Chap 53: The proposal was sweet and sincere.

Steven took my hand and led me to a house with a large garden not far from the valley of tulips. Even though it's not the season for flowers to bloom, I can still smell the faint sweet fragrance that dissolves in the cold winter weather. It makes me feel more relaxed and at ease.

"Aunt Jack!" Steven called out loudly, causing the two people who were working hard to do something to look up. Seeing Steven, they couldn't hide their surprise. A full-figured woman hurried towards us and was followed by the tall man. He seemed calmer, but his face was also filled with joy. As she approached, I noticed that her and Steven's eye colors were very similar. Steven's eye color seems inherited from his mother's family line.

Steven's aunt was emotional, her eyes red as if she was about to cry. She stroked Steven's face and said, "It's been a long since I've seen you. Since the day Evelyn died, you have not returned to this place. I'm sorry, I can't come to New York to visit you either because I did