Abandoned by All I Took It All Back novel Chapter 223

It was mid-May, with twenty-five days left until Janina's due date.

Janina had been staying home for most of this time. She wanted to exercise, but her feet were so swollen that she couldn't walk for long.

Worried it would be hard for her daughter to use the bathroom in the middle of the night, Grace had moved in to sleep beside Janina.

Janina hadn't slept with her mother since she was a little girl and thought it would feel strange. But, surprisingly, she had been sleeping remarkably well ever since.

Even so, she had to use the bathroom five or six times every night. The slightest movement would wake Grace, who would then help her up and guide her to the bathroom.

A child loved by her mother is the happiest in the world, she thought.

The next morning, she was awakened by the crisp chirping of birds outside. It was another beautiful day.

After freshening up, Janina walked to the dining room.

She saw Ethan Holt busy in the kitchen while Grace was packing a bag.

"Nina, you're up! You must be hungry," Grace said, putting down what she was doing. She hurried over to help Janina to a seat at the table.

Janina didn't know whether to laugh or cry. They were treating her like royalty. "Mom, I can manage on my own. You'll spoil me rotten if you keep this up."

Grace shot her a playful look and brought a meal from the kitchen. "You're my girl. What do you expect? Besides, you're carrying a baby. We've got to spoil you extra right now."

Ethan walked behind Grace, a basket of warm, freshly baked bread in his hands.

"You're our treasure, of course we have to take care of you. While your mother and I are still able, we'll look after you as much as we can. And then there are your four brothers... who knows when they'll finally find wives."

At the mention of their four sons, a look of worry crept onto the couple's faces.

As she spoke, Natalie pulled out a chair at the table. It was her day off, so she had slept in.

Janina ate her breakfast, listening to them talk about her brothers' marriages without saying a word.

You couldn't just get married for the sake of getting married.

She believed her four brothers were wonderful men who would eventually find wives; it just wasn't the right time yet.

"Sister Janina, I'm on duty with you today. Mom and Dad are going to see Seven later," Natalie said to Janina, taking a bite of bread.

Seven Holt's final exams were in a little over two weeks. Although he was boarding at school, Ethan and Grace made sure to visit him on weekends.

"Let's all go together. I haven't seen Seven in a long time, either," Janina said, her eyes softening at the mention of her younger brother.