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Chapter 863 Only Braised Pork

In the villa at the top of the mountain.

Brian did not return yet. There were only Joanne, Yuna, and the three little guys.

Aiden made up his mind to be a quiet baby and therefore lay there without making any noise. Sometimes, he would look around, but he would soon stop staring and bite his fist. It seemed that nothing could attract his attention.

However, Romy was quite different from her brother. She was amused by Yuna and Emily. The whole living room brimmed with her clear and crisp laughter.

Seeing this, Joanne could not help smiling.

In the past, her mood was easily affected by Brian.

Now Aiden and Romy could also affect her. As long as they were happy, she felt that the world was bright and warm.

At this time, the mobile phone on the tea table rang.

It was Chris on the line. He called to ask if she was in the villa because Freya wanted to come over.

"Yes, I'm here," Joanne said, "Brian is about to get off work. Come with Freya. We can have dinner together."

Hanging up the phone, Joanne walked over to Emily and said, "Auntie Freya will come. I'm going to prepare dinner. Can you keep an eye on the babies?"

"No problem!" Emily nodded. He looked at Joanne and said expectantly, "Auntie, I want to eat braised pork."

"Sure, Ill make it."

Then Joanne patted Emily's head and walked to the kitchen.

Looking at Joanne's back for a while, Emily turned to Yuna and asked, "Auntie Yuna, if my mommy were still alive, would she be like Auntie Joanne?"

Yuna asked curiously, "Do you want your mommy to be like her?"

"Yes!" Emily nodded seriously. "I hope she could be as beautiful as Auntie Joanne and be able to make delicious braised pork! And-"

"And what?" Yuna was more curious and led him to continue.

Emily rubbed Romy's face and answered, "And give birth to a cute baby."

"Puff..." Yuna could not help laughing.

She was in full agreement with Emily.

Rubbing Romys face just like Emily did, she thought, "Who won't like such a cute girl!"

Unexpectedly, Romy protested with a groan. It seemed that she didn't like others rubbing her face.

But she acted differently when Emily played with her.

"Emily," Yuna said as she didn't want to give up, "can you touch her face again?"

"Okay." Emily leaned against the sofa and caressed Romy's face with his chubby hand.

She didn't reject him at all and even grinned at him like an angel.

Yuna lowered her shoulders in frustration and accepted the reality. Compared to her, Romy preferred Emily more.

"It must be because of my coarse hands!" She comforted herself.

After a while, Chris and Freya arrived.

Emily remembered Freya because when he met Joanne for the first time, he had also seen her. Therefore, he politely called her "Auntie".

Freya had already heard that Emily was here due to the kidnapping event. So she was not surprised to see the little guy and introduced Chris to him with a smile.

Chris looked a little serious. Therefore, Emily greeted him cautiously, "Nice to meet you, uncle."

Although Chris knew that Emily was Rowdy's son, he didnt hate this child because of his father.

He nodded and said "Hey" as a response.

At this time, Romy, who was ignored, whined and cried.

Chris came over, picked up his niece, and asked, "Where is Joanne?"

Yuna answered, "She is preparing dinner."

Chris said nothing and tried to coax the baby girl. But she just kept quiet for a short while and soon burst into tears and struggled in his arms. He made every effort but still failed to calm her down.

Hearing his sister's cry, Aiden frowned, waved his hands, and cried along with her.

Freya hurried over to coax him.

Unexpectedly, it didnt work at all. As Romy cried more loudly, Aiden wept more tears.

It was not until then that Freya realized that Romy should be pacified first.

However, Chris didn't seem to be able to handle her.

At this time, Emily walked over and tugged at Chris's sleeve and said, "Uncle, she doesn't like to be held like this."

Chris looked at Emily incredulously and asked, "Do you know how to hold a baby?"

"Yes." Emily nodded. "I can teach you."

Chris was more curious to see how a little boy coaxed a baby than babysitting skills.

He gave Romy to Emily doubtfully, and she soon stopped crying and even laughed when Emily teased her.

To be honest, Chris wasnt interested in the skills at all. All he wanted to know was why he, the biological uncle of Romy, couldnt compare with a four-year-old kid.

Freya noticed Chris's emotional change and hurriedly pulled him away. "Let's see if Joanne need any help."

Joanne was cooking the braised pork. When she saw Chris and Freya coming in, she picked up a piece of pork, gave it to Freya, and said, "Try it and tell me if it's the same as before. If it's different, Emily may not like it."

Freya took a bite and nodded. "Don't worry, it's as delicious as before."

"That's good." Joanne turned off the fire and put the pork on the plate. "Emily wants to eat this, so I..."

"Ahem!" Freya interrupted her. "Stop talking about Emily. Someone is jealous."

Joanne gave Chris a strange look and questioned, "Brother, are you... jealous of Emily?"

"Uh-huh." Freya continued to make fun of him. "When he hugged Romy, she cried badly. But as soon as Emily teased her, she immediately became quiet."

Joanne smiled and said, "When Emily first came here, she wouldn't allow him to hug her either. She accepts him just because she has become familiar with him these days. If you don't believe me, you can live here for a few days."

Chris did not want to admit that he lost to a four-year-old kid. He said coldly, "Don't listen to Freya."

Freya relaxed her grip on Chris's hand, walked to Joanne, and asked, "Why do you suddenly care so much about Emily?"

Joanne might not have confidence in something else, but she would never doubt her expertise, Brian's love for her, and her cooking skills.

But just now, Joanne asked her to try the pork just because she was worried that Emily might not like it.

Joanne responded, "Emily will go back soon. We may never meet again in the future. So I want him to be happy in the last few days here."

Knowing Joannes thoughts, Freya sighed and said, "What a pity."

"Pity for what?" Chris looked at Freya in amazement. "He is Rowdy's son. Do you want him to stay here forever?"

"Tut-tut, are you still jealous?" Saying this, Freya picked up a piece of braised pork and fed Chris. "Relax."

Chris was speechless.

When dinner was about to be ready, Brian came back.

Seeing Emily playing with Romy and Yuna watching them in the living room, he walked over and asked, "Where's Joanne?"

"Auntie Joanne is in the kitchen," Emily said, "Uncle Lambert, can you hold the baby? I want to pee."

As soon as Brian took over his daughter, Emily immediately ran to the bathroom.

Seeing her father, Romy finally stopped crying. She buried her face in his arms, humming lightly.

Soon, Emily came out of the bathroom. He looked at the sky outside and said, "Auntie Yuna, it's getting dark."

Yuna didn't realize what he meant.

Emily continued, "Uncle Hayes said that he would come back before nightfall!"

Only then did Yuna remember this thing. "Yeah, why didn't Wesley come back yet?" she thought.

Brian said while coaxing his daughter, "When I came back, I called Wesley. He was delayed by something urgent, so he wouldn't come back so soon."

Emily ran to Brian, looked up at him, and asked, "Will Uncle Hayes come back today?"

But Brian did not know the answer either.

Yuna patted Emily's head and said, "After dinner, we'll call Uncle Hayes."

Emily blinked his eyes and responded, "Okay."

At this time, Joanne came out of the kitchen with the braised pork. "Time for dinner," she said.

Emily was the fastest to eat up. He quickly wiped his mouth and said, "I'm full." Then, he slipped off the chair.

Yuna asked, "Where are you going?"

Emily snorted and answered, "Uncle Hayes didn't come back to play with me. So I'll play with the baby."

Saying this, he ran to the living room like the wind.

Freya nudged Chris and whispered, "See? If you want Romy to like you, you have to care about her with all your heart."

Chris took a look at Freya's pregnant belly and said smilingly, "My heart is in someone else. There is not enough room."

Freya smiled and asked, "Then what is enough?"

Chris gave Freya a meaningful look and said, "Your favorite thing."

Freya immediately realized what Chris referred to. She picked up another piece of braised pork for him and said, "Just eat."

Chris, "..."

Their voices were so small that others could not hear what they were talking about. After all, such a private conversation was not suitable to be talked about in public. Therefore, Freya changed the topic. "Let's guess, will Gavin call us today?"

Joanne filled a bowl of soup for Brian and said, "It depends on Wendys performance."

"Although Wendy is not talented in hiding her emotions, she will not be exposed so quickly," Freya said, "I bet Gavin will not find out so soon."

Joanne pondered for a while and shook her head. "It's hard to say," she said when she nudged Brian, "What do you think?"

Brian answered, "I agree with you."

Joanne pretended to be dissatisfied and complained, "Mr. Lambert, you really have no ideas of your own."

Brian didn't mind at all. He said, "Mrs. Lambert can represent me."

This made Joanne speechless.

At this time, her phone rang. It was Gavin's call...

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