"There is nothing we can do to settle this long-running family feud. Don't beat yourself up over this, " Charles told Linda while gently stroking her hair.
Linda positioned her head cozily on Charles's lap while having a nice little chat with him.
Paul didn't want to bother them upon seeing that sweet scene, so he went out. Linda hadn't spent much Charles for a while because he was too busy. And absence did make the heart grow fonder.
"Honey, our babies are coming. Have you thought about what their names would be? We are going to have twins!" Linda was brimming with happiness as she thought of her babies, yet she was also worried. It was already nerve wracking to have one baby coming because raising a child well wasn't an easy job, but she was expecting twins! She wondered which baby would get a peek of the world first. No matter who came out first, Linda and Charles would love him or her as equally as the younger one for they were both their beloved babies.
"We don't have to rush it. Their names can be chosen after they would be born. When that time comes, we also need to consult our parents and our genealogy for their names. How about we give them pet names first?" Charles said as he grinned. He was glowing with parental love at the mention of his twins.
Perhaps, he was more eager than Linda to see them. That's why he was busy dealing with company affairs these days. In this way, he would be able to stay with Linda when she would be in labor and accompany her after the babies were born. He wanted to give her the greatest sense of security.
It was said that postpartum depression was pretty common after delivery, so he wanted to make sure that Linda wouldn't catch the emotional blues.
As for the pet names of their children, they still wanted to give it another thought.
After all, their pet names would probably follow them all through their childhood. What if they were no good and their twins would blame them for their lame names?
Charles patted Linda's hand and said to her while she still seemed to be deep in thought, "Linda, I can't stay with you tomorrow night. Take care of yourself while I'm away."
Linda squinted at him and asked, "Where will you be?"
"There is going to be a jewelry auction in ZJ Province tomorrow night. I'm going to have a look."
Linda felt that something was off. It was quite strange, for Charles wasn't the kind of man who liked to take part in such spectacle. Yet, she didn't ask him for more information as jewelry didn't interest her.
"I could finish all the things I have on hand by next week. Then, I will accompany you every day at home, all right?" Charles could feel that Linda was upset by his former answer, so he told her this immediately to cheer her up. Now that Linda had his twins in her womb, he would literally do everything to make her happy.
In fact, whether she was having his twins or not, she was still one of his precious treasures. He would treat her with equal love and care.
People said that daughters were the dearest loves of their dads in their another lives. Therefore, the profoundest love from a man for a woman was to pamper her as his daughter. That was how Charles loved Linda.
Linda had been pretty tired these days due to her pregnancy. She even fell asleep on Charles's lap during their short chat, which he found both funny and heartbreaking.
He carried her to the bed. He could feel her obvious change in weight after pregnancy. She had gained a lot of weight, appearing as a plumper and chubbier woman. Comparing her now with her former state, Charles liked this Linda best, for she was too skinny before.
Charles too fell into a sound sleep with Linda, the dearest love of his life, in his arms. She was the only person who could give him a peaceful sleep as long as she was breathing around him. He wanted to be with her till death would part them.
By the time Linda woke up the next morning, Charles had already left. Although the jewelry auction would only kick off in the afternoon, he still arrived early in ZJ Province in the morning.
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