Only a few hours left before the start of the dinner and then followed by game night. As they were preparing, Blaine looked at his father and noticed the sad in his eyes.
He knew that everytime he looked like that, he remembered his wife, Blaine's mother, Frey.
Coincidentally, Blaine is in the chapter that Angeal made about his parents. He was reading her work, too, to get to know his parents since he has never met his mother.
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"I'm pregnant."
Frey's statement made the jovial dining room silent. All eyes were on her when she made the announcement, Gwen and Martha's eyes opened wide. As for Edwin, the meat from his fork fell, whereas for Ivar, he spilled the juice on Cydrill's lap instead in her glass.
"D-daddy!"
"Oh, I'm sorry, princess!" Ivar apologized, putting the pitcher down as he got the table napkin and dabbed it on her skirt. "We'll change later; you're going to have a bath with mommy, anyway."
"Wh-what did you say?"