Anya sat sandwiched between the two women.

Molly scrutinized Anya's face. "Goodness, your skin is as smooth as a baby's!"

She had initially misconstrued Anya's relationship with Andre and nearly went off on her, but Anya was obviously so naive.

Anya pursed her lips, turning to look at Mia. She had heard that Mia was a hard-nosed woman, quick-tempered and a brawler. She also had heard she was well-behaved, lively, and adorable. Then Andre told her that she was a playful, spoiled little girl. However, she felt that this woman, her aunt, seemed quite gentle.

"Auntie, may I touch your belly?" Anya asked.

"Of course," Mia replied generously. She opened her arms, letting Anya's hand rest on her belly and gently caress it. "The baby was quite active just a while ago, but it seems like he's taking a nap now."

Anya laid her hand on Mia's belly, careful not to press too hard, tenderly feeling the life within.

"Where's Leo?" Andre was the first to notice the birthday boy was missing.

The forgotten Leo, standing at the foot of the stairs, finally caught the family's attention.

Naomi called her son over.

Leo trudged over reluctantly. Taking a seat next to Molly, he sat in the spot Chad had vacated.

Naomi asked her son with a smile, "Do you remember Anya?"

He had noticed her the moment she stepped through the door. She was the girl who lost the fight and got whisked away in the middle of the night. She was pleasant to the eye but of no use. "Nope, can't recall." Leo said.

Anya glanced at Leo from across Molly. She didn't remember him either.

Naomi laughed, "Leo, you once saved Anya when you guys were kids. Don't you remember?"

with interest. Gossip concerning their friends was always a sure-fire way to pique their

asked excitedly, "Naomi, tell us about this life-saving

ever

When had she ever been

but she remembered it clearly. "When you were seven, I took you to a dinner party at Anya's home. You rescued a little girl from

heads to look at Leo simultaneously. "Well, look at

brow, trying to

memory again, "The chubby little girl, don't

It's her!" Leo suddenly

screaming that you were drowning even though the water only reached your waist!" He had thought someone was actually drowning and jumped in to save her. However, she was so chubby that he couldn't lift her and ended up falling in himself. When he

blinked, "You're

boy who had scorned her for being fat, saying he couldn't lift her. However, his disdain

young, he would feed her all sorts of delicious food, which resulted in her becoming quite chubby at a young age. During the pool incident, the boy who had attempted to rescue

the pool because of her. After that, the rescue boy

something, her mother would

she would resist and not eat. Every time she was tempted to have a snack, her mother would appear and say, "Did you forget Little Leo called you Chubby Anya?" And Anya

she wanted to indulge in something, eat too much, a phrase would automatically pop into her mind: Little Leo called her a chubby

was the boy in front of her, today's birthday

at Leo, standing up with a smile. "Little Leo, I'm not fat

mischievous grins. Andre and Chad, the two men observing their women, could tell

retorted, "If you're not fat, then I won't have to save

Her clueless nephew

features, a high nose, and a heroic aura about him. He really did resemble the

over. "Just call me Leo, not Little Leo. It's

is brutally clueless!

exchanged glances, and Molly got the hint. Molly turned

smile. His happiness was obvious. He

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