Chapter 952 A Lovely Pair


    Chapter 952 A Lovely Pair


    Looking at Salem''s familiar face, Susan squatted down to hug him. Only Salem could slightlyfort


    her inner grief over Hannah''s departure.


    Thank goodness. Hannah left behind Salem. She even wondered if Hannah chose to die with Lillian


    because she had Salem. She was so smart, she must have known that as long as Salem was there, no


    one would have any suicidal thoughts.


    "Aunt Susan, you''re pregnant and can''t hold me." Salem quickly refused with a serious expression on


    his little face.


    Susan didn''t feel anything about being pregnant now. The first time she was pregnant, she felt like


    throwing up all the time, but this time there were no reactions at all. She thought it might be a false


    pregnancy, but when she went on maternity leave, the doctor said the fetal heart rate was good.


    "Uncle Manuel loves kids so much, don''t disappoint him." Preached little grown-up Salem.


    Susan secretly rolled her eyes at Manuel''s love for children too. At least he couldn''t get enough of


    ying with Salem and Una Wells. Every time he saw those two kids his whole demeanor made a


    refreshing change; Susan even envied the two little ones for it. She envied even more that Manuel


    treated Una Wells so well too, despite her being an enemy''s daughter, while she thought that he


    couldn''t forget Una''s identity just because Oscar fathered both of them together.


    Every time Susanined angrily about it, Manuel would say that because how much he loved


    spending time with Salem meant treating Una well too, and Salem asked for that.


    And let''s face it-Una Wells was quite likeable. Not only did she look pretty and charmingly delicate in


    appearance, but also had a great personality. Every time Susan saw them together following after each


    other calling out "auntie" or "uncle", hearing their sweet voices made everyone unable to resist smiling


    along. Besides, Salem also took care of Una very well, afraid that if they didn''t get along then only


    would make things worse for that little boy instead.


    In short, they gradually began treating Una equally naturally due to the family atmosphere. It wasn''t just


    Susan and Manuel, whose attitudes had changed from initially rejecting Una''s presence to epting


    her. Hannah''s parents now fully saw Una as part of their family circle too.


    Susan pursed her lips, thinking maybe she was getting ahead of herself. Right now she was unhappy


    with Manuel pretending to love children so much. When they first got together, Manuel had promised


    her that they would have a baby in six months. But after Hannah''s death, Susan was too depressed to


    think about nning for a baby. It wasn''t until a yearter that she began to feel like herself again and


    suggested to Manuel that they start trying for a baby. However, every time she brought it up, he would


    just give her lip service and never follow through with any ns. And so it went on for year after year.


    By the fourth year, Susan couldn''t take it anymore. She took Manuel''s condoms from the bedside table


    and poked holes in them with needles until finally, she got pregnant. Manuel was dumbfounded when


    he found out since he had been so careful. Susan exined what she had done and felt like she had


    finally gotten revenge for all those years of being denied the chance to have a child. But being pregnant


    was not at all what Susan expected. Manuel seemed like an entirely different person now that he would


    be a father. She didn''t know how many faces this man had-he turned into an overbearing father-to-be


    overnight, demanding that Susan read books every day and insisting on strict meal times with no spicy


    or strongly voured foods allowed, and even forcing her to drink nutrient soup which she hated. He


    also made her speak softly so as not to wake the baby while still in utero and walk slowly because he


    imed the bouncing might give their unborn child brain damage.


    Was he getting back at her?


    "What''s wrong Auntie?" Salem asked worriedly when he saw how angry Susan looked.


    "Nothing." Said Susan, trying hard not to let herself get too upset about it all. after all, she chose this


    husband herself.


    She took Salem by the hand as Una Wells held onto Salem tightly from behind; sometimes Salem''s


    kindness towards Una made her jealous.


    "Auntie is taking you guys out for some fancy food." Said Susan, smiling brightly despite everything


    else going on inside of her head.


    "Yay!" The two children replied happily in unison with their cute voices, making everything seem better


    somehow.


    Susan felt like such a winner holding hands with both Salem and Una; nothing could bring down this


    moment. Looking around, she basked in the envy of those around her. She was enjoying this feeling.


    The three of them stepped into the elevator and rode up to the floor of an upscale restaurant.


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    The waiter respectfully led them to a beautifully decorated private room with a stunning view


    overlooking The Capital through its floor-to-ceiling windows.


    "Sal, is that where Dad works?" asked Una.


    Susan began taking their order while both kids curiously looked out at everything outside.


    In truth, what child didn''t want to go out and y? It was just that no one took them out.


    "No, it should be over there," Salem pointed in another direction. Una excitedly looked over there and


    asked, "Sal, can we see Dad from here?"


    "It''s too far away for us to see." Replied he.


    "I really miss Dad. Do you miss him?" asked Una.


    "Mhm."


    "Dad is always so busy and never takes us out," Una said with some difort in her voice.


    "Dad isn''t just busy; he is special, so he can''t appear casually outside. And for our privacy protection,


    he can''t take us outside either."


    "What''s privacy?" Una was much more innocent than Salem and didn''t understand what it meant.


    Salem patiently exined to her, "It means something that other people can''t see."


    "Are we not good enough? Why can''t other people see us?" Una still didn''t understand why they had to


    hide away like this; she felt wronged by it all when she spoke about it aloud.


    Susan listened intently as she took their order. Even she couldn''t help but feel moved by their


    conversation. Everyone thought Oscar''s children were exceptional since birth, but who knew how much


    freedom they had growing up under such high leadership?


    After finishing taking down their orders, Susan walked towards them.


    "It''s not because you''re bad or anything like that," she told Una gently, "it''s because you''re too good!


    Your dad worries someone might try to take you away from him if others saw how amazing you are."


    Una blinked at Susan.


    "Your dad loves you very much!"