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Lina nodded. "You can decide."Zuko placed his hand on her belly. With the months passing, he could sometimes feel the baby's movements. Right now, their little one seemed to respond to his touch as if greeting him."By the way, there's a secret I want to tell you..." Lina's smile was radiant. She leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Our baby... is a girl!""What?" Zuko's heart skipped a beat, and he could not react for a moment. He was so happy this time that he could not even manage a smile."A-Are you sure? How did you find out?" Lina giggled embarrassedly. "I pestered the doctor until she told me! She kept saying that there are rules against revealing the gender during ultrasounds, but she told me to prepare a princess bed after the checkup!"Zuko was overjoyed, and he almost gave Lina a princess carry. He remembered his mother saying that the Hamertons had always been having more sons than daughters. In Zephyr's generation, all the others were boys aside from Zennie.Go

When Renee saw Linda coming to the door, she initially appeared flustered but soon wore a smug smile.Linda remained composed. The maroon shawl on her accentuated her grace, and she looked authoritative just standing there. She looked at Renee quietly, reminding herself not to repeat the story of the farmer and the snake.Renee spoke softly. "Aunt Linda, how have you been lately?""You still think of me as your aunt?" Linda glanced behind Renee, and the reporters all lowered their cameras and stood quietly, forced to lower themselves in Mrs. Thompson's presence. "You brought so many people to see me?""They're all seasoned journalists in this field." Renee smiled. "I invited them. I want them to witness something with me today."Linda's expression darkened. She recognized a few faces among the reporters, the ones who always fueled controversies whenever celebrities were involved in scandals."Witness?" Linda sneered. "Witness the bad deeds you've done? Witness how you stole the T

Zephyr nagged that he wanted to go along, and called for Cordelia as well.As the group hastily got into the car, the butler awkwardly explained, "Sir, Madam, Mrs. Thompson did not faint, but she said she could handle it herself... Heh, I don't know who relayed the message to this point..."Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.However, Cordelia still frowned. "Linda is strong, but it's still a problem that Renee kicks up a fuss at the doorstep! Besides, Pammy is pregnant. She can't take this kind of commotion!""Right!" Zuko had already instructed the driver to start the car. He could not wait to go back to protect his wife."Let's all go together," Cordelia decided. "Zuko, didn't you have people following Renee all along?""Yes," Zuko replied indifferently. "The people I sent reported she's been actively contacting reporters recently. But I didn't expect her to bring them over today.""What is it for?"Zuko remained silent and glanced at Chris.Chris had the same cold expressi

"Chris, you..." Lena asked him in a murmur, "What are you saying?"Chris' heart clenched, but his words could not be taken back. He did not regret revealing the truth—he was just afraid of seeing the disappointment in Lena's eyes.That look was as if her unwavering beliefs had collapsed, and the light she had always trusted had suddenly gone out. She had thought she was not alone in this world, but it was all a joke now."Lenny..." Chris licked his dry lips. "I'm sorry, I..."Under Lena's gaze, he could not even say a complete sentence.Lena's ears were buzzing. When Renee had exposed her as Nicholas' illegitimate daughter earlier, she had been angry and afraid—angry that Renee had revealed her secret and afraid that she would lose Lina and Nicholas.Now, Chris was saying that she was not from the Thompsons.She felt hopeless. It was like stepping into an abyss. There was nothing left in her world to support her.Her legs gave way, and she collapsed."Lenny!" Chris panicked an

It was then she felt a warm rush surge, and there was a sensation... like she was wetting herself!"Ah!" Lina screamed in fright. "Mom! Mom!"Cordelia and Linda quickly turned around. "What is it?"Lina pointed downward.Linda lifted the blanket and saw that a puddle of water had formed beneath her."Your water broke!" Linda pressed the call button.Doctors and nurses rushed in, examined Lina, and then wheeled her into the delivery room.For the next while, every minute and second felt like agony for Zuko. He tried several times to peek through the delivery room door to see what was happening inside, but he could not see anything. The delivery room door had strong soundproofing, so he could not hear any sounds from inside. But he knew Lina must be in pain!He sat on a chair, clutching his hands together and his eyes reddening. He wished he could bear the pain for her."Don't worry," Cordelia comforted. "I heard they have epidurals for childbirth nowadays. I've already arranged