Sonia kept silent while Mary nodded. "Yes, it is true."
"How come?!" Tyler sprang up. "I thought she was pregnant with only one baby. How come it's twins now?"
"Don't fool me. I'm not an idiot." He pointed at Sonia. He had poor academic intelligence, but it did not mean that he was a fool.
Sonia gazed at him. "Fool you? We don't have the energy to fool a silly boy like you."
Grace giggled, and Mary smiled. "You heard us right, Young Master Tyler. Young Mistress Sonia is having twins."
"No way." He still found it hard to believe it. "But you didn't tell me that when I visited yesterday. How did one baby just turn into twins all of a sudden? Toby is not in the country. How come you're pregnant with another one?"
"Silly boy." Mary glared at him. "The twins have been there from the very start, but the machine failed to catch it because the second baby has a rather slower growth. We found out about it only today. That's why we were told it was only one baby."
"Is that even possible?" Tyler was nonplussed upon the discovery that it was possible for the machines to overlook things because the other embryo experienced slow growth. He blinked his blank eyes, showing how eye-opening it was.
Sonia shook her head at his hilarious reaction. "Strange, huh."
He finally gathered his thoughts and came up to the bed to look at her covered belly. He questioned once again because he could not believe his ears. "Sister-in-law, you're not lying, are you?"
"I'm not. The result is there. Take a look at it for yourself." She rolled her eyes before pouting her lips at the document atop the headboard.
He shook his head. "It's fine. Forget it. I can't even read textbooks for a second. My head spins whenever I read. I believe you. Dang, this world is full of wonders."
"Yup. Had she not gone for the checkup, we wouldn't have known," Mary exclaimed.
Tyler grinned. "That's great, man. Twins? You're a superwoman, sister-in-law. It's the first in our family."
"Yeah. Old Mrs. Fuller said the same thing." Mary smiled.
He chuckled. "I'll have two nieces in the future."
"You don't like the idea of having a nephew, do you? Having a niece and a nephew will be quite perfect, won't it? Why must it be two nieces?" Grace inquired.
"That's because girls are adorable! They're bubbly and cute! Boys are way too cheeky to handle."
"How could you say that? Everyone's different. How about a quiet & well-behaved nephew?" Grace added. "Besides, so what if he's a running-around-type boy? You can teach him basketball."
"Teach him basketball?" His eyes lit up. "Right, I can teach my nephew basketball! Mrs. Lane, you're a genius! Sister-in-law, I've decided that I want a niece and a nephew. I will teach the boy basketball while the girl cheers for us."
The thought of living such a life made him happy.
She shook her head at his anticipation. "Do you think that I can determine their gender as you wish?"
"I don't care. I want it to be a niece and a nephew," Tyler whined.
Sonia rolled her eyes, ignoring him. He then walked to the toys he had purchased. "These are for my niece only, so it is unbecoming of me. From tomorrow onwards, I will buy something for my nephew too."
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