After blowing out the candles, Jackson began to speak. "My wish is—"

"Don't say it out loud. If you tell a wish, it won't come true," Serenity interrupted, putting her hand against his lips.

Jackson gently pulled her hand down. "But didn't you promise to fulfill my wishes? If I don't say it, how can you help me realize them?"

"That's different. I can grant you three wishes, but as for your birthday wish…. It's probably something like wishing for God to grant you better business or a long life. You just can't say it out loud," Serenity said.

"But my wishes, they’re all about you," Jackson said, eyes hooded. He gently held her index finger in his hand, spreading it and gesturing the number '1'.

"First, I wish you'll celebrate my birthday every year until I die."

Serenity was stunned. Next, he spread her middle finger, making a '2' sign. "Secondly, I wish you'll never leave me."

Jackson fell silent after telling his second wish. He kept staring at her hand but hesitated to say his