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.

Yasmine entered Chloe’s bedroom with two

was warm. Chloe placed

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

the celebration. What are your

he insists on coming, I can’t

from her grand-daughter’s mouth. “He probably won’t cause any trouble. I’ve thought it through for him, and

comfortable

the window before

think of

from so much as holding them. He could only look on from a distance,

was terrible in Chloe’s mind, but on this issue,

least make a

Chloe

attending his great-grandchildren’s celebration banquet is his right,

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

that was the reason. But what did it have to do

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

“That’s between them, then.”

Yasmine fell silent.

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

her gaze returned to the

over, are you planning

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

it not long

Yasmine glared at her.

property, and if that’s

me out if I’m in the

“Don’t provoke me.”

want to be

lips into a gentle smile, “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 to tend to your

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

and charismatic

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

almost simultaneously. Chloe gently wiped their mouths with a burp cloth and stood up, cradling the

that that person could outright buy a patch of my land to settle down here

her lips, staying silent this

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

her by the window,

figure on the arched bridge beside the manor, a fixture

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

welcome to see the babies. If it’s convenient, I’ll bring them over to

her daughter before taking the bottles and

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

you miss

“Ah-ee.”

“Doo-ah.”

obligingly

Grandma’s been so

“Mm-hmm.”

“Mm-hmm.”

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

they kept their eyes fixed on her face, giggling

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