Chapter 71

After so many weeks, it was finally Ray's seventh birthday. Everyone was working hard to make it the best birthday ever, while Ray was not interested at all, and after the cake and the presents, they all sat together happily.

"I have something to announce", both Taria and Josephine said at the same time, and everyone stopped talking and paid their attention to them

"Let's talk together.. One.. two.. three. We are going to get married next month"

"We are going to have another baby"

Steven, Edrian, Dazai, Ray and Ve dropped what they were drinking after two huge announcements were made at the same time. They all froze, except Taria and Josephine who only got more talkative and energetic.

Everyone started congratulating Tian, Taria, Josephine and Kai, yet no one noticed that the birthday boy was messing.

Ray got out after his mother said that she was going to have another baby, and for a reason he didn't know, he found himself running on the streets late at night. His heart was shivering, and his eyes were burning, then he fell down, wounding his knees and elbows and making him feel more pain.

"Are you ok?" a soft voice said, then raised his head to see a little girl squatting in front of him with her head tilted to the side.

"It's none of your busyness", Ray said coldly, then he stood up and started shaking the dirt off his clothes, while she was trying to help him doing that, however, he pushed her away once her hands touched him

"Don't touch me", he shouted while she was staring at him, yet she got up quickly and hugged him tightly

"Don't worry, it will all be fine now", she said

Ray's heart stopped shaking, yet his hands started shaking even more. Her warm small body felt like hugging a puppy, making him unable to push her away again, so he hugged her back instead.

"My parents.. are going to get so busy to the point they won't even look at me again", he said after they both sat on the side of the street together

"Will they have another child?" she asked, and he nodded his head, yet she started laughing

"Don't worry, I live in a huge family yet I get enough love and caring. You should be happy now, knowing that you would have a little sibling who will love you the most", she said

"You won't understand", he said

"Think of it as having a small version of you, would you hate having to take care of a cute little you?" she said, and her sparkling serious eyes forced him to smile.

On the other hand, Tian went to the balcony to have some fresh air after Taria and Josephine gave him a headache, yet he didn't know that he just did what Steven was wishing for.

"Excuse me, can we talk for a bit", Steven said after he followed Tian, standing bravely and looking into Tian's eyes

"Steven! What is it?" Tian said

"I want you to train me", Steven said, yet Tian seemed so confused

"I am training your son, so you actually have to train me in return", Steven said

"You are training Ray? Oh, I see why he is strong", Tian said calmly

"Is that a yes or no?" Steven said

"You must have realized by now that we are not a normal family. Do you really want to get involved with us?" Tian said

"Yes. I still want you to train me", Steven said bravely

"I have two conditions then, one: you can't tell Taria about that. Two: if you ever won against me, you would have to become her bodyguard, and I would pay you for that if you are going to ask", Tian said, putting his hands on his pockets

"... Ok, I accept. Thank you so much", Steven said politely, then Taria's shouting voice forced them to get inside again

"Tian, Ray is gone", Taria said, grabbing his shirt nervously and looking into his eyes with a concerned look.

Everyone went out to look for Ray, yet no one could find him. They kept searching and searching yet he never heard their screaming voices, and with every passing minute, Taria was losing control over herself.

After almost an hour of searching, an hour that felt longer than a year, Edrian and Steven found him. By that time, Taria's mind was hurting to the point she felt dizzy, and so was Tian's. They kept thinking of every possible danger their little son would have gotten involved in, knowing the enormous number of enemies the family has and knowing that Ray got the appearance of a Leo which would make him so outstanding, yet thankfully, a call from Steven announced the end of those thoughts.

"Why the hell did you run away like that? you scared me to death", Taria said loudly while hugging him, yet when she opened her eyes and saw a little girl standing behind her son, fireworks started in her brain.

"Oh hello little lady, what's your name?" Tara asked happily

"Hello, my name is Silvia, you must be the pregnant mother of Ray, right?" the girl said kindly

"Has… has Ray told you his name and that I'm pregnant?" Taria asked, shocked as her son never even sent a glance towards strangers, yet once the girl nodded, she turned to face Tian with sparkling eyes and a serious look that gave him chills.

"Ray, do you hate the fact that you would become an older brother", Taria said seriously after she remembered that him being lost is more important than finding a daughter in law, yet he stayed silent

"You don't have to worry about anything, I'm sure your younger sibling would love you more than anyone else. Won't you like having a small version of your mother? a daughter or a son with wavy brown hair and shining brown eyes", Tian said, and the picture his words drew inside Ray's mind was enough for him to feel at ease.

"Let's go home now, sweetie", Taria said, patting his head softly, yet once she realized that Silvia was lost, her tears started falling down, forcing Tian to carry her home and Ray to hold her hand all the way

"I lost my daughter in law", she said grumbling

"Mom I'm only seven you know", Ray said calmly

"I want to hold my grandchildren, I want a daughter in lawwww", she said

"Ray… I think we are going to have a very long nine months", Tian said with a dead smile, knowing what he would have to face during Taria's pregnancy