Eudora placed her hand on her forehead. Just as she was about to put down her phone, it rang.
As soon as she answered it, Harley yelled on the other side, "Eudora, Thea is pregnant!"
That was not a surprise at all.
"I get it!"
"How do you know that?" He asked.
She was speechless.
"It's written on every corner of your social media accounts and messaging apps!"
After he came to his senses, he said, "Oh... Probably! Eudora, come over for dinner tomorrow. Let's celebrate! I'll make a phone call to Amos..."
She was about to tell him that he didn't have to call him, but he had already hung up.
On second thought, she felt that it would be better to just let him do what he wanted. After all, he was so elated at the moment.
Hence, she turned off her cell phone and went to take a nap.
When she came home in the evening, she discovered that Harley was also in the house.
As soon as she stepped in, she could hear his voice, "Bro, my wife is pregnant!"
Amos nodded with a perfunctory look. Meanwhile, he was holding Sugar Bun, who was fighting the urge to sleep in his arms.
Noticing Eudora's return, Harley rushed towards her.
"Eudora, you're back! I'm worried that I didn't make it clear in the phone call just now, so I'm here to invite you formally!"
His enthusiasm had made her lose her words for a while.
"It's very clear. Well definitely go tomorrow, okay?"
He said joyfully, "Okay! Then, I'll go back first!"
Upon hearing that, Amos' eyes lit up. Cindy, who was inside, ran out excitedly and said, "Mr. Louis, I'll see you off!"
Harley turned back reluctantly and said, "Eudora, Thea is in good condition. The doctor said that there is no problem at all!"
"That's great! Very good!"
Cindy was out of patience too.
She repeated loudly, "Mr. Louis, let me see you off!"
He finally went back. Eudora looked at her son's drowsy face and reached out to take him in her
arms.
"He didn't sleep at noon, did he?"
Amos replied helplessly, "Just as he was going to sleep, Harley came!"
Eudora was bewildered.
"He has been talking about it for the whole afternoon?"
Amos shook his head and explained, "No! He left after saying that, but then, he came back again!"
She was astounded.
As she was thinking, Amos recalled something important and he quickly reminded Cindy, who just came in from outside.
"Go and lock the door!"
She nodded and said, "Sir, don't worry! I have put on three locks! He won't be able to enter again!"
Before his voice died away, they heard Harley's voice coming from outside.
"Bro, why did you lock the door? Are you asking me to come in by climbing over the wall? Actually, I forgot to give you an invitation card just now! You must come tomorrow! My wife is pregnant!"
That stunned everyone in the room!
The next day, they gathered at Harley's home.
All the people in the room stared at each other sleepily.
Christopher helped Tina to get in. He said, "Watch out, Honey. You didn't sleep well last night. Be careful when you walk!"
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