Serena Sterling listened quietly, without saying a word, because she knew that at this moment, the man just needed her to listen quietly.
Malcom Moore continued with teasing, yet his voice was filled with sorrow as he recounted, "Back then, I loved crying, not at all like a boy... Charles Moore later saw that I was always crying and told me..."
At this point, Malcom Moore changed his tone, mimicking Charles Moore's voice, and said, "Malcom, you're a man. Even without Mommy, you need to learn to take care of yourself. Crying is of no use..."
After speaking, Malcom Moore caressed the soft hair of the girl and continued, "From then on, I never cried again. Even when I took over the family business at nineteen, I hadn't cried since..."
"But, I don't like celebrating birthdays either. Because once my birthday comes, I think of Mommy's death, feeling that if it weren't for my birthday, if Mommy hadn't taken me to the amusement park, maybe such an accident wouldn't have happened."
