NovelOnlineAurelia scooped up Nova with a gentle smile. "She's not familiar with you yet. That's all. Spend more twith her. And she'll be your baby girl in no time. Daughters are always their father's sweethearts." Arnold wasn't so sure. To him, William was his real buddy.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtMeanwhile, Lisa was engrossed in a darts gwith other girls. She was into it.
Arnold watched her, his brow furrowing slightly. "Lisa's just having fun, not even paying attention to her child." "Nova's withbecause | wanted to look after her," Aurelia said, kissing the child's chubby little foot. "She's so adorable. | couldn't resist." Arnold hoped it was a case of ‘love me, love my dog." By liking him, she'd cto like Nova, too.
"This little one likes you a lot," he admitted. "She doesn't let anyone else hold her, just you." Aurelia laughed, her gaze briefly touching Lisa. "If you forget the past and take another look at Lisa, you'll see she's nice. Lisa loves you, but she's not clingy like a desperate housewife. She gives you your space. Look at Megan, sticking with Leopold, as if she's afraid he'll fly away." Arnold fell silent.
That was part of the reason he was willing to wait a bit longer before considering a divorce.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmBeverley won the Knitting Contest at last, earning the title of the Stirling family's ‘Knitting Queen’ of the Year and the prize of a luxury yacht.
Nina cin third place. Mira received a consolation prize.
As the night deepened, everyone returned to their rooms to rest.
Aurelia wasn't ready to sleep. She sat by the window, staring at the starry sky.
It was the tof year when romantic stories were everywhere, and loving couples showed deep affection for their partners.
Leopold cover and asked, "What are you looking at?" "Just the stars," she answered, "Have you ever noticed how our fairy tales are always about poor men marrying goddesses or rich girls like princesses and noble men like princes marrying a civilian girl like Cinderella? Rarely about equals." Leopold's lips curled into a mocking smile. "Because hopelessly romantic scholars wrote those fairy tales." Aurelia scoffed. "Men always complain about gold-digging women not giving poor guys a chance, but deep down, they're just as gold-hungry, dreaming of snagging their beauty with wealth. Their hearts are more honest than their words." "When | was a kid, | thought the emperor in the fairy tale was heartless for separating the lovers. Now, | think he did the right thing. If my daughter, beautiful and delicate, wasted on silliterate roughneck, following him through hardship, I'd be livid." Leopold ruffled her hair affectionately. "We'll pick our future son-in-law carefully." Aurelia blinked, a mischievous grin spreading across her face. "I thought the Stirling family's infamous charming genes were passed only to the boys. It turns out the girls get them, too. Beverley's already had twenty-five boyfriends." Leopold laughed it off. "Her nickname's ‘Flirting Princess,’ changing boyfriends like she's flipping through a magazine, but it's all platonic. It's not bad for a girl to have her share of admirers. It's better than being hopelessly lovesick." Aurelia pouted. "Well, that's true. Lovesick fools always end up in a tragedy. I'm not going to be one of them." Leopold caught her chin gently. "You could be lovesick for me. | promise it'll be a good ending." "Forget it," she joked. "My brain's stopped producing dopamine. I'm as cool as a cucumber."
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