Joseph, Christina, and Angie had just arrived at Sapphire City when they reported their safety to Emma in Athana. Christina was afraid that Emma would be worried, so she specially took the phone and asked Angie to say a few words. "Emma, we're already home. You don't need to worry about us. I'll take care of Joseph and Christina. You just focus on taking care of Ava."
Emma was relieved after hearing Angie's sharp words.
Emma was very satisfied with Christina. Christina could be described as impeccable, with the ability to understand people just like her son. With just a gesture or expression from others, they could deduce their thoughts and always managed to solve problems ahead of time. Emma felt that Joseph being able to marry someone as exceptional as Christina was truly the luckiest thing in his life.
Back at home, Joseph immediately sent a message to Ava, reassuring her not to worry. Ava was also in a good mood when she received Joseph's message. After eating a big bowl of swift grain Grace sent, she sat on the bed and chatted. Frank sat on the sofa with his legs crossed and kept twisting his sore neck. His hands kept shaking the cradle.
Grace and William were both very happy because their grandchildren had been born. Grace prepared different gifts for them. The gift for her granddaughter was a set of custom-made diamond jewelry pieces from her own jewelry company.
While the gifts for her grandson were entirely made of gold. One couldn't help but say that the Roberts family was truly wealthy.
However, William felt that what Grace had prepared was still not enough, so he went on to customize two sets of golden utensils.
Seeing this, Frank and Ava did not stop them. They could prepare whatever they wanted, as long as they were happy.
At the same time, Emma prepared pendants for her two grandchildren. Although small, they were of the finest quality, crafted from materials that Joseph had searched for a long time to find.
Ava held the affectionate gifts given by everyone, wearing a charming smile. She turned to Frank and playfully made a triumphant gesture, as if suggesting that Frank had fallen out of favor.
Seeing that Ava was so happy, Frank smiled as well, his face full of indulgence.
Grace walked to the sofa, sat down next to Emma, and took out a piece of paper from her pocket. Neatly arranged on it were many names. After a moment of contemplation, she stood up again, walked to the bedside, and handed the paper to Ava. "Ava, take a look. I had someone help us choose names for them. William and I aren't very literary, so we sought assistance in naming them."
Rose and Frank's names were both chosen by William and Grace according to their own preferences. When they named Rose, their intention was for her to possess a life as beautiful as a rose. As for Frank's name, it was chosen by William, who hoped that Frank would live freely and always be confident.
The initial task of naming the twins was assigned to Daniel and Emma, but in the end, Daniel passed on this opportunity to William.
William had considered carefully when naming his grandchildren. He didn't personally come up with the names. Instead, he spent a significant amount of money to hire someone to help them with the naming process.
Ava was very curious about the names. She took the paper excitedly and stuffed the gift in her hand into Frank's hand. She smiled and said, "Save it for me first."
Her slender fingers smoothed out the crumpled paper and she looked at it carefully. She muttered the names on it one by one.
Ava muttered all the names on it. She was starting to feel a little troubled. There were so many names, but she didn't know which one to choose.
Grace had already sat back on the sofa. She glanced at Ava, who was pouting and have a troubled expression. "Take a look. Choose whichever you like."
After listening to Grace, Ava placed the paper in front of Frank. She wanted him to choose with her. She tilted her head and asked, "Frank, which one do you think is better?"
Frank's literary cultivation was also lacking. He squinted at the names on the paper and said, "Whichever you like."
The final decision still rested with Ava. She took back the paper, puffed out a breath, leaned in for a closer look, and ran her fingertips over each name, contemplating which one was better.
No one present disturbed her. They just quietly watched Ava think. Ava was focused on choosing names, constantly comparing which ones were better.
About a minute later, Ava tapped her fingertips on the paper and looked up. "I've made up my mind. I think both of these are just great. What do you think?"
Frank's hand shook the cradle as he lowered his head to take a closer look. His gaze was fixed on the names Ava had chosen on the paper. He opened his mouth and said, "Cyril Roberts and Nona Roberts?"
It sounded good.
Ava nodded and turned to look at the two women. "Mom and Mrs. Grace, what do you think?"
Emma whispered softly and tried calling out the two names, "Cyril Roberts, Nona Roberts, Cyril, Nona. Sounds good."
Grace also nodded. "Yes. These two then."
Just as they chose the names, the door was gently pushed open. William and Daniel entered.
Seeing the two of them enter, Ava couldn't wait to share the names she had chosen. She smiled and said, "Dad, I've chosen the names. These two."
Frank took the paper from Ava's hand and handed it to Daniel. He told Daniel the names Ava had chosen. Daniel lowered his gaze and looked at them. He nodded and felt that it was not bad.
William repeated the names several times. "Well, Ava, you have good taste. Both are good names."
After saying that, William went to see the children. "I'm going to wash my hands." He said this to Grace, who was looking at him. Seeing that he had washed his hands, Grace looked away again. William stood by the cradle and said, "Our babies have names now. Frank, tomorrow morning, go register their names."
Grace said, "No rush, let's wait until they're discharged before going to the registry. Frank needs his sleep in the morning."
Frank agreed. "Okay, I remrmber."
Seeing that Frank had agreed, Grace did not say anything else.
The next day, Frank, with dark circles under his eyes from rocking the cradle all night, went to register the children's identity information. Just after completing the process, he came out and drove for a while.
The car was driven by Benjamin. They originally thought that their night shift would end after Ava gave birth, but it turned out that it was not the case. It was just that their standby location had changed.
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