Chapter 466


    Anya sat sandwiched between the two women.


    Molly scrutinized Anya’s face. “Goodness, your skin is as smooth as a baby’s!”


    She had initially misconstrued Anya’s rtionship with Andre and nearly went off on her, but Anya was


    obviously so naive.


    Anya pursed her lips, turning to look at Mia. She had heard that Mia was a hard-nosed woman, quick-


    tempered and a brawler. She also had heard she was well-behaved, lively, and adorable. Then Andre


    told her that she was a yful, spoiled little girl. However, she felt that this woman, her aunt, seemed


    quite gentle.


    “Auntie, may I touch your belly?” Anya asked.


    “Of course,” Mia replied generously. She opened her arms, letting Anya’s hand rest on her belly and


    gently caress it. “The baby was quite active just a while ago, but it seems like he’s taking a nap now.”


    Anyaid her hand on Mia’s belly, careful not to press too hard, tenderly feeling the life within.


    “Where’s Leo?” Andre was the first to notice the birthday boy was missing.


    The forgotten Leo, standing at the foot of the stairs, finally caught the family’s attention.


    Naomi called her son over.


    Leo trudged over reluctantly. Taking a seat next to Molly, he sat in the spot Chad had vacated.


    Naomi asked her son with a smile, “Do you remember Anya?”


    He had noticed her the moment she stepped through the door. She was the girl who lost the fight and


    got whisked away in the middle of the night. She was pleasant to the eye but of no use.


    “Nope, can’t recall.” Leo said.


    Anya nced at Leo from across Molly. She didn’t remember him either.


    Naomiughed, “Leo, you once saved Anya when you guys were kids. Don’t you remember?”


    Mia and Molly’s eyebrows shot up in unison. Their eyes were twinkling with interest. Gossip concerning


    their friends was always a sure-fire way to pique their curiosity!


    Mia, being the most curious, asked excitedly, “Naomi, tell us about this life-saving incident.”


    Leo was puzzled. When had he ever yed the hero and saved someone?


    Anya also looked bewildered. When had she ever been in danger?


    Naomi saw that everyone had forgotten, but she remembered it clearly. “When you were seven, I took


    you to a dinner party at Anya’s home. You rescued a little girl from drowning in the pool. That little girl


    was Anya.”


    Mia and Molly turned their heads to look at Leo simultaneously. “Well, look at you, Leo. Saving lives at


    seven.”


    Leo furrowed his brow, trying to recall.


    Naomi jogged his memory again, “The chubby little girl, don’t you remember?”


    “Oh! It’s her!” Leo suddenly remembered.


    He jumped up from the couch, pointing at Anya, who was sitting innocently in the middle. “You’re that


    chubby little girl who was ying by the pool. Then you fell in, and started screaming that you were


    drowning even though the water only reached your waist!”


    He had thought someone was actually drowning and jumped in to save her. However, she was so


    chubby that he couldn’t lift her and ended up falling in himself. When he got home, his parents teased


    him about it for days.


    Anya blinked, “You’re Little Leo!”


    He was the boy who had scorned her for being fat, saying he couldn’t lift her. However, his disdain had


    be her motivation to lose weight.


    Mr. Calder doted on his daughter, Anya. When she was young, he would feed her all sorts of delicious


    food, which resulted in her bing quite chubby at a young age. During the pool incident, the boy


    who had attempted to rescue her was handsome and well-dressed, just like the prince in her fairy tales.


    But the “Prince” failed to rescue her, and he also fell into the pool because of her. After that, the rescue


    boy started calling her “Chubby Anya”.


    And every time her father tried to feed her something, her mother would say, “Did you forget the name


    Little Leo gave you, Chubby Anya?”


    No matter how much Anya craved the food, she would resist and not eat. Every time she was tempted


    to have a snack, her mother would appear and say, “Did you forget Little Leo called you Chubby


    Anya?” And Anya would lose her appetite.


    Gradually, her weight returned to normal. Every time she wanted to indulge in something, eat too much,


    a phrase would automatically pop into her mind: Little Leo called her a chubby girl.


    It turned out that the “Prince” from that year was the boy in front of her, today’s birthday boy.


    Anya looked at Leo, standing up with a smile. “Little Leo, I’m not fat anymore.”


    Mia and Molly exchanged nces, both wearing mischievous grins. Andre and Chad, the two men


    observing their women, could tell instantly what their beloveds were plotting!


    Leo retorted, “If you’re not fat, then I won’t have to save you.”


    Molly facepalmed. Her clueless nephew was hopeless.


    Anya observed Leo’s face, tilting her head as she studied the boy who had clear, bright eyes,


    handsome, sharp features, a high nose, and a heroic aura about him. He really did resemble the prince


    from her childhood fairy tales.


    “Little Leo, happy birthday.”


    Leo felt goosebumps all over. “Just call me Leo, not Little Leo. It’s too nauseating.”


    Mia muttered under her breath, “Damn, this kid is brutally clueless! Even more so than my husband!”


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    She and Molly exchanged nces, and Molly got the hint. Molly turned to Chad. Her voice was sweet


    and cute, “Chad.”


    Chad’s face broke into a doting smile. His happiness was obvious. He responded with a simple, “Yes?”


    Molly turned back to her nephew. “See that? That’s how we do it. Anya calling you Little Leo is just


    politeness, you dummy.”


    “Fake,” Leo muttered.


    Mia immediately turned to her husband, acting pitiful, “Honey, I can’t peel this orange, but I want to eat


    it.”


    Andre, too, was smitten by his wife’s charm. He picked up an orange from the table and began peeling


    it.


    Leo couldn’t stand it any longer. “Drama queen.”


    Then it was Molly’s turn to put on a show. “Chad, how could you eat an orange? It must hurt the orange


    so much.”


    Leo cursed under his breath, “Damn, that’s sickening.”


    Immediately, the living room erupted inughter.


    Although it was Leo’s birthday, everyone seemed to be teasing him.


    “Exactly,” Molly chimed in.


    Soon, it was mealtime.


    Hansen rose, leading the way to the dining room with everyone following suit.


    To ensure that Anya didn’t feel left out, Mia and Molly always saved a spot for her wherever they went.