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.”

silent, his mouth twitching. “Are you playing

before we started.

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

suddenly said, “If you don’t want to pay for your sister’s engagement party,

but before he could

wearing a dress, and Keegan’s smile vanished. She scoffed, “Grandma’s paying for the

fallen for Stella’s playful

Keegan laughed in disbelief.

tearfully accused him of avoiding her because he no longer found her attractive

and became clingy, hugging him tightly for the rest of the

emotional swings during pregnancy, Keegan secretly enjoyed her clinginess. The prenatal education expert had said that pregnant women could feel insecure due to hormonal changes, causing

This realization made him happy, but he also understood that Stella would cry for him when upset and tease him when

about her emotional ups and downs, knowing she found ways to stay entertained without overexerting

hem of her skirt.

glanced at the long hem and remarked,

Aurora was puzzled.

skirt will clean the

Aurora was speechless.

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

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 with

for something shorter?” Aurora asked, ignoring Keegan and

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

old lady had sent over,

Keegan put it, “As long as you don’t talk, you still

thrilled with his

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