00:01It wasn't until the next day that I saw the missed calls from the Blackwoods and the gift boxes Liam
00:06brought to me, big and small.
00:08I was a little surprised. After all, I clearly remembered that my 12th birthday had been the last time I
00:14received any gifts.
00:20Ava, come home tomorrow, okay?
00:21Liam was still trying to persuade me, but when I turned my head, I saw Caleb with Chloe clinging to
00:27his arm.
00:27That unforgettable renaming scene still made my stomach turn. I frowned without meaning to. Caleb hurriedly pulled his arm away.
00:35Ava, I looked for you for a long time. Chloe said you were here so she brought me over. I
00:39-
00:39You don't need to tell me.
00:40I cut off his weak, stammering explanation.
00:43I'm busy tomorrow. I already made plans so I won't be going home.
00:48Ava!
00:49I turned and went back to class. Behind me came several shocked and hurt voices. Mom seemed to be crying.
00:55When I turned the corner, I heard a heavy sigh.
01:00Honey, did we do something wrong?
01:03Much later, how chaotic that day became.
01:05Right now, I was holding a cake knife and carefully cutting into the cake with Happy Birthday Ava written on
01:11it.
01:11My classmates had turned off the lights.
01:13In the dim candlelight, everyone gathered around me and sang Happy Birthday.
01:17Happy Birthday to you, Ava!
01:21I closed my eyes and stayed silent for a few seconds. In my heart, I repeated it like crazy.
01:27Please, Moon Goddess, let me stay far away from those bastards in this life.
01:31When I opened my eyes again, Jace was holding a small, delicate box and handing it to me.
01:36I smiled and opened the box, then froze on the spot.
01:39It was a hair clip covered in tiny diamonds.
01:42The material was good, and it was beautiful.
01:44What's wrong? You don't like it?
01:47He scratched his head, looking troubled.
01:49I should have asked you first.
01:52That day when I walked you to tutoring, I saw you staring at a hair clip by the street.
01:56So I found one that looked like it.
01:58I like it a lot. Thank you.
02:01He froze.
02:01I picked up the hair clip and clipped it into my hair.
02:06His eyes lit up.
02:07You're welcome. As long as you like it.
02:10Yes, it was really pretty.
02:12It was Starry Night, designed by Victor, a famous jewelry designer.
02:16When I was 17, I fell in love with it at an auction.
02:19I thought mom would definitely like it.
02:21So I raised my paddle with the money I had saved for five or six years.
02:25But that day, no matter how much I bid, Chloe would add one more dollar like she was doing it
02:30on purpose.
