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.

three in the afternoon, Yasmine entered Chloe’s bedroom with

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

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

in the celebration.

remained unfazed. “He’s their great-grandfather. If he insists on coming,

her grand-daughter’s mouth. “He probably won’t cause any trouble. I’ve thought

a comfortable position, hugging

hand, gazed out the

can’t think of anything

frequent visits to see the children. But until her discharge, Alyssa had barred him from so much as holding them. He could only look

in Chloe’s mind, but on this issue, Yasmine seemed to have inadvertently spoken on

make a gesture?”

invitation?” Chloe

his personality, he wouldn’t accept such courtesy. In his eyes, attending his great-grandchildren’s celebration banquet is his right, and

then don’t insult him. On the day, Alyssa will probably know how to ‘insult’

why her mother had brought up such a redundant topic, so that was the reason. But what did it have to do with

come of his own accord, so why bother

“That’s between them, then.”

Yasmine fell silent.

tested letting go of the bottle, only to find her Little Sun still too small

chair, her

is over, are you

Chloe, her expression growing displeased. “What, you’re

not long

Yasmine glared at her.

own property, and if that’s

kick me

“Don’t provoke me.”

to be close

does life give you? You sure you don’t want to tend to your own life? Using your grandkids as a shield

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

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

her with a smile, “But the woman standing before me now is

gently wiped their mouths with a burp cloth and stood up, cradling the empty bottles and walking over to

I might start believing that that person could outright

lips,

bottles and wiping the babies’ mouths, she mused, “Do you think I

joined her by the window, gazing

the arched bridge beside the manor, a fixture

snatched the baby bottles from Chloe’s hand, “Live your own life and stop meddling with others. If you think I’m an eyesore in your house, I’ll

course, you’re always welcome to see the babies. If it’s convenient, I’ll bring

casting a cold glance at her daughter before taking the bottles

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

will you miss Grandma if

“Ah-ee.”

“Doo-ah.”

obligingly cooed

so

“Mm-hmm.”

“Mm-hmm.”

“But Grandma has her own life to live, right? To make her happy, we need to let her find her

fixed on her

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