Prosperous Marriage: Married to My Brother-in-law-Chapter 588 Spoiling the Wife Addiction (3)_1
Julia wanted some too. She was naturally a bit of a foodie, and with pregnancy, many expectant mothers find themselves especially prone to cravings, wanting to eat all sorts of things.
"That has no nutritional value, and it's frozen. You shouldn't eat it," Glades Horne gently persuaded her. "If a pregnant woman eats something like that, it can easily cause fetal restlessness." His expression and tender manner made the bodyguards think they were seeing things. Was that really their indomitable young master, who could command the clouds and rains with a flip of his hand, now as gentle as water before his beloved wife?
Love has the power to make even the most hardened steel pliable.
"But I really want to try it, even just a mouthful." Julia knew pregnant women shouldn't indulge too much in frozen foods, but she desperately wanted some at that moment.
The sun at the beach seemed fiercer than anywhere else. Even the strong sea breeze did little to lessen its heat.
People enjoying themselves on the beach, feeling the heat, naturally gravitated towards summer's most popular treat: ice cream, especially the children.
When it came to food, Julia could be quite childlike. If a craving struck, she absolutely had to satisfy it. If she couldn't get what she wanted, she'd feel antsy and uncomfortable, as if ants were crawling inside her. Her mind and heart would become completely consumed by the desire for that particular food.
Glades, who understood her personality well, saw her adorably pleading expression and finally relented. He instructed a bodyguard to buy some ice cream with small fruit jelly pieces. However, he didn't hand it to Julia; instead, he held it himself and allowed Julia to have just two bites before saying, "Only two, so at least you've had some." He ate the rest himself.
He could indulge her, but since the treat wasn't good for her at the moment, he wouldn't spoil her by letting her have too much.
"You never eat this stuff."
Julia watched him, his handsome face tense, staring at the ice cream as if it were his mortal enemy, taking determined bites. Yes, he was eating it as though it wasn't frozen at all.
He was thirty-three years old and had, in fact, never eaten ice cream before because he simply didn't like it.
Watching him eat the ice cream, Julia's heart swelled with emotion. There was no need to question the depth of this man's love for her; it was immeasurable.
"I'm going to take a walk on the beach."
With that, Julia walked toward the beach. She took off her shoes and walked barefoot on the soft sand. She didn't mind the waves washing over her feet; in fact, she enjoyed the sensation.
Each time the waves receded, they left behind many seashells. A playful impulse seized Julia, and she wanted to collect them, but bending over was difficult with her belly, over seven months pregnant.
Just as a flicker of frustration touched her, a tall figure appeared. Ignoring the curious stares of passing tourists, he began picking up pretty seashells like a child, quickly filling his large hands.
He walked over to her, his dark eyes twinkling as they met hers. He held out his large hands, presenting an array of seashells. "For you," his deep, mellow voice, carried by the sea breeze, reached her ears. "It's difficult for you to bend over right now."
Julia looked at the seashells, then back at him, and laughed.
Compared to Julia, Adele Horne's days of pregnancy were much more boring.
Every day, she would either be in her room practicing darts—her darts, without fail, aimed at the written character "Hei"—or sometimes, accompanied by her mother, she would take a stroll outside, or wander in the courtyard by herself, or chat with Ruby Bluen. Unknowingly, that character, "Hei," had taken root deep within her heart. She herself didn't know what kind of feelings she harbored for the baby's father. She only knew that every day she had to throw darts, to symbolically "pin" the man surnamed Hei for a while, to vent the suffering she endured because of him.
Ruby Bluen's days were also monotonous, spending most of her time taking care of and accompanying Marcel Horne. Occasionally, she would find time to visit her parents, sometimes with her sister, but often she was the first to return to the Horne Family, as she couldn't bear the thought of leaving Marcel Horne alone. Just an hour apart, and she would worry about him.
Julia would tease her for being Marcel's shadow.
Ruby's married life wasn't as blissful and happy as Julia's; it was somewhat bitter, indeed, but she cherished it as if it were sweet, believing that soon she would find joy after the hardship.
Adele, too, would sometimes sit alone under the shade trees in the backyard, idly daydreaming. In fact, she wished she could be like her sister-in-law, Julia, with a husband by her side to keep her company.
The emotions of a pregnant woman can fluctuate easily. Most have husbands by their side to comfort them, giving them a sense of being cared for and looked after. But she, apart from her family, had to bear it all alone.
Where was the father of the child when her emotions fluctuated?
Sometimes, unable to endure the emotional torment, she would secretly shed tears. But as soon as she touched the baby in her belly, she would bravely swallow the tears back down. She had decided to have this child, no matter who the father was or whether he would appear in the future. She would love the child dearly, be a qualified mother, and give her child double the love.
As the sun began to rise earlier each day, early summer slowly transitioned into the height of the season.
Sunrise followed sunset, and in the cycle of day and night, time quietly slipped by.
Julia Bluen and Adele Horne, the two pregnant sisters-in-law, experienced their pregnancies very differently. One enjoyed happy and blissful days, enveloped in her husband's extreme care and affection, while the other could only watch with envy, enduring all the hardships of pregnancy alone. In this way, with their differing emotions, another month passed.
Julia was thirty-four weeks into her pregnancy, nearly nine months along. At this stage, the fetus's crown-to-rump length had reached 32 centimeters; a typically developed newborn usually measures around 50 centimeters. When Julia read in a book that her baby was not far from reaching 50 centimeters, she felt overjoyed, as it meant she would soon meet her little one.
During this stage, the baby's head began to descend into the pelvis. This made breathing and eating much more comfortable for Julia than before, though the increased pressure in her lower abdomen now caused a constant prickling sensation. The added weight made her feel somewhat lethargic and reluctant to move. However, both her mother-in-law and the family matriarch insisted she remain active, as it would be beneficial for the delivery.
