Chapter 117

"I'm overjoyed, truly," I confessed, my voice trembling with excitement. "I'm pregnant."

This news, I believed, would bring joy to any woman's heart, especially when everything in life seemed perfectly aligned, and the anticipation of a new arrival was at its peak. Two months had passed since we discovered my pregnancy.

During this time, Alex had been tirelessly searching for a new place for us to call home. We both agreed that the cramped, fast-paced lifestyle of Babel, with its reliance on instant capsule food and confined spaces, wasn't for us. We yearned for a connection to our roots, seeking out a spacious plot of land, even if it meant settling a bit further from the city where the prices were more reasonable.

Eventually, Alex stumbled upon an ideal spot, not too distant from the caress of the sea and nestled within what was once a jungle, which made it surprisingly affordable.

Thanks to my diligent savings over the last six months and Alex's breakthrough in his research, we fou