Emerson passed the company entirely to Robert, he had worked without stopping for fifteen years, and it was time for him to finally rest. Now, he only wanted to watch his son grow up bit by bit, and be by Candice’s side growing old day by day.
Emerson sent his son to the kindergarten every day, and went on walks with Candice together, they did some gardening together. Even if it was just soaking up the sun on the wicker chair, they leaned closely to one another.
They wasted five good years, and the future could end on any day. They wanted to cherish each other deeply and treat every day like the end of the world.
There was a ticking bomb inside Candice, which was what they both worried. But surprisingly, although her abdomen grew bigger day by day, Candice had not felt the slightest discomfort. When she went to the hospital for a check-up, the result showed that the tumour did not grow, but instead had shrunk.
The doctor explained that it may be due to the pregnancy that broke the originally sickly environment inside the body, and deprived the tumour of its nutrients. The child had not worsened Candice’s body, but instead was healing her body miraculously.
Edward touched his mother’s abdomen happily. “So father Emerson was right, mum, there really was a luck named miracle in this world.”
Candice felt incredible as well, feeling the heartbeat of her second child, and the miracles of life.
“Mum, is it a baby brother or sister in here?” Edward was curious about his mother’s round abdomen.
Emerson replied, “The doctor said it’s a baby sister during the check-up today.”
Edward was a little disappointed, “So it’s a baby sister. I had wanted a baby brother.”
“Why not a baby sister? Isn’t it nice to have a pretty and cute baby sister?” Emerson pinched his son’s cheek.
Edward sighed like a tiny adult, “But father Emerson was great to have a younger brother. You were lazy and didn’t go to work to earn money, and dad had gone to the office without a second word.”
Candice knocked Edward’s forehead lightly, “You cheeky kid, already thinking about bullying your brother this young.”
Edward rubbed his head and skipped over to the main door, “Dad, you came.”
Robert bent down to pick Edward up. “Did you miss me?”
“I did.”
Since spending a month with Robert alone, Edward had been much closer to him. His personality also became chirpier, no longer the sourpuss before.
Robert walked into the garden with Edward in his arms, “Brother, how was Candice doing from today’s check-up?”
Emerson cracked a smile, “Today’s check-up was going well, everything looks fine. And the doctor said it was a girl, Edward’s going to have a sister.”
Robert put Edward down, and reached over to touch Candice’s abdomen, “Wow, only five months and we know it’s a girl. A girl is good, she’ll be the apple of her mother’s eye.”
It has been a few months, and Candice saw that Robert was still feeling uncomfortable, so she tried to smile, “Yes, I like girls too. What about you? Is the company busy now?”
“Busy, too much to handle.” Robert glanced at his brother.
Emerson did not as much as look at Robert, and pulled Edward along. “Robert, you stay here and chat with Candice, I’ll whip something up for you guys.”
Robert’s eyes widened with bewilderment. “My brother knows how to cook now?”
“Yup, since he stopped going to work, he had plenty of time at home, and he suddenly took a liking to cooking. He’d look into recipes every day. It’s not bad, nowadays his skills suddenly got a lot better, and he could make a decent meal now.” Candice looked at the silhouettes of Emerson and her son walking away, and couldn’t help but smile.
Robert looked at Candice who was smiling ear to ear in happiness, and smiled slowly as well. “It’s so nice to see you all so happy.”