Chapter 711 - Everyone Is Here (1/2)
London finally felt the downside of being a new father. That night, Lily woke up 5 times because she was hungry and once because she pooped. He didn't think such a tiny baby's body could produce so much waste. Luckily, he had practiced changing a baby's diapers well, so he didn't have too much trouble.
What made his task difficult was the fact that his sleep was a complete mess. He had only slept for an hour when the sound of weak crying from his side would make him wake up.
His phone connected to the baby translator machine indicated that Lily was hungry, so he hurriedly carried Lily so the baby would stop crying then tiptoed into the kitchen to warm a bottle of milk.
Lily initially refused to drink the milk from a bottle, but because of her father's persistence, the baby finally relented and s.u.c.k.e.d the milk from the bottle. While drinking, her eyes never left her father's face, and her nimble hands rubbed his cheeks as he stared back with a look of admiration.
After ten minutes of drinking milk, Lily would lie comfortably and unconsciously release her lips from her milk bottle. Her sleepy father would wake up immediately and take her back to her room and lay her very carefully in the baby cot.
London would go back to sleep, and two hours later, just as he was about to sleep, Lily would cry again because she was hungry. After the third time, London had moved almost automatically like a robot when he carried Lily into the kitchen and prepared her milk. Lily would repeat this routine nearly every two hours.
Inwardly, London was grateful L only gave birth to one child. He couldn't imagine the inconvenience experienced by Alaric because he had to take care of the twins at once. It must be really tiring, he thought. No wonder his brother-in-law now didn't want to take care of his business and handed over everything to his four foster children.
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”You didn't sleep last night?” L asked when she woke up in the morning. She noticed the dark circles under London's eyes. ”Was Lily very troublesome?”
London opened one eye and shook his head. ”Not at all. Lily is the sweetest baby in the world.”
He then went back to sleep.
L just giggled when she saw him go to sleep. She then took Lily from her bed and took her out to sunbathe. With Lily sitting on her l.a.p in the middle of their garden, L sang a number of songs with her beautiful voice. Lily seemed to really enjoy her mother's voice. Her gaze never left L's face.
London, who heard L's voice from outside, felt like he was being lulled. His sleep became increasingly deep.
He just left for the office when it was very late. His mother and Rune had come to help at his home. They had ordered digital household assistant system. In addition, he also needed help to cook fresh and healthy food for L so she could produce enough b.r.e.a.s.tmilk for Lily. That's why he was very grateful that his family's mansion was very close to their home.
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In his large room, London was scrutinizing Jan's report on the Swann family's business and the collection of information about Caroline Wendell and her family.
”John Wendell was a close friend of Danny's father when he was still in college. His family actually still came from a nobleman lineage, but they were poor, so they weren't respected by other people. His father spent all his family's wealth on gambling. John was insulted by many of their relatives because his family fell into poverty. Maybe that's why he wants to target the Swann family's wealth by uniting their children so he'll be able to restore the honor of the Wendell family,” Jan commented.