Wendy seemed to have missed Larissa's signal. She continued talking to Kevan, "Lari had a tough time from pregnancy to childbirth, and even during her postpartum period."When she first arrived, she was unfamiliar with the place. She had to attend school. Every day, she was running between school and home. It was really tough. "It was only later, when her belly got bigger, that she couldn't move around as much. So, she stayed home until childbirth."Both of us had never given birth before, so we had no experience. I collected a lot of recipes, but my cooking skills were quite limited. The truth is, Lari would rather eat fries and burgers than touch the nutritious meals I made."Wendy shot a resentful glance at Larissa."You call those 'nutritious meals'? If I didn't know any better, I'd think you were trying to torture me or make my life miserable!" Larissa also expressed her dissatisfaction."Hey, why are you so ungrateful? Even if my cooking wasn't the best, at least my hear
"Actually, it wasn't a big deal." As Larissa recalled her pregnancy, she didn't think that she had experienced anything too difficult. If she needed to pinpoint one thing, it would probably be Wendy's subpar cooking skills, at most. When Larissa was pregnant, she didn't take in sufficient nutrients that an expectant mother should have. That was why Aster was relatively lighter at birth, but his weight was still within the healthy range.Unlike Caldor, there weren't any postpartum confinements or confinement nannies here. During that period of time, Larissa could only rely on herself as well as Wendy's care for her getting off work. Fortunately, Larissa's health had always been good. Hence, she did not develop any underlying illnesses or have any aftereffects. "Compared to what I went through when I was a child, this is nothing." She smiled. Although Larissa sounded casual about it, Kevan was perturbed. After all, the suffering that she experienced back then was all be
Aster counted on his fingers. "Cake, chocolate, ice cream, fried chicken ..." They were all his favorites, but Larissa didn't allow him to eat too much of them. When Aster saw Larissa's face darkening, he immediately hid himself in Gary's embrace and acted like a spoiled child. "Grandpa, Mommy is so scary!" Gary took over the phone and explained in a hurry, "Don't worry, I've kept track of his diet. I only bought him a little of everything." "A little of everything ... No wonder Aster had gotten so much chubbier," Larissa thought. Larissa suddenly felt glad that she hadn't reunited with Gary too early. Otherwise, judging from how indulgent he was toward children, Aster would probably end up as some sort of spoiled kid from a wealthy family, just like Bethany. "I'll go and pick him up tomorrow," she said. Gary wasn't pleased with that. "Let him stay with me for a few days more. I've just gotten close with Aster, and we're getting along well too. I'll be lonely if he's go
"I'll return to work tomorrow and get Aster back." Larissa tried her best not to look any further down his neck so that she could focus on what she needed to say. "I might need you to check on the hired help."She had contacted an agency earlier on the Internet. A hired help would be sent over tomorrow to take care of Wendy until Larissa finished work. Despite the agency's assurance, Larissa couldn't help feeling uneasy as the hired help was still a complete stranger. Hence, she got Kevan to keep an eye on that person."Okay," Kevan said, taking off the bath towel wrapped around the lower part of his body before Larissa could react. "Hey!" Flustered, Larissa immediately covered her eyes with her hands. "Can you not be like this?"Kevan didn't care about it too much. He calmly walked over to the edge of the bed and put on his pajamas. "Well, this isn't your first time seeing it."Larissa was rendered speechless."How is Aster doing at your dad's place?" he asked. Lariss
With a long face, Marilyn spared it a glance and handed over her phone that she had unlocked. Seeing that, Larissa immediately keyed in her number and saved it in Marilyn's contacts. Just as she was about to return the phone to Marilyn, a message popped up and caught her instant attention. "If you refuse to help me, I'll leak all the things that you did."Larissa was stunned for a moment. In the next second, Marilyn swiftly grabbed her phone back and placed it face down on the table. Although her expression was slightly unpleasant, she still tried her best to conceal it. Larissa didn't like prying into other people's privacy, so she pretended she didn't notice anything. "Who went on the business trip with Mr. Logan Junior?" "Hayden," Marilyn replied. Aside from putting names to faces, Larissa didn't know anything else about her new colleagues in the department. Hence, it was impossible for her to carry on with that topic of conversation. Larissa nodded and continued
"Marilyn?" Gary stroked his chin, seemingly considering it seriously. "She's not bad, but it still needs to depend on Lewis whether he likes her or not. He doesn't always listen to me." "Is that why you only meddle in my marriage?" Larissa felt somewhat sour. "What are you talking about?" Gary stared at her with displeasure. "All that I have done is introduce you to some men. When have I ever interfered with your relationships with them?" That was true. "Come to think of it, how are things going between you and Mike? Do you still keep in touch with him?" Gary suddenly asked. "No. We're not a good match," Larissa replied honestly. She couldn't help blaming herself for bringing this topic up. "You barely met him a few times, and you're saying he doesn't suit you?" Gary paused for several seconds. "Don't tell me that you're still thinking about Kevan!"Feeling guilty, Larissa fell into silence. She couldn't bring herself to lie to him, but she couldn't tell him the trut
As it turned out, "mothers know best" was a truth that would never change.Larissa stared at all the scribbles that were drawn as she asked Gary, "This is what you call 'very talented'?"Gary was shockingly still able to praise every little part of Aster's drawing. "Look at this curve here, how perfect! And this little thin line here, and this one …""Sure, then." Larissa crossed her arms as she asked Gary, "Then can you tell me what the hell he just drew?"This definitely made Gary feel lost. He tipped his head to the side as he brought the papers closer and further away from him. He was staring holes into the papers, and yet he still could not tell what was drawn on them.Finally, he tried to guess. "Is that … a very tall chicken?""Noooo! That's not it!" Aster snatched away his "masterpiece" from Gary with annoyance. "This is Ke—van—Ro—gers! It's my daddy!"Gary's expression changed at once, and he did not speak for a long while.Larissa watched her father's speechless face
Gary kept Larissa for dinner before letting her and Aster go home. Aster was already tired when he got into the car, so he slept for the rest of the journey home.When Larissa got to their apartment building, she called Kevan and said, "Your son's fallen asleep, come get him upstairs."Kevan simply picked Aster up without any problems. Although Larissa already knew about the difference in strength between men and women, she was still shocked at Kevan's display of strength."This brat has gotten fat at my dad's place. I get super tired after holding him for a while. If you weren't here today, I'd have no idea how to get him upstairs."Kevan's footsteps were steady and calm. His strong arms did not even tremble. Smiling, Kevan said, "Next time, just let me do this kind of hard work.""Sure!" Larissa agreed happily. After they entered the elevator, she asked, "Has Wendy gone to sleep?""No idea. She ate dinner and went back to her room. She never came out after that.""Oh. How is s