Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 926 Elias and Ashley's Side Story: Going Home Together

After they both agreed not to have kids, Elias went ahead and got a vasectomy, which was a common medical procedure to ensure that they'd have no kids. He didn't mention it to Ashley. Instead, he researched everything himself, then drove to the hospital and got it done.

The procedure was quick and simple, and it was done in less than an hour at an outpatient clinic. He even had a few meetings that afternoon, feeling only a slight discomfort that disappeared by the evening after he got home.

It wasn't until over a month later that Elias mentioned it to Ashley during a casual conversation. She stared at him, stunned for a moment. was rare to see someone as sharp as her look completely dumbfounded.

Elias chuckled. The word "surgery" had probably scared her into thinking that it was something serious. He quickly pulled her into a hug and kissed her before explaining in detail, trying to reassure her.

"Honey, didn't you notice that I've been terrified of having kids lately? Even with protection, I've been pulling out just to avoid any chance of an accident. Regardless of whether we'd keep the baby or not in the case of an accidental pregnancy, it would still hurt your body.

"I've been so worried about it that I haven't even been enjoying myself recently. So, I figured that I might as well eliminate the risk altogether."

Ashley wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her head against his chest as she quietly said, "I know about that surgery. My dad got it done too.

"Back then, it was usually the woman who got the procedure done, but my dad realized that female sterilization was way riskier and more harmful than it was for men. He couldn't bear to put my mom through that, so he got it done himself.

"He was the only man in the neighborhood

that my mom was lucky to have found him."

have it, and everyone praised him as the perfect husband. They said

Elias knew that Ashley rarely gave compliments outright. This was her roundabout way of praising him. He beamed with pride.

Unlike his reserved wife, Elias was much more direct. Since he'd just been complimented, he couldn't help but " stand at attention", so to speak.

That night, the couch and carpet became their battleground.

Later, when Ashley was chatting with Emelie, she casually mentioned what Elias had done. Emelie didn't hold back her praise, calling him a "loyal dog".

Despite their decision, they still welcomed a new addition to the family that winter. However, it was a furry one. It was raining heavily that day. Elias was out of town for work, so he couldn't pick Ashley up after work.

As she left the law firm and walked to the parking lot with an umbrella in hand, she heard a faint meowing through the pouring rain. After searching around, she found a tiny but filthy white kitten hiding under a car.

It looked like a newborn. Its eyes were crusted with discharge, and it was so small and skinny that it seemed like a gust of wind could knock it over. It looked pitiful.

the vet. After an examination, the vet said that the kitten was less than a month old, but it already had several health issues. Even

have to try," Ashley said firmly. After all, she

the kitten was a fighter, and the treatment

her to the vet to see the kitten. The cat was curled up in the

a

it wobbled over to the edge of the cage, meowing softly. She reached out to touch it, and the kitten kissed her finger with its tiny pink

Ashley smiled.

for itself, and no other cats would want to be around it. If

had already been thinking the same thing. Two months later, after the kitten had mostly recovered, Elias personally took it for a bath and deworming, then brought it

fur and put on weight. It was no longer the scrawny little thing it once was, and it had turned into a sleek, well-fed cat. It had even developed a habit of jumping on Elias, and all 15 pounds of it felt like

cat and

meowed

the latter

its body heat to keep her warm. When she was reading documents, it would sit beside her in a perfect reading posture. Sometimes, it would even reach out

belly for a big sniff.

couldn't stop laughing, and she quickly grabbed her

said that cats and dogs couldn't get along, but the cat and the dog in Ashley's

a mostly white cat

Elias also had the perfect response to everyone pressuring them

said, "This is my

chimed in

wouldn't be as well-behaved or

Daisy gave another meow.

was some genetic mishap, and we had a delinquent? It'd be a family disaster-a societal tragedy. Why should we curse the world like that? Raising a cat

Daisy meowed again.

in response. Why did her grandson-uh, this cat-respond to Elias so

pat and put

his parents could do nothing more than grumble. They certainly couldn't pressure him into anything, and he also

day, William brought his daughter, Wilhelmina, to the

had a nanny. He just didn't trust anyone

seeing Daisy in

such a young age,

was baffled. "What kind of experience do I