Chapter 351

"Yeah yeah!" Leo nodded like a little adult, then carefully picked up the golden fried egg from his own bowl and plopped it into Calliope Godfrey's. "Auntie, you eat more! That way the baby girl will grow up faster and bigger! She’s gotta be a big sister, not the little one!" Calliope couldn’t help but burst out laughing at how serious he looked. Conrad Hilliard’s deep gaze landed on the dimples on her smiling face, his Adam’s apple bobbed slightly. "Having a kid... wouldn't be so bad," his voice was low, almost testing, "don’t you think?" The smile on Calliope’s face faded a little. She knew Conrad had always wanted children, but she... really didn’t feel the same. "Let me think about it, okay?" She lowered her eyes, avoiding his gaze. "We’re still young, aren’t we?" "I’m not that young anymore." His tone was calm, but there was a quiet seriousness to it. She paused—didn’t really know how to respond to that. He was six years older than her, already twenty-eight. But counting the seven