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Gia looked at Jovannie with sparkling eyes.

"Pretty please? I promise this will be the last one. It's just so cute!"

Jovannie coaxed, "I know you love the baby, but there are too many cradles for one child. How about this-you can hug the baby whenever you like once he's born. This way, he'll know that his aunt loves him the most!"

With that, Gia was completely persuaded.

Every day, she longed for the adorable baby to be born safely and to meet him.

"Okay! Since I'm his only aunt, I'll love him all my heart!"

While the two women were talking, Luke came in with some cakes and soups.

Upon seeing the tray of food, Gia started to flatter, "Oh, you're the best brother, Luke! I love you!"

When he saw his sister's eagerness, Luke only showed a look of affection.

He brought the soup to Jovannie and said, "It's your favorite pumpkin soup. It's sweet.

Here... I'll feed you."

Seeing that Gia was present, Jovannie was embarrassed and about to shake her head.

However, Gia quickly said, "Oh, don't mind me! Just think of me as invisible! I'm just air!"

She had witnessed her parents' lovey-dovey moments in all these years. She didn't mind watching another loving couple displaying their affection to one another.

Hearing this, Jovannie blushed red.

After Luke flicked his sister's forehead, only then did Gia restrain her cheekiness and leave after a while.

This time, she came to hand over the socks, scarves, and soups that her mother made for the couple. In addition, she wanted to visit her brother and sister-in-law.

Because of this, she had the chance to witness the two's loving moment.

With that, she was relieved.

Her father always looked at her mother with a sincere, intense, and affectionate gaze.

Just now, she noticed that her brother had the same gaze on Jovannie.

Gia knew that there were such things as soulmates in this world.

And she was lucky to meet two pairs of soulmates in her life.

She believed that she would also encounter her soulmate one day. Perhaps, he would appear next year or the day after this.

Luke scooped a spoonful of soup and gently blew on it before feeding his wife.

Jovannie drank the soup obediently.

She couldn't help but tease, "My darling, you keep treating me like a child. I can even imagine how you'll take care of our baby after his birth."

Suddenly, Luke leaned forward until his lips touched the tip of her nose. "But... you're my loveliest and favorite baby."

In an instant, Jovannie blushed madly at the sweet words.

After feeding Jovannie, Luke talked to the baby in her belly.

He gently stroked her baby bump and kept calling the child softly.

When she saw Luke's gentle and focused gaze, Jovannie felt that her heart was filled with warmth.

Ever since she was pregnant, Luke had been taking great care of her.

She believed that she wasn't fragile and tried to persuade him. However, Luke never stopped looking after her.

She heard that pregnant women would usually have a hard time such as being insomniac and nauseous. Fortunately, she didn't experience any of those.

Even so, Luke didn't take her pregnancy easy.

Not only he personally prepared her meals, but he also accompanied her to the prenatal education program and even took a stroll with her. Other times, he would talk to the baby in her stomach.

Luke once told her that being pregnant could be suffering, so he wanted to treat her better.

But in fact, Jovannie didn't feel tired at all.

Nurturing a child was a wonderful and expectant thing, especially when her loved one was accompanying her throughout the suffering.

When Luke was caressing her abdomen, Jovannie couldn't help but stroke his head as well.

So, this was how his head felt like!

When she was a child, she once petted a golden retriever. At that time, she felt that dogs were adorable.

But now that she was stroking Luke's head and looking at his face, she actually thought that he was cuter.

"What are you smiling at?"

Obviously, Jovannie couldn't tell that she was comparing Luke to a golden retriever.

With a sly look in her eyes, she said, "Oh, nothing... I just think that you're cute."

Hearing this, Luke was speechless.

Was he being teased?

However, he didn't hate this feeling. Instead, he looked at Jovannie dotingly.

"You're cute too."

Jovannie laughed and lay in his arms. "Yep, both of us are cute!"

Two months later.

During midnight, Jovannie woke up in pain.

She thought that she needed to use the toilet, but she soon realized that something was wrong when Luke carried her to the bathroom.

Tugging on his sleeve, Jovannie said, "Luke... I think... I think my water broke..."

Luke's expression changed in an instant. In fact, the baby was expected to be delivered in a few days!

Fortunately, Luke was prepared for such an occasion.

He suppressed the anxiousness in his heart and comforted Jovannie, "It's okay. Don't be afraid... I'm here."

When Jovannie was confirmed to be pregnant, Luke had been preparing for the labor. He arranged a delivery room, hired the best gynecologist and surgeons, as well as brought in various equipment and medicines.

Another reason he decided to prepare a labor ward in the house was that he hoped Jovannie could deliver the baby in a safe and comfortable environment.

Jovannie was a little scared, but she calmed down after learning that she wouldn't be giving birth soon.

Upon noticing Luke's trembling hands, she was distressed.

"I'm fine, Luke... It doesn't hurt."

"It's okay, honey... It's okay." Though Luke remained expressionless, his hands were shaking.

Once the doctor came and examined Jovannie, he concluded that she was about to give birth and had to be sent to the labor ward.

Previously, Jovannie had discussed with Luke and decided to have the painless delivery. This way, she wouldn't feel much pain and didn't need to undergo any surgery.

Luke held Jovannie's hand tightly after the latter was injected with epidurals.

In special cases, men were allowed to accompany their wives during labor. However, they had to keep themselves free from bacterias.

At first, Jovannie could still comfort Luke verbally, but she gradually lost her consciousness and could only listen to the doctor's guidance.

During the whole process, Luke didn't even dare to breathe heavily as his eyes were fixated on Jovannie.

Although he knew that there shouldn't be a problem with the labor, he still felt so nervous as if his heart was about to burst.

He had never seen Jovannie in such a pain before.

Three hours later, the cries of a baby filled the tensed air.