My Repentant Brothers by Grace Edith

Chapter 329

Gavin was a genius, an academic whiz whose mind worked better than anyone's. Yet, when it came to caring for a baby, he found himself at a loss.

He returned to the room with the supplies and handed the baby blanket to Madeline. "Maddie, are you sure you want to take her home and raise her? I think it's a huge responsibility. It takes a lot of time and effort. "Huh?" Madeline blinked. "Well, you can just hire a nanny for now."

Someone in the adjacent room overheard and scoffed, "So young and already have a kid, but don't know how to care for one? Money isn't everything. A child doesn't thrive on money alone."

Embarrassed, Madeline hugged the baby and walked out.

Gavin said, "And how do you raise a child with no money? Can a child live on air? The person fell silent.

Inside the car, Gavin called someone to arrange for a trusted nanny. Then he started the engine.

Madeline held the baby. "She's such a good-natured little thing-not fussy at all. Aren't babies supposed to cry a lot?"

Gavin replied, "Probably because she's not hungry yet. Once she is, she'll definitely cry" Madeline nodded, thinking that made

sense.

Holding the soft little baby, Madeline noticed the warm scent of milk clinging to her, which brought a cozy feeling to her heart. She felt an instant connection with this child-perhaps it was love at first sight or maybe she just always loved kids. She gently squeezed the baby's hand. "You're so cute, little one."

giggled at Madeline, waving her arms excitedly. Madeline cooed, "Look outside, sweetie!

to see.

to have a home with Maddie? He had a bit of an ulterior motive. "Maddie, can we keep the baby at our place for now? Let's see if the nanny is reliable before handing her over

the baby. "I don't have much going on

smiled slightly. "We also need to sort out her paperwork. Her parents didn't have local documents yet. They hadn't even picked a name for her; they only had a foreign one. We might need to choose a Clusian name." Madeline sighed. "They

"She has a

head. "Since you'll be taking care of her, she should take your last name. The last name Newton sounds nice too. You could be her brother

want her to have his last name. He looked at Madeline. "What should we call

thought for a moment and said, "How about Grace? Her parents probably wished for her to

Gavin instructed someone

up safely, she needed a proper identity. But whether under his name

she's just two months old; it makes sense." Having a baby at home means needing a lot of things: a crib, stroller,

had a

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with Madeline, she'd be calm, but

to tears.

At night.

show. Grace munching on her fingers, drooled messily. Madeline glanced down. 'Grace, no

kitchen with a baby bottle, pressing it to his cheek. "It's warm-should be