Lucas glanced at Maria with an amused smirk. "You're really pushing it. Trying to scam a pregnant woman? How impressive."

Unfazed, Maria kept her hand out. "Doesn't matter. I got bumped, so you owe me compensation."

Lucas raised an eyebrow, his voice calm and teasing. "How about I compensate you with no vacation for the next two years? Sound good?"

Maria's smile instantly faded as she turned to Aveline. "Aveline, look at him..."

Aveline, clearly enjoying the exchange, chuckled. "And this is why he's your boss and not the other way around."

Maria sighed dramatically. "Unbelievable. You two are ganging up on me now!"

She turned to Sidney, her eyes filled with mock sorrow, clearly fishing for some comfort. But Sidney pretended not to notice, walking straight to Aveline and handing her a small box. "Congratulations. These are some little gifts I picked out for the baby. I hope both you and the baby will like them."

Aveline smiled warmly as she took the box. "Thank you, we'll love it."

"What's everyone standing around here chatting about?"

Gavin was on his phone, looking serious

the baby! As the baby's uncles,

eyebrow in surprise.

with

all! Start giving gifts now and keep giving more when the baby's born. That way, both the baby and the mom will

"Of course I've prepared

Gavin. "And

just finished his call, glanced at her with mild disinterest. "Even if I did,

eyes widened in disbelief. "Hey! How could you talk to me like that? Can't I

you hear that? Your older brother's

with her is like messing with our

"Alright, let's ignore him for three

a cold glare

them go with a look of

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