"No..." Nora said softly, "It's mainly because I'm allergic to animal fur since I was young. If Ashley insists on raising small animals, I'll fall ill. Do you want to see I fall ill?"
While Nora was talking to Ashley, Owen took Patrick's shoulder aside and said, "You're a stubborn man who finally changed yourself with Amelia's efforts?"
Sensing the teasing in Owen's words, Patrick pretended to not understand. "I don't understand what you mean."
At her brother's pretense, Owen just laughed softly and didn't break him down, only asking, "When are you going to have a baby with your wife?"
Patrick furrowed his brows and said in a hurry, "Let's talk about it later."
His uncertain answer was already enough to surprise Owen. If it were before, he would definitely refuse firmly, but now he had this plan in his subconscious.
Before Owen and Nora left, Andrew reluctantly whispered to Amelia's ear, "Auntie Amelia, I'll definitely come to see you when I have time!"
Amelia pinched his little face and said with a smile, "I had given you my cell phone number, have you written it down?"
Andrew solemnly responded, "I have."
"You can call me at any time as long as you want, but don't let it impact your study..."
Before the words were out of her mouth, Amelia felt a little heat on her face, and it turned out to be Andrew kissing her.
After they were gone, Patrick turned and surrounded Amelia against the wall outside the house, sliding his fingers lightly over her soft face, finally resting on the spot where she had been kissed and asking with a deep gaze, "What did you promise Andrew? He smiled so happily?"
As Patrick approached, Amelia stared at his beautiful features, her heart racing as she responded, "I left a cell phone number for him..."
"What?" Patrick lowered his voice and asked, "Aren't you afraid that he's always using some childish questions to disturb you day and night?"
Amelia smiled and said, "Andrew happens to be in school when I go to work, however, I have nothing to do when I get home from work and it doesn't clash with Andrew's school drop-off time, so it's okay for me to talk to him for a while."
"Since you like children so much, why don't we..." Out of impulse, Patrick actually wanted to say otherwise they'd have a baby!
"What?" Amelia was obviously stunned for a moment.
In this short pause, Patrick's mind was full of thoughts. Although this woman was not the one he wanted most, she was beautiful and elegant and had received a good education. In addition, from the days when she took care of Ashley and Andrew, it seemed that she would surely become a perfect mother.
More importantly, she was his wife. No woman in the world was more qualified than her to give birth to a child for him.
If that was the case, then what was there to hesitate about?
Patrick narrowed his eyes slightly and said in his mind, "Amelia, we..."
"May I ask if the family owner's surname is Hopper? There's a letter from Australia!"
Before Patrick could get his words out, he was interrupted by a voice outside.
He wanted to ignore it, but the word "Australia" triggered him and made his eyes move from Amelia's face to the letter carrier's raised hand, which had a pink envelope on it.
He walked over with a solemn expression, leaving behind a confused-looking Amelia standing at the same spot.
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