Chapter 305 - Worries

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Later in the evening, Edith made a call to her grandfather and finally got the chance to speak to him. 

These days, her grandfather has been in Capital City to meet a few people who might be able to help him with finding evidence on General Attorney Leng's misconduct. The old man was busy running around here and there. It was hard for Edith to reach for him.

If it was not due to her husband's assurance that someone will look after her grandfather while he was in Capital City, Edith would not be at ease.

Mike Qian, who was still in Capital City was shocked upon hearing that he was about to become a great-grandpa. For a few seconds, the old man was not able to give any reaction. A lot of thoughts went to his mind and he could not think straight. Even after the phone call ended, Mike was still in a trance, causing his friend, George Bei to worry about his well-being.

When he finally snapped out of his trance, Mike turned to his friend and held him on both shoulders.

"What happened to you?" George asked. "I thought you went out to answer a call from Edith? What's wrong? What did she say? Don't tell me that she got herself into an accident?"

Mike ignored his friend's questions and spoke in a choked voice. "George! I'm about to become a great-grandfather!"

"Ah?" George was a little muddleheaded and his thought went towards the little girl who would always follow Edith around. "That little princess? She always called you great-grandfather, right? What happened to that little princess?"

"I'm not talking about that little princess," Mike said. "It's my granddaughter, ah. She's going to have a baby. I'm going to be a great-grandfather!"

George sucked in a deep breath when he heard the news. 

"Old friend, we need to settle our job in Capital City fast," Mike said. "I need to visit my granddaughter and meet my in-laws to discuss my granddaughter's wedding."

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Meanwhile, Neil watched as his wife put down her phone on the bedside table and walked over to her. He wrapped his arms around her waist and hugged her from behind. His head lowered to kiss the spot on her neck before he rested his chin on her shoulder. 

"What did your grandfather say?" Neil asked.

Edith struggled out of his embrace before she turned around to face him. She put both hands on his shoulders and looked at him with a smile. "I don't know. I don't think my grandfather was able to react well after he heard that he was about to become a great-grandfather."

Neil laughed. A breath of relief escaped him upon knowing that the old man was not going to gather all his cop friends to beat him up. Mike Qian was so protective towards his granddaughter and Neil was a little worried about how he might react when his wife told him the good news.

The couple continued to be in each other's embrace and Neil placed his hand over his wife's tummy. The thought that there was a life growing in her stomach made him feel a little anxious.

He was both excited and frightened at the thought that he was going to be a father.

When Hazel was born, he did not dare to get close to her as she was too small. Now that he was going to have his own baby, Neil did not know whether he will be able to do a good job at being a father.

What if he was too afraid to hold his own child?

"What are you thinking about?' Edith asked. She saw the frown on his face and couldn't help but laugh.

Neil took a deep breath and shook his head. Until the child is born, Neil decided not to worry about the matter.

After kissing his wife for a while, Neil went into the bathroom for a long shower.

Edith went out of the room and found Hazel in the living room. The little girl was watching her favorite show all by herself while Sophie was in the kitchen, stewing some soup.

Earlier, when she and Neil had told everyone about the news of her pregnancy, Edith has been watching Hazel's expression secretly. It has been a while since they began to live together and the two had a very good relationship. She might not give birth to Hazel, but Edith definitely thought of Hazel as her own child.

Little Hazel has been dependant on her ever since the last time she had rescued her from that kidnapping incident. After Edith had disappeared for a few days to return to Z Town, Hazel has become very sticky towards her. It took them a few days before Hazel started to believe that her Auntie Edith was not going to leave her side.

However, Edith was a little worried that Hazel might felt a little left out now that she was about to have a child.

After she had told everyone about her pregnancy, Hazel did not give any reactions. The little girl continued to stare at her tummy and did not say anything. Edith could not figure out what was in the little girl's mind.

Edith sat down beside Hazel and accompanied the little girl to watch her favorite show. After a while, Edith laid her head on Hazel's shoulder and rained her kisses on the little girl's cheek.

"Auntie Edith," Hazel spoke with her soft, milky voice and giggled. Then she counter-attacked by holding her auntie's face and kissing it back.

The atmosphere in the room was good as the child and grownup were teasing each other.

"Hazel…" Edith paused and looked at her for a few seconds longer. "Can we talk?"

A little frown appeared on Hazel's forehead before she nodded. "Auntie Edith, you say."

Edith took a deep breath and her lips curled into a faint smile. "What do you think about the news I told everyone earlier?"

"The baby?"

"Un." Edith nodded and continued to watch the little girls' expression. "What do you feel about it?"

The frown on Hazel's face deepened. "I'm going to be a big sister."

"Are you happy?"

"Later, I will have someone to play with. Of course, I'm happy," Hazel said. "Auntie Edith, when the baby arrives, I will help you to look after the baby. Just like how I would look for the younger classmates."

Hearing her words, Edith breathed a sigh of relief.  She leaned forward to kiss the little girl again and spoke, "Little Hazel, I wanted you to know that even after the baby is born, you will always be important to me. I will always love you, you know?"

The little girl started to giggle. She held Edith's face with both hands and kissed her auntie on the nose.. "Auntie Edith, I love you too."

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