Chapter 224

Scarlett’s POV: After ending the call, I went straight to wash up. The days that followed were quite pleasant for me. My interactions with Everett gradually grew more natural as we bonded over topics related to parental education. No matter how busy Everett was, he made time to call me every day. We occasionally exchanged messages on WhatsApp too. Though our conversations were always about the baby, the atmosphere remained light-hearted. Once, when Eleanor saw us messaging each other, she leaned over to peek and offered an outsider’s comment: “Someone who didn’t know better would think this was just a normal married couple chatting.” At the time, I had a hard time arguing against her. But later, when I went through my recent conversations with Everett, I couldn’t help but admit that Eleanor was right. There were no suggestive words, no sweet nothings—yet in our simple exchanges, the anticipation we expressed for our baby... wasn’t that exactly what a typical married couple would show?