Chapter 1217


    When the couple and their son reached home, they saw the ck Volkswagen As parked within the


    "Mr. Corden is always on time, isn’t he?” Lily said with a chuckle when she saw the car.


    Alexander carried Galen and got out of the car. Then he held out a hand to support Lily and said


    unhappily, "Of course he is. He’s after something of ours."


    "Aren''t business deals supposed to benefit both sides?” Lily said lowly.


    Over thest six months, Mike Corden had frequented their house, seemingly spending most of his


    time in the country. Although the core of his business was still based overseas, he had spent more time


    in Hydend.


    Alexander even suspected Mike was gradually moving his business back to the country. Alexander


    slowly let down his guard when the man showed no signs of doing so except forming a long-term


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    partnership with Lily''s studio by giving her arge order. Besides, since Galen was born, he enjoyed


    Nick Corden''spany and yed with him whenever he came, and the two families became closer.


    Alexander lowered his gaze to Lily''s slightly bulging tummy. " You know I wasn''t talking about that.”


    Lily found Alexander amusing yet ridiculous, so she palmed her belly and shot him a look.


    Alexander was about to respond when Mike''s voice sounded from behind him. "Aren''t you being


    protective of your daughter a bit too prematurely? She''s not even born yet!"


    "Yet you keep thinking of her knowing so!" Alexander turned and red at Mike.


    It all started when Mike jokingly proposed a marriage between the two families after having a few


    drinks.


    Not taking it seriously, Alexanderughingly said he was drunk as both of them only had sons.


    However, Mike pointed casually at Lily, who was drinking tea aside, and said the marriage could be


    possible if one of the twins she was carrying were a girl.


    It was a joke, but Alexander grew stern then.


    ‘How could I marry off my precious daughter just because of some joke? 1


    Mike had not thought such an established business person would get upset by a simple joke for so


    long.


    "Can''t I even think of her?” Mike thought his family and son were a good match for the Russell family.


    "No, you can’t!" Alexander held his son while holding Lily''s hand tightly and strode past Mike without


    ncing at him. He was starting to wonder if he should stop interacting with this man lest the thief


    would kidnap his adorable and precious daughter. Lily was speechless.


    ‘They''re both influential men in the business world, yet they''re fussing over a child without knowing its


    gender. How childish can they be?!’


    After the trio entered the house, Lily realized Nick was not around. She thought the boy was ying


    inside.


    "Nick? Nick!"


    Galen spread his arms, squirmed, and climbed off Alexander. He moved his little legs and went all over


    the house, looking for Nick.


    "Where''s Nicky?" Lily asked curiously.


    "I didn''t bring him with me," Mike said casually, "School is about to start, and he has a lot of homework.


    I can''t let him y around too much."


    "You''re right." Alexander took a hot towel from the housekeeper and tested its temperature before


    wiping Lily''s hands with it. Then he snorted, "The world has be sopetitive. It doesn''t hurt for


    boys to work harder.”


    Nodding slightly, Mike thought of something. "Are you saying you''ll give Nick a chance if he works


    hard?”