On the other hand, Sharon blinked cluelessly before asking, “What does that mean, Connor?”

“Um, it means…” the boy trailed off while scratching his head, not knowing how to explain to his sister.

I know what it means, but how do I explain it? Connor seemed increasingly troubled by the second, trying to come up with an answer.

“It means all of you are going to be a family!” Yulia chimed in, helping the boy out.

“Weren’t we always a family?” Sharon tilted her head cutely.

“Yeah, yeah. Of course you were!” Yulia was so amused that she burst into laughter.

The corners of Shane’s lips also curved up as he wiped the crumbs off the ends of Sharon’s lips.

Watching the wholesome scene right in front of her, Yulia put her hand underneath the table and nudged Natalie’s thigh lightly, hinting the latter of something.

Understanding the meaning behind her mother’s action, Natalie bit her lip before saying, “Shane, I have something to tell you on your birthday.”

“Huh?” Shane raised an eyebrow. “Why can’t you just tell me right now?”

 

Natalie let out a smile while fluffing her hair. “Because that’s gonna be your birthday gift.”

looking forward to it then,” replied the man

 

Eventually, the gathering ended.

they exited the restaurant, it was already half-past nine at

Natalie each held the kids as they bid

the place, they waited until Yulia had

kids to their kindergarten, they proceeded to

Natalie suddenly stopped walking, causing

doing this?”

“Do you

I didn’t mean that,” she quickly remarked while shaking

we are, a step from registering our

and sweaty. She really is nervous. Acknowledging that, he squeezed her hand in comfort. “Don’t overthink it. I’m here.

as she

that she was genuinely feeling fine,

entered

later, the couple finally walked out of the

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