Chapter 1829

There were still three days left until Isabelle's birthday. Once Cedar was done with his work, he informed his assistant that he would be returning to Wu City the next day. After that, he took his phone from his desk. He tapped the messaging application icon and found Isabelle’s profile. Cedar had two accounts. He had added Isabelle with his sub-account a long time ago, but she was unaware of it. She could not blame him for that. After all, she was the one who added everyone else in the family group chat except for him. Cedar had always been a stoic person. He just could not take the initiative to add her first. Cedar added her with his sub-account, but it was not to supervise her. Instead, he merely wanted to browse through her posts to know her latest updates. He liked every post she made, but he had never spoken to her. Isabelle had contacted his sub-account in private before. Perhaps it was because he liked her posts too frequently. [Isabelle: May I know who you are? Sorry, I’m asking because I didn’t make a remark on who you are.] Cedar had not replied to that message of hers. She never sent him any questions anymore since then. Since Isabelle finally added his main account, he could finally openly browse through her posts and abandon his sub-account. Cedar casually clicked into his newsfeed and saw a new status update from her. [Isabelle: I’m traveling for my coming-of-age ceremony! Isabelle, happy adulthood!] It was a short one-minute video. She wore a cold-proof professional skydiving suit in the video. She smiled so brightly, and she was full of youth. She was just like how a girl her age should be. She smiled in the video as she greeted her audience and said, “I’m about to jump from an altitude of 7,500 meters. This is Isabelle’s coming-of-age ceremony, so I must succeed. I will wear my oxygen mask first. Mom and Dad, can you see me? Brother Ralph, can you see me? Also, my strange uncle!” Someone from behind passed her an oxygen mask. The video was already edited. Right after she took the oxygen mask, she instantly jumped off the plane. Both her hands were wide open as she glided in the sky. The video showed the scenery from far away, the nearer sights, and the view right at the moment. She was a gorgeous girl with a rich spiritual world. She lived smartly and freely. She was the one he longed for. Even so, he dared not to approach her. Cedar put his phone away after watching that video. His melancholy grew heavier in his heart. He then took the gift box from the table and opened it. There was a pink diamond ring inside the box. The design was similar to the ring he wore on his finger. It was also similar to the ring Isabelle wore on her neck. Cedar considered his gift for her carefully. She would not usually bring her gifts around with her, but she could put the ring together with the other ring on her necklace. Then, she could always wear the ring with her. The ring he designed was actually a wedding ring. It was a pair with the ring on his finger. He personally designed that ring five years ago. He did not plan to give her the ring so early, but it seemed like an excellent opportunity to give it to her as her coming-of-age gift. He could give it to her first and tell her the meaning behind it in the future. He closed the box and took out his phone again. After a long thought, he sent Caroline a message. [Cedar: Mother, I’m coming back tomorrow.] Caroline replied to his message instantly. [Caroline: Are you attending their birthday party?] [Cedar: I have some work to do in Wu City. I’ll rush to the party if I’m free the day after tomorrow. Also, there’s something…] [Caroline: What else?] [Cedar: Mother, how do I pursue a girl?] Caroline was resting against Zachary’s shoulder when she received that message from Cedar. Once she read his message, she quickly sat up properly and said with excitement, “My dear Cedar finally has a girl he likes! He even asked me how to pursue her!!” Zachary glanced at her and asked, “Are you that happy?” “Of course! Cedar isn’t young anymore.” Caroline carefully asked Cedar about the girl. [Caroline: Who is she?] [Cedar: I’ll keep it a secret from Mother for now. It seems like her family hasn’t agreed to it yet. Some time ago, her father chased me away from their home. Also, she doesn’t like me back.]