Tatum smiled knowingly. "Miss, if you come with me to my nephew's full moon banquet, my whole family will be overjoyed. They'll welcome you warmly."

If Elora went with him, his family would see her as his future wife and treat her accordingly.

But Tatum didn't say that out loud.

He and Elora weren't at the stage where they could openly talk about love.

That was fine. He wasn't in a hurry. He would take his time, warming her heart little by little- just like slowly heating water for a frog. Eventually, everything would fall into place naturally.

Elora raised an eyebrow and teased, "Your sister-in-law hasn't even given birth yet, and you're already calling the baby your nephew? Are you all hoping for a boy? I heard from Rosie that your family elders are actually wishing for a girl."

smile. "Miss Fowler has been to Wiltspoon, so she knows my family well. She also knows how much my elders want a granddaughter. To outsiders, the York family might seem untouchable, but for some reason, every woman who marries into our family ends up having sons. There hasn't

continued, "Now, the pressure is on our generation. My grandmother says there are nine of us grandsons, and we're all married. That means she has nine granddaughters-in-law, so there's more hope than ever. She's counting on us to finally give her a great-granddaughter. But my eldest sister-in-law is almost certainly having a boy. The elders say her belly is pointed, and Sonny keeps calling the baby his little brother. So, I'm not even daring to hope for a niece. But whether it's a nephew or a niece, this baby is still the first of the next generation. That alone makes him

family ever has a daughter, she's

adored by

Elora for a moment, filled

much as he liked the idea of a niece, what he really wanted was for he and Elora to

beautiful and charming

many daughters, the complete opposite of

married her, they'd

their daughter was just waiting for the right

he needed to win over his future wife. Thinking too far

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