Chapter 1000

The liveliest part of the celebration was the tradition of making toasts. Martha led Baldwin in toasting to Alistair and Nadine first. Lisa's grandparents handed out monetary gifts. In this household, regardless of age, anyone who made good toast would receive a monetary gift. Though Martha and her husband no longer cared much about money, they still lit up with joy and gratitude upon receiving the gifts. After they finished, it was Logan's turn. For the past few years, Lisa had grown used to him calling to send his greetings since he rarely returned to the country. She had rarely seen him raise a toast. When he nodded politely, there was something different about it. Though his posture was the same as everyone else's, there was an air of nobility to it. It had a regal, almost otherworldly feel, like a king paying homage to the heavens. But Logan was toasting to his parents—the ones who raised him, even if they weren't his birth parents. Yet, how could he carry himself with such