Novel Square
Chapter 894
Lucas had already made his way back to Aveline's side, taking her hand with a playful smile. "Ave, do you feel like you need my company? Do you want me by your side all the time?" Aveline, who had witnessed the whole exchange, simply stared at him, speechless.
Could this man be any more shameless?
Aaron approached with a look of disdain. "Lucas, have you no shame? You'll say anything to avoid grilling. Aren't you afraid your son will grow up and laugh at you?" Without missing a beat, Lucas replied, "My daughter wouldn't laugh at me."
Aaron was momentarily stunned.
Daughter?
He hadn't even confirmed the baby's gender, and yet Lucas was already claiming it was a girl.
"Your daughter, huh? You sure about that?" Aaron scoffed. "Do you even deserve one?"
Lucas remained unfazed. "Of course I do. I make all this money just for my daughter to spend, so it has to be a girl."
At that moment, Aveline chimed in, her voice soft but teasing, "Well, I think your daughter would love to taste the barbecue her dad grills himself."
Aaron burst out laughing. "Well said, Aveline! Lucas, looks like your daughter's waiting are you really not going to grill for her?"
Lucas gave Aveline a look, surprised she had thrown him under the bus. He sighed dramatically, placing a hand on her belly. "Fine, if it's for my daughter, I'll grill." Reluctantly, he made his way toward the grill but not before dragging Desmond, Baron, and Braden along with him.
The three of them were speechless.
They exchanged glances, quietly questioning the whole point of the fishing competition.
"At the very least, shouldn't we get an extra serving of grilled fish out of this?" they thought in unison.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.
Nearby, Selena was laughing so hard she could barely stand. She gave Aveline a thumbs-up. "Only you could handle Lucas so well."
Aveline shook her head. "It wasn't me. It was his daughter."
Selena raised an eyebrow. "So... you really want a girl?"
Aveline's smile softened. "I'm hoping for a boy, honestly. At least then, he won't have to face as many struggles and hardships when he grows up." As a woman, she understood too well the challenges girls faced.
Selena chimed in, "Don't be so pessimistic, it's a girl, there's nothing
spoil worry about. Lucas would
spoil her to no end, and if anyone
dared to bully her, it wouldn't just be Lucas-her two uncles would be there too. She'll never have to suffer."
Aveline smiled but didn't reply.
By the afternoon, the delicious aroma of grilled food filled the air. With plenty of people cooking, everyone was able to dig in together.
Of course, Aveline always got the first bite. Watching Lucas carefully grill the skewers, she couldn't resist snapping a few pictures with her phone.
Selena peeked over her shoulder with a teasing grin. "Feeling the happiness again, Ave?"
Aveline smirked, quickly putting her phone away.
"Here, try this," Aaron said, walking over to Selena with a freshly grilled chicken wing.
Instead of taking it with her hands, Selena simply opened her mouth.
Aaron, worried it might be too hot, blew on it gently before feeding it to her.
The two of them wrapped up in their own little world.
Aveline sidled up with a playful smile. "Looks like you're feeling the happiness too, Selena."
Selena immediately started
coughing, her face turning bright red. Aaron patted her back quickly concerned. Just then, a glass of water was handed to her. She
grabbed it and took a big sip
"Thanks," she said, finally catching her breath.
Looking up to see who had helped her, she was met with the sight of Gavin's back as he walked away, acting like it was no big deal. Selena pressed her lips together, saying nothing more.
Aveline, noticing the moment, shifted her gaze to Aaron, who was watching Gavin walk away with a thoughtful expression on his face.