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    Nick stepped closer to Jesse, standing shoulder to shoulder. Though both boys were easy on the eyes and possessed an innocent charm, their styles couldn’t have been more different—like fire and water.


    When Nina saw the contrast through the screen, her eyes gleamed with delight.


    With a burst of excitement, she greeted him, “Hi there! I’m Nina!”


    “Hello,” Nick replied politely, introducing himself without missing a beat.


    And just like that, Jesse was promoted—or rather demoted—to the role of honorary phone holder as Nina and Nick chatted away with the ease of old friends reunited.


    The two hit it off instantly, theirughter bubbling over as if they had shared a hundred conversations before.


    Watching it all unfold, Greta felt a storm on the horizon. Noel, she figured, would probably start fearing that his future children might be won over by strangers in a heartbeat.


    After nearly ten minutes of animated chatter, Nina turned toward n, who was working through a stack of documents on the sofa, and said brightly, “Uncle n, I really want to visit Aunt Greta. Will you take me? Pretty please?”


    “Don’t you want to stay with Jerome?” n asked, cutting straight to the chase like a de through fog.


    “Of course I do!” Nina answered, her eyes sincere. “I’ll hang out with Nick at Aunt Greta’s for a bit, thene back and spend time with Jerome.”


    n rubbed the bridge of his nose, torn between marveling at Nina’s boundless friendliness and sighing over her ever-growing circle of ymates.


    “Please, Uncle n?” Nina leaned in with yful sweetness. “Aunt Greta already gave the green light.”


    “I’ll take you tomorrow.” n gave in atst.


    Nina threw her arms around him in triumph. “I knew you were the best!”


    The next morning, she didn’t hesitate for even a heartbeat before setting Jerome aside. Once she arrived, she offered the two adults a quick, polite hello before dashing off into the yard with Nick.


    The two of them ran wild—chasingughter, turning the yard into their own little world of joy.<fn90e3> Newest update provided by find{n}ovel</fn90e3>


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    Noel stood nearby, watching Nina frolic with carefree abandon. A slight furrow appeared between his brows as he turned to Greta. “Are Nina and Jesse really Freya and Ellis’s kids?”


    “Of course,” Greta replied tly. “They’re twins. That’s not up for debate.”


    “Their personalities couldn’t be more different,” Noel mused, his gaze darkening like the sky before rain.


    “Different soil, different crops,” Greta said matter-of-factly. “Even twins grow into their own shades of sunlight. But they do have one thing inmon.”


    Noel arched a brow. “What’s that?”


    “They’re both absolutely adorable,” Greta dered with conviction.


    Noel didn’t answer. His mind conjured images of tantrums, tears, and chaos in tiny shoes. That was what she called adorable?


    “Stop thinking about having your own children,” Noel said in a steady tone, reading her thoughts like an open book.


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