Buying My Forever Wife novel Chapter 312

Sitting nearby, Mason felt like he was just there to torture himself.

Alaric was nothing like him.

He was raising a child who called him Daddy and called Ivy Mommy.

They looked exactly like a happy, picture-perfect family.

Meanwhile, he was just an intrusive third wheel, with absolutely no reason to overstay his welcome.

Mason's expression darkened, and he sat in complete silence.

After breakfast, he excused himself and left alone.

Alaric personally took Stella to Metropolitan General for her check-up, dropping Ivy off for work along the way.

Ivy remembered she had brought her parents' personal items to run the DNA tests, needing to confirm if she and her sisters were truly biologically related to them.

If they weren't, where exactly did they come from?

Leo Archer was their driver again today.

Ivy sat in the back with Stella.

Alaric could have sat in the passenger seat, but he insisted on squeezing into the back with them.

Wedged between the two adults, Stella looked up curiously.

"Mommy, Daddy, have you guys been hanging out together all these days? Since you're together every day, does that mean you can give me a baby brother soon?"

Whenever her parents were out, she felt incredibly bored at home.

She missed the bustling energy of St. Jude's Preschool and having playmates around.

She had heard that when mommies and daddies spent a lot of time together, they made a baby.

She wondered how long it would take for hers to finally give her a little brother.

The child's innocent question left both adults feeling incredibly awkward.

Alaric didn't bother answering, turning his gaze out the window while his hands rested uncomfortably on his lap.

Ivy noticed him dodging the subject, figuring he just didn't want to get the little girl's hopes up.

She brushed it off and smiled warmly at the child.

"Do you want a little brother to play with?"

Stella nodded enthusiastically. "Yeah! Little brothers listen to you. If I tell him to do something, he'll help me."

"How about we go to an orphanage and pick one out for you?"

It was the only realistic way to fulfill her request.

That was a bridge to cross later!

"Oh, I get it."

Stella blinked, looking as though she only half-understood.

"Does that mean I can never sleep with Mommy again? I have to give her to Daddy so you guys can sleep together and make me a baby brother?"

Ivy was so mortified she could have crawled under the floorboards, quickly ducking her head to hide her blazing cheeks.

Alaric shot her a sidelong glance.

Figuring Leo was the only other person in the car—and hardly an outsider—he didn't mind.

He nodded firmly. "That's exactly right."

"If that's the case, then I guess I'll let Daddy have Mommy."

Stella's eyes sparkled, and she chirped happily.

"Then Mommy and Daddy have to give me ten little brothers! One to carry my backpack, one to do my hair, one to buy me snacks, one to protect me..."

She rattled off a detailed chore list for her ten future siblings without skipping a beat.

Alaric and Ivy were utterly speechless.