It'll Come Naturally

The sunlight cast a soft glow on the pure white snow, making the icy little flakes glitter like white crystals on a bright day. It was a cold but fine winter morning. Inside the Grand Apartment, Leena was helping Kevin prepare to go to work. "Okay. It's freezing outside and don't get a cold. Drive slowly. Be safe," Kevin said as he double-checked everything. He was good to go. But before he left, he just could not be more careful about his wife. How Kevin wished that he could take Leena with him whenever and wherever he could ever since he knew about her pregnancy. He was very anxious and wanted to be around her all the time.

"I'll be fine, Kevin. Don't worry too much about me. Go now. Or you'll be late," She said as she gently smiled at him. Leena had never imagined that Kevin, a strict and serious soldier, would become the emotional and loquacious man that he was now, especially when Leena also had to go out herself.

"Call or message me when you get back, okay?" Kevin said as he gave her a peck on the cheek. He could not just feel easy when Leena went out alone in her delicate condition.

"If you continue to be so talkative, you're really gonna be late for work," Leena chided him like he was a naughty boy. Leena prodded him out of the door, urging him to go. Otherwise, they would take long again and Kevin might never even get out of their apartment. Kevin couldn't do anything else but lower his head in defeat at his wife's gentle pushing. He gently kissed her soft lips before he said goodbye and went out to work.

Leena watched his car going until it disappeared into the distance. After that, she took a quick shower and got ready. She chose a simple and comfortable outfit and since she didn't like being in the farmers' market due to the pungent smell in some areas, she brought a mask to help with that. Sometimes she still felt like she wanted to vomit, especially with her pregnancy.

Leena took her car to the market. The scenery outside was nice and peaceful with the snow making everything look pure and white. At first, she had no clue how to choose good chicken with firm flesh to make tasty soup, so she asked Giselle for help. She considered it to be an important thing she could at least do for Patricia, so it was why she set out to buy ingredients.

She was a really kind-hearted person. Being nice was fundamental to her as she never thought of bearing any ill will towards others. This gentleness and kindness had become her most characteristic traits. It was no wonder that her friends and family all loved her so much.

Tom's father, the former president of Renxin Hospital, named his grandson Eden. He wished his grandson to live a delightful life and not to be trapped in any darkness.This is property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

Patricia liked this name, and immediately agreed to have her baby named Eden Qin. It stood for hope from a grandfather. However, Tom had different opinion. He thought that this name was a bit old-fashioned, but he couldn't do anything anymore because the name was already printed on the birth certificate.

"Thank you so much, Leena. Thank you for taking care of Patricia when I was not around. What's more, you are carrying a baby," said Pamela, Tom's mother. Pamela always liked Leena. In her opinion, Leena was sweet and warm-hearted. She treated her as her own daughter all these years. In the beginning when Tom and Leena were close, she had actually thought that they would end up together and that she might be her future daughter-in-law. However, no matter how Tom and her got along well, they just never had those kinds of feelings for each other, so Pamela did not force it. She just accepted the fact that they were better off as friends. Let children deal with their own business. As a parent, she preferred to stay outside of her kids' matters.

"Auntie, don't be so formal with me. I'm supposed to take care of her. Patricia is my best friend, and my brother's wife," Leena said gently. She had been taking care of Patricia for a few days and her growing belly made her feel exhausted faster than the normal rate.

"My girl, you can leave these chores to the nanny. You don't need to do all of them by yourself." Tom's mother said as she helped Leena tidy up. Leena was born and raised up in a rich family, but she never behaved arrogantly like a spoiled brat. Tom's mother liked her in this respect a lot. She found that among the daughters and daughters-in-law of her friends, very few to no one could really compete with Leena in this aspect. 'Even my own daughter-in-law may not necessarily do better than Leena, 'she thought.

"I'm alright. Patricia did not eat well these days. She likes my cooking. Besides, in order for the baby to have sufficient breast-milk, I'd like to help her with it no matter how tired I may be," Leena said as she smiled shyly. She was indeed taking care of Patricia by doing all those. However, taking care of Patricia also helped her prepare for what was to come for her as well. By doing so, she would be more familiar with the life of having a baby, and she could get through the process more smoothly when her own baby came out. Plus, Kevin was busy with his work, and it was possible that he would be unable to spare too much time for the baby and herself. With this, she decided to learn as much as she could in order not to burden Kevin.

"Oh, Leena. That's so sweet of you. Thank you so much. I am Patricia's mother-in-law and I'm supposed to do these but here you are, doing it for me." Tom's mother said gratefully. Tom's mother had never anticipated that Patricia would give birth when she was out of the country. When she heard the news, she had already arrived at her destination, unable to fly back again. Because of this, she decided to not come back first until she finished her work.

"Auntie, I would feel shy if you insist on thanking me all the time," Leena said as her face turned beet root-red. She was indeed very shy, and she blushed easily all the time.

"Ok, I'll stop it now. It's quite late. Go home and take a good rest. Hand the rest of those over. Look at you, you are still so skinny. You need to eat more to keep healthy, okay? Your baby needs you, too," Tom's mother said. Leena already had slim figure to begin with. Then, she vomited a lot during pregnancy, which made her look even thinner than she was.

"Yes, Auntie, thank you. I'll be sure to eat more. I'll leave now, please tell Patricia when she's back. Goodbye!" Patricia went to see her baby being bathed by the nurse before they left the hospital. Only Leena and Pamela were in the ward.000