Stella gritted her teeth and said, “It doesn’t count! That must have been a fluke. Let’s do it again—whoever gets the babies to move first this time won’t have to pay for Aurora’s engagement party.”

Keegan smirked confidently, “Alright, who’s going first?”

“Me!” Stella set down the plate of strawberries, sat up straight, cleared her throat, and began, “My babies, I’m your mother. Do you want to hear a story?”

As soon as she spoke, her belly moved, though not as strongly as when Keegan had spoken earlier. It was a hesitant, light movement, but enough to make Stella excited. “Look! See that?”

Keegan’s confidence wavered, and with a frown, he said, “Are you mimicking my voice? Isn’t that cheating?”

Indeed, after clearing her throat, Stella had spoken in a voice that sounded just like Keegan’s.

Stella blinked innocently, “How is that cheating? You never said I had to use my own voice. I’m just using my strengths.”

Keegan frowned, “You’re taking shortcuts!”

Stella simply replied, “I won.”

Keegan protested, “You’re stealing the fruits of my labor.”

Stella repeated, “I won.”

Keegan gritted his teeth, “You also tricked them and made them experience the deceitfulness of human nature before they’re even born!”

Stella only smiled, “I won.”

Keegan was still resisting, “But I haven’t had my turn yet! I haven’t lost!”

Stella smirked, “Sweetheart, didn’t you listen to the rules? I said the first one to speak wins. It’s not about who shouts first. Since I’ve already spoken, it doesn’t matter if you shout now—you’ll never be first.”

twitching. “Are

rules were clear before we

Let’s do best two out of three. Just now was a draw, so for the next round,

as she suddenly said, “If you don’t want to pay for your sister’s engagement party, I’ll do it.

began, but before

vanished. She scoffed, “Grandma’s paying for the party,

for Stella’s playful trap. Aurora shrugged innocently,

Keegan laughed in disbelief.

him of avoiding her because he no longer found her attractive during

and became clingy, hugging him

emotional swings during pregnancy, Keegan secretly enjoyed her clinginess. The prenatal education expert had said that pregnant women could feel insecure due to hormonal changes, causing mood swings that were often directed at the people they cared

how much she cared about him. This realization made him happy, but he also

and downs, knowing she found

approached, holding the hem of her skirt. “How about this

at the long hem and

Aurora was puzzled.

clean

Aurora was speechless.

and said kindly to Aurora, “It’s beautiful, but not ideal for an engagement party. You’ll be moving around a lot, greeting guests, and a shorter dress would be

was unworthy of her brother. She should be thankful that Stella was willing to put up with him—otherwise, with his

shorter?” Aurora asked,

be too short, just above the knee. Keep the style simple and elegant, and choose

few dresses from the collection the old lady had sent over, and finally, both Stella and Keegan agreed on

it, “As long as you don’t talk, you

thrilled with

bit later,

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