Blushing, Ophelia couldn’t help but give a charming smile.
Zachariah strode up to Ophelia. His eyes were fixed on her and filled with the admiration and love for a
woman.
"You look amazing today, Ophelia." Zachariah stared at Ophelia with his deep eyes and complimented.
Hearing that, Ophelia beamed a bright smile at him.
Madeleine, the third wheel, chipped in, "President Chambers, I know I’m a third wheel, but I’m a third
wheel with feelings and emotions." Did they forget there was a living person next to them?
Zachariah, however, completely ignored Madeleine and said, "The party is getting started. Mom asks
us to check on Tommy."
Ophelia nodded.
Madeleine, who was being left out, curled her lips. In fact, she couldn’t care less about them, but she
just wanted to beat Zachariah up.
Amused, Ophelia turned to Madeleine and said, "Let’s go, Madeleine."
"Humph!" Madeleine gave a snort of contempt at Zachariah, held her chin up high and took Ophelia’s
arm, saying, "Let’s go, honey."
Ophelia found this scene ridiculous.
The two women led the way, while Zachariah followed them. The three people avoided the crowd and
went upstairs.
They walked into the baby’s room and saw Helena holding Tommy, who was dressed in festive red.
She smiled, "Tommy, your mom and dad are here."
Ophelia’s face lit up, and she stared lovingly at Tommy.
Madeleine walked up to Tommy excitedly and reached out to hold him, but Tommy turned away from
her and stretched out his little hands to Ophelia, babbling.
Madeleine put her hand on her chest and pretended to be hurt. "Tommy, you just hurt your godmother’s
feelings. How can you put your godmother behind you when you see your own mother?"
Everyone on the scene was amused by Madeleine.
Helena teased, "If you like babies, get a boyfriend and marry him, and then you can have a baby of
your own."
Madeleine gave an embarrassed smile.
Ophelia really wanted to hold Tommy, but since she had been injured and her arms were weak, she
had never held Tommy since he was born.
"Hold him. It’s been a month and you haven’t held your baby yet. It’s not fair to Tommy." Helena gave
Tommy to Ophelia in an encouraging way. Ophelia took him with both hands and held him clumsily.
Tommy felt so soft and tender!
But what if he slid off her arms?
Ophelia held Tommy, all kinds of questions popping into her mind.
Helena chuckled, "Don’t be nervous, Ophelia. Relax. He won’t fall off."
Maybe because Tommy was extraordinarily quiet in her arms, Ophelia also grew calm gradually, and
soon, she learned the ropes.
Ophelia stroked Tommy’s cheek affectionately, her face softening.
Watching her, Zachariah couldn’t help but feel a little jealous. Of course he knew he shouldn’t be
jealous of his own son, but he actually felt upset that he could no longer have Ophelia’s love all to
himself.
"Ophelia, I’m cute too," said Zachariah out of the blue, which made everyone cast a strange look at
him.
Zachariah faked a cough, embarrassed.
Helena smiled and taunted, "So you can also be jealous, Zach! But that’s your boy. Are you jealous of
your own son?"
Madeleine also chimed in, "Mrs. Chambers, he is always prim and proper because he hasn’t met
someone to get jealous of before."
Everyone burst out laughing.
Zachariah looked embarrassed, but he still managed to act properly.
A maid rushed into the room and said respectfully, "Mrs. Chambers, most guests have arrived. Mr.
Chambers asks you to take Tommy out."
Helena nodded and said, "I see. Tell Mr. Chambers I’m taking Tommy out now."
"Yes, Mrs. Chambers." The maid left at once.
Helena took Tommy from Ophelia’s arms and asked considerately, "Do you want to go downstairs with
us or stay in the room upstairs? You’re not well yet, and the doctor said you can’t stand for too long."
"Mr. Dixon and the others are also here. I’m OK. If I don’t feel well, I’ll come up to the room," Ophelia
replied.
Helena nodded and told Zachariah, "Zach, take care of Ophelia. She’s still weak. If she doesn’t feel
well, take her upstairs to have a rest. Don’t wear her out."
"Don’t worry, mom. I’ll take good care of her."
Helena said no more and went out of the baby’s room with Tommy in her arms.
Tommy’s appearance attracted everyone’s attention. People kept paying compliments, no matter they
were sincere or not.
Everybody complimented Tommy on his beautiful eyes, nose, lips, and his fair and tender skin. He had
inherited almost all of the best parts of Ophelia and Zachariah’s facial features.
Who didn’t like compliments? Helena was grinning from ear to ear.
After a while, Steffan went up to the stage and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, today is my grandson’s
one-month-old celebration party. I’d like to thank you all for coming here today, despite your busy
schedule. I appreciate it. Ophelia, my daughter-in-law, had a car accident a month ago, and my
grandson was born in a dangerous condition. Therefore, I throw this party, hoping that my grandson will
have a safe and peaceful life in the future!"
Under the stage, the guests in fine clothes began to cheer.
Steffan shook his hands, signaling everyone to be quiet, and went on, "I’ll always remember your
kindness. As you know, anyone who is invited to my grandson’t one-month-old celebration party is the
old family friend of the Chambers family, but we haven’t had enough time to make preparations for this
small gathering, so I apologize if you aren’t taken good care of."
The people under the stage echoed with him again.
Now that the party started, Steffan announced Tommy’s family name on the stage, Tommy Chambers.
Everyone said it was a great name. One could easily tell from it that the Chambers family must have
high hopes for Tommy.
Now, the beautiful music carried through the hall. Businessmen, politicians, as well as elegant ladies,
were drinking and toasting each other.
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