He abruptly stopped walking. Muscles turning stiff, he turned back and asked, "What did you just say? I... I didn't hear it clearly."
Cathy winked to him and repeated firmly, "Daniel, let's have a baby! Once the drill after the new year is over, let's have one!"
Upon hearing this, Daniel burst out in euphoria. Both excited and at a loss, he exclaimed, "Cathy, remember what you have said! Don't take back your words!"
"I won't take back my words!" she assured him. Cathy's eyebrows shot up and she smiled with confidence. "I have even finished filling in the application form for my pregnancy."
"Ahh!" Daniel roared as he dashed to her, hugged her waist, and lifted her up. He began to spin her round and round, still laughing with joy. "Cathy! My dear Cathy! You have made me the happiest man in the world!"
"Let me down! What are you doing?" she screamed. Blushing, she looked around. Some soldiers had already shot them curious glances. Beating softly on Daniel's shoulders, she demanded, "Daniel, let me go!"
"No! I don't care what the others think!"
What they were doing had attracted everyone's attention. After all, they were a famous couple in the Eagle Special Brigade. Their excitement caused the crowd to wonder if anything special had just happened. And the likeliest reason for these two to behave like that was that Cathy was pregnant!
However, after sometime, there was no change showing in Cathy's abdomen, so Elijah was sent to ask what was really going on. In the end, they realized that their speculations had been proven wrong. Daniel and Cathy weren't happy because they were expecting a baby, but rather they had just decided on having one. Regardless, when everyone heard the news, they still felt happy for Daniel. After all, if they continued to sacrifice all of their time for their work, they would drag out the possibility of having a baby. Of course, this all happened months later.
As for right now... The four students reached William's office, but Edgar wasn't around. Maggie heard from the guard that Edgar had just left five minutes ago. She felt her spirits plummet, but managed to suppress her feelings. When Maggie heard that Edgar was going to see Claire, she became so jealous that William could smell the sourness of envy on her.
"You have a few days off now. You should spend some time with your family," William said, glancing at Maggie with some fatherly concern. "If any of you is interested to come back here again, you can apply through your school."
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