312 Ch. 312 Anxia Craves For Pizza
Without realizing it, a year has passed since they returned from Etros. Elliotâs acceptance toward others improved, and no longer be wary of Richardâs family. The boy even seemed happier when Richard put Elliot in the same school as Lori and made many new friends there.
The fake Loraine never introduced Elliot to other kids his age and always put the boy in the middle of the older womanâs crew. It explained why Elliot thought so differently and felt the pressures adults should feel while living on the island.
Now that he has met many kids his age and talked to them all, Elliot was slowly returning to being himself as he should be. He could draw whatever he wanted without fear of someone not liking his drawing. Elliot could also refuse something without fear of punishment if he didnât want it.
Anxia and Richard taught him to be honest in expressing his feelings; at the same time, they would scold him if Elliot made a mistake.
They never punished Elliot and gave him understanding and advice to make the boy understand what he could and couldnât do. Now Elliot behaved like any normal kid his ageâsometimes naughty, but not too much, and still polite to much older people.
Elliot has even fully accepted the presence of Meisya and was very close to this loving woman. However, he still kept his distance from Stanley. Even though he had accepted the man wholeheartedly, Elliot was still a little afraid to face his grandfather. Well, at least the fear has lessened a lot from last year. And the big family didnât force him to accept Stanley either.
Now that Stanley and Meisya were old and lonely since their three children had settled down, they accepted Richardâs offer to live with him in Kensington.
Thatâs why Elliot was no longer too afraid of meeting Stanley. On the contrary, he was most eager to meet Stanley to see how his grandfather tinkered with the mini robot.
Occasionally Harmonie would visit London and play with him and Lori, but Elliot had never met Raymond and the rest of the extended family in the united states.
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Sometimes Richard invited his two children to join in on video calls made by his father so that Elliot could see new faces from his fatherâs extended family. Unfortunately, he never saw Raymond or Diego because Elliot was asleep or at school. The moment was never right, making Elliot have never seen those two menâs families.
They could have gone to America, or the family in America had gone to England. Still, the timing was always unsuitable, considering that each of his fatherâs relatives was a company director in each representativeâs place.
Their schedules were tight and hectic. Not to mention, they had their desire to travel abroad. Hence once a year, they would designate a week to get together to spend the holiday season in the same place.
Last year, only Richard and his little family missed this big gathering due to trouble at Etros and focused on getting Elliot in shape. Even though Elliot looked smiling and carefree on the outside, they knew their son couldnât sleep well and often woke up from nightmares of being strangled by Song Lei or beaten by that man.
Richard and Anxia were on alert every night in case their son woke up suddenly and broke out in a cold sweat. They worked together to comfort and reassure Elliot that nothing could hurt him.
Lori was sometimes awakened by the movement of the twin beside herâshe hugged Elliot without waiting for her parents. Even though Elliot was born first and was Loriâs older brother, Lori often played the role of an older sister and gave peace to her brother.
Elliot didnât mind the reverse role and let Lori hug him like an older sister hugging her brother. After all, he had never felt like he was getting attention from a child his age, let alone from his sister.
As time passed, Elliotâs nightmares gradually disappeared, and he no longer woke up in the middle of the night. Thatâs why they could gather with other families this year.
But one morning...
âUrgh!â For some unknown reason, Anxia felt nausea and wanted to vomit everything inside her belly. She looked at her family with a guilty look as now they were enjoying breakfast together. But she couldnât help itâshe felt nauseous as soon as she smelled the aroma of her favorite fish soup.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Very weird.
âIâm sorry.â
âAre you not feeling well, darling?â Meisya asked in a gentle tone while looking at Anxia worriedly. It was very unusual to see Anxia fall ill, except for a gunshot wound the other day.
In addition, Anxia took great care of her health so that she rarely gets sick. Well, even though she had stopped being an assassin seven years ago, the habit she had cultivated since childhood was tough for her to stop.
Anxia was used to keeping herself strong and not easily weak to avoid getting sick. Thatâs why she was confused that she suddenly felt nauseous right now.
âAre you feeling unwell?â Richard snaked his arm around his wifeâs waist while stroking Anxiaâs arm with his other hand.
Actually, Anxia had been feeling nauseous since earlier, when she had just woken up. But because she didnât want to worry her husband or parents-in-law, Anxia decided not to tell the truth.
âNo. Iâm fine. Maybe I ate too much last night.â Anxiaâs answer shyly earned an amused smile from Richard.
The answer was acceptable, considering Anxia ate ten slices of pizza yesterday because Lori and Elliot invited their school friends to play at their house.
As a result, they ordered ten large pizza boxes and downplayed the kidsâ appetites. They forgot that kids eat less than adults, so there were lots of pizza slices left.
They could have shared the pizzas with their servants or stored them in the fridge. But last night, Anxiaâs appetite exploded, and she ate ten large pizzas in no time.
It was not a surprise that Anxia was feeling unwell now.
âThatâs weird. If I remember correctly, you donât like pizza, right?â guessed Meisya suspiciously.
âYes, mother. It was unusual, but I was craving it.â
âI see... Could it be... youâre pregnant?â