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 gently stroked his broad

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was no longer the wrinkled newborn from before. She had grown a lot, and

her effort while sucking on a bottle became

stood by the crib, watching with a proud smile exclusive to grandfathers. "Little Sephy takes after me! They say the

longer wanting

Linda pulled

you? Our Sephy is a

knew someone would deal with Nicholas and could not help

same time, Zuko came in with a

eyes as if sensing that her meal had arrived. She pursed her

hurried to

understood how tough being a father could be. From being clumsy and frantic in the beginning to now being able to handle it easily, he knew

felt Lina had a harder time than him. At most, he took care of the child, but his wife had

use a breast pump to store milk in preservation bags, ready to be heated and fed to the baby

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