Luke stepped forward with a smile and extended his hand. "Please. We have an event to attend tonight."
Selina nodded in response. She wasn't surprised.
Luke would play a little bit of a trick sometimes. It wasn't too much, but it was very considerate.
Everybody split into two cars. Robert and Catherine's car was in front, and Talia's car was in front.
Behind Luke's car were Claire and Joseph.
In the car in front, Robert picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "Okay, we're setting off. Clear the place."
A reply soon came through the walkie-talkie. "Okay, boss."
Catherine couldn't help but laugh. "We're not going to catch a thief. Isn't this too much? Clear the place? "
Robert shrugged. "If that brat wants to play, we'll play with him. Well, when do you think we should go on a trip? "
Catherine glared at him angrily. "Can't you learn from Luke? Shouldn't you be the one who's prepared to give me a surprise? "
Robert was at a loss. "Huh? But how can I be sure that you have time if I don't discuss it with you? "
Catherine raised her head in despair. She really wanted to ask God if her husband's head had been smashed with granite, but she soon smiled again.
It was Robert's sincerity, or rather, his honesty, that had moved her.
It was only after he personally promised that he would treat Luke and Claire like his own children and wouldn't force her to have children with him that Catherine finally chose to marry him.
How honest was Robert?
A few years ago, he had formally talked to Catherine and asked for Luke and Claire's permission before Joseph was born.
Since she had chosen his honesty, she couldn't blame him for being slow.
Catherine's experience had taught her that honesty was a very precious quality in marriage.
Selina glanced at Luke in the car. "What's on your mind?"
Luke was confused. "What?"
Selina said, "I feel like you're doing something that you don't want me to know about."
Luke sweated. "Is that so? Have you picked up Karen's paranoia? "
Selina frowned and looked away. "Okay, maybe that's part of the reason."
Not long ago, they had seen Karen's paranoia expose a secret agent couple. Then, Karen's twin daughters discovered traces of Freddy entering dreams to kill people, although they didn't expect to discover it.
Selina felt that she was being a little paranoid.
This was Shackelford. How could anything happen to Luke who was next to her?
She didn't notice that Claire and Joseph were covering their mouths in the backseat.
The car arrived outside Selina's house. She got out of the car and looked at her house in surprise.
There was not a single light in the house, and it was pitch black as if there was no one there.
Did Sandra go out? But Robert had just brought his three younger siblings back. Where had they gone?
She looked at her home in confusion.
Behind her, Luke and the other two also got out.
The two kids laughed as they ran into the yard, and Luke hugged her. "Let's go. Why are you daydreaming here?"
"Oh," Selina didn't think too much about it.
After a while, she asked curiously, "Why don't you go inside? We're … going to the backyard. What are you doing? "
Luke said with a smile, "Checking to see if Sandra is in the backyard."
"She definitely isn't. The lights are off in the house," said Selina, but she allowed Luke to pull her into the backyard.
As they talked, the two kids had already bypassed the house and entered the backyard.
Luke led Selina around the house, and the backyard appeared in front of them.
Looking at the dark backyard, Selina felt that something was missing, and that it was much cleaner and more spacious than usual. "There's no one here. Let's go inside …"
"Surprise!" The surroundings suddenly lit up with rainbow-colored lights. Then, a large group of people emerged from every corner, shouting the same words.
Selina was dumbfounded. "Huh?"
Surprise? This was more like a scare!
If Luke hadn't grabbed her hand, she would've subconsciously reached for her gun.
At night, when a large group of people suddenly swarmed out of their quiet backyard, anyone would be alerted.
At that moment, the entire backyard was brightly lit.
Strings of decorative lights drew bright colorful lines in the backyard. There were also several bright LED lights in the surroundings, so Selina could easily see the faces of these people.
Her father, Marino, her mother, Sandra, and her three siblings were all smiling at her.
Then there was Robert's family, and a few colleagues from the town's police station. The others were her relatives and cousins.
Next to her, Luke said with a smile, "Happy birthday, Selina."
Selina was dumbfounded. "Huh?" She didn't realize what he was talking about.
A moment later, she recalled the date and realized something. "Birthday? Damn it, I completely forgot about it. "
Everybody burst into laughter. Seeing Luke raise his hand, they said together, "Happy birthday!"
Looking at everything in front of her, Selina suddenly hugged Luke and kissed him on the cheek. "Thank you."
Everybody cheered again.
When Catherine saw this, she couldn't help but hold Robert's hand and mumble, "Could it be that the two of them have really … um, done that?"
Robert: "Huh?" Didn't you tell me not to overthink it last night?
Of course, nobody thought too much about Selina's behavior just now.
Here, it was normal for a man to give another man a kiss when he was in a good mood, but whether or not he would get beaten up was another matter.
Barbecue Q. It was very lively. Apart from family and colleagues, a lot of neighbors were here too.
It was the weekend, and the kids were on break. They were chatting and playing in the yard.
However, Selina was the most dazzling tonight.
Whether it was herself or the white dress she was wearing, it made her look exceptionally charming.
Late at night, everybody said goodbye and left.
Luke pulled Selina into the house and gave her a small box. "Your birthday present."
Selina was delighted. "There's more?" She thought that the clothes she was wearing were his present.
Luke was amused. "Clothes can be out of season, but this thing I'm giving you will never be out of season."
Selina eagerly opened the box, only to be dumbfounded by what she saw inside. "What the hell?"
She saw a small and cute golden pig lying quietly in the jewelry box.
"Golden pigs last forever," Luke said with a smile. "Okay, sweet dreams."
With that, he slipped away, lest a certain foodie came back to her senses.
A moment later, Selina gnashed her teeth. "You jerk, are you mocking me for having a big appetite?"
She grabbed the small, cute, and charmingly naive golden pig and pinched it in her hand. "Hey, it feels quite comfortable to touch."
Looking at the little golden pig for a moment, she sighed. "Fine, I have to admit that you're actually quite cute, much cuter than that guy."
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