Eudora placed her hand on her forehead. Just as she was about to put down her phone, it rang.
As soon as she answered it, Harley yelled on the other side, âEudora, Thea is pregnant!â
That was not a surprise at all.
âI get it!â
âHow do you know that?â He asked.
She was speechless.
âItâs written on every corner of your social media accounts and messaging apps!â
After he came to his senses, he said, âOh⦠Probably! Eudora, come over for dinner tomorrow. Letâs celebrate! Iâll make a phone call to Amosâ¦â
She was about to tell him that he didnât have to call him, but he had already hung up.
On second thought, she felt that it would be better to just let him do what he wanted. After all, he was so elated at the moment.
Hence, she turned off her cell phone and went to take a nap.
When she came home in the evening, she discovered that Harley was also in the house.
As soon as she stepped in, she could hear his voice, âBro, my wife is pregnant!â
Amos nodded with a perfunctory look. Meanwhile, he was holding Sugar Bun, who was fighting the urge to sleep in his arms.
Noticing Eudoraâs return, Harley rushed towards her.
âEudora, youâre back! Iâm worried that I didnât make it clear in the phone call just now, so Iâm here to invite you formally!â
His enthusiasm had made her lose her words for a while.
âItâs very clear. Weâll definitely go tomorrow, okay?â
He said joyfully, âOkay! Then, Iâll go back first!â
Upon hearing that, Amosâ eyes lit up. Cindy, who was inside, ran out excitedly and said, âMr. Louis, Iâll see you off!â
Harley turned back reluctantly and said, âEudora, Thea is in good condition. The doctor said that there is no problem at all!â
âThatâs great! Very good!â
Cindy was out of patience too.
She repeated loudly, âMr. Louis, let me see you off!â
He finally went back. Eudora looked at her sonâs drowsy face and reached out to take him in her arms.
âHe didnât sleep at noon, did he?â
Amos replied helplessly, âJust as he was going to sleep, Harley came!â
Eudora was bewildered.
âHe has been talking about it for the whole afternoon?â
Amos shook his head and explained, âNo! He left after saying that, but then, he came back again!â
She was astounded.
As she was thinking, Amos recalled something important and he quickly reminded Cindy, who just came in from outside.
âGo and lock the door!â
She nodded and said, âSir, donât worry! I have put on three locks! He wonât be able to enter again!â
Before his voice died away, they heard Harleyâs voice coming from outside.
âBro, why did you lock the door? Are you asking me to come in by climbing over the wall? Actually, I forgot to give you an invitation card just now! You must come tomorrow! My wife is pregnant!â
That stunned everyone in the room!
â¦
The next day, they gathered at Harleyâs home.
All the people in the room stared at each other sleepily.
Christopher helped Tina to get in. He said, âWatch out, Honey. You didnât sleep well last night. Be careful when you walk!â
Tina yawned and said, âOkay.â
As soon as she finished her words, she almost shut her eyes again.
Eudora hurriedly got up and held her up while saying, âTina, come and sit here. Did Harley hound you again last night?â
When it came to him, everybodyâs eyes suddenly widened.
âGuess what! He kept calling us throughout the night. After I had unplugged the telephone line, he called through my hand phone. After I had switched it off, he sent messages to my computer. After I turned off my computer, he came knocking on the door. I almost called the police. I was reallyâ¦â
Leon also yawned and said, âPoor me! I was ready to sleep after the operation yesterday, but he came and harassed me several times.â
Christopher nodded and said, âIf I hadnât said that my wife was pregnant too and that she needed rest, along with a stern warning to cut all ties with him, he would not have left!â
Eudora and Amos rejoiced in their good fortune. Luckily, they were harassed during the day and not at night.
Helen chucked while they were thinking about it.
âIn my opinion, Harley must be lethargic today. Since he had been toiling away last night, we can finally have a peaceful moment now!â
That gladdened their hearts. One of them said, âIt would be great! I was really worried that I wonât be able to eat well later. Iâve never seen anything like this!â
Only Amos looked condescendingly at them as if he was looking at a bunch of naive people.
He thought in his mind, âI donât think so!â
Before their voices died away, they heard a passionate greeting from the inside.
âWelcome to the celebration party for my wifeâs pregnancy!â
It was still the same voice and energy that they were all familiar with! Harley jumped out of the room energetically.
âMy wife is pregnant!â
Everyone went silent for a moment.
Now, they understood why people said joy puts heart into a man.
Everyone complained incessantly. Fortunately, Thea came out and stopped him by saying, âEnough! Everyone is so annoyed by you. Donât bring it up again, otherwise, I wonât talk to you anymore!â
With his wifeâs order, Harley finally stopped talking.
âThen, Iâll go in and urge the chef!â
When Harley left, everyone looked at Thea gratefully as though they had seen the Blessed Virgin Mary.
âCan you keep an eye on your husband in the future? Tell him not to do that again, okay?â
âYes, weâll appreciate you so much!â
She looked apologetically at them, who were all sleepy, and said, âIâm sorry, I will keep a watchful eye on him in the future!â
With her guarantee, everyone was finally relieved. Eudora and the others returned to their normal lives.
The New Year was arriving, and the families started preparing new year goods. Usually, this would be a welcome break to Eudora, but recently, she was so caught up in end of year company affairs!
She was constantly out early and back late. She could only see her childâs sleeping face everyday.
As soon as she entered the house at night, Cindy came to her.
Cindy reminded her, âMadam, Iâve already listed out the things we need for the season. Do you want to go buy it yourself? The weather will be good tomorrow and Miss Juju will also be back! Everyone can go shopping together.â
Sugar Bun ran over with his short legs and hugged Eudoraâs thigh.
âMommy, letâs go, letâs goâ¦â
She lowered her head and kissed the child, saying apologetically.
âBut Iâm going on a business trip tonight!â
Hearing this, Amos was puzzled. He asked, âWhy is it so late?â
She walked over to the sofa and sat down as she spoke, âThereâs a project in Long City thatâs about to be finished. At first, I thought that it would be enough to ask my subordinates to go over and examine it. However, the leader on the other side has now said that Iâve to go and discuss some matters regarding the follow-up. Itâs a huge project for the company this year and Iâve put a lot of effort into it, so I canât miss it!â
Amos frowned and didnât say anything. Sugar Bun immediately showed the same expression as his father.
Eudora tried to persuade them.
âIâll be back as early as possible! Three days at most, alright?â
Amos pursed his lips and looked at her weary appearance. âPerhaps, I should not have let her work outside alone!â He pondered on it.