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.

kitten was less than a month old, but it already had several health issues. Even if they tried to

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

was a fighter, and the treatment went well. Its life was

see the kitten. The cat was curled up in the corner of a cage. Its fur was mostly shaved off from the treatment,

made a

and upon recognizing Ashley, it wobbled over to the edge of the cage, meowing softly. She reached out to touch it,

Ashley smiled.

it it's so small and ugly. It can't fend for itself, and

thing. Two months later, after the kitten had mostly recovered, Elias personally

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

grabbing the cat and lifting it up. "Don't you have any idea how big you are? Or are

meowed in

that it was the latter because the cat never

working, it would curl up at her feet, using 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 a paw to' review" the papers with her,

simply flipped it onto its back and buried his face in its belly for a big sniff. The cat

and she quickly grabbed

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

cat, they named Daisy, as it was a mostly white cat

the perfect response to everyone pressuring them to

said, "This is

in with a

kid wouldn't be as well-behaved or

Daisy gave another meow.

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

Daisy meowed again.

felt exasperated, but she couldn't say anything in response. Why did her grandson-uh,

Elias gave Daisy a pat and put a beautiful ruby necklace on

control him, and now that he was in charge of his own life, his parents could do nothing more than grumble. They certainly couldn't pressure him into anything, and he also made sure to deal with all

William brought his daughter, Wilhelmina, to the

they had a nanny. He just didn't trust anyone else. So, when he had to go out, he brought her

seeing

neutered, and it looked miserable. Worried that it might get depressed at such a young age, Ashley had

baffled. "What kind of