âDid he agree to this?â asked Grace.
âYes,â said Kyla.
âThen⦠I wish you all the best,â said Grace.
âThank you. I hope everything goes well too,â said Kyla.
Lina was still immersed in the shock from earlier. She only came to her senses when Kyla waved her hand in front of her and called her.
âThen⦠Then I must prepare a wedding gift.â Lina realized she had spoken the wrong thing as soon as she said that. After all, Kyla and Martin Weiss were not marrying because of love.
Sure enough, Kyla said, âNo thanks. This marriage is meant to be expedient.â
With that said, she glanced at Linaâs belly again. âHow are you these days? Does the baby kick as strongly as last time?â
Lina said, âNo, but itâs kinda unbelievable now that you mention it⦠Didnât my baby calm down when that little boy touched my belly last time? Then, the little boy said with absolute certainty that Iâm carrying a girl.â
Grace and Kyla knew about this too, so Grace asked, âWhat then?â
âI went for my ultrasound check like usual the other day, so I asked the doctor to check whether the babyâs a boy or a girl, andâ¦â Linaâs voice paused and she unconsciously lowered her volume. âItâs really a girl. The doctor is also very sure that thereâs no way he misread it when Iâm so far along in my pregnancy.â
Grace and Kyla looked at each other. Kyla said, âItâs probably just a coincidence. The little boy probably just made it up. Or⦠someone in his family told him how to tell itâs a boy or a girl from the shape of the baby bump. He thought you were carrying daughter after looking at your baby bump and got it right.â
a After all, it seemed like it was all that was possible.
It was not like that the little boy could predict the future or had x-ray vision where he could see whether she was carrying a boy or a girl.
âBut he sounded so sure, and the man behind him didnât seem to question him. It was as if it wasâ¦
very common for him to do so,â Lina said mysteriously.
Grace said, âSo? What do you think this little boy is?â
âI suppose he has some special power? A superhuman or something,â said Lina.
Grace laughed and said, âYou have quite an imagination. I remember you said that the little boy wants to marry your baby in the future.â
âYeah, if my future son-in-law turns out to be superhuman, will my future grandchildren have superpowers tooâ¦â Lina began to let her imagination run wild.
âArenât you afraid that your daughter wonât like your future son-in-law? Then you wonât have any grandchildren with superpowers.â Grace quipped. Kyla had a rare smile on her lips too.
âIf she doesnât like him, he can forget about marrying my daughter no matter what!â Lina said firmly but then also seemed to speak with some regret, âBut that little boy is really good-looking. I wonder how stunning heâll look when he grows up. My daughter has nothing to lose if he becomes my son-in-law.â
In conclusion, Lina was someone who valued beauty. She would sometimes be influenced by other peopleâs good looks.
The three of them talked and laughed as they began to discuss whether the little boy would become Linaâs son-in-law in the future. For a moment, the atmosphere at the dining table lightened considerably.
Kyla looked at her two best friends in front of her. Every time she was with them, she would rejoice that she had such good friends.