Scared out of his wits, Stanley rushed toward Michael, hugged his leg, and implored, “Uncle Michael, I’m sorry! Please don’t kill me! I won’t talk badly about you to Aunt again! Sob! I’m your biological niece. Can you please not kill me?”
……
Without saying a word, Michael’s face dropped.
Since today was the day he learned about the first-ever big news in his life, he would not allow himself to lose his temper. He kicked Stanley before saying nicely, “Don’t worry. I’m having you over for a meal, not to kill you.”
An instant later, many turned up, including Harry and his little kitten, Sean, Celine and Justin, Ivan, as well as Sophia’s junior, Derek, who showed up amid his busy college entrance exam preparation schedule.
Even Daniel, who never got along with Sophia, showed up.
Once they walked through the door, they immediately saw Stanley’s sobbing face. They all came up and surrounded him. Upon finding out the reason why he was crying, Celine roared with laughter. “You stupid dog! Fifi is pregnant! Look at how happy your uncle looks today. He won’t choose today to kill you, and perhaps not anytime within the next couple of months. Relax!”
An epiphany dawned on Stanley, who turned around and looked incredulous.
Sophia’s pregnant! It’s no wonder that Sophia is all smiles while looking at me right now.
Sophia looked rather different today. It was as if she was glowing and emanating an aroma as she was experiencing an important turning point in her life. One could tell that she had a radically different aura today.
Sophia’s pregnant, and Michael’s going to become a father!
To celebrate this, Michael decided to host a feast, only inviting those who were close to him. Still keeping Sophia’s pregnancy on the down low, Michael only told some people about it.
What was even more surprising was that when Michael took Sophia for a checkup, Celine tagged along. Celine ended up also doing a checkup and finding out that she too was pregnant.
This was truly a double celebration!
When the news of the two pregnancies reached the Fletcher Family, Mark decided to visit them. While he looked happy as a clam when he showed up, Woody looked rather nonplussed.
“Justin, Celine’s pregnant?!”
As a father-to-be and a second-time father, Michael and Justin delightedly wrapped their arms around their wives as they beamed with happiness.
Nathan was over the moon as well. Although he would no longer be the only child in the family, the thought of having two baby sisters to carry around delighted him.
Sophia had not informed the Edwards Family about her pregnancy. At this point, Lucy was still trying to find ways to meet Michael. However, she gradually became aware that Michael was not as warm toward her as she had expected. The most he did whenever they met was to arduously greet her and nothing more than that.
As such, Lucy decided to let Jordan know about the current situation with Michael. Upon hearing it, Jordan immediately understood the situation. Michael has surely figured out what Lucy’s up to. He wouldn’t be the Michael I know if he didn’t understand Lucy’s obvious cues. A Bayside City anonymous and a character who chooses to hide behind the façade of Bayside City to manipulate things behind the scene—that’s Michael, the second-rate clown that the Edwards Family despises. But… what can I do? This problem belongs to the younger generation. I have to retreat. Having said that, I don’t believe that Michael doesn’t have any feelings whatsoever for Lucy. He will surely have a thing toward the woman who used to despise him but has now come back to him. I guess the key lies with his wife, Sophia.
Jordan had certainly looked into who Sophia was. She thinks she’s Cinderella, but she’s just the daughter of an illegitimate son of the Edwards Family. She doesn’t even come close to being included in the genealogy record book. It’s such a waste that Michael chose to be with her…
Recently, Sam had been finding reasons to visit Michael’s place now that Corrado was sent back. In the end, he thought he could use visiting her while she was sick as an excuse.
In fact, he had been worried about Sophia’s health condition. On the other hand, he reckoned that Lucy had started executing her plan to get close to Michael. I wonder how that’s going. So long as it’s Lucy, Michael isn’t going to have a way out.
Sam had been following Michael around recently, hoping to obtain some evidence of him being with Lucy to show Sophia. But his efforts had not been fruitful so far.
I can no longer sit back and wait. I’m going to their house to check it out.
A couple of days later, he showed up at Michael’s place. Since Sam was one of the investors in all of Sophia’s projects, Sophia had no reason not to let him into the house.
It’s the weekend today. I wonder if Michael is home. But, he’s an actor. Actors work every day throughout the week, don’t they?
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