The Royal Contract

Chapter 660: Only child

“What are you doing?” She looked at her husband’s face as he held her close to his body.

As soon as they stepped in the front door of their new apartment, Alex suddenly lifted her in his arms. The suddenness did surprise her, but she soon realized the act was only natural.

As a newly married couple entering their first home, tradition dictated that the groom carried his bride inside the house. In this case, their new apartment.

“Making you the happiest bride in the world.” He smiled at his wife, showing her how much he wanted to do this for her.

After their last visit, Haley insisted they had to stay away until she had finished all the rest of the renovations and decorations.

He finally opened the door and revealed the first part of the house. It was the hallway leading to the living room. But from their viewpoint, they could already see their beautiful apartment.

“Wow, Haley did a great job.” Dani could not stare at their new home.

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Alex already sent most of their private things and had his assistant buy grocery stuff. Therefore, they could move in at this moment.

She looked at the masterpiece in the center of the elegant fireplace. It was a large painting of their wedding picture. Whoever painted it did a marvelous job since it looked very similar to the original piece.

“That is Haley’s wedding gift to us,” Alex informed her, seeing that she had been staring at it for a long time. “Let me show you the rest of our home.”

Haley had asked him to provide her with a picture of the wedding. He questioned her purpose. Haley explained her plan to surprise her friend with a portrait.

“She always has a great talent.” She always admired the paintings she had made in the past. Although she seldom painted anymore, concentrating on her architectural career.

“What about this one?” Alex showed her to another area of the house.

He pulled her to the balcony. It was still full of fresh flowers, but it would soon wither away from the cold, but for now, it had brightened the small space and added to the view of the city. This chapter is updated by novelenglish.net . Fɪre

“This is beautiful.” She smiled at the magnificent sight before her.

She would never get tired of looking at the tall skyscrapers that tried to reach the sky. It was a great contrast to the glorious view of the blue horizon behind it.

“Come on. I want to show you something else.” He pulled her again inside the house and went on to the set of stairs.

Soon, they were going through the rest of the rooms in the apartment. There was still one room that had nothing on it. It was just a blank white painted room, bare of any furniture.

“What is this room?” She asked, curious about what his husband had planned for this.

She had contributed most of the ideas for the living room and another part of the house. While the rest, she had left to Alex’s discretion.

“I did not want to mess up with this one. I thought you might want to design it once we have our baby.” Alex tilted his face down to her, staring into her reaction to his plan.

He could not wait for her to carry his child. He wanted to have a baby as soon as possible. He did not mind one or two or even three as long as the child would be healthy.

“Oh!” She was not shocked, but she did not want to rush things. She had heard that the more one waited for a baby, the less likely it would come. She just wanted to enjoy their marriage life first and allow fate to surprise them with their firstborn.

“Aren’t you excited to have a baby?” Alex asked, slightly confused with her response. He was expecting a bit of enthusiasm in her face, but he could tell that she also wanted kids. They had talked about it before.

“I want to have kids. You know I do.” She quickly answered, seeing the concern on his face. “But I do not mind waiting for it until we are both ready to have them.”

She did not wish him to think she had changed her mind about this. She did not want her to focus on it since they were still in the middle of many things.

“I understand that we are going through several changes, then the case, and now finding your brother.” He could see that she was feeling guilty for the way she reacted. But he did not want her to be. “But if a baby comes, I think it will be a blessing.”

He did not want this to become an issue or a misunderstanding between them. He was willing to wait until his wife was ready to have a child.

“I know our child will be a blessing. A great gift we will both cherish.” Dani stared into his eyes, understanding what his husband wished to tell her. “But I don’t want you to expect it to come soon. I do not like to see you disappointed.”

Although they had stopped using contraceptives since they got married, she was still not pregnant until now. She believed that the stress that she had gone through prevented her from conceiving a child.

“No. I will not be disappointed if we don’t have a biological child. That is not the point. I only want to raise a child with you. Because I know you will be a great mother.” He corrected her assumption.

At the same time, he did not realize that he was putting too much pressure on her by constantly asking her to produce him an heir. It was not his intention, but now he believed that was the case.

“You are willing to adopt if I can not have a child.” She was surprised by this revelation. Most men would like their flesh and blood, not a baby coming from an institution.

It was not like she was barren or had a likelihood to be, but she could not help but worry about not being able to provide him a son.

Based on her experience, most of them preferred a male child over a girl. Luckily for her, even if her father wanted a son, he still loved her like she was his entire world as if she was his only child.