Lucas had already made his way back to Aveline's side, taking her hand with a playful smile. "Ave, do you feel like you need my company? Do you want me by your side all the time?" Aveline, who had witnessed the whole exchange, simply stared at him, speechless.

Could this man be any more shameless?

Aaron approached with a look of disdain. "Lucas, have you no shame? You'll say anything to avoid grilling. Aren't you afraid your son will grow up and laugh at you?" Without missing a beat, Lucas replied, "My daughter wouldn't laugh at me."

Aaron was momentarily stunned.

Daughter?

He hadn't even confirmed the baby's gender, and yet Lucas was already claiming it was a girl.

"Your daughter, huh? You sure about that?" Aaron scoffed. "Do you even deserve one?"

Lucas remained unfazed. "Of course I do. I make all this money just for my daughter to spend, so it has to be a girl."

At that moment, Aveline chimed in, her voice soft but teasing, "Well, I think your daughter would love to taste the barbecue her dad grills himself."

Aaron burst out laughing. "Well said, Aveline! Lucas, looks like your daughter's waiting are you really not going to grill for her?"

Lucas gave Aveline a look, surprised she had thrown him under the bus. He sighed dramatically, placing a hand on her belly. "Fine, if it's for my daughter, I'll grill." Reluctantly, he made his way toward the grill but not before dragging Desmond, Baron, and Braden along with him.

three of them were

quietly questioning the whole point of the fishing

extra serving of grilled fish out

She gave Aveline

her head. "It wasn't me. It

raised an eyebrow. "So... you

hoping for a boy, honestly. At least then, he won't have to face as many struggles and hardships

"Don't be so pessimistic, it's

about.

her to no

just be Lucas-her two uncles would be

smiled but

the afternoon, the delicious aroma of grilled food filled the air. With plenty of people cooking, everyone was able to

carefully grill the skewers, she couldn't

her shoulder with a teasing grin.

putting

to

of taking it with her hands, Selena

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