Annie arched in his arms like a piglet as she was exhausted, spreading her limbs like an octopus on his chest and blowing a few times of raspberries, then her eyes rolled a few times.
âDad, will Jiangchengâs grandma cause trouble coming to Luo City?â
âWhat trouble?â Alanâs smile stiffened a bit. He knew what the little thing was worrying about.
âFor example, wanting to break you and mommy apart, provoking Luo Cityâs grandpa and grandma, destroying Uncle Aoba and Chloe Mommyâs lovely relationship, and so on, so on⦠And, stealing my little brother. Then, I canât be close with my little brother anymore. I donât want that.â At the end, the little girlâs mouth pouted so sharp, hugging Alanâs neck while swaying around.
Alan patted his daughterâs back to soothe her. âSilly. Thereâs no way. Youâre his sister. This is a fact that can never be changed.â
âOf course. Iâm his sister and Iâll protect my little brother. Iâll teach him Kung Fu,â said Annie, moving around on Alanâs stomach.
Alan held her waist and laughed, âHow do you know heâs a little brother? Maybe sheâs a little sister?â
It wasnât important whether the baby was boy or girl. What mattered was both mother and child were safe.
âMom says so.â Annie rolled down from Alanâs body and climbed to Olive, gently resting her head on her belly. âYeah, mommy, maybe itâs a little sister who comes out of your belly.â
Olive gently stroked the other side of her belly, playfully blinking with a mysterious smile on, âBecause mother and son are connected.â
Alan was afraid that she would be under pressure because of his mother, so he hugged both mother and daughter in his arms. âIt doesnât whether itâs girl or boy. I just want you to be safe.â
There was a famous saying, âAs long as youâre healthy, my day is filled with sunlight.â
Olive smiled, stroking Annieâs head with one hand and her belly with the other. âOf course Iâll be safe and sound. I still want to see my Annie and Little Hoyle growing up. I still want to see Annie and Little Hoyle get married, then we became old, grey hair couple.â
The suffering days had passed, how could she pass the road to happiness?
She felt that he was getting fonder of thinking nonsense and becoming less as a big company boss with calm temperament. The man who was calm and wasnât easy to be frightened was caught off guard by this sudden arrival child.
What a cute man.
Annie got up and hunched like an old person, âMom, dad, like this?â
Alan laughed and hit her little butt, âBrat.â
Annie jumped and plunged into her daddyâs arms, âIâm not a brat, but a princess.â
Olive watched both father and daughter making a fuss again. Her eyes filled with happiness.
When everyone thought that it would be a while before Mrs. Hoyle arrived in Luo City, on the next day, Chloe who got up late heard a knock on the door and went to open it, instantly seeing the face that she didnât want to see.
At that time, both Olive and Alan werenât at home and Annie had went to kindergarten.
Chloe blocked the passage without thinking. Her face was dark. âWhat are you doing here, old witch?â
Mrs. Hoyle had initially prepared some good speech, but when she heard her, her expression changed.
âIs this how you should act towards an elder?â
She was still Aobaâs mother. Not only did this woman have no respect, her mouth was rude.
Chloe sneered sarcastically, âIâve no choice. Some people are disrespectful with the elders. Iâm a person who speaks nice to who is nice to me, bad to who is bad to me.â
âYouâ¦â Mrs. Hoyleâs face turned red.
Just when she couldnât help to explode, Mrs. Steele heard the noise and saw the face of the visitor.
She was stunned for a moment, then pretending to chide, âChloe, watch your mouth. Sheâs a guest.
Please, come in, Mrs. Hoyle.â
Her words were polite and distant.
It wasnât that she didnât dare to, but because Mrs. Hoyle wouldnât like it. There was no need for her to do that.
Chloe reluctantly gave her space.
âGo and make tea for Mrs. Hoyle,â Mrs. Steele ordered again and politely asked Mrs. Hoyle to sit down.
Chloe wasnât thrilled, but she couldnât catch Mrs. Steeleâs gaze. She dragged herself to make tea and heavily put in on the coffee table in front of Mrs. Hoyle, spilling a little.
âBe careful not to burn your tongue.â
Mrs. Hoyle got angry and she was about to explode. Then, Mrs. Steele lightly asked, âYouâve come without notice. I wonder if Mrs. Hoyle has any business.â
Mrs. Hoyle snorted, âYour daughter is pregnant. She couldnât have not told you yet, right?â
Mrs. Steele smiled a little, âThis is a happy news for the Steele. Thereâs no way sheâll hide it. If the Hoyle doesnât want this child, us Steele wonât abandon him.â
Mrs. Hoyle wasnât happy when she heard this, âWhat? Sheâs pregnant with my Hoyleâs blood.â
âOh? Youâre not in good terms with your soon, then you remember itâs Hoyleâs,â Chloe snickered and deliberately dragged her tone. She made her voice weird, âHowever, our Olive canât climb up to you Hoyles, so forget it. Mrs. Hoyle, we donât dare to taint your glorious family to accept our Olive and bother you to acknowledge the relatives. Our unborn baby canât bear the kind of grace you give too.â
It wasnât that her mouth was poisonous, but it was just that every time she saw the old woman, she couldnât help but threw some words to make herself happy.
Mrs. Hoyleâs expression changed drastically and she snapped, âNo one will treat you as a mute if you donât speak.â
Chloe sat on the sofa across here with crossed arms. Her expression was a little arrogant, âWhat a joke. Do I have to get your permission when Iâm talking in my own house?â
âYour house?â Mrs. Hoyle scowled. âI think youâve made a mistake. This is the Steeleâs house, not Malanâs.â
Mrs. Steeleâs voice went slightly cold, âMrs. Hoyle, youâre wrong. Although Chloeâs last name isnât Steele, we treat her as our own daughter. Just like Olive. Thereâs no difference.â
She actually wanted to say what Chloe had said. But as a mother and for the sake of her daughterâs long-term consideration, she had to hold back. If it wasnât for her thinking of Alan, she would also like to close the door for this uninvited woman.
Mrs. Steeleâs words undoubtedly made Chloe raise her head higher. She was even proud a little. There was no chance for her to attack her. Huh!
Mrs. Hoyle wasnât a fool. She could see that this pair was in tune. She was too lazy to beat around the bush too. âItâs none of my business. I came to tell you guys that the baby in Olive Steeleâs belly will be a Hoyle.â
Chloe sneered disdainfully, âMrs. Hoyle, you seem to have forgotten that that day youâve declared determinedly that Olive and her children will never be a Hoyle. I have no idea what right do you have today to claim the baby.â