She stepped into the bathroom, letting the warm water wash away the stress of her day.

Meanwhile, Isaac was just about to call Yuri Lynette when his phone rang.

Picking it up, he was greeted by an impatient voice. "Bri, why aren't you back yet? Eltham called, said you were feeling unwell?" "Dad, Bri's with me."

"Ridiculous!"

Yuri shot up from his chair. "You're blatantly keeping Bri at your place. Have you considered the consequences if people find out?" "Dad, she's my wife. It's only natural she's with me."

Yuri fell silent, finally relenting. "She's pregnant. Take good care of her."

"Will do."

After hanging up, Isaac moved to his desk to catch up on some work.

Brittany, fresh from her bath and in her pajamas, saw him engrossed in his papers and felt a stab of concern.

She approached the desk and playfully snatched the documents from him. "Aren't you tired? Why are you still working?"

promised Elijah

Brittany insisted, "Time

to their bedroom. As they lay down,

was genuinely exhausted and fell asleep almost

in his embrace, comforted by his steady heartbeat, feeling a sense of

with their intertwined

to find Brittany still in his arms,

in properly, and changed

servants. Firstly, because he enjoyed his privacy, and secondly, to keep their

started preparing breakfast, recalling it had been months since he last made Brittany her favorite morning meal. It felt like a lifetime

downstairs by the delicious aroma. She found Isaac, apron-clad, watching over a pot of simmering oatmeal, its

her awake, raised an eyebrow. "Go

to the bathroom, Brittany returned fully awake to find Isaac serving up a pot of creamy chicken oatmeal, her

cooked to perfection, the chicken

bowls, barely putting her spoon down.

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