Titus and Julia shed tears of happiness when they saw how Sonia didn't object to them referring to Titus as her father. Could this mean that our child isn't really that hostile to us? "Sonny, how are you feeling right now?" asked an emboldened Julia concernedly as she approached Sonia. "Is something ailing you? If you feel unwell, you have to say it out loud. Pregnancy is traumatic in the first place, and you're young and have yet to experience this kind of thing. If there's something you don't understand, make sure to say it so that we can help you better. Got it?"
Titus chimed in, "Your mom's right, Sonny—"
Before he could finish his sentence, however, Sonia cut him short, saying, "I know these things myself, so you two don't have to remind me of that. I have lots of people around me who care about me."
The looks on Titus and Julia's faces turned to disappointment at the same time.
Julia nodded embarrassedly, saying, "You're right, Sonny. It's just that we're still worried about you, so please don't cast us off, okay?"
Sonia pursed her slightly pale lips without saying a word.
Toby patted her on the head without speaking either.
Silence instantly fell over the ward, making the atmosphere especially uncomfortable. Soon after that, however, Julia drew in a breath, and a faint smile reappeared on her face. "Oh, right, have you had breakfast? You two came so early. I made lots of breakfast, so let's have some together, shall we?" she said and was about to go to the kitchen to fetch them.
Titus nodded. "Your mom knew yesterday that you were coming, so she went out of the way to buy a lot of ingredients to cook a meal for you two. You should try it."
"It's not necessary," Sonia refused after biting her lip. "We've had breakfast already, so you needn't bother to do this."
Hearing that they already had their breakfast, Julia paused for a moment. The next instant, however, she said with a smile, "It doesn't matter if you've had breakfast. It took you two a lot of time to come all the way here, so you must be hungry. Sonny, just have some more, okay?" She looked at Sonia eagerly. There was even an imploring look in her eyes. She just wanted Sonia to try out the food she prepared.
Seeing Julia like this, Titus let out an inward sigh before saying, "Sonny, your mom has never cooked in over twenty years. It's not that she doesn't know how to cook, but she wasn't willing to do so. She didn't know how to cook before getting pregnant with you, but after getting pregnant with you, she began to learn how to cook, saying she wanted to cook for her daughter for the rest of her life. After you got abducted, she became totally dispirited. She has many skills that she learned especially for you, but she has never used them again since then."
Sonia's eyes flickered at his words, and she turned to look at Julia.
Julia was also looking at her with reddened eyes. "Sonny—"
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