He Lost Me to His Best Friend novel Chapter 1026

Contrasting this with how Corinne and Melanie had viciously cursed Dawn, calling her a disaster and a bastard, Scarlett truly felt like she had crawled out of a snake pit and landed in a sanctuary.

"Mom, don't spoil Dawn too much, or she'll turn into a little terror," Scarlett said with a gentle laugh, patting Elara's hand. "I understand what you and Dad want. Julian is your son, and Grandmother's health isn't great right now... Julian and I will prioritize it."

Scarlett understood their silent hopes, and she decided it was the right time to lay her cards on the table.

Before marrying Julian, she hadn't planned on having more children. The memory of her first pregnancy and the agonizing postpartum recovery period was still a raw, bitter pill to swallow. She clearly remembered swearing on the delivery table that she would never do it again.

But the overwhelming, unconditional love from the Croft family had softened her edges. She knew that no matter how much they adored Dawn, she wasn't technically Croft blood. It was completely natural for her in-laws to hope for a child to carry on the family legacy. And Scarlett wasn't the type of woman to take their kindness for granted. They had showered her and Dawn with a mountain of love, and she wanted to give it back to them tenfold.

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