to dessert, go shopping with you, hmm? We can go to the movies too…what do you say?”
Chapter 178 “You’re going to spend the whole day with me? Alright then, don’t go back on your words.”
“I won’t.” Josiah knew he had dug his own grave but he could only swallow down the bitterness.
“That’s my boy,” Putting her arms in Josiah’s, she said, “come on now. Let’s go have some dessert, then go
shopping, and then we’ll go to the movies at night. Oh, did you know about the new romantic movie that is
showing? I heard the reviews are really good. The female lead was diagnosed with cancer and the male lead cried
so hard…” Inwardly, Josiah was rolling his eyes, thinking to himself, ‘A good movie indeed!’ After Nia got her
injection, Meredith took her to the performing venue. . Meredith and Nia changed into a white-laced dress that was
sponsored by the parent and child shop. Taking a close look at Nia, the owner lady praised, “Such a pretty little girl.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtYou look exactly like Snow White.” Every girl had a dream of becoming a princess, Nia was no exception.
Nia was overjoyed by the owner’s compliment. “Thank you, ma’am. You too, look pretty yourself.”
“What a sweet -talker you are.” Tapping the tip of Nia’s nose gently, the owner added, “Good luck with the
performance later.” “Thank you, I will do my best.” Nia nodded happily. Keeping in mind of Nia’s health condition,
the owner had agreed for Meredith and Nia to perform earlier. Covering Nia’s face with the same type of face veil
that she used, Meredith reminded Nia gently, “Darling, don’t be nervous once you get up there, okay? It’s okay
even if you forget the notes. I’ll help you, and I’ll protect you.” Nodding, Nia replied, “I’m not nervous at all,
Mommy. And I won’t forget anything.”
Meredith did not expect her three-year-old to be this brave. She thought that Nia was braver than she was back
then.
There was not a big crowd at the mall, but not too small either. There were
roughly two hundred people in the mall.
The sight of Meredith and Nia dressed in all white, sitting in front of the piano, managed to garner a lot of attention.
Meredith had chosen a piece by a Polish composer, titled ‘A Maiden’s Prayer’.
As soon as Nia started playing the intro, there was a wave of cheers and sounds of exclamation from the crowd. No
one expected a three-year-old to play the piano so well.
Nia’s fingers danced across the piano keys swiftly and elegantly.
As Nia’s accompaniment, Meredith was a little nervous and was also worried that Nia would forget the notes as this
was her first time performing. But her worries vanished when she heard Nia’s intro.
Meredith thought to herself that Nia was so gifted and amazing. If only she was healthy.
Josiah’s grandmother held her bag in one hand and was walking arm-in-arm with Josiah next to her. Behind them
were a few assistants who were carrying her shopping bags. Josiah took a quick glance at his wristwatch and asked,
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Grandma, we’ve had dessert and shopped for quite a while. What do you say if we go back and get some rest?”
“It’s fine. I’m not feeling tired,” replied Josiah’s grandmother. “But I…” Carefully, Josiah said, “…I have a meeting in
an hour’s time, and it’s an important meeting…” “Goodness me! Is that an angel?!” Josiah’s grandmother was not
listening to him at all. Patting his arm and standing on her toes, she pointed to the stage and said, “Look, such an
adorable little angel!”
Josiah had never taken interest in street performances. However, with his height, he could easily see the mother
and daughter who were playing the piano.
At first glance, Josiah thought that the lady dressed in white with a face veil on her face looked rather familiar but
he did not think that it was Meredith.
After all, it was a parent