Stella gritted her teeth and said, “It doesn’t count! That must have been a fluke. Let’s do it again—whoever gets the babies to move first this time won’t have to pay for Aurora’s engagement party.”

Keegan smirked confidently, “Alright, who’s going first?”

“Me!” Stella set down the plate of strawberries, sat up straight, cleared her throat, and began, “My babies, I’m your mother. Do you want to hear a story?”

As soon as she spoke, her belly moved, though not as strongly as when Keegan had spoken earlier. It was a hesitant, light movement, but enough to make Stella excited. “Look! See that?”

Keegan’s confidence wavered, and with a frown, he said, “Are you mimicking my voice? Isn’t that cheating?”

Indeed, after clearing her throat, Stella had spoken in a voice that sounded just like Keegan’s.

Stella blinked innocently, “How is that cheating? You never said I had to use my own voice. I’m just using my strengths.”

Keegan frowned, “You’re taking shortcuts!”

Stella simply replied, “I won.”

Keegan protested, “You’re stealing the fruits of my labor.”

Stella repeated, “I won.”

Keegan gritted his teeth, “You also tricked them and made them experience the deceitfulness of human nature before they’re even born!”

Stella only smiled, “I won.”

Keegan was still resisting, “But I haven’t had my turn yet! I haven’t lost!”

Stella smirked, “Sweetheart, didn’t you listen to the rules? I said the first one to speak wins. It’s not about who shouts first. Since I’ve already spoken, it doesn’t matter if you shout now—you’ll never be first.”

“Are you playing word games with

were clear before we started. You

this in one round. Let’s do best two out of three.

you don’t want to pay for your sister’s engagement party, I’ll do it. Why are you getting so

paying—” Keegan began, but before

and Keegan’s smile vanished.

he had fallen for Stella’s playful trap. Aurora shrugged innocently,

Keegan laughed in disbelief.

had a nightmare and woke up crying. When she didn’t find Keegan in bed, she tearfully accused him of avoiding her because he no longer found her attractive during her

calmed down and became clingy, hugging him

women could feel insecure due to hormonal changes, causing mood swings

with her temper and more focused on how much she cared about him. This realization made him happy, but he also understood that Stella would cry for him when upset and tease

he was less worried about her emotional ups and downs, knowing she found ways to stay entertained without

the hem of her skirt.

hem

Aurora was puzzled.

added, “The skirt will clean the

Aurora was speechless.

“It’s beautiful, but not ideal for an engagement party. You’ll be moving around a lot, greeting guests, and a shorter dress would

how wrong she had been to think Stella was unworthy of her brother. She should be thankful that Stella

shorter?” Aurora asked, ignoring

doesn’t need to be too short, just above the knee. Keep the style

had sent over, and finally, both

you don’t talk,

wasn’t too thrilled

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