Chapter 137 - Pumpkin (1/2)

While Jackson was investigating Everett Pang, Halia went to meet with Sean for lunch. Sean had found a nice hidden little teahouse in the old town and sent the address to Halia. As usual, this man loved his tea.

As he sat there waiting for Halia, he began to think about the events of the previous night inside the little Italian restaurant.

Even though it was a weekday night, the restaurant was still buzzing with life. As Sean, Natalie, and Pumpkin waited patiently for their food, Natalie turned to Sean awkwardly and asked, ”Aren't you curious about anything?”

The man looked at the little boy and shook his head. ”We're both a.d.u.l.ts. As long as you're not doing anything wrong or unfaithful, I will understand,” he smiled.

Natalie relaxed and took a big breath.

”Remember how I told you that I experienced a death?” Natalie asked.

Sean looked up and stared into the woman's eyes. Judging by the pain she exhibited, he had a feeling he knew what she was going to say and his heart suddenly ached for the woman.

”It was my husband. He died 5 years ago,” Natalie revealed with a shaky voice. ”That's why I told you that I could understand how you felt when you lost Sara.”

”We had only gotten married not long ago and I was still pregnant at the time, but I had to stay strong for Pumpkin's sake. To be honest, I considered taking my own life or picking up a random man off the street to help me father the child, but they were all silly thoughts due to grief,” she explained.

”The first few months of being a single mother were difficult. I was young, inexperienced and I had only just graduated university so I had no job. I didn't know how I was supposed to bring up a child on my own. It was all thanks to my parents and Haili's family that I managed to pull through. Haili heard about my situation and got me a job with her father, and her father was trustful enough to make me his secretary,” Natalie explained.

She then looked lovingly at the little boy as she patted his head. ”I'm really lucky that he left behind this precious angel for me to remember him by. But, he will forever remain as a beautiful memory. I hope we can both treasure our beautiful memories and open our hearts up to new ones together,” the woman smiled.

At that moment, their food arrived. They had ordered 2 pizzas to share. One was the pumpkin, spinach and ricotta pizza that Pumpkin picked, and the other was a Margherita.

The little boy immediately put down his book and glanced at his mother. ”Mommy, is it OK to eat now?”

Natalie nodded her head. The poor little thing must have been starving. She was extremely lucky to have such a smart and understanding child. Perhaps, God knew she already had a tough life, so he gave her a little angel to make things easier.

The little boy then turned to Sean. ”Uncle Sean, is it OK for me to eat?” he asked.

Sean nodded his head and grabbed a slice of the pumpkin pizza for the boy.

The little boy placed the pizza up to his mouth and chomped down happily. ”This is the best pizza ever!” he cheered.

Sean and Natalie looked at each other and smiled.