Chapter 215: Do We Have To Do That?
Eve had rushed after Scarlett, too, eager to see the two baby girls. Seeing the older one in all swaddled up like a burrito, Eve giggled and said, “Oh sweet girl, do you know who I am? I’m Aunty Eve. I’m your godmother!”
Right then, Damon came to her from behind and pushed the wheelchair to walk forward. “Hey, what are you doing?” Eve asked.
“Well, if you want to be a mother, you can have one yourself.” he smiled as he pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose.
Eve was pissed off by what he said and yelled, “Do you think that I can’t?”
“Oh? Really?” he sneered.
Eve knew what he was saying was a trap, so she just ignored him and didn’t answer him.
In Scarlett’s estimation, a Caesarean section was much more painful than a natural birth because the natural birth only hurt when she gave birth to the baby. However, the pain of the Caesarean section was overwhelming her now that the effect of the anesthetic was gone.
“Come here and let me have a look at her!” Scarlett waved her hand at Carlos and Chuck, who had just walked in.
Chuck gave the baby to Francis, stretched his arm, and said, “Wow, she is a bit heavy! Isn’t she?” He laughed.
Francis instantly gave Chuck a threatening glance at him, prompting Chuck to make his escape quickly. “Well, I’d like to go to see the other baby, so I will leave you two alone…”
After she took a close look at her daughter, Scarlett felt confused and said, “She doesn’t look anything like you.”
Meanwhile, Francis couldn’t help but stare at the baby with the deepest affection. His eyes bright, he said gently, “She looks like you. She is so very pretty.”
Francis just gave a kiss on the baby’s forehead and said, “She will become as beautiful as you are when she grows up. Oh, my dear daughter.”
After a week in the observation ward, the younger one also came out, and she was a healthy girl much like her sister after receiving the care and attention of nurses day in and day out. However, during the time that she had been under observation, she had caused the nurses endless trouble. She cried loudly all the time, which made the other babies cry loudly, too. When she managed to leave the observation ward, the nurses were happy because it was peaceful and quiet again.
As Scarlett left the hospital, Francis took her to get in the Mercedes-Benz, and Skyler and Chuck grabbed the two baby girls.
“Are you still in pain, babe?” Francis asked in a low voice as he kissed her cheek.
Scarlett felt very shy, and with her head on his shoulder, she said, “The pain’s mostly gone… but I’m shy about the scarring….”
“Babe, you’re beautiful to me no matter what. No scar can mar your beauty.”Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.
“Ooh, look at you turning the seductiveness up. Don’t think I don’t know what you’re trying to do here!” Scarlett murmured. Francis was flirting with her.
Francis chuckled lightly, and Scarlett blushed. Although Scarlett was now a mother of three children, she would sometimes behave just like a young teenager first falling in love. She was coy and cute, wrapped up in his arms. She was angelic and yet full of mischief.
She stayed in his arms and felt very happy. She had such a lovely family to call her own.
After they arrived home, Carlos was the happiest one of all. He stood before the cradle of his sisters and couldn’t help but touch their white and tender faces.
Scarlett was reading a book on the chair, and then he ran to his mother and said, “Sister…” when he said that, he kept pointing at the cradle over there. Scarlett smiled, put down her book, and said, “Come closer, sweetheart, let me kiss you!”
When he heard that, Carlos climbed up on his mother’s lap quickly and gave Scarlett a big kiss, she held him and let him sit on her lap, and said, “My good boy!”
Carlos chuckled with his head resting on Scarlett’s shoulder. He liked the familiar, comforting smell of his mother. Right then, Francis walked in.
“Daddy, hug me…” Carlos pouted. Francis quickly picked him up, hugged him, and kiss.
Skyler, who had been in the corridor, heard all the commotion and walked into the kids’ room. “Carlos,” he said, “Don’t you want to eat some chocolate cake?” Carlos nodded and then quickly jumped down from Francis’s arms and pushed him away. With that, he ran towards Skyler.
As Francis walked into the kids’ cradle, Scarlett suddenly stood up and asked, “Wait, how come you’re already home? You’re back super early, aren’t you?”
“I came back to see our daughters,” he replied smilingly as he walked toward the cradle.
When Scarlett heard that, she smiled to herself. She was lucky to be married to a successful businessman like Francis– if he wasn’t running the company, there was a whole team of dedicated and knowledgeable professionals who would run the company for him in his absence. His business was stable, so he had nothing to worry about. Because of that, he could leave his office whenever he wanted and tend to his family. Scarlett knew that not all fathers actually got to spend time with the children they worked so hard to provide for.
Francis went on, “Besides, I also wanted to talk to you about something… I want to have a party. Like, a big party to celebrate the birth of our two baby girls.”
“Do we have to do that?” Scarlett frowned.
“Why not? They are my precious daughters. I have to throw a big party to celebrate their birth. I want to give them the best.” He replied.
Scarlett took a look at the babies in the cradle and then grasped Francis’s collar and said, “They’re just so young right now, Francis. What’s the point of having a huge party that they’re not even old enough to enjoy? A party right now would only be for the sake of other guests, not for them. I understand you want to give them the best, but-“