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.

with two bottles of formula to

placed the babies by the window, basking them

caring for the twins, no longer the icy figure she

the celebration. What are your

their great-grandfather. If he insists

a dribble of milk from her grand-daughter’s mouth. “He probably won’t cause any trouble. I’ve thought it through for him, and he really doesn’t have much to

a comfortable

hand, gazed out the window

can’t think of anything

until her discharge, Alyssa had barred him from so

terrible in Chloe’s mind, but on this

least make

Chloe replied

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

insult him. On the day, Alyssa will probably know how to

her mother had brought up such a redundant topic, so that was

his own accord, so why bother with

“That’s between them, then.”

Yasmine fell silent.

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

her gaze

is over,

smile faded as she faced Chloe, her expression growing displeased. “What, you’re tired

it not

Yasmine glared at her.

own property, and if that’s not enough, I’ll get you another

kick me out if I’m in the

“Don’t provoke me.”

be

“You’ve been baby-watching for a hundred days. How many sets of a hundred days does life give you?

see the day when I’d be scorned by my own daughter, let alone

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

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

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

you linger any longer, I might start believing that that person could outright buy a patch of my land

lips, staying silent

babies’ mouths, she mused, “Do you think I should really sell him a piece of

her

on the arched bridge beside the manor,

baby bottles from Chloe’s hand, “Live your own life and stop meddling with others. If you

always welcome to see the babies. If it’s

her breath, casting a cold glance at her daughter before taking the bottles and leaving

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

you miss Grandma if she

“Ah-ee.”

“Doo-ah.”

obligingly

been so good to you, you’ll miss

“Mm-hmm.”

“Mm-hmm.”

their soft cheeks and whispered, “But Grandma has her own life to live, right? To make her

understand Chloe’s words, but they kept their eyes fixed on her face, giggling and kicking

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