Chapter 389 - Different treatment

Next morning, Hill family villa was very lively.

When Jeff and JoAnna entered dining room, they found Sarah standing on Aiden's shoulders while placing small cameras in different places. Maids busied themselves by setting up everything needed for breakfast.

"Hello-hello, Anna and brother-in-law!" Sarah greeted them goofily. "Don't move so much!" She scolded Aiden.

"You are heavy..." Aiden protested.

"Say that again, if you dare!" Sarah was furious.

JoAnna laughed. "What are you doing?"

"We need more angles!" Sarah leaped down from Aiden's shoulders. "For the big reveal..." She whispered to JoAnna.

Aiden greeted his brother and JoAnna while rubbing his shoulders.

"One more there and then we are done." Sarah instructed Aiden. He frowned, but obediently followed her.

JoAnna watched Sarah climb on top of Aiden to stand on his shoulders to place one more camera. "When did you arrive?"

"Not long ago... Sophia and Felix should be here any minute. Mom went to change." Sarah explained and leaped down. "Done!" Then she instructed Eve to turn on all cameras and to start recording when everyone is seated at the table. "Oh, this is so exciting!"

"What is so exciting?" Edward entered dining room.

"Breakfast... all of us together after a long time." JoAnna came to the rescue.

Shortly after, Sophia and Felix arrived. They were all seated at the dining room table when Stella joined them.

"Mom, dad... Felix and I have an announcement to make..." Sophia started anxiously. Everyone listened carefully, Sarah and JoAnna grinned while their gazes didn't leave Stella and Edward.

Seeing that she got their attention, Sophia continued. "Felix proposed to me, and I said 'yes'. We are engaged."

Stella and Edward paused for a second before standing up and hugging both Sophia and Felix and congratulating them.

"Why are you just sitting there?" Stella gave scolding looks to other four at the table.

"Mom, we got engaged last weekend in Los Angeles. They already know." Sophia explained.

"Oh, so we are the last ones to find out?" Edward was disappointed.

"Don't make it sound so bad. We just wanted to tell you when everyone is around." Sophia coaxed her father.

He nodded but was still not happy.

"Oh, and we got you a present." Sophia pulled a box from her purse and placed it between Stella and Edward on the table. "It's from Felix and me... for both of you." Sophia held Felix's hand and looked at the box with anticipation.

"You open." Edward told Stella.

Stella opened the box and pulled out a square shaped item which was wrapped in paper. She carefully removed the paper, curious what is inside. It was a photo frame, with a caption: 'Watch out, grandparents! I'm coming February 2020!' There was a picture of an ultrasound and at the bottom signed as '~Baby Martin-Hill~'.

Stella and Edward stared at it for some time, then they looked at each other, then back at the photo frame. Finally, they looked at Sophia and Felix with their eyes wide open.

"Does this mean what I think it does?" Stella whispered.

Sophia smiled and nodded.

Stella looked at Edward whose mind was blank. Stella prodded him with her elbow.

Sarah and JoAnna found their parents to be very funny and giggled.

Jeff and Aiden didn't dare to show any reaction, they kept busy with their breakfast. Jeff was intimidated by Edward, and Aiden by Stella. The smartest thing they could do is to keep a low profile.

Eventually Stella reacted. She stood up and hugged Sophia tightly. "Congratulations... you will be a wonderful mother."

"Thank you..." Sophia responded while her eyes swelled with tears.

Edward was next to Felix, his arm extended for a handshake. Felix stood up and took his hand. As soon as their hands connected, Edward grabbed Felix's hand and pulled him in for a hug. "Congratulations, son!"

Hearing these words, Jeff felt that his breakfast became sour in his throat. 'Did he just call Felix, son?!! He threatened ME last night, and Felix gets to be his son? What kind of a different treatment is this?' Jeff does not have any bad feelings toward Felix, but he can't see how can Felix be a better son-in-law material than he is?

After few seconds, the atmosphere became lively again. Sophia was talking about her first checkup, and Felix proudly played baby heartbeat sound from his phone for everyone to hear several times. Then they moved on to the talk about the wedding.

"We would like to do it soon, before my belly shows up." Sophia explained. "We want something small, intimate... and we hope that we can do it here. In the garden?" She looked at Stella and Edward anxiously.

Stella smiled. "Of course, my dear. Consider it settled. Did you pick a date?"

"Not yet... but June will be busy, so maybe in July?" Sophia was happy that Stella and Edward agreed to have her and Felix's wedding in their home.

"Whatever you pick, we will make it happen." Edward confirmed.

"We don't want to meddle too much but let us help you where we can. OK? Did you pick a wedding planner? They can be very helpful in taking care of boring work. Of course, don't forget that I'm available..." Stella was excited. She loves organizing parties. And this is THE party!

After breakfasts, they were getting ready to spend the day outside.

"Why don't you let your mother organize everything?" Felix asked Sophia. "She looks eager to do it."

Sophia looked at him with panic in her eyes and glanced around to make sure Stella didn't hear him. "No, no... if she is in charge, it will be end up being huge with at least five hundred people! Forget about small and intimate if I let her handle things. At most she can oversee renting of chairs and tables."

Felix looked at Sophia and felt surge of emotions. He pulled her close to him and stared at her face while holding her around her waist. "I can't believe that this is happening."

"What?"

"This! You and me. That you, an absolute perfection in every way, want to spend your life with me... OUCH!" Felix winced when Sophia pinched his shoulder hard. "What was that for?" He frowned.

Sophia smiled. "You said you can't believe it... well, now you know it's not a dream."

Felix smiled. "Thank you for letting me know that this is real." He kissed her.

"You two! We are about to head out!" JoAnna passed next to them.

"Remember to be back by six!" Stella cried.

"What's at six?" Sarah asked.

Sophia and JoAnna exchanged glances and smiled.

JoAnna could not hold it any longer. "Don't tell me you don't know your mother by now... how can a birthday go without a party?"

Sarah frowned. "Oh, no... that is why I go away for my birthday..."

"But you are here today. It's not your birthday, but it's close enough." Sophia said while entering in the back of Mercedes Luxury van with Felix's support.

"What is she planning?" Sarah asked while desperately looking at Sophia and JoAnna. "I hope nothing big..."

"Not telling." JoAnna stuck her tongue out playfully before she got in the van after Sophia and Felix.

Sarah sat in front with Aiden. "Did you know about this?"

Aiden pretended he didn't hear the question and started the van. "It's going to be a fun day."