When returning to the room, Elly Campbell was still sitting on the bed, smiling at him.

He walked over to Elly, sat down, and wrapped her body in his embrace. His broad palm rested on her still-flat belly.

"Honey, thank you."

Elly could actually hear a hint of choking up in his voice.

She turned her eyes towards him and saw the glimmer reflected in his eyes, feeling a stir in her heart.

She reached out, spread her hand in front of Adam Jones, "You’re welcome."

"Then Mr. Jones, please continue to take care of me for the rest of your life."

"Hmm, I’ll take care of you."

Adam’s smile spread from his eyes, reaching out to hold Elly’s hand, and they looked at each other.

Having stayed up all night, the sky in New Zealand had already brightened.

Adam, invigorated with excitement for the impending little princess, felt not the least bit tired.

On the contrary, Elly had already fallen asleep in Adam’s embrace.

Adam, as if being a father for the first time, touched his wife’s belly, eyes filled with wonder.

Now and then, he would lean down, closer to Elly’s belly, and started talking to the little embryo that had yet to form inside—

"Baby, I’m daddy. Remember daddy’s voice. When you’re born, recognize daddy at first sight."

"Daddy has a name ready for you: Laura Jones. Does it sound nice?"

"..."

Adam spoke to Elly’s belly for a long time without feeling parched, as if he’d saved up all the words from the first half of his life to say at this moment.

After he’d said all the words he could think of, he was still so excited that he didn’t feel sleepy at all.

By now, it was already past six.

Early February in New Zealand was still summer, and the day was fully bright.

Adam paced back and forth in the bedroom excitedly, eager to let the whole world know about his wife’s pregnancy.

At this moment, on the other side of the ocean.

The New Year bell had just rung half an hour ago. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Samuel Wilson accompanied his wife and kids in ringing in the New Year, and after finally sending the two little ones to bed, he was ready to have some quality time with the madam, but his phone started ringing.

Those with his private number were not just someone calling by mistake or a usual familiar contact.

Samuel didn’t intend to answer, didn’t even look at who was calling, just hung up.

He bent down and had just kissed his wife when the phone rang again, and Samuel got angry.

Picking up the phone tossed to the side, he glanced at the jumping name on the screen, and his expression darkened even more.

"Adam Jones, you..."

"My wife is pregnant."

Adam deliberately lowered his voice, coming through the phone with a serious tone.

Samuel was momentarily stunned before letting out his first angry voice of the New Year, "Adam Jones, are you crazy? Your wife is pregnant, what does that have to do with me!"

Adam didn’t get angry even when Samuel yelled, instead, he chuckled mischievously and said:

"I just wanted to inform you, Fatty Bro, that he has a wife now."

Just as Samuel was about to curse him again, he suddenly thought of Jack Campbell.

Back when Elly was pregnant with Jack Campbell, this weirdo had also called him in the middle of the night with such news.

He suddenly wasn’t angry anymore, even let out a sinister laugh, and said:

"Adam Jones, have you heard of Murphy’s Law?"

Beep—

The person on the other end of the line hung up immediately.

"What happened?"

Fatty’s mom curiously leaned over.

"Adam Jones went crazy wanting a daughter."

Samuel tossed his phone aside, scoffing disdainfully.