Chapter 316: Chapter 316: "I’m Going to Get a Vasectomy This Month...

The moment Rory Linden saw the man’s face, her mind couldn’t help but flash back to everything from the night before.

She subconsciously lowered her gaze.

"I already took Leo to kindergarten," Sean Harrison continued. "There’s a set of toiletries here in the master bedroom that was always meant for you."

Hearing this, a memory Rory Linden had buried deep in her heart for years was awakened.

He hadn’t just brought her toiletries over without asking.

Instead, he had prepared a new set here.

’Letting her choose.’

’He was always like this.’

’He wouldn’t make decisions for her directly.’

’Instead, he let her choose.’

’Except for that one time.’

After everything they had been through recently, she just wanted to follow her heart and make a decision she wouldn’t regret.

Rory Linden glanced at the bathroom and smiled. "I’ll use this set, then."

Her words also represented her choice.

The vanity in the master bathroom was already a double. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

While Rory Linden washed up, the man stood beside her, watching.

Sunlight streamed in through the glass, filling the entire space with a cozy warmth.

As Rory Linden was rubbing face cream onto her skin, the man finally couldn’t resist. He wrapped his arms around her from behind, his large hands caressing her slender waist.

"Don’t, I’m tired..."

Rory Linden’s legs already felt weak.

The man’s single move immediately sent a shiver of alarm through her!

"Mmm..."

Sean Harrison arched his back slightly, lowering his head to kiss the woman’s shoulder.

He watched her in the mirror as she slowly applied her skincare products, then said, "I’m going to get a vasectomy this month..."

"What?" Rory Linden took a second to process this before turning to him. "Why the sudden decision to get this surgery?"

The man pressed both hands on the vanity, boxing her into a small space, and said:

"Didn’t we agree? We’d only have one child, and we’d dote on him..."

"Mmm..."

Rory Linden was surprised that the man still remembered that.

Sean Harrison noticed the skincare product on the woman’s face wasn’t fully rubbed in.

He cupped her face in his hands, using his thumbs to gently spread the product as he spoke:

"I wasn’t there for Leo during his childhood. If we have another child, it would be unfair to him."

Rory Linden understood what the man meant.

’Leo only had her by his side during his childhood.’

’And it was very difficult.’

’If they had another child, that child would be guaranteed to have both parents by their side as they grew up.’

’Even if they treated them with perfect fairness, or even gave Leo more love, it couldn’t change what he went through in his childhood.’

"But you don’t have to get a vasectomy..."

Although Rory Linden had said before that she only wanted one child, she had never thought of asking the man to get a vasectomy.

"I’ve looked it up. No contraceptive is one hundred percent effective. If you were to get pregnant by accident, it would be one thing if we decided to keep it, but an abortion would be a second trauma to your body."

Sean Harrison’s tone was serious, with not the slightest hint of being perfunctory or casual.

He added, "This is up to you. If you want us to have a second child, then I won’t get the vasectomy. If one comes along, we’ll have it."

’In their current situation, it was no longer a matter of whether they could afford to raise a child.’

’It was more about whether they could be truly present as their children grew up.’

And.

’Whether it would hurt Leo.’

Rory Linden looked at the man’s face before her and couldn’t help but think of her son.

After a moment of silence, she spoke. "Having Leo is enough for us."

"Alright. Once we’ve taken care of our business in the next few days, I’ll go get the surgery."

Sean Harrison said.

He had also looked up vasectomies. Although it was a minor surgery, it still required a few days of rest.

"Are you sure?"

Rory Linden looked seriously at the man before her.

She had studied medicine for eight years and worked in the field for quite a few years as well.

She had only ever seen men diagnosed with azoospermia who would move heaven and earth, pressuring doctors and their own wives, just for the sake of having a child.

She had almost never seen a man who was genuinely willing to get a vasectomy.

Sean Harrison said, "Mhm. When you have a day off, come with me."

"Well, let’s have you get a check-up first, then."

Rory Linden wasn’t certain the surgery would actually happen.

’Many people just talked a big game; the chance of them backing out at the last minute was always high.’

’She didn’t think Sean Harrison was joking.’

’But until the surgery was actually done, it was hard to say for sure.’

Sean Harrison wrapped his arm around the woman’s waist and asked, "Do you have any other plans today?"

"Why do you ask?"

Rory Linden looked at him.

"I still owe you a wedding, and I want to take the first step." Sean Harrison paused, then continued, "I want to take you to pick out a wedding dress."

"..."

"Sorry, I’m getting a little ahead of myself."

Seeing that the woman wasn’t speaking, Sean Harrison instinctively apologized.

’It was true. Their relationship had only just begun to thaw, and here he was, already impatient to get married.’

In her heart, Rory Linden had already accepted Sean Harrison as the one.

She thought for a moment. "Is the wedding dress Rachel Lancaster made for me before still around? Let’s go see that one. Though, I’ve put on a little weight, so it might need to be altered."

In the past few years, Rory Linden had been busy with work and her studies, often working night shifts, and had been terribly thin.

Although her weight hadn’t changed much, she was still a little heavier than before.

"That dress has been sitting around for so long; it must be old by now. Let’s pick a new one."

’The wedding he’d promised was already so late.’

’He didn’t want her to feel like she was settling.’

’More importantly, Rory Linden had never actually seen the dress.’

’He was worried she wouldn’t like it.’

"No one has worn it, so how could it be old?" Rory Linden said earnestly. "Let’s go take a look."

Sean Harrison went along with her.

The two of them went to Rachel Lancaster’s shop after lunch.

Over the years, Rachel Lancaster’s brand had grown and become very successful.

She had rented a standalone, two-story building in a bustling downtown area, specializing in the design and rental of wedding dresses and formal gowns.

After all, in this day and age, not everyone was willing to buy a wedding dress outright.

Rachel Lancaster had already heard from Henry Lancaster that they had gotten back together.

She was waiting for them at the door.

Sean Harrison’s car had just pulled up to the entrance when she took the initiative to greet them, beaming. "Mr. Harrison, Sister-in-law! Good afternoon!"

Rory Linden actually felt a little embarrassed hearing herself called "Sister-in-law."

Sean Harrison reached out, took the woman’s hand, and said, "We’re here to choose a wedding dress."

Rachel Lancaster led the two of them into the shop’s lounge area, first handing them two lookbooks and explaining:

"These are our newest wedding dress styles for this year. Rory, see if there’s anything you like."

Rory Linden took the lookbook but didn’t open it, asking directly:

"Didn’t you say you designed a wedding dress for me? I’d like to see that one. Is it still here?"

"Of course you can! Mr. Harrison already paid for that dress, so we’ve been keeping it safe and having it regularly maintained."

Rachel Lancaster was much more composed than she had been a few years ago.

Her tone was firm and certain.

’Sean Harrison had paid for that dress.’

’Even if Rory Linden never came for it, she would never dare to dispose of it on her own authority.’

"Then... can I try it on?"

"Of course!"

Rachel Lancaster responded at once.

Soon, an assistant came over, pushing a mobile "box."

The box was a little taller than a person and less than two meters in diameter.

It had casters on the bottom, making it easy to move.

It was covered with a black cloth, obscuring whatever was inside.

Rachel Lancaster explained, "When this wedding dress was on display, people kept asking about it, so we put it away for safekeeping."

She stood up, walked over to the box, and personally pulled away the black velvet cloth.

The exquisite wedding dress inside the large glass case was finally revealed in all its glory.