Time went by unhurriedly. It had been three months since the birth of Babe, and some people already began to urge her parents to hold the wedding.
Meanwhile, Mary did not understand why other people were keener on her own wedding than she was. She thought that holding a wedding ceremony was not a big deal. They had already got the marriage certificate, sworn vows, and even the wedding dress had been worn several times. A wedding ceremony between her and William would just be a symbolism.
Neither did William mention it, nor did Mary ask about it. Everything seemed to be fine.
It was a sunny Saturday afternoon. Alick and Elissa were playing in the swimming pool of the villa, while Mary was watching them play. She lay on the deck chair with Babe in her arms.
As soon as William's car entered the villa, he saw the warm scene. The corners of his mouth raised unconsciously slightly.
His car honked loudly which attracted Mary's and the children's attention.
''Dad!'' ''Dad!'1
As expected, both of Alick and Elissa climbed up from the swimming pool and ran towards William.
"Oh, Little Babe, your father is back!" Mary also stood up with her little daughter in her arms. The baby in her arms babbled and waved her arms excitedly.
Feeling amused, Mary smiled.
After getting off the car and seeing the two kids run towards him, William bent down and picked them up, letting their wet bodies wet his suit.
"What were you playing with just now?" asked William, as he kissed the two kids on their cheeks.
"We are swimming! Alick is awesome!" Elissa exclaimed with a smile.
"Dad, let's play together, please?" Alick pleaded while his arms were around William's neck. "You haven't played with us for a long time!"
"Yes, Dad! It's true!" Elissa also played cute. "Come and play with us!"
"Okay, okay! We can play together next time!"
After answering the kids, William smiled helplessly. Recently, he was a little busy, going out early and returning late every day. One of the reasons of his sudden busyness was Victor, who suddenly ran away. Victor had been working as the acting CEO for almost a year. When the time had come that he did not want to work in office anymore, he hurriedly accepted a TV series and ran to the filming set. A lot of things were left to William to deal with, which caught him off guard.
The other reason, of course, was Mary. There was still one more step for him and Mary to take.
At the thought of this, he looked at her tenderly. After giving birth to their little daughter, she seemed more and more feminine! Her every move was full of the radiance of maternal nature. Occasionally, she would lose her temper, act like a spoiled child, and do something strange, which made William's life more and more interesting. Because of that, William loved her even more!
"You two, don't stay in Dad's arms anymore," said Mary to the two elder kids while holding the little girl in her arms. "Dad's clothes are now wet. Come down and play by yourselves."
"No way!" Elissa hugged William tighter instead. "Mommy holds my younger sister all day long and doesn't let Dad hold me. I don't like you anymore. Humph!" she said in an aggrieved tone.
"Yes, Dad didn't ask us to come down," Alick echoed, taking Elissa's side. "Mom is unfair!" After being stunned for a short time, Mary pretended to be fierce. "You two little bastards, what do you mean by unfair? Did I treat you bad? Who held you while sleeping last night?"
"It's Mommy," Alick answered honestly.
"But when I got up this morning, Mommy was gone. You were sleeping in the next room." While frowning, Elissa asked innocently, "Mommy, when did you go to the next room?"
All of a sudden, Mary blushed.
Well, she did not know when exactly it was. After she fell asleep, she was taken away by William, who had just returned home from overtime work. What did they do next? It was inappropriate to let her children know.
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