Richard was just about to chime in with Finnian's train of thought when Maddox, seizing the chance to divert Fredrick's razor-sharp glares from himself, interjected casually, "Hold up, Finnian. That's not quite right. Our Vivienne's just a young thing; babies are a ways off for her."

"Exactly, my point! Vivienne's only twenty. What's this rush about kids?" Jasper nodded approvingly at his third son, waving his hand dismissively, "They should focus on their careers for now. Children can wait a few more years."

Finnian is spouting nonsense again!

The family had only just reclaimed their precious lost lamb, and the score for whisking her away without so much as a by-your-leave hadn't been settled yet. They couldn't let Percival get too smug about it! Leopold, shoveling down his food, glanced from one to another, then at Vivienne, whose cheeks were tinted with a fresh bloom of red.

Struck by a sudden inspiration, he blurted out, "But hey, they're already hitched. Having kids is just a matter of time, and I bet any child of Vivienne and Percival's will be a real looker, even prettier than the two of them."

Silence fell like a curtain as he finished speaking. All eyes converged on Leopold.

Leopold shivered, “Did I, uh, say something wrong?"

Richard was the first to recover, "Wrong? Absolutely not. You nailed it, buddy. I'm right there with you, Leopold!"

Jasper opened his mouth to argue, but his brain, traitorously, continued along Leopold's line of thought.

Well, it did make a sort of sense.

Their Vivienne was a dead ringer for Sasha, a real beauty, and that Ellington boy wasn't too hard on the eyes either.

Wouldn't their child be the cutest kid on the planet?

Jasper's eyes sparked to life in an instant.

Meanwhile, a few aunts and uncles stared at their suddenly swayed father, on the verge of tears.

his drink, his gaze drifting noncommittally over to

wondering how the conversation had veered back to procreation so

stomach and

"Vivienne, don't worry. We can wait to have kids. I'll follow your

urge

thing, but why was

he ruffled Vivienne's hair playfully, "I'm just kidding. We'll think

right now. They were still busy with a laundry

and while he and Vivienne had drafted a list of potential

not to mention that mysterious woman-none of

Karen hadn't awakened, and Vivienne's

to be carefully planned, to be held in the presence of Vivienne's parents, followed by children. Vivienne looked up into his eyes and smiled,

always seemed to understand what

Kaitlyn's villa, the night was

pulled

warm, yellow streetlights, the car approached Kaitlyn's home

off, Victoria stepped out,

where Kaitlyn's staying now?" She took in the sprawling villa, bathed in cozy

to our intel, yes. It seems like Vivienne found them this place. They haven't been here long. Vivienne's men were guarding the place, keeping us from

curled. "I didn't realize Vivienne held Kaitlyn

into her bag and ascended the stairs with her heels clicking, arriving just as the Littleton family sat

the table, heard the doorbell and wondered,

Ms. Hawthorn?" Tyler wheeled himself towards the

let me get it. I'll see if

response, she hurried to the

indulgent and worried gaze, Amelia swung open the

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