"Liam."
With a heart brimming with joy, Tiffany nestled up to him, tilting her head to speak, "I have something to tell you."
His eyes, filled with love, met hers. He smiled warmly, "What's up, is it good news or bad news?"
"Of course it's good news. I've dealt with the bad ones myself, didn't want to dampen your spirits." Unable to resist, he gently poked her lips, moved by her words, "Tiffany, you're too good to me."
"You're just realizing that now? I thought all you remembered were the times I've been tough on you. We've had our share of brawls growing up, and you always lost. Later on, you'd avoid me whenever you saw me. Thankfully, those fights stopped."
Touching her nose lightly, he said, "I've been through a special family training, there's no way I couldn't beat you. I just let you win. As we grew older, I started avoiding you, it was my own issue. Every time I saw you, I'd feel butterflies and get all flushed. I was afraid you'd notice and make fun of me, so I hid from you."
His feelings for her had evolved during his adolescence.
But he'd kept them buried deep down, unable to voice them.
Had it not been for that time when Tiffany visited Neon Nectar Nightclub and they had a fight, he wouldn't have known that she reciprocated his feelings.
They'd grown up together, always competing, never really communicating, resulting in misunderstandings about each other's feelings.
Even though he spoiled her.
But to the outside world, he was afraid of her.
She loved him, but enjoyed teasing him, didn't this make them look like mortal enemies in the eyes of others?
blinked, "How about we have a duel now, and you don't hold back. Let me see how good I
told me what
last thing Liam wanted to do was to duel with her. If he
"I might be pregnant."
repeat that? You're
calmly. But once the meaning of her words sank in, he was overcome with shock.
many men who
Liam said, "I knew it! We're going to be parents
He was thrilled!
fast that she felt dizzy. She hit him, shouting, "Liam, stop spinning me, I'm getting
anxiously, "Tiffany, how are you? Still dizzy? I'm just
to duel with you, Tiffany, you're so
shuddered at the thought, yet he was helpless with this
stuck her tongue
their peace. Mr. Liam didn't have to rack
news to the family. But Tiffany stopped him, saying they still needed to go to the hospital for a check-up, her home pregnancy tes might not be
Tiffany and left Ascend Estate to visit
the manor was an octagonal pavilion. It
top of the hill was cool and breezy. Standing in the pavilion and
were standing
ancestors had great foresight to choose such an auspicious location to build
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