The secretary's office instantly quieted down.
Eliam walked over to Hayden and asked, "Do you need something, Mr. Tate?" "My youngest sister is about to graduate, and I need to get her a graduation gift." Hayden had just remembered that Ivy was about to travel to Taronia and wanted to get her something.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"What would you like to get her, Mr. Tate? Should I pick for you, or should we go shopping together?" "I'll go with Shelly," Hayden said.
With that said, Hayden left the office and went hto pick Shelly up.
After Shelly got into the car, she said, "Not only do we have to buy a gift for Ivy but also for Layla! Didn't we plan to have a party to announce the good news about her pregnancy?" Hayden nodded. "Yes, let's get a gift for Robert too." "Alright. You'll handle Robert's gift, and I'll pick gifts for Layla and Ivy." Shelly began contemplating what to choose for them. Hayden added, "And get a gift for your brother too. Last the visited, I didn't even get to talk to him." "Haha! My brother is a bit afraid of you. He's naturally introverted and usually doesn't speak to strangers," Shelly teased with a smile. "My mom always says that if our personalities were swapped, it would be better. I'm bold, and he's a bit timid." "Why is he afraid of me?" Hayden asked, puzzled. "I've been kind to him." "He thinks you're too formidable," Shelly replied.
"He shouldn't be afraid of formidable people. Instead, he should make friends with those who are more aplished than him and learn from their strengths." Hayden shared his insight with Shelly.
ñovels "When my brotheres to visit next time, you can tell him that," Shelly joked. "I'm not afraid of you much." "I believe you're not afraid ofnow, but you were a little scared ofat first." Hayden recalled the moment they reunited.
At that time, Shelly had hardly dared look him in the eye.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"That wasn't fear. I was shy," Shelly explained. "Although we weren't familiar, I knew you were not a bad person. I could tell from the first twe spent ttogether at the hotel." "You knew I wasn't a bad person, but you still didn't dare to tellabout the pregnancy," Hayden said.
"I'm not blaming you. Going through pregnancy and childbirth alone must have been really challenging," he said.
"I indeed went through a lot of hardships, mainly because my parents initially disagreed with me.
about keeping the child. I didn't tell~~~ them the twins were yours. They were worried it would affect my future marriage," Shelly continued, "At that time, I decided to give birth and was determined never to marry.
|| I thought that if I had to have a child later, having one with you would produce better genes." You sure have everything planned out by castingaside after obtaining my 'genes'." "If I could have supported two children back then, I probably wouldn't have contacted your family," Shelly said earnestly.
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