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A month later.
All the three families were gathered together in Daniel's home.
" Auntie Rose, can I hold Little Treasure for a while? " Lucia asked Rose who was dressing up the child in the room.
Though Baby's name was Emmanuel they all nicknamed him little treasure as he's indeed the treasure of the Romero's.
Rose didn't reply immediately to Lucia's request as she continued dressing up the little guy, when she was done she pinched the little guy's cheeks to which he gave a small smile.
" You can hold him, Lucia. " She said handing over the child to little Lucia who carefully held him as the priceless treasure he was.
" Let's head to the kitchen to assist the rest. "
" Alright, auntie. "
Soon they walked to the Large kitchen where Lucy, Stella, and even Jasmine were.
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