A vibrant atmosphere in the house might help.
Old Sterling just told the servant to do as Savannah asked.
Kaiden's friends in his kindergarten were invited to Sterling's house on his birthday.
Savannah also invited Joanne, Olivia, Matt, and Jacob to come to enliven the house.
Her grandpa was too busy with his business in Chicago, but he asked a servant to bring a gift to his dear great-grandson.
The light was turned off when the candles were lit.
Joanne smiled and asked Kaiden to make a wish.
The candles lit up the house. Light prevailed over darkness, like hope over despair.
Kaiden held his hands together, mumbled a wish in front of the cake with his eyes closed, and then he blew out the candles.
Savannah gazed at Kaiden's face with deep emotion.
Kaiden was a year older.
Over the past years, he celebrated his birthday with his father only, and this year he had only his mother.