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Eric’s family… Okay, they’ve passed. It’s hard to tell for Aunt Joanna, though.
David and the rest felt relieved temporarily.
Alexander paused for a moment, his gaze subtly sweeping over Isabe, deep in thought.
Eric was the first to speak up. “I’m sorry, Joanna was supposed to join us today, but…“.
A look of gentleness and embarrassment unexpectedly appeared on Eric’s stern face.
“Joanna is three months pregnant!”
As soon as he said that, the entire room was filled with astonishment and joy over the pregnancy.
Oh my! Uncle Eric and Aunt Joanna aren’t young anymore. Yet, they’re still expecting a child.
As Isabe thought about it, her gaze swept over to David and Selena.
David and Selena shuddered. They were in their fifties and certainly not up to the task. Moreover,
they had more than done their part, having had the most children among all the Quirk siblings.
The other siblings could hardly contain their chuckles,
Eric said, “A while ago, Joanna had a minor car ident which put her pregnancy at risk. That’s
why we didn’t dare to inform everyone immediately. She’s still recuperating. Once things stabilize,
I’ll bring her
over.”
David and Selena immediately assured there was no need to rush, while Lionel and Marley were
overjoyed beyond words.
“Joanna is slightly old to be expecting, so your family must pay extra attention to her. Spend more
time with her. You can just visit on my birthday,” said Lionel passionately. After all, this might be the
last baby he would see in his lifetime.
Seeing Lionel in high spirits, Dn suddenly spoke up, “Grandpa, there’s something you don’t
know. When my mom got into the car ident, a girl came to her rescue. Without her, who knows
what could have happened? She saved not only my mother, but also my unborn sibling. My mother
and I feel a deep sense of gratitude toward her, so we’ve decided to wee her into our family as
an adopted daughter.”
This abrupt topic caused the entire room to fall silent.
Lionel was also taken aback. “Huh? Is that what happened?” He then turned toward Eric for
rification.
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girl who saved Joanna. She’s a friend of Janice’s. She is from an orphanage where Joanna had
done some charity work, so she’s deeply grateful to Joanna for that. She used to visit our house
asionally, and Joanna has always liked her. They were together when the incident happene was
this girl who risked her life to rescue Joanna from the wrecked car.”
To
“Upon hearing this, it’s clear that the child is brave, kind, and grateful,” eximed the soft–hearted
Marley.
Eric, however, said, “I originally wanted to give her a gift to thank her…”
“Dad, Mom has already said that it’ll be an insult to give the girl money. She’s so genuine toward
our family. Why can’t she be part of our family? I, for one, already consider her as my real
sister,” rebuked Dn.
Eric said, “Enough, let’s not discuss this further. Adopting a child isn’t as simple as you think. Later
on, I’ll have a serious talk with your grandfather and Alexander.”
Clearly, Eric was not ready to discuss the matter in depth at that moment. His siblings remained
silent, leaving the younger ones exchanging nces with one another.
This is strange. Why is Eric being so tight–lipped?
David and the rest, however, thought that Eric’s reaction toward the adoption was quite expected.
Soon, Isabe had also figured it out.
I see! The interests of the Quirk family are closely interconnected. An adopted child would be able
to ess various benefits from the Quirk family. This is something that even Be, who had
cheated on his wife, wouldn’t dare to think about. After all, it would be encroaching on everyone’s
interests. While nobody would be particrly concerned about the assets that an adopted child
would get, Uncle Eric is a cautious and strict person. He’s not inclined to do things that might cause
others to harbor resentment.
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