Justin and Natalie returned late in the night, so they t the others the next morning.
Julia, excited by the news, went straight to their room as soon as she woke up. Justin opened the door, only to have the old woman push him aside and enter the room.
"Where’s my dear Natalie?" Julia said as she looked at the bed, where Natalie was still sleeping.
"She’s tired from the travel. Let her sleep, Julia," Justin said while buttoning his shirt, having just co out of the bath and getting ready when Julia knocked on the door.
Before Julia could respond, Natalie stirred in her sleep. "Grandma?"
"Are you awake?" Julia asked. "I didn’t an to disturb your sleep."
"Yeah, and you barging into our room truly helped in not disturbing her sleep," Justin countered, standing in front of the mirror.
Julia and Natalie looked at each other, Julia’s feeling a little guilty.
"It’s alright, Grandma. I’m hungry, so I was going to wake up anyway," Natalie said.
Julia felt delighted to hear it and went to Natalie. "Tell what you want to eat. I’ll make it personally."
"I don’t plan to keep my wife starving," Justin comnted. "You’re not allowed to enter the kitchen, Julia."
Julia glared at him. "When you were a kid, I cooked personally and fed you myself."
"And after that, you felt guilty for making eat burnt food and let the family chefs take over," Justin countered. "If not for father noticing what I was eating, I would be still eating it for long and suffer in silence."
"You...You seem to have rembered it wrong," Julia looked flustered. "You were just a kid, so your mories are wrong."
"Sure," Justin said. "But my wife and kids won’t starve by eating what you cook. I won’t allow it."
Natalie understood Julia wasn’t good at cooking if Justin said it. She pulled out a light smile and said, "Grandma, you don’t need to trouble yourself. How about we just enjoy eating while Justin cooks for us?"
Julia imdiately agreed and said, "But don’t believe what he said. I never fed him burnt food."
Natalie suppressed her smile and said, "Of course, Grandma. I believe you. A perfect lady like you, can there be anything you can’t do?"
Justin was about to say sothing, but Natalie warned him with her gaze and said, "I’m starving."
Justin simply left the room, ready to cook for his wife.
Julia turned to Natalie, and smiled awkwardly "After I married to your grandpa, he used to cook for always," and then changed her tune, "When we have capable husbands, why do we need to cook? We won should know to enjoy the care and affection. And what’s cooking in front of giving a birth of their child. Can they even do it?"
"Yes, grandma. You are right," Natalie tried her best to make the old won feel better. "Giving birth is toughest job that only won can do. So, we have all the rights to eat and sleep without having to do anything,"
Julia was happy to hear it. "You are so smart to understand it."
Natalie could only smile and wondered if Harper n, including Justin, they only know how to spoil their won. Grandpa had clearly spoiled Julia. And why not, this old woman was so adorable.
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When Natalie reached downstairs, ira was already there, waiting for her along with Julia.
"Sister-in-law," the young girl hurried to her, sounding all happy, "Grandma told we are going to have little babies in the family soon."
Natalie smiled. "Yes. Now you’ll be an aunt. You have to take care of them."
"Can I?" ira asked, sounding surprised.
"Of course."
"But I’ve never seen babies closely, let alone held one," ira said, feeling skeptical.
"You’ll get used to it. And one day, you’ll have your own babies," Natalie said in a teasing tone.
ira blushed a little. "I’m still young."
Natalie chuckled at her shy reaction and asked as they walked towards the dining table, "Have you started going to university?"
"Yes," she replied, and explained what she had enrolled for. "Art classes have started, but language class will start next week. Today I am going to a music institute with Mr. Noah so I can decide which instrunt I want to play and start music classes for the weekends."
When she said this, there was an excitent on her face; her eyes brightened up as if she was ready to do everything she could—like a bird free from its cage, ready to fly beyond its limits.
"I am glad you found your path," Natalie said.
"Mr. Noah helped . Without him, I wouldn’t have been able to decide," ira said.
"Of course, Noah knows best," Natalie said, observing ira amusingly. She seed happy when she talked about Noah.
Justin had finished cooking and ca outside while the servants started to arrange the al.
Noah arrived at Justin’s ho to et his boss first thing in the morning.
"Good to have you back here, Mr. Handrix," Noah said.
Justin humd and asked, "How are you doing with your new responsibilities?"
"Trying my best," he replied.
The two n talked for a while before coming to the breakfast table. Justin sat in the head chair; Natalie and Julia were already sitting in the chairs to his right side, and ira to the left, so she was talking while facing Natalie.
Noah greeted Natalie and Julia and then sat in the chair next to ira, who wished him good morning.
As they started eating, Natalie comnted, "It’s delicious," and looked at Justin, "As usual, you know what I like. You are an aweso cook and a husband."
He served her more food and said, "Eat more then."
"Of course, I have to eat for three now," she said and looked at ira. "Your brother is a good cook, isn’t he?"
ira enjoyed the food and said, "Everything is so tasty. I didn’t know my brother could cook as well."
"It’s really great for a woman to have a husband who can cook," Julia said, and looked at Natalie. "I still miss when your grandpa used to cook for ."
Natalie coaxed her, "We have Justin. He can cook for us."
"For as well," ira said, then realized she shouldn’t say it, "I an... I liked it."
"Of course, for you as well," Natalie said, "But you can’t always enjoy the food your brother cooks. Make sure, you make your husband cook for you and enjoy just like and Julia. Got it?"
ira simply nodded like an obedient girl, not knowing what else to say.
Natalie looked at Noah. "Can you cook?"
Noah humd.
"That’s great," Natalie said. "I can tell you would be just as good a husband like your boss."
Noah simply humd again and focused on his al.
Seeing no such reaction from Noah and ira, Natalie sighed while Julia understood what Natalie was trying to do.
"Where are you staying, Noah?" Julia asked.
"The ho company has provided," Noah replied.
"Oh! Now you are the head of the branch head, I hope the ho is big and comfortable enough...Enough to accommodate your family...wife kids..."
"It’s a good place." He replied, just focused on his al.
Julia and Natalie shared the disappointing gazes.
Noah and ira were still strangers and didn’t look like they even realise they were married. ira was happy here, and Noah was fine staying sowhere else.
Justin who ignored till now what these two won were doing, stuffed a piece of at in Natalie’s mouth and said to Julia, "Focus on your al. You two don’t have to worry about Noah."
Julia and Natalie shut their mouths and focussed on eating.
After the breakfast, Justin went to prepare to go to office, while Noah said to ira, "Ms ira."
"Yes, Mr Noah?" the girl looked at him.
"We have to leave for the music academy now," he said and looked at his wrist watch, "Later I have to go to the office as well."
"I rember. We can leave," she said standing up from the chair.
He offered a light nod and turned to leave. ira said by to the two won and followed Noah.
Julia and Natalie narrowed their gazes at the two as if scrutinising them deeply.
"Grandma, what do you think about these two? Is there any hope for them?" Natalie asked.
"Didn’t you see how they address each other. Ms ira, Mr Noah. I see no hope for them yet."
Both won sighed.
"One is innocent to her bones, and the other one is dense as rock."
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