Chapter 1448


    Corinne indulged her children’s requests most of the time. She patted Bryan’s head and said, “Okay.


    Don’t get so anxious for now, though. I’ll ask Aunt Francine and Uncle Chester to check if we can get


    one of those kites for you from a nearby ce.”


    Bryan nodded enthusiastically. “Okay!”


    Corinne turned to Francine and said, “Could you and Chester look around and see if there’s a vendor


    selling kites nearby?”


    That would be the perfect opportunity for Francine and Chester to have some alone time, which did not


    come easy with the three little kids upying most of their time.


    Francine was undoubtedly delighted. After agreeing with a nod, she nced shyly at Chester and said,


    “I’d have to trouble you to find a nearby kite vendor with me!”


    Chester smiled and extended his hand toward her, saying, “It’s no trouble at all. Let’s go.”


    Francine was a little stunned at the sight of her crush’s hand reaching out to her. She could not believe


    that Chester would offer to hold her hand! ttered by his gesture, she reached out in a daze and held


    his hand.


    Chester took her hand gently and led the way, with Corinne breathing a sigh of relief at how their


    rtionship was progressing.


    Corinne then remembered the strange man in the wheelchair from earlier and nced back in that


    direction. However, the ce was empty, and the man was gone. Corinne could not help but


    experience an odd sensation and made a peculiar association in her mind.


    Then, her daughter Christine approached her and asked with an adorable and naive expression. “Is


    Aunt Francine in love with Uncle Chester?”


    Corinne snapped back to reality. She was amazed that her three-year-old daughter would know what


    the phrase ‘in love’ meant. She pursed her lips and looked at her daughter’s innocent expression. “Do


    you know what ‘in love’ means?”


    Christine nodded earnestly. “Yeah! It means they like each other and are very happy together!”


    Corinne furrowed. “Who told you that?”


    “No one,” Christine said, “I figured it out on my own from reading fairy tales! They always end with the


    prince and princess living happily ever after. This means they’re in love!”


    Corinne did not know how to react at first. Though Christine was the youngest, she appeared to be the


    most mature of her three children. She had learned many words even before kindergarten and was


    able to read picture books as well as fairy tales on her own.


    Girls were usually more perceptive than boys, and it took Christine only a few fairy tales to grasp the


    concept of falling in love.


    Corinne ruffled her daughter’s hair. “You’re absolutely right! Aunt Francine is in love with Uncle Chester,


    and Uncle Chester will be part of our family in the future!”


    Christine blinked. “If Aunt Francine is in love with Uncle Chester, then who are you in love with,


    Mommy?”


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    Corinne’s expression stiffened. ‘Who am I in love with? The person I loved has disappeared, and I no


    longer have anyone to share my feelings with.’


    Corinne mustered a smile. “I’m not in love with anyone. Not everyone needs to be in love.”


    Christine tilted her little head, seemingly a little worried, “But fairy tales say you have to meet someone


    you like and fall in love to be happy! Does that mean you’re not happy, Mommy? I don’t want you to be


    unhappy!”


    Christine’s innocent question left Corinne stumped.