"Victoria?

", Hearing that she wanted to treat her to dinner and even brought her boyfriend, Alicia beamed with joy and said,

"Alright, I'm starving! Vicki, I look fabulous today. Do you think I should draw some freckles on my face?

", She giggled as she made a joke., She couldn't help but be curious about her man!,

"You'd better show some cleavage! I would be able to tell whether he's a scum!

",

"You wish! Wouldn't I be at a loss? My 'uncle' would be angry! Oh, what is the place? I have to get ready to go! I have a lot to tell you!

", After settling the time and place, Alicia hung up the phone., In front of the glass cupboard, she couldn't help but pause for a moment to look at her own reflection. When she went out with Frederick that day, she wore a loose outfit for the convenience of taking pictures. I was not an outfit that accentuated her figure, and it was easy to change out of., Right then, the makeup on her face was gone, but she felt that it was completely clean, especially her hair. She was initially ready to go home, hence she didn't take it down; her hair was still in an updo. She calculated the time she had and quickly ran to a salon she found nearby to get a hair wash and deal with it. Only then did she dash to the hotel., When she got to the place, she panted a little and said,

"Sorry, I'm late!

", When she looked up, she saw a gentle yet dashing face. The both of them got up. Victoria withdrew her hand in embarrassment. She had a shy look on her face.

"Alicia, you're here...

", Listening to her sweet voice, Alicia couldn't help but shudder,

"Sure enough, women are different when they're in love!

", Just a moment ago, she was yelling at her. However, at that moment, she was a completely different person!, After looking straight at her for two seconds, Victoria's face was full of embarrassment from being seen through. She tousled her hair a little, and her face turned even redder!, At this time, the man reached out his hand. His posture was elegant and graceful,

"You are Miss Blanchard, right? I have always heard a lot about you from Kimmy. Anthony Clements, it's nice to meet you!

" Alicia was stunned and screamed out,

"Kim... Kimmy?

", Her eyes fell on Victoria again. For a moment, she questioned whether she was at the wrong place or got the wrong person!,

"It's me! Why are you standing there? Sit down, and let's talk!

", Going around the table, Victoria shoved Alicia to sit and then returned to Anthony's side. The three of them ordered steaks and sent the waiter away. Alicia brought the topic back.,

"Your nickname is Kimmy? Why haven't you mentioned it before?

", She remembered when her parents used to call her, they would always call her

"Rhea

" or

"Vicki

" instead!,

"It's a long story! I was Kimberly Atlas before I went to secondary school. After that, I changed my name to Victoria Atlas for interesting reasons. When I was still in school, I would be seriously ill twice a year. Even when I got the common cold and a minor fever, it would take me at least half a month to recover. It used to really take a toll on my studies. Then, my mother was distraught and got some people to check on it. It turns out my name was not that lucky and had a bad meaning. That's why I was always so sick. Hence, I changed my name to Victoria, and strangely after that, I never really got sick anymore! That's why my family always liked to call me Rhea. However, a lot of my classmates still call me Kimmy. It doesn't really matter. You can call me anything!

", While Anthony filled Alicia's glass with water, he then said jokingly,

"I guess I just revealed how close we are just by calling your name?

", Victoria rolled her eyes at him and then said with a smile on her face,

"It's good that you know that!

", Seeing how they teased each other, and the love in their passionate gazes, Alicia felt genuinely happy for Victoria.

"Congratulations on finding your Mr. Right!

" She said happily. While they were chatting, the waiters served the steaks. Naturally, Anthony sliced the steak up for Victoria before he ate his portion., Seeing the both of them like that, Alicia shook her head exaggeratingly,

"You two are here just to show me how in love you guys are, aren't you? Are you trying to annoy me?

"

"Why? Are you jealous? Here, I'll give you one! The cheese sticks here are delicious! I ordered some specially for you!

" As she said this, Victoria pushed the plate in front of her. Seeing their interaction, Anthony also asked casually,

"What does your boyfriend do, Miss Blanchard? Perhaps we can have dinner together next time!

", As soon as his voice fell, Victoria, kicked him under the table and gave, him a look Immediately, the man stopped. The atmosphere was slightly awkward, and he laughed dryly Victoria couldn't find any words to say for a long time. ,

"About that, ignore him! He...

" Victoria forgot to give him a heads up!, Then, Alicia just laughed and said,

"He's under management. He is quite busy most of the time, but it would be great if he could make it! When we get married in October, we will definitely invite you two!

" Victoria was stunned. Seeing that Alicia wasn't in a bad mood, she did not dare to continue this topic., After this pleasant meal, the three of them then went their separate ways., In the blink of an eye, it was Alicia's birthday. That night, the whole family ate at the Lavender Garden. She blew the candles, ate the cake, and then Frederick took her home., During the short journey, her fingers interlaced his, and her whole face was lit up with a beautiful smile,

"I'm so happy! This is the best birthday ever in my life!

", Her birthday was the least of concerns all these years! It had been a long time since there was such joyful laughter in their family., That year, not only did she have him,, but she also had a reunion with her family. She could also tell how relaxed her parents were. There was overwhelming happiness tugging at her heart. If only Nicholas were here, it would be perfect! ,

"Thank you, Hubby!

", Alicia stopped and kissed him on the cheek. Then, she pulled his hand and said,

"It will be perfect if you could carry me home again! Hubby, I can't move anymore!

", In the next second, he bent down. She stood on her toes and hopped on his back. She nestled on the side of his neck and chuckled., He carried her all the way to the front door of the house. Frederick reminded her again and again,

"Don't fall asleep...

",

"Of course not! I'm not a child!

", After jumping down, she helped him to tidy up his clothes. Just as she was about to say something, she turned her gaze and saw a big box in front of the door.

"What's this? Why is it here?

", How did it get here? It was literally in front of the inner door. Alicia looked around and then looked at the words on it.,

"Happy birthday!

", It was for her?,

"Hubby, did you prepare this?

", He shook his head and opened the door. He then saw the logo on it. Hence, he helped her carry it into the house. He carried it, and it was very light. He thought it should not be anything dangerous, so he opened it., Inside was an exquisite bear all curled up. It was grey-brown, soft and cute. It was holding a small, delicate box in its hand. When they opened the box, there was only a card in it. Besides the words

"Happy, Birthday

", there were a bunch of numbers, it was like... , The numbers on a bank card!, Search the website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.