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Bruce’s voice was not loud, but Hilla heard it clearly.

She was stunned for a while before looking up at the man above him and frowned, "Are you urging me to get pregnant?"

There were too many children at home, and she found it so troublesome to take care of them.

Although she liked children, she was so tired as well.

Bruce saw through her reluctance and smiled, "It’s doesn’t matter. I can wait for a few years."

Anyway, he was always ready and waiting for her to agree.

Only then did Hilla regain her senses in satisfaction, "A daughter like Emily is indeed very cute."

Emily had been obedient since she was young, very similar to Halle. Hilla liked her very much, and she also wanted to have such a beautiful and sensible daughter.

Emily was here, but she was still worried about Halle.

The maid hurried downstairs and saw the two people in the living room. Her face flushed.

She long knew that Bruce and Hilla always had conjugal love and were so lovey-dovey.

How could she, as a young person, stay calm at such a moment?

Every time she saw this, she was so excited that she wanted to scream out loud.

"Sir, Madam, the two young boys don’t come out of the bathroom."

The maid interrupted the intimacy between the two. Her face was red, coupled with her clothes in a mess. Hilla was slightly stunned.

The young maids at home were really beautiful.

She could not help but tease Bruce, "Karina looks pretty good."

Bruce glanced at her and got up to go upstairs.

When Hilla saw this, she quickly followed her.

She only praised a little maid for her beauty. Why would he suddenly be angry?

The maid stood at the stairwell and looked at the two people walking past her. She was slightly stunned and did not regain her senses.

Did she do something wrong? Why did it feel like Bruce was looking at her unhappily?

Didn’t she do a good job? He wouldn’t deduct her salary, right?

In the bathroom.

The two boys were rolling around in the bathtub. When Hilla entered, Henry was crawling on the ground.

The slippery ground made it so hard to move, and the little guy crawled carefully.

Bruce took a step forward and put Henry back into the basin.

Hilla heaved a sigh of relief. Looking at the two little boys, she warned them with a cold face, "You can’t do this..."

With that, Henry slapped the water in the basin.

Water splashed in all directions and landed directly on Hilla’s face.

Hilla was stunned and looked at Bruce.

His expensive white shirt was instantly drenched, and there were even drops of water sliding down his head.

She could not help but laugh.

It was rare for her to see Bruce in such an awkward state.

Hilla’s laughter made the two little guys more excited. Immediately, the sound of water splashing and happy laughter began to sound in the entire bathroom.

After all trouble, Hilla finally got the two kids to sleep, and Bruce immediately came and hugged her.

Hilla suddenly had a feeling of exhaustion.

After taking care of the two boys, she really had no energy to deal with the man.

"I am so tired."

As soon as Hilla stretched out her arms, Bruce followed her and pulled her into his arms.

He lowered his head and kissed her neck. "Where are you tired? I’ll give you a massage."

The man’s voice slowly came from her neck, along with a hint of low and repressed laughter.

He then started to touch her body with his hands.

Hilla’s face immediately turned red. She struggled slightly and whispered, "Stop. They will wake up."

Obviously, Bruce didn’t care.

"They are not in the same room. They can’t hear me."

"How can’t they hear it?"

"Are you doubting the soundproofing of the house?"

Bruce spoke in all seriousness as if he had the intention of changing into a set of furniture the next day if she were to doubt him.

Hilla pursed her lips, still worried, "Emily is still awake." "Emily is already asleep. The servant just told me." He seemed to be waiting for her following excuses.

Hilla could tell that this man had already thought of all the excuses she would use, and he could solve anything she asked.

She then could only frown and think hard, "Well, I think it’s my period..."

"There are still five days."

The man answered immediately. He knew her period so clearly.

Hilla was stunned at once.

She pouted and looked at the man in front of her.

"I’ve been watching over children for a few days. I was so hardworking, and don’t you want to reward me?"

Bruce changed his way of talk and pretended to be so aggrieved as if the children were not his.

Hilla sighed, pursed her lips, and said in a low voice, "Then, tomorrow night..." Before Hilla could finish speaking, Bruce instantly leaned over.

She was forced to hold back her words. The man’s powerful arms wrapped around her back. The next second, he carried her and strode into the bedroom.

The first ray of morning sunlight shone through the gap between the curtains.

The woman on the bed stretched out a pair of snow-white arms from under the blanket.

A low sound came from the blanket, and the next second, the quilt was opened. The body of the man that was a little wet leaned over quickly.

The woman was stunned and subconsciously turned her head.

Julian kept quiet with his eyes narrowed. His hands on her waist were particularly strong.

Margaret frowned and wanted to push him, "Your body is so cold!"

Julian had the habit of morning exercise.

Young men always ran in the morning. When their bodies, full of hormones, sweated,

those women passing by couldn’t help but scream.

But Julian was different. He not only did morning runs but also practiced boxing.

Besides, he also did yoga very often.

He really was so good at sports.

The man heard her complaints and slightly loosened his grip, but he did not release Margaret.

He said coldly with his eyes closed, "I just took a shower."

After training, he naturally had to take a bath before he felt comfortable. Margaret couldn’t help but curl her lips and whisper, "No wonder you are so cold."

"Did you wash by cold water?"

The man did not open his eyes. He only replied in a deep voice, "Almost."

Margaret thought that using cold water in this season was simply abnormal.

She snorted and said disdainfully, "Let go of me. I’m going downstairs to eat breakfast."

Usually, Orlenna had almost finished cooking breakfast at this time. Margaret didn’t want her mother to go upstairs to call her.

She could only struggle to get up.

Julian held her arm and did not let go. He leaned forward and bit her ear, "There weren’t ingredients at home. Mom just went to the supermarket." 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

According to Orlenna’s usual habit, she wouldn’t come back in two hours.

Margaret frowned, "Then today’s breakfast..."

"After we have finished it, we can go downstairs and eat."

Julian replied calmly, completely without the guilty of forcing a pregnant woman.

After saying that, he leaned over again and avoided her stomach with ease.

Just as Margaret was about to say something, Julian beside her said in a low voice with a grievance, "I have been waiting for a long time."

...

At the end of the year, it was getting colder and colder.

Compared to Margaret’s laziness, the Marley family was especially lively.

In less than a month, the Keys and Marleys had sent out the wedding invitation cards and finished preparing all for the marriage.

The wedding day was one month after Halle gave birth.

Hearing that Hilla was unwilling to attend her wedding, Riya was very dissatisfied.

Hilla was also helpless. Although Halle had rested for one month after giving birth, she still had three children at home. She couldn’t leave.

After hanging up the phone, Riya sat in front of the dressing mirror unhappily.

The makeup artist arranged her wedding dress and makeup. The workers of the wedding company had come to her house last day.

At this time, the Marley family’s old residence was full of joy. Margaret rolled on Riya’s bed and immediately made Riya angry. "Get out!"

Margaret rolled her eyes and sat up from the bed with dissatisfaction. "I just want to give my good luck to you, but you are so ungrateful."

Riya rolled her eyes at her and said lightly, "Do I need your luck? What do you have that I don’t have?"

Margaret wanted to say something, but she finally kept quiet.

She had to admit that Riya had all that she had. She had a child, and Riya had a child as well.

Margaret was so unhappy.

"Since you want me to go, OK, I will go now. I also don’t want to stay here."

Margaret pursed her lips unhappily. Anyway, she didn’t care about the wedding of the Key and Marley families, so she could just leave.

However, Margaret was just about to get up when Riya stepped forward and held her down.

She said in a low voice, dissatisfied, "Hilla doesn’t come, and Halle has to look after her children at home. If you leave, I will have no friends to witness my wedding."

Riya pressed down on Margaret with dissatisfaction and her tone was like a warning.

Margaret smiled and leaned forward to whisper, "Now you know how important I am to you, don’t you?"

Riya rolled her eyes, afraid that Margaret would really leave, so she could only say, "Yes, yes! You just stay here and can’t leave anyway."

After that, she could not help but ask in a low voice, "When you got married, did you feel a little..."

Margaret was stunned, "A little what?"

Riya just didn’t know why this woman was so stupid!

Riya glanced at those workers busying at home and pulled Margaret closer to her.

She then whispered into her ear, "Did you feel nervous, uneasy, or scared?"

"Are you afraid of marriage?"

Margaret said with a serious face.

She immediately received a cold glare from Riya.

Riya really didn’t expect that this woman actually said it out so loud.

Margaret looked at her guilty face and could not help but lower her voice, "Oh my God, you really are afraid of marriage!"

"I’m not..."

Afraid that her voice would be too loud and be heard by others, Riya quickly looked around.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, she lowered his voice and whispered, "I’m not afraid of marriage. I just...have no experience in getting married for the first time."

Then she looked at Margaret and asked, "How did you feel then?"

Margaret thought about it carefully and said in a daze, "It seemed to be similar to you."

She was a little nervous at that time, but she did not seem to be afraid.

However, she couldn’t really remember what she was thinking at that time.

Riya looked at her and immediately pouted. She looked as if she had seen through everything and whispered, "It’s not long after your marriage, isn’t it? And you actually don’t remember."

"At that time, I didn’t think about getting married to him, so I was in a different mood."

Margaret muttered lightly.

When Riya heard this, she could not help but sigh, "If I had known, I wouldn’t have asked you."

She found that it was Hilla and Halle who were reliable.

She had thought that they two would come over when she got married, but she didn’t expect it to be such a coincidence. As a result, she didn’t even have anyone to ask for advice.

Margaret pursed her lips and said in a low voice, "You don’t need to care what it feels like. It’s just a day. Just endure it and it’ll be over soon."

Riya suddenly became serious and said, "Of course I want to endure it, but I am too nervous. I will tremble when I am nervous. What if I make a fool of myself later on the stage?"

There were so many guests invited by the two families. If she made a fool of herself, everyone would see it.

She didn’t want to be the laughingstock of so many people!

"You are not an idiot. Just do whatever the master of ceremonies asks you to do. Anyway, it is just a ceremony, an exchange of rings, and finally a toast. It is not a big deal."

Margaret looked indifferent. Anyway, it was not her who went on stage today. She could just wait to see Riya make a fool of herself.

Riya pouted and looked Margaret up and down.

Finally, she complained in a low voice, "I shouldn’t have asked you."

Margaret chuckled and said smugly, "It’s no use asking me. I won’t tell you."

Since Riya made her so unhappy two days ago, she would make this woman nervous too.

Margaret would treat her the way Riya had treated her.

"You...bad girl."

Riya bit her lips and snorted.

She was not in the mood to fight back against Margaret’s provocation today.

Thinking that the time would be up and that Stefan was coming to pick her up, Riya couldn’t help but clench her fists tightly.

There was a thin layer of cold sweat in her palms, which revealed her tension and uneasiness.

If she had known that the wedding was so troublesome and there were so many procedures, she would have proposed to make the wedding simpler.

She not only hadn’t slept well these past few days but also was out of her mind every day.

She was so anxious these days. Sometimes, when the wedding company’s staff took her to rehearse, she would be so nervous.

She now found that it was so annoying to get married. She really wished that she could not get married for a lifetime.

When she was complaining in her heart, a young maid quickly ran in with a face full of joy.

"Miss Marley, Mr. Key’s car is here."

As soon as she finished speaking, the cheerful sound of firecrackers rang outside.

Beyond question, Riya knew that her husband’s caravan was coming to pick up her.

Margaret heard it as well and took a step back. She covered her belly with both hands.

Riya was nervous. When she looked up and saw Margaret, she could not help but say, "What are you doing? They are here to pick me up, not to pick you up."

She just didn’t know why Margaret was so scared that she actually hid in a corner as if the Marleys were bullying her.

Margaret looked around guiltily and whispered, "I’m afraid that many people will come in and get my belly hurt."

There was a treasure in her belly, and she couldn’t let it get hurt.

Riya frowned in frustration and waved her hand, "Don’t worry. I’ve already told you that no one else is allowed to enter."

She was pregnant as well, and her baby was also precious.

"OK!"

Margaret finally let out a sigh of relief. She carefully walked out from the corner of the wall.

The door of the room was knocked at heavily, and the men’s laughter came from outside, "Riya, open the door quickly. Your man is here to pick you up!"