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Vivian deliberately teased Elliot, "Eli, how can you say that? Your mommy and I are like sisters. Don't you see on TV that parents have the final say in their children's marriage?"

She continued, "Don't worry; I didn't have a daughter this time, but I will try again to have a beautiful girl. Will you marry her then? You are such a good kid, so you will definitely treat her well, right?"

Elliot was easier to fool than Jonathan. He thought Vivian was really planning to try for a daughter, and he shivered involuntarily.

"Ms. Kennedy, I-I might not get married..." He was so scared that he didn't even want to get married.

Cecilia also joined in the teasing. "But didn't you say Dahlia was pretty before? You even said whoever could marry Dahlia would be very happy."

"Oh? Do you have someone you like?" Vivian pretended to be very surprised. "No wonder you don't want to marry my daughter."

A bloom of crimson climbed up Elliot's cheeks. "I-I don't..."

"Then wait for me to give birth to a daughter for you, and you are not allowed to bully her," Vivian said.

"Okay." Elliot accepted it in resignation.

Seeing the look of despair on his face, Vivian and Cecilia finally showed him mercy and stopped teasing him.

Zachary, who was off to the side, was deep in thought. I already have a son now, and I'd be the happiest person in the world if our second child is a girl. It means I'd have both a son and a daughter. Nathaniel only has sons, while Darren only has a daughter. Having both a son and a daughter would be a dream.

While he was daydreaming, Vivian and Cecilia started chatting.

"Ceci, how's Dahlia doing lately?" Vivian asked.

"She's doing great. Meredith is raising her well. She's plump and laughs more than before," Cecilia said.

Cecilia still remembered her first time seeing Dahlia-it was when Cassandra abandoned her in the hospital. Dahlia's eyes were dull, and she was so tiny, as if she knew her parents didn't love her.

But recently, when Cecilia met with Meredith and saw Dahlia, Dahlia could already say many words and played happily with Jonathan and Elliot. Her eyes were not as empty and helpless as they were before.

"She's so pitiful, but at least she found a mother who loves her," Vivian said sincerely.

Cecilia nodded. "Yeah."

"By the way, what about Nicholas? Has he expressed any desire to see Dahlia?" Vivian asked.

Cecilia shook her head. "Meredith hasn't mentioned it to me."

"Well, Dahlia isn't his child, so no one can say anything if he doesn't want to see her." Vivian paused as her curiosity piqued. Speaking of which, who exactly is Dahlia's father?

Vivian could tell that Cassandra quite liked Nicholas, so she couldn't have cheated on him.

"I don't know," Cecilia admitted.

Cecilia was equally baffled. Cassandra had once woven

Nicholas name into every

conversation, no matter where

no fighter where

when Now, out of nowhere, she had a child-and Nicholas wasn't the father.

Zachary, who had snapped out of his reverie, couldn't help but comment, "Nicholas is a piece of work. It wouldn't surprise me if he set himself up to be cheated on."

He tossed that line out as a joke, not knowing that he had hit the nail on the head.

Vivian had a C-section, so she was

quite weak. Cecilia couldn't bring herself to bother her for too long and

So with Jonathan

and Elliot,

planning to go to the company.

When they reached the company, Cecilia saw two familiar figures from a distance.

One was Yannick, and the other was Jocelyn.

The two were chatting and laughing while walking together. Coincidentally, they looked up and saw Cecilia.

Cecilia had heard from Calvin that the two had gotten married during the holiday

season.

What a small world. I never expected Nicholas' assistant to marry Calvin's friend.