Arielle was aware that Susanne was looking forward to her having children but did not realize how much the latter was anticipating it. I guess I'll have to talk Vinson into letting me conceive no matter what.
“Thank you, Mom!” she said with a bright smile.
Vinson happened to hear Arielle thanking his mother as he was coming downstairs, and he immediately raised his eyebrow.
“What are you thanking Mom for?”
When Arielle heard his question, she wanted to disregard him because of what had happened earlier but found it inappropriate to express her displeasure because Susanne was there.
However, that did not stop her from shifting her gaze to look at him slyly as she replied, “For her willingness to help raise our children, of course. Mom said that we should have as many kids as we can and that more than five is ideal. She'll assist us in raising them.”
When Susanne heard Arielle's words, she thought the latter was deliberately teasing her son, so she played along and said with a nod, “That's right. When the time comes, you both can go to work and leave the children to me.”
Vinson was aware of how much Arielle and his mother desired children, but he genuinely could not handle the consequences of childbirth. Sonia's incident had affected him too much.
She only had a chance of surviving because Arielle was there to save her at that very moment, but what will happen when it's Arielle's turn? If she faces the same situation, who can come to save her?
He dared not think about Arielle giving birth as he could not stand the thought of losing her.
However, with Susanne around, he could not reveal his anxieties.
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