In the photo, the baby form of Sonia looked so pink and soft. She was so very cute.
Sonia turned to look at it and immediately looked away in disgust. "Ugly."
In her eyes, she looked so ugly; her skin was red and wrinkly, like a monkey.
Titus chuckled. "You were just born. You look much cuter later on. There is another photo of you when you were a month old."
It was also the only other photo he had of her since Henry Reed stole her soon after.
He no longer had the chance to take photos of Sonia after that.
Hearing that there was another photo, Toby hurriedly searched through the photos. Most of the new photos looked similar to the first baby photo.
However, as he scrolled further back, he began to notice changes in the photos.
The baby in the photos was slowly growing up. The red-tinged skin slowly turned fair and smooth. The squashed, wrinkled face slowly filled out until Sonia looked very chubby and cute.
That meant these photos were part of a series documenting Sonia's growth from birth to one month. There should be 30 photos, which meant a photo was taken every single day.
As expected, there were no more photos after the 30th photo.
Just as he anticipated, it meant this was a series of photos documenting Sonia's growth.
While Sonia seemed repulsed by the photos, she was actually watching as Toby scrolled through the photos.
When they reached the end of the photos, she too understood that these photos were a record of the first 30 days of her life.
She looked at Titus.
He was staring back at her with a gaze that shined with obvious warmth.
She hurriedly looked away as if the gaze had burned her.
Titus let out a sigh of disappointment.
"Can I have a copy of these photos?" Toby asked.
Titus put aside his bad mood and replied without hesitation, "Of course."
"Thanks," Toby said before pulling out his phone as well.
Sonia grabbed his arm. "What are you doing? Why do you want a copy of these photos?"
"You're very cute as a baby!" Toby chuckled. "Baby photos are great memories. Of course, I want a copy. I want to be able to look at them whenever I feel like it."
He then started sending copies of the photos to himself.
Seeing that there was no way she could stop him, Sonia let him do as he pleased.
Soon, Toby was done copying the photos from Titus' phone.
It was then that Julia was done cooking and laid out a feast on the table. Once the food was served, she wiped her hands clean and turned to Sonia. "Let's eat, Sonny."
Sonia stood there, unmoving.
Toby tugged her hand. "It'll be fine. Let's go."
He then led her over to the table by hand.
Julia's anxieties vanished when she saw the two of them walk over to the table. She smiled. "Sonny, Toby, have a seat first. I'll go help your dad over."
She then walked over to Titus.
Soon, he was shuffling over to the table with her help.
After the two sat down, Julia glanced at Titus and at Toby. She could not resist letting out a sob. "I'm so happy. My dream finally came true."
Sonia's eyes flashed; she could guess what Julia's dream was.
A family reunion.
As expected, Julia accepted the tissue paper Titus held out and spoke through a tight throat, "Sonny, after you were born, your father and I would fantasize about what life would be like when you were older. We all said you would end up marrying the best man in the world because that was the only kind of man you deserved."
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