Chapter\u00a0731\u00a0<\/p>\n
Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV<\/p>\n
\u201cMatt,\u00a0go\u00a0and\u00a0get\u00a0your\u00a0shoes\u00a0on!\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0say\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0walk\u00a0past\u00a0his\u00a0bedroom\u00a0door.<\/p>\n
My\u00a0excitement\u00a0was\u00a0evident\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0tone\u00a0as\u00a01\u00a0made\u00a0my\u00a0way\u00a0down\u00a0the\u00a0stairs,\u00a0smiling\u00a0at\u00a0Irene\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0reached\u00a0the\u00a0bottom\u00a0step.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll\u00a0go\u00a0make\u00a0sure\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0getting\u00a0his\u00a0shoes\u00a0on,\u201d\u00a0Irene\u00a0said\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0walked\u00a0past\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0say.\u00a0\u201cWe\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0going\u00a0soon.\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0late.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNan\u00a0will\u00a0understand\u00a0if\u00a0we\u00a0are\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0minutes\u00a0late.\u00a0It\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0help\u00a0that\u00a0you\u00a0had\u00a0morning\u00a0sickness\u00a0literally\u00a0all\u00a0morning.\u201d<\/p>\n
This\u00a0pregnancy\u00a0was\u00a0seriously\u00a0getting\u00a0to\u00a0me;\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0little\u00a0over\u00a04\u00a0months\u00a0pregnant,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0already\u00a0feeling\u00a0the\u00a0toll\u00a0of\u00a0this\u00a0baby.\u00a0I\u00a0stared\u00a0down\u00a0at\u00a0my\u00a0small\u00a0bump\u00a0and\u00a0sighed.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre\u00a0you\u00a0ever\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0let\u00a0me\u00a0eat\u00a0food\u00a0again?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0my\u00a0unborn\u00a0baby.<\/p>\n
\u201cTalking\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0baby\u00a0again?\u00a0You\u00a0know\u00a0it\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0hear\u00a0you\u00a0right?\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0said,\u00a0walking\u00a0around\u00a0the\u00a0corner with\u00a0a\u00a0smirk.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0roll\u00a0my\u00a0eyes\u00a0at\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0know\u00a0that.\u00a0She\u00a0could\u00a0be\u00a0listening\u00a0right\u00a0now,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said,\u00a0closing\u00a0the\u00a0small\u00a0gap\u00a0between\u00a0us\u00a0so\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0kiss\u00a0him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe?\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0shrugged.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0think\u00a0we\u00a0are\u00a0having\u00a0a\u00a0girl,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0say\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0slight\u00a0smile\u00a0tugging\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0corner\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0lips.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd\u00a0if\u00a0we\u00a0are\u00a0having\u00a0a\u00a0boy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll love\u00a0him\u00a0just\u00a0as\u00a0much,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0reply.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0kisses\u00a0me\u00a0again,\u00a0and\u00a0just\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0about\u00a0to\u00a0deepen\u00a0it\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cEw,\u00a0get\u00a0a\u00a0room,\u201d\u00a0Matt\u00a0said\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0walked\u00a0down\u00a0the\u00a0stairs,\u00a0followed\u00a0by\u00a0Irene,\u00a0who\u00a0was\u00a0laughing.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh,\u00a0you\u2019ll\u00a0understand\u00a0one\u00a0day,\u00a0little\u00a0man,\u201d\u00a0Irene\u00a0said,\u00a0rubbing\u00a0his\u00a0head\u00a0playfully.<\/p>\n
\u201cDoubt\u00a0it,\u201d\u00a0Matt\u00a0said,\u00a0crinkling\u00a0his\u00a0nose.\u00a0\u201cKissing\u00a0is\u00a0gross.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSays\u00a0an\u00a08\u2013year\u2013old,\u201d\u00a0Irene\u00a0retorted.\u00a0\u201cBut\u00a0when\u00a0you\u00a0turn\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0teenager,\u00a0you\u2019ll\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0kiss\u00a0all\u00a0the\u00a0pretty\u00a0girls.\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0mocks\u00a0kissing\u00a0noises,\u00a0making\u00a0his\u00a0crinkle\u00a0his\u00a0nose\u00a0even\u00a0more.\u00a0I\u00a0laughed\u00a0at\u00a0their\u00a0dynamics;\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0glad\u00a0to\u00a0hear\u00a0them\u00a0bickering\u00a0like\u00a0real\u00a0siblings\u00a0again.\u00a0For\u00a0a\u00a0while,\u00a0Matt\u00a0and\u00a0Irene\u00a0actively\u00a0avoided\u00a0one\u00a0another\u00a0since\u00a0Irene\u00a0moved\u00a0back\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0villa,\u00a0but\u00a0now\u00a0they\u00a0are\u00a0getting\u00a0their\u00a0relationship\u00a0back,\u00a0and\u00a0it\u00a0warmed\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0it.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre\u00a0we\u00a0finally\u00a0ready?\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0asked,\u00a0looking\u00a0between\u00a0his\u00a0children\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0at\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him,\u00a0smiling.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0was\u00a0excited.\u00a0Tonight\u00a0was\u00a0Nan\u2019s\u00a0big\u00a0break\u2026\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0opening\u00a0her\u00a0very\u00a0first\u00a0resteraunt\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Silver\u00a0Crescent\u00a0pack,\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0support\u00a0of\u00a0Delta\u00a0Patrick\u00a0Carter\u00a0and\u00a0course,\u00a0Gavin.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0working\u00a0tirelessly\u00a0since\u00a0her\u00a0wedding\u00a0last month,\u00a0since\u00a0Delta\u00a0Carter\u00a0presented\u00a0his\u00a0sponsorship\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0wedding\u00a0gift.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0a\u00a0chaotic\u00a0mess\u00a0since\u00a0returning\u00a0from\u00a0her\u00a0honeymoon\u00a0and\u00a0Chester\u00a0had\u00a0taken\u00a0some time\u00a0off\u00a0from\u00a0his\u00a0job\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0mansion\u00a0to\u00a0help\u00a0her\u00a0make\u00a0her\u00a0dreams\u00a0a reality.<\/p>\n
It\u00a0was\u00a0opening\u00a0night\u00a0for her;\u00a0she\u00a0spent\u00a0weeks\u00a0training\u00a0a\u00a0staff\u00a0and\u00a0putting\u00a0everything\u00a0up\u00a0today,\u00a0and\u00a0now\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0finally\u00a0time\u00a0to\u00a0showcase\u00a0all\u00a0her\u00a0hard\u00a0work.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0restaurant\u00a0featured\u00a0all\u00a0of\u00a0Nan\u2019s best\u00a0dishes\u00a0that\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0created\u00a0Herself\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0years.<\/p>\n
1\/3<\/p>\n
I\u00a0was\u00a0excited\u00a0to\u00a0watch\u00a0my\u00a0best\u00a0friend\u00a0blossom\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0woman\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0meant\u00a0to\u00a0be,\u00a0with\u00a0her\u00a0mate\u00a0by\u00a0her\u00a0side.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Most\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0place\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0filled\u00a0with\u00a0friends\u00a0and\u00a0family,\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0pk\u00a0members\u00a0who\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0show\u00a0their\u00a0support.<\/p>\n
Sampson\u00a0and\u00a0Lucy\u00a0were\u00a0also\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0there\u00a0because\u00a0Nati\u00a0was\u00a0off\u00a0of\u00a0theirs,\u00a0and\u00a0Lucy\u00a0and\u00a0Nan\u00a0became\u00a0friends\u00a0since\u00a0the\u00a0wedding.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After\u00a0piling\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0car,\u00a0Gavin\u00a0drove\u00a0us\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0pack\u00a0until\u00a0we\u00a0reached\u00a0the\u00a0gorgeous\u00a0building\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0large\u00a0sign\u00a0that\u00a0read:\u00a0Howling\u00a0Spoon.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0smiled\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0name\u00a0that\u00a0Nan\u00a0chose\u00a0for\u00a0her\u00a0restaurant.<\/p>\n
It\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0small\u00a0place,\u00a0but\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0completely\u00a0Nan.\u00a0The\u00a0outside\u00a0seating\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0quite\u00a0been\u00a0set\u00a0up\u00a0yet,\u00a0but\u00a0once\u00a0it\u00a0is\u00a0set\u00a0up,\u00a0it\u2019ll\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0nice\u00a0view\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0packlands,\u00a0especially\u00a0the\u00a0nightlife.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0could\u00a0see\u00a0inside\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0large floor\u2013to\u2013ceiling\u00a0windows,\u00a0which\u00a0remained\u00a0curtainless\u00a0for\u00a0right\u00a0now.<\/p>\n
Nan\u00a0was\u00a0seated\u00a0inside,\u00a0speaking\u00a0to\u00a0Sampson\u00a0and\u00a0Lucy.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0kid\u00a0smile\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0face,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0tell\u00a0from\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0she\u00a0was<\/p>\n
nervous.<\/p>\n
We\u00a0weren\u2019t\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0to\u00a0arrive,\u00a0but\u00a0as\u00a0soon\u00a0as\u00a0we\u00a0got\u00a0there,\u00a0others\u00a0started\u00a0to\u00a0pile\u00a0in\u00a0as\u00a0well,\u00a0making\u00a0the\u00a0place\u00a0look\u00a0lively\u00a0and\u00a0packed.\u00a01<\/p>\n
Nan\u2019s\u00a0eyes\u00a0grew\u00a0wide\u00a0when\u00a0she\u00a0saw\u00a0the\u00a0crowd\u00a0of\u00a0familiar\u00a0faces,\u00a0all\u00a0there\u00a0to\u00a0support\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
Chester\u00a0came\u00a0out\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0kitchen,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0also\u00a0darting\u00a0around\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0crowd\u00a0of\u00a0people,\u00a0and then\u00a0he\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0Nan,\u00a0his\u00a0gaze\u00a0softening\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0loving expression\u00a0taking\u00a0over.<\/p>\n
Nan\u2019s\u00a0gaze\u00a0shifted\u00a0and\u00a0met\u00a0mine,\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0I\u00a0saw\u00a0her\u00a0body\u00a0relaxing\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0excused\u00a0herself\u00a0from\u00a0her\u00a0current\u00a0conversation\u00a0to<\/p>\n
greet\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0made\u00a0it,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said,\u00a0throwing\u00a0her\u00a0arms around\u00a0me,<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve\u00a0both\u00a0been\u00a0so\u00a0busy\u00a0this\u00a0past\u00a0month\u00a0that\u00a0we\u00a0hardly\u00a0saw\u00a0each\u00a0other.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0nice\u00a0being\u00a0back\u00a0with\u00a0my\u00a0best\u00a0friend;\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0like\u00a0no\u00a0time\u00a0had\u00a0come\u00a0between\u00a0us.<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s\u00a0Bonus\u00a0Offer<\/p>\n
Ruby is a master of holiday romance and slow-burn love stories that warm the heart like a crackling fire. Her novels weave festive magic with lingering glances and tender moments, drawing readers into cozy worlds where love unfolds one snowflake at a time. Off the page, she\u2019s baking cookies and dreaming under twinkling lights.<\/p>\n
We Built a Kingdom From Ashes That Still Remembered Love by Aila Frost 731 Chapter\u00a0731\u00a0 Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV \u201cMatt,\u00a0go\u00a0and\u00a0get\u00a0your\u00a0shoes\u00a0on!\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0say\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0walk\u00a0past\u00a0his\u00a0bedroom\u00a0door. My\u00a0excitement\u00a0was\u00a0evident\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0tone\u00a0as\u00a01\u00a0made\u00a0my\u00a0way\u00a0down\u00a0the\u00a0stairs,\u00a0smiling\u00a0at\u00a0Irene\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0reached\u00a0the\u00a0bottom\u00a0step. \u201cI\u2019ll\u00a0go\u00a0make\u00a0sure\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0getting\u00a0his\u00a0shoes\u00a0on,\u201d\u00a0Irene\u00a0said\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0walked\u00a0past\u00a0me. \u201cThanks,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0say.\u00a0\u201cWe\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0going\u00a0soon.\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0late.\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-shadow-slave-by-author-novelnozi-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21800\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}