"Mr. Leopold is a busy man. No need for him to come by daily. Just drop in when he has time to see the kid."
Leopold frowned.
This woman was pushing him away with a whiff of coyness?
"My visits are none of your business."
"I know." Aurelia was always clear-headed. He was here to see the children, not her.
For Laura, if the master is visiting the children, he's visiting Aurelia. There's no difference.
She went back to her room to binge-watch her shows, not disturbing their little world.
The living room fell into a brief silence.
Aurelia had some soup, then said with a playful tone, "Mr. Leopold, though I may not be the mother you envisaged for the children, I do have a perk."
"What perk?" Leopold raised an eyebrow.
She stroked her belly, "The chance of having twins is relatively small. Not every woman could get pregnant with twins, you know?"
She had made his only healthy seed bear two fruits. Shouldn't he thank her?
He couldn't refute that.
"So?"
"So, you're the biggest beneficiary with no loss. And I'm the one who has to suffer. I have to sacrifice my figure, my virginity, and become a married woman. Quite a tragedy." She dropped her head, pouted, and made a face.
This made Leopold feel both exasperated and amused, "Didn't you get what you wanted the most?"
Isn't instant wealth the ultimate dream of a miser?
She looked up at him, "You're not talking about money, are you? Although money is a good thing and I can't live without it, it can't buy everything. There are things that money can't buy."
He looked deeply into her eyes, his eyes twinkling faintly, "Like what?"
"Love. No matter how much money you have, you can't buy a person who truly loves you." She said seriously.
Leopold's gaze darkened, like a thousand-year-old well, bottomless.
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