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    Greta froze for a beat. Something clicked in her expression. “What did he say about the kids?”


    “He said you were scared of the pain,” Jesse answered honestly. “He said you couldn’t handle it.”<fnf74f> ???? ????s? ???????s ?? f?i?n?d?n?o?v?e?l?</fnf74f>


    “And? What else?” Greta was beginning to see the picturee together.


    “He said that back when he was chasing you, you bawled for ages over a little scratch.” Jesse sighed, thinking grown-up rtionships were way tooplicated. “If you cried that much over a scratch, he couldn’t imagine what you’d do during childbirth.”


    Greta clicked her tongue. The consequences, it seemed, had finally caught up with her.


    “I asked him if he’d let you have a baby if you weren’t afraid of the pain,” Jesse said softly. “He told me if it’s what you want, then it’s your call.”


    “Got it!” Greta straightened, ruffled his hair yfully, and said brightly, “Thanks, sweetheart!”


    With that, she bounded up the stairs.


    So after all this time, Noel still thought she was scared of the pain. And all along, she’d assumed he’d figured out she had faked crying that day.


    Turns out—he never realized she’d been putting on an act.


    After Greta went upstairs, Jesse picked up his book and headed outside to the yard. He had a feeling that Greta and Noel would have a baby soon.


    Half an hourter, Nina returned with Nick. She was about to go ask Greta and Noel for permission to head out again when Jesse grabbed her arm.


    “I need to see Aunt Greta,” Nina said—not loud, but with an edge of insistence in her voice.


    “She’s busy right now,” Jesse answered. “If you want to go out, take a bodyguard with you. Do what he says and don’t get into anything risky.”


    “Okay!” Nina chirped brightly and skipped off to y.


    The bodyguard who came with her followed close behind.


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    Meanwhile, upstairs, Greta had Noel pinned against the wall, her smile dazzling as she teased, “Told you not to worry. Jesse’s a super well-behaved kid.”


    “It’s still daytime,” Noel muttered, his voice low and rough.


    “Oh? Can’t handle it during daytime anymore?” Greta teased again.


    Noel didn’t say a word. Instead, he chose to show her.


    Just like Greta said, Jesse sat quietly outside in the yard, lost in his book. If anyone came looking for the ke couple, he would calmly exin that they were currently busy upstairs.


    By the time evening rolled around, Nina, after spending the whole day running around, was scarfing down her dinner with gusto.


    Midway through the meal, Jesse announced quietly, “Nina and I will head home tomorrow.”


    The job was done—no need to linger. Grown-ups deserved their alone time.


    “Why?” Nina blinked, clearly puzzled. “I already promised Nick we’d swing tomorrow, and he said he was bringing other kids to y hide-and-seek too.”


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