Chapter 486: Justin’s Plan Of Wedding

When the babies turned three months old, they had an official naming ceremony where close family members and friends were invited. Finally, everyone got the chance to see the babies of the formidable couple, Natalie and Aiden Handrix.

On the day of the naming ceremony, when it was over and the guests had almost left, there was a parcel that was delivered to Natalie. It was a big-sized brown envelope with a seal.

All the family members were there as they wondered what it was and who sent it.

Justin got it from Natalie and opened it. There were some papers. As he went through them, he looked at Natalie. "It’s from Sephina Ford."

Natalie’s heart skipped a beat, thinking what it was now. Hopefully, there was nothing bad in it on such a joyous day. "What is it?"

Justin passed those papers back to her and said, as others heard him as well, "These are the papers of the Ford family mansion. Sephina Ford has gifted it to Alex and Olive."

Natalie felt stunned and looked at her mother, who was quiet but not surprised.

"Mom?"

"Must be her last effort to redeem herself for what she did. Your decision whether you want to accept it or not," Caryn responded.

She looked at Justin. He said, "Whatever you decide is fine with me."

It was the home where she had spent her childhood and had a lot of memories with her mother, but at the same time, the place she had suffered. She couldn’t possibly decide it so easily.

"Mom, I plan to visit there. Will you come with me?" Natalie asked.

"Sure."

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The next day, Caryn and Natalie visited the Ford mansion. Caryn was coming here after almost two decades. She had no fond memories here with others, but with her daughter—those few years she spent here.

"Mom, do you remember the days when we were together here?" Natalie asked as she looked around the grand drawing hall.

Caryn hummed, "This place carries the most precious memories of my life—the ones you were in."

"Mom, what do you think we should do with this home, then?"

"Not sure," Caryn had the same conflicted feelings as Natalie.

Caryn walked upstairs and went straight to one room.

"Mom, why are you going there?" Natalie asked.

"I’m sure they must have thrown our things in that storage room. Maybe we can find something that belongs to us."

They entered that stuffy storage room, turned on the lights, and looked around.

They went through some boxes randomly and found the old albums and many things that belonged to them.

Caryn picked up the album, and Natalie saw there were pictures of hers and Caryn’s—so many of them, from the day Natalie was born till Caryn was with her.

"James once asked me if I had the pictures of you when you were born," Caryn said, her hand caressing the pictures gently. "This will make him happy."

Both mother and daughter collected everything that belonged to them—the part of their memories—and left the Ford mansion.

"Now this mansion is gifted to Alexander and Olive. All we have to do is accept it. Once they are adults, they can decide what to do with this," Natalie replied.

"We can make sure to maintain it and might rent it out, instead of keeping it idle," Caryn suggested.

Natalie hummed, "And then we can donate the rent where it’s needed."

"That’s the right thing to do."

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When James returned home, he asked while changing his office clothes, "How’s your visit going?"

"It was fine," she replied. "I have something for you. I’ll show you once you freshen up."

"I’m curious now," he said. "Tell me what it is."

"First, freshen up," she urged.

He raised a brow. "Don’t tell me you’re preparing something spicy for me. We can indulge in some fine bed activities when I’m fresh out of the shower."

"Pervert," she frowned and pushed him towards the bathroom. "I’m too old to prepare anything spicy, but there definitely is something sweet for you."

"Sweet?" He stopped at the bathroom door.

"Yes. So sweet, you might get diabetes. Now make it quick."

James obeyed and returned after taking a shower. "Where is my sweet?" he asked, drying his hair and going closer to her, his gaze fixed on her lips. "Your mouth...?"

She stepped back and held a small album between them. "Here it is."

He looked at it curiously and held it anyway. He opened it, only to see pictures of a baby—and then there was Caryn in them as well. Shocked, he looked at her, only to hear her say, "Didn’t you want to see Natalie as a baby? That’s her."

He tossed aside the small towel he was drying his hair with and sat on the bed, eager to see all the pictures.

One by one, he went through them, observing each one carefully, utterly silent. Caryn didn’t disturb him.

Even after he finished seeing all the pictures, he had nothing to say. Seemingly, his heart was overwhelmed with many emotions. He exhaled to calm his nerves and said, "Now I know why Justin was so speechless and overwhelmed after he saw his kids." Then he looked at Caryn. "Thank you. I can at least have some comfort in seeing my daughter."

In response, Caryn simply hugged him and said, "When you held Olive for the first time, I knew you were seeing Natalie in her."

James hugged her back, burying his face in her nape, and said, "You were not wrong."

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It was a weekend, and everyone was gathered at Justin’s home. After breakfast, Natalie was having a short nap while the babies were sleeping as well.

When she woke up, she found only Alexander and Olive were gone. She stood up quickly and hurried out. "Grandma, where’s Olive?"

Julia signaled her to look towards the glass wall that showed the outside view. "It’s been almost half an hour since he’s been strolling around carrying her in his arms."

Natalie looked at Justin, who was outside, lost in loving his daughter. His eyes were on her all the time, once in a while sniffing her scent and even pecking her forehead.

Natalie went to him. "So, you’re here with your daughter, entirely forgetting your wife since the day you had your daughter."

It had been three months, and Natalie was somewhat agitated that she was losing her place. Did she need to compete with her own daughter now that she was done competing with outside women?

Justin looked at her. "You should thank our daughter that you were able to have proper rest for the past three months."

"As if, if she wasn’t there, you would’ve allowed me to rest," she frowned. "You’ve forgotten me entirely. I’ll do the same. I’ll only love our son." Natalie was about to walk away in anger when Justin held her hand to stop her.

"What?" she glared at him.

He pulled her closer and whispered to her, "I was spending time with Olive because I won’t be seeing her till tomorrow."

"Where are you going?"

"We are going," he replied and whispered to her, "The doctor told me you’ve recovered well, and now we can have some good time in privacy. It’s been almost a year now since we..."

"Shh!" Natalie covered his mouth. "Olive is listening."

"We’re leaving tonight," Justin informed.

"Where are we going? But what about the babies?" Natalie asked.

"Just somewhere nearby, but only you and me," he explained. "About the babies, I’m sure your parents will love to have them."

Natalie thought about it. "Dad loved to spend time with Olive and Alexander. Let’s do that then."

The plan was decided, and even the family happily welcomed the decision of the two.

At night, both of them left. They reached one of the luxury resorts on the mountainside. As Natalie stood by the balcony of their lavish resort cottage, she inhaled the fresh air deeply and said, "It’s so fresh here. I could wander around for a long while, enjoying the beauty around."

"Wandering around is not on the menu," Justin commented and lifted her in his arms before she could even understand his intentions.

He closed the balcony door with one foot and walked toward the bed.

"Justin."

"We didn’t come here to wander outside, but to spend our time in bed, having some fun."

"You only remember me when you need this," she countered.

"I remember you all the time, but I keep my distance so I won’t forget that you couldn’t take me," he retorted calmly. "But now, I don’t need to."

He placed her on the bed and hovered over her already. As he kissed her, she melted into it without any protest. They had been kissing always, but Justin had to hold back for her sake. After so long, finally, the wait was over.

When the clothes were removed, Natalie quickly frowned, "I’m not like before. See the fats on my stomach."

He caressed her belly as he kissed it gently. "This feels good as well. Don’t worry, you are beautiful to me even if you turn into a ball."

Justin took care of all her doubts, showing how much he loved her in every way and how she was still so tempting and beautiful to him. The storm of desires he had been holding back for so long, he finally allowed to let out, drawing every ounce of energy from her, making her struggle to breathe—exhausted and drained.

Natalie didn’t know when they stopped, as she had drifted to sleep—it was too much for her after so long. When she woke up, she found herself hurting everywhere but didn’t complain. After so long, it was the best night they had.

"You didn’t lose your skills even after the long gap," Natalie commented coyly. "In fact, they seemed to improve only."

"If we do this every night, I’m sure you’ll get your fitness back soon," Justin teased her.

"I’m sure it will work the way you leave me drained," she countered playfully.

As both of them lay in bed peacefully, Justin said what he had been thinking for a long time.

"I have a plan for our wedding ceremony," he said. "What do you think?"

Natalie looked at him in surprise. "If you had said this before we had babies, I would have agreed immediately, but now..."

"I had a plan earlier, but then you got pregnant and things changed," Justin explained. "We would have gone through with it even when you were pregnant, but you weren’t allowed to stress or exhaust yourself over anything, so I decided we’d do it after the babies were born." He then looked into her eyes. "I want to give you a proper wedding. The way we were tied together—we didn’t even know."

Seeing how much he wanted it, Natalie agreed as well. "I would love it. Let’s have a wedding ceremony. That reminds me of how we don’t even have wedding pictures like other couples. Let’s do it."

Justin smiled to see her excitement. "Soon."

"Wait, not so soon. Give me three months at least so I can lose some weight. I want to be in proper shape and fit into the most beautiful wedding dress. Ah, we even need to plan my dress."

"Sure, but dress already done," Justin said. "You just have to go for the final fitting."

"What? When?" She exclaimed.

"Do you remember when Grace brought a designer who mentioned that his boss—the most famous designer—was busy personally crafting a dress for one bride...?"

Natalie gasped, "That bride was me?"

"Who else?"

"Damn! If I had known back then, I would have told that girl Grace that the most fortunate bride they were talking about was indeed me... Tsk! Never mind."

Justin patted her head gently. "You deserve everything that’s best."

Natalie hugged him tightly. "You too. That’s why I gave you the most adorable babies."