In the dimly lit study, the air was thick with tension.

Chloe, fresh from a soak in the tub, was once again drenched in sweat. Caught by a man starved for months, she knew the outcome would be memorizing.

Whenever she hesitated to compromise, she worried that Damon would strain her physically. The pain of childbirth had scarred her heart, and the stitches that followed haunted her with every pull and twinge, making it an indelible memory.

She was, in truth, frightened of that pain. Thus, it had become a no-go zone, both physically and psychologically. But she couldn’t let her fear stop him forever.

It had indeed been too long.

At first, she was too shy to let him touch her because of her insecurity about her body, but as time dragged on, she worried that he would only grow more fierce. And so, she had steeled herself for this encounter.d2

Thankfully, the anticipated pain never came.

Damon was relentless. Cradled in his arms, utterly spent, Chloe’s voice was a mere whisper, fragmented almost beyond coherence, “Enough… it’s… time for… dinner.”

Damon, seemingly deaf to her plea, scooped her up and carried her back to the desk, where he pressed the intercom button.

The phone was quickly answered.

“Hello.”

“Dinner is postponed by thirty minutes.”

“Alright.”

The maid hesitated before complying, then swiftly relayed the message to the kitchen.

Chloe cursed inwardly, regretting letting his desire build for so long. “The babies will probably start fussing soon.”

“There are plenty of people to tend to them.”

“But…”

“No excuses, you’re mine right now.”

He’d stressed this point many times, and she never took him seriously. Today was a lesson in action.

Resigned to her fate, Chloe clung to Damon’s shoulders, pressing her body against his, murmuring softly, “Be gentle.”

His grip tightened at her words.

Noticing the sudden change in his expression, she instantly regretted her plea. “Don’t go too hard please.”

“I’ll try.” His response was terse, his passion unleashed.

Chloe bit her lip. This was going to be intense.

The celebration banquet was a hive of activity.

Employee after employee called, each eager to attend the twins’ celebration.

Chloe was initially hesitant, fearing too many guests would lead to chaos, but once Damon said he’d handle the arrangements, she gave her consent.

Elizabeth, ever the worrier, wanted the twins’ celebration to be grand and had spent days overseeing the plans. Naturally, the children’s care fell mostly on Yasmine and Chloe.

in the afternoon, Yasmine entered Chloe’s bedroom with two bottles of formula to feed

sunlight was warm. Chloe placed the babies by the window, basking them in the

months of caring for the twins, no longer the icy figure she

want to get involved in the

he insists

won’t cause any

a comfortable

one hand, gazed out the

can’t think

until her discharge, Alyssa had barred him from so much as holding them. He could only look on from a distance, getting close now and then, only to

great-grandfather’s reputation was terrible in Chloe’s mind, but on this issue, Yasmine seemed to have inadvertently

make a gesture?”

Chloe replied

wouldn’t accept such courtesy. In his eyes, attending his great-grandchildren’s celebration banquet

On the day, Alyssa will probably know how

a redundant topic, so that was the

yet he would come of his own accord, so why bother with such

“That’s between them, then.”

Yasmine fell silent.

of the bottle, only to find her Little Sun still too small to hold it, and so she continued to support

back in her chair, her gaze returned

the celebration banquet is over, are you planning to

she faced Chloe, her expression growing displeased. “What, you’re tired of me staying

not

Yasmine glared at her.

your own property, and if that’s not enough, I’ll

kick me out if I’m in the

“Don’t provoke me.”

be close to my

“You’ve been baby-watching for a hundred days. How many sets of a hundred days does life give you? You sure you don’t want

live to see the day when I’d be scorned by my

remember her, was an independent, strong, and charismatic woman. Decisive and clear-cut in her actions, she never dawdled

at her with a smile, “But the woman standing before me now is evading issues, far from solving them. Is

finished their bottles almost simultaneously. Chloe gently wiped their mouths with a burp cloth and stood up, cradling the empty bottles and walking over to the window to

that person could outright buy

her lips, staying

taking the empty bottles and wiping the babies’ mouths, she mused, “Do you think I should really sell him

joined her

see the same figure on the arched bridge beside the manor, a fixture

stop meddling

you’re always welcome to see the babies. If

her daughter before taking

center of the twin cribs, looking down at the two happy babies gazing up at her, her face

you miss

“Ah-ee.”

“Doo-ah.”

little ones obligingly cooed in

Grandma’s been so

“Mm-hmm.”

“Mm-hmm.”

and whispered, “But Grandma has her own life to live, right? To

eyes fixed on her face, giggling and kicking

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