Chapter 560

Alexander Brooks's eyes softened. "Got it. Even if you're stuck in a meeting, I’m calling you so you can go to the check-up with me." "You really don’t need to," he said casually, his long fingers gently tracing her cheek. Vivian Grant blinked. Don’t need to? "Because I’ve already decided to ask Dad to come back," Alexander offered a faint smile. "I’m becoming a dad, how can Grandpa just sit it out?" Vivian’s eyes widened in surprise. "Wait, are you taking time off?" "Yes." "For... how long?" He paused, then raised three fingers. "Three years." Vivian nearly fell off her seat. "I'm not gonna be pregnant for three years! Why would you need three years off?" Honestly, she’d never heard of a husband taking a three-year leave the second his wife got pregnant. That stuff’s headline-worthy. "You're pregnant for nine months—I’ll be there. Baby gets born—I’ll be there. And for the first two years? I’m staying right there by your side to raise the kid," Alexander laid out his plan calmly. Vivia