NovelBarChapter 1654
| opened an eye and saw Shannon standing in front ofwith a handheld sprinkler in her hands.
"Why are you so anxious?"
| laughed awkwardly when | heard her question.
From her perspective, | should be much more relaxed since | was on holiday, which was why she pulled a prank
on me. She did not expectto take things so seriously.
"I think | might still be jet-lagged," | hurriedly cup with an excuse.
"You should rest well. Now's not the tfor you to be on your own."
She placed a hand on my stomach while she spoke.
She was many months ahead ofin her pregnancy, but she did not have the sworries as | did.
Let the men work. You should rest.
An aching look appeared in her eyes as she gazed at me.
| sighed softly and put my phone away before saying to her in a joking manner," You're right. | should take a nice
vacation, just like you, and allow myself to relax."
The relationship Shannon and | shared was not a usual friendship as we would be on opposing sides due to
Jordan.
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However, since work did not play an important role here and coupled with what had happened previously, we
were able to understand what the other was thinking without needing to put it into words.
By tellingto ignore work, she was using a roundabout way to tellJordan would not strike while in here.
“Jordan initially didn't wantto cover as it would be dangerous to board a flight when my due date is so
soon. But | had been at hfor so long that | was bored out of my mind. Besides, this is France we're talking
about."
She extended a hand, her palm turning upward as she gestured forto look at the ancient manor before me.
| had to admit, a view opulent as this would be hard to cacross many times in life.
"Look how grand the vineyard here is. Of course, there are similar places back home, but it always feels that
something is missing from it. Just like how we can only see the Statue of Liberty and the Golden
Gate Bridge back home, and how you should travel to Egypt if you want to see pyramids. This is how it should
be!"
The way she spoke was the sas before. No matter what Jordan did, | greatly admired Shannon's attitude
toward life.
It was also a reason why | could befriend her.
| had a feeling she knew a thing or
two
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simply could not stop.
Coupled with our friendship, all she could do was guidefrom the sidelines. She could not stop anything from
happening.
Thus, | felt less anxious when | saw how relaxed she was.
We spoke a lot about our families, raising children, and daily lives. It seemed that the
woman who had not given birth before was more experienced than | was in these matters.
| could not help but laugh when | heard her unique theories.
| was always happy when | spoke to Shanon. However, despite that, | politely declined her invitation to have
dinner together.
"Munchkin has already had too
much excitement today. If he eats t for dinner, | have a
out
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won't go to bed on time
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Shannon did not insist further when she heard it was because of my child. "Alright, alright. I'll forgive you this
tsince | met the little prince today. But you'll have to do as | say the next time."
She patted her stomach as she spoke, indicating that she would probably have given birth the next twe met.
| immediately agreed without hesitation. " Sure, no problem!"
| stepped forth and took her hand. "Take care of yourself."
An appreciative look appeared in her eyes." You too."
| could tell Jordan truly loved her, but it could not be denied that his stubbornness also put her in danger at
times.
| called Theo the minute I left the manor.
"Where are you?"
"Having dinner with a client. What's wrong?" Theo hurriedly asked when he realized | did not sound like my usual
self.
"Sendyour location. I'll go meet you."
"Did something happen?" | was making Theo nervous.
"Nothing. Nothing happened. I just... miss you." &
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