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.”

twitching. “Are you playing word games

rules were clear before we started. You just

parent, said, “We can’t settle this in one round. Let’s do best two out of three. Just now was

glinted as she suddenly said, “If you don’t want to pay for your sister’s engagement party, I’ll do it. Why are you getting

about paying—” Keegan began, but before

Keegan’s smile vanished. She scoffed, “Grandma’s paying for

playful

Keegan laughed in disbelief.

of avoiding her because he no longer found her attractive during her pregnancy. Keegan had to reassure her that he had only slept in the study because he was working late and didn’t want to disturb

she finally calmed down and became clingy, hugging him tightly for the

could feel insecure due to hormonal changes, causing mood swings that were often directed at the

less concerned with her temper and more focused on how much she cared about him. This realization made him happy, but he also understood that

and downs, knowing she found ways to stay entertained without overexerting

holding the hem of her

long hem and remarked, “It’s very

Aurora was puzzled.

added, “The skirt will clean the floor as

Aurora was speechless.

lightly slapped Keegan and said kindly to Aurora, “It’s beautiful, but not ideal for an engagement party. You’ll be moving around a lot, greeting guests, and a shorter dress would be

suddenly realized how wrong she had been to think Stella was unworthy of her brother. She should be thankful that Stella was willing to put up

something shorter?” Aurora asked, ignoring Keegan and seeking Stella’s

just above the knee. Keep the

collection the old lady had sent over, and finally, both Stella

“As long as you don’t talk, you

too thrilled with

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