing to shield her from wind and rain, silently praying and blessing for her.


    Izabe picked up a piece of candy and put it in Casey''s bowl.


    Casey asked, "Did you notice?"


    "Your trick was too obvious, I saw through it easily. Good fortune should be shared."


    Casey and Izabe decided to stay


    up all night for Christmas. At


    midnight, the city bell will ring,


    fireworks will be set off in the sky. It''s said to be the most beautiful


    moment in the city.


    This was Izabe''s first time seeing the city''s Christmas night, and the first time someone apanied her for Christmas. She decided to stay up until midnight.


    The TV was still on, it was lively outside. Casey took the fireworks he had bought in advance to the yard outside.


    Izabe looked up at the sky, surprisingly, she could still see stars on a December night.


    "Hold on, the bell will ring soon."


    The host on TV was also loudly counting down: "10, 9, 8, 7..."


    At this moment, her phone in her pocket began to vibrate. Izabe picked it up, it was a strange call. She instinctively answered it.


    A man''s hoarse voice came from the phone, "Izabe, Merry Christmas."


    "3."


    "2."


    "1."


    The bell rang at midnight, a loud noise erupted from the sky, beautiful fireworks bloomed in the sky, illuminating the entire sky.


    Izabe clutched her phone, looking.


    up at Casey in front of her, "I wish you health, happiness, and joy every day in the future, may all the wishes in your hearte true." S


    Izabe hung up the call, putting the phone back into her pocket.


    "Merry Christmas, Casey. I hope I can be with you for every year toe."


    The dazzling fireworks lit up Izabe''s face, and her eyes were even brighter than the neon lights.


    The fireworks were beautiful, but the one watching them was even more so.


    Was it because the firework-watching Izabe was too beautiful, or her words too touching, that Casey''s heart started to race?


    "I promise you, I''ll be with you every Christmas from here on out." Casey held Izabe''s hand.


    Thinking of Izabe receiving a phone call earlier, he asked, "Who was it on the phone just now?"


    "It was a nuisance call, I''ll block themter."