Lena stiffened momentarily, her mind in a daze. This was not the first time Chris had suggested going home to meet his parents and discuss marriage. Previously, when he had brought it up, she had found excuses to avoid the conversation. But this time, she did not know what excuse she could use.

Chris' gaze dimmed slightly. "Lenny, don't you want to come home with me?"

Lena bit her lip, her heart pounding. The more these moments came up, the less she could find the right words to say.

Chris was getting anxious. "Don't you want to marry me?"

Of course, Lena wanted to! She just was unable to say it.

Sometimes, she really disliked her personality—introverted, keeping everything inside, as if she were deliberately resisting communication with the outside world.

Chris took a deep breath and slowly let go of his hand around her waist. He turned away from her. When he turned back, he met her sparkling eyes. In those eyes, he glimpsed a moment of timidity, a side of Lena he had never seen before.

His heart clenched, and he stepped forward to hold her tightly.

"I know what you're worried about," he whispered gently in her ear. "Don't be afraid. I'm here for everything."

up in Lena's eyes, and her hands

-

The little girl was no longer the wrinkled newborn

Zephyr praised her every day—even her effort while sucking

the crib, watching with a proud smile exclusive to grandfathers. "Little Sephy takes after me! They say the apple doesn't

his eyes, no longer wanting to

though, Linda pulled on Nicholas'

be like you? Our

with Nicholas and could not help

Zuko came in with a

if sensing that her meal had arrived. She pursed her little mouth and let

to soothe

being clumsy and frantic in the beginning to now being able to handle it easily, he knew exactly how much effort he had

harder time than him. At most, he took care of the child,

why he tried his best to let Lina rest. When Lina had enough breast milk, he made her use a breast pump to store milk in preservation bags, ready to be heated and fed to the baby whenever she

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