Adora's eyes widened in admiration.
"Well, I don't care! I'm going to beat Daddy one day! I'll knock him down!"
Elliot chuckled, feeling a mix of amusement and resignation.
He decided not to engage further in Adora's spirited declarations.
The family spent quite a while chatting in the meeting room.
Adora completely forgot about her second-place finish in the wrestling match, shifting her focus to two other important people.
"Mom, what are Auntie Mae and Uncle Nate up to? I haven't seen them in so long. I want to go skiing on Bloomsvale Mountain with them!"
Sheena's expression stiffened upon hearing Adora's request.
She had not mentioned Nathaniel and Mavis's issues to the kids, so she needed to come up with another explanation.
"Adora, don't you remember that Auntie Mae is expecting a baby? She needs to take it easy and can't do risky activities like skiing."
Adora was surprised. "Is a pregnancy that long?"
"Of course," Elliot chimed in, breaking his usual silence. "A pregnancy lasts about nine months. It was really tough on your mommy when she was pregnant with both of you."
Understanding this, Adora leaned in and kissed Sheena's cheek.
"It took that long to have me and Asher? Mommy, thank you for your sacrifices!"
Sheena's heart swelled with satisfaction.
With such smart and adorable children, all the hardships she went through were worth it.
However, Adora's words quickly reminded Sheena of something else.
A few days ago, Mavis had been hospitalized due to bleeding during her pregnancy.
After receiving news that Mavis had been moved to a regular ward, Sheena and Elliot left, but there were no updates about Mavis since then.
Given Mavis's usual nature, Sheena expected she would have called to reassure them. Yet, everything was unusually quiet.
They did not hear from Nathaniel either.
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The readers' comments on the novel: Wait, She’s a Billionaire (Sheena Lawson)
The novel is too abusive it spoils the joy of reading it. I hate the punishment part between sheena and Eliot....