Chapter 178

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“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.
novelbin“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. You 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 wereroughly 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, “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