At the Cooper family residence, Wilfried stared at the live stream, watching the proposal unfold. He lifted his gaze to a framed photo of a smiling, graceful woman.

"Suzy, did you see that? Our daughter... she's getting married. We just found her, and now she's already getting married... I'm so sorry, I've let you down..." He choked up, his voice breaking into sobs. Not far away, the butler sighed heavily, rubbing his temples in exasperation. "He's acting like Miss Aveline is never coming back."

...

As the day wound down, everyone started heading home.

Selena clung to Aveline, her eyes glistening with unshed tears. "Ave, how could you agree so easily? Doesn't that make it too easy for him?"

Aveline looked at her, puzzled. "So, what should I have done?"

Selena huffed. "If you ask me, you should've set up 81 impossible challenges for him. Only if he passed them all should you have said yes! And if he failed even once, forget about him!"

Aveline couldn't help but laugh, shaking her head. "By the time he finished, our kid would probably be starting elementary school."

"Hmph!" Selena grunted, still holding onto her grudge. "I don't care! After everything he put you through, he deserves it!"

was still bitter about everything Aveline had gone

didn't argue, knowing Selena's feelings came from a

She appreciated it.

dwell on the topic for long and soon

herself wasn't ready for such a move. "We'll stay in Labor City for now. Lucas said he's fine commuting between both cities. Cloudflare and Labor City aren't that far apart, so it won't be a problem." Selena

"Well, if he won't, you can always come visit me. After the baby's born, I'll visit you too-we can have fun visiting each other."

followed, Selena

to come by later

routine repeated itself, and the two of them seemed

was until Selena

she was firmly settled at

taking no chances with her pregnancy, guarding her closely and

Her freedom vanished overnight.

complain between tears, though she

arms around her from

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