"You'd better give it a rest," Serenity said, laughing. "Terry was practically scared to death after your first child."Lisa sighed with regret. "I think Terry just overthinks everything and worries too much. But since he's genuinely frightened, I can’t push for another one. Besides, with the way things are at our house now, it feels like we already have two kids. Our future son-in-law visits so often, it’s like having another child around."She mentioned how Morgan frequently stayed over, even having his own room in their house, and his personal belongings seemed to be multiplying there. Serenity and Coco couldn’t help but laugh upon hearing this. Coco was quite curious about Morgan, but she hadn’t had the chance to meet him yet."When will I get to meet your other 'child'?" Coco asked."Once you're done with your recovery, I’ll bring both kids to visit you," Lisa said. "Actually, I could’ve brought them along today, but Serenity thought they might be too noisy, so I left them a
In the end, Coco decided on the name “Beatrice”. "Beatrice is a nice name," Terry said. "I heard Coco had a pretty smooth delivery. Out of all of us, your wife probably had the easiest time giving birth."The easiest? Lucas’s mind flashed back to Coco giving birth, and he broke out in a cold sweat. At that moment, he truly understood what it meant to be powerless. No amount of money or power could take away the pain from the person he loved the most."It seems like giving birth is incredibly painful for women," Lucas murmured."Yeah, but there’s no way to take that pain away," Terry said sympathetically. "What’s crazy is that even though it’s so painful, some people keep wanting more kids. I don’t see what’s so great about having so many."As the man with the most children among them, Jackson couldn’t help but smile. "I think it’s a blessing to have many kids.""Really? And how do you feel when you're competing with your kids for Serenity’s attention?" Terry pointed out bluntly.
Coco chuckled, "Don’t you think it’s a shame if your beautiful eyes aren’t passed down to our daughter?""But I prefer looking into your eyes," Lucas replied.A warm feeling filled Cocos' heart. Though she considered her own eyes rather ordinary, perhaps beauty really is in the eye of the beholder."If our daughter takes after me in everything, where do your genes come in?" Coco teased."Blood type. She has my blood type," Lucas answered.Coco chuckled and glanced down at the baby in her arms. "I hope little Beatrice will open her eyes soon!"She was eager to see Beatrice's eyes and eager for Beatrice to take a look at her mother.On the way home, Jackson and Serenity spoke about the Yale family again."I'll expand the search area beyond Solaria. The person who took Morris hasn’t been found yet. If we can locate that person, we should discover Morris' whereabouts," Jackson said."Is there still no word from the police?" Serenity asked."There are a few clues, but not enough
He could see that she was upset in the video calls. However, apart from offering words of comfort, there was nothing else he could do – he couldn’t hug her or be by her side.Jacqueline choked up as she spoke, "Fred, Morris still hasn’t been found. And... he actually called me when he was taken away."That was the most heart-wrenching part for her – not accepting the call.If she had, could she have informed her parents sooner and asked them to help Morris?"It’s not your fault. Anyone can miss a call," Fred assured her.Tears welled in Jacqueline's eyes. "I want to find Morris. My parents and the police are searching, but there’s still no sign of him.""We’ll find him. I’ll ask my dad to help too," Fred promised."Thank you, Fred," Jacqueline said.That evening, the Stantons joined the Valors for dinner. Afterward, Fred went with Jacqueline to her room.He noticed a photo of Morris on her desk.She actually did not have many photographs with Morris, and this was one of them.
"If that boy's really dead, it would be even harder for Jackie to accept. Thankfully, he's only gone missing, which is a silver lining. At least there's room for hope," Weston remarked."Hope?" Jackson replied indifferently. "They only knew each other for a few months. Jackie is still young; in five or ten years, she’ll forget him.""True, they only knew each other for a few months," Weston conceded. "But once the police stop searching, what will you guys do? Will you continue to look for Morris?""We’ll keep searching – for a year. If we still can’t find him after a year, we can only leave his fate up to the heavens," Jackson said.In other words, if they still couldn't find him after searching for a whole year, then the chances of ever finding him were slim."Regardless, we should register with missing persons organizations. It’s a shame the police only have DNA data from Morris' parents and not Morris himself!" Serenity lamented.If they had Morris' DNA data, the chances of fi
The next day, when Jacqueline woke up, she found Fred sleeping next to her.She was stunned at first. Though she was still young, she was already aware of their gender differences. They used to sleep together all the time, but it had been three or four years since then."Um..." she scratched her head, unsure of what to do, her cheeks slightly flushed.Fred, already awake, noticed her awkwardness and greeted her, "Good morning.""Good morning!" she quickly replied, her face growing even redder. "I... I'm sorry for falling asleep hugging you last night."Fred looked puzzled. "Why are you apologizing? We used to do this all the time.""But... we've grown up now. You're a boy, and I'm a girl. We shouldn't sleep together anymore," Jacqueline said.Fred paused for a moment. "Do you hate sleeping with me?" he asked."Not really," Jacqueline answered, shaking her head. She actually slept really well last night. It was the first time she had slept so well since Morris' disappearance."
After ordering their meals, Serenity asked the two children to wait at the table while she went to pick up the food.While flipping through amusement park brochures, Fred asked Jacqueline, "What else is fun here? Show me! I want to go on more rides!""Sure!" Jacqueline replied enthusiastically. She leaned closer to the brochures in Fred's hands and asked, "What’s on the brochures?""Some events organized by the amusement park with other companies," Fred explained. "Some of them are taking place this week. If there are any fun events, let’s check them out together. I rarely get to stay in Solaria for a whole week."However, he did not hear a reply from Jacqueline.He looked up and saw Jacqueline staring at one particular flier, lost in thought.The flier featured colorful cartoon characters playing musical instruments and dancing joyfully, with bold letters stating, "A Musical Feast to Bring Joy to Children!"It was a promotional flier for a children's musical play.Fred recogni
Therefore, Serenity wondered what had happened during her brief absence. Jacqueline remained silent, while Fred spoke up, "I want to see this musical play with Jackie, but I don't know if she wants to.""Musical play?" Serenity was surprised, then noticed the flier in Jacqueline's hand that was promoting the event.It suddenly dawned on her. Two months ago, before Jacqueline got into a fight with Morris, she mentioned that she wanted to see a musical together with him. Because the tickets were hard to come by, Jacqueline had asked for her help to purchase tickets for them. However, after the conflict with Morris, the topic had been put aside.Serenity asked her daughter, "Jackie, do you want to see the musical play with Fred?""I..." After some hesitation, Jacqueline said softly, "I don’t think we can get tickets now.""If you want to go with Fred, I’ll take care of the tickets," Serenity assured her."Jackie, do you want to go with me?" Fred asked earnestly.After a momen