Time slipped away bit by bit.
Ariana paid special attention to Jane and Vincent's movements due to Griffin's reminder to avoid being caught off guard by any moves they may make.
With the passage of time, Allison, who had been pregnant for more than nine months, finally gave birth!
The baby was born just before the Lunar New Year. His birthday was on the twenty-eighth of the twelfth lunar month, which caused Ariana to chuckle, considering it's quite unique for a birthday.
The baby was healthy boy.
Ariana was in the hospital at this time, looking at the baby through the incubator, her eyes filled with tenderness.
Lambert was by Ariana's side. With Ariana nearly five months pregnant, Lambert knew she required special care. Of course, he still allotted some attention to his friend's child, voicing his opinion while observing: "He's too ugly."
Ariana: "......"
Lambert sighed and continued, "I wouldn't have thought that an attractive couple like Stefan and Allison could produce such an ugly child. He looks like he's in a rush to grow up." While commenting, Lambert remembered a past joke he made with Stefan, suggesting their children could grow to be childhood sweethearts and eventually marry. He decided to dismiss it as nothing more than a joke.
His future daughter surely wouldn’t want such an ugly husband.
He's so ugly; they are not at all compatible.
So just like that, Lambert echoed his sentiments regarding the baby's feature for more than three minutes. Perhaps, the baby, in some form of spiritual connection, felt Lambert's disparaging gaze, and started crying loudly. Ariana immediately glared at Lambert and rebuked, "What are you saying? Babies all look like this when they're just born."
Lambert scoffs lightly, saying, "Our child won't be like this."
Ariana: "......"
On the other side, after staring at Allison for a while, Stefan finally decided to spare some attention to his new son. As soon as he arrived, he saw the sight of his son crying loudly. He watched his son with a mix of curiosity and compassion, a sense of novelty in his eyes: "Babies are so tiny."
Ariana responded in a speechless manner, "How big did you think he'd be?"
Stefan cleared his throat. His arrival seemed to have calmed the child, who gradually stopped his teary tantrum. Curiosity filled his chubby, round eyes akin to grapes.
The little one blinked up at Stefan, stretching out his small chubby hands.
Stefan felt his heart melt at the sight. Caught between delight and surprise, he said, "So adorable."
Ariana agreed with a smile, "Mhm."
However, Stefan added, "But a little ugly."
Ariana, "..."
Meanwhile, Lambert perked up from the comments, looking smugly at Ariana as if to say 'told you so.' Ariana's eye twitched at the interaction. She sympathized with Allison, wondering if Allison would give Stefan a good slap if she had heard that.
Hearing this, Allison finally breathed a sigh of relief. She rolled her eyes in disbelief and muttered, "What a fool."
Ariana agreed with Allison's conclusion. She added, "I think the same. Just now, when Stefan saw the baby, he thought the baby was ugly." She laughed and shook her head, "He probably doesn't know that babies look like this when they're just born. They'll get better after a few days."
Hearing this, Allison shot back with fiery eyes, "Ha, he probably doesn't realize how ugly he is himself."
Ariana: "…"
She felt like she had said something she shouldn't have... but, oh well, there's no harm in it, cough, cough.
Meanwhile, Lambert entered the ward.
He had just received a phone call, so he didn't come in with Ariana.
Seeing Lambert, Ariana immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Whether it was because of her pregnancy or not, she relied heavily on Lambert. Whenever she couldn't see him, she couldn't help but feel a sense of anxiety.
With a smile, Lambert looked at his wife, gently brushed her hair off her forehead, and suggested, "It's getting late. Shall we go home?" Today, the weather was very cold. Lambert worried that staying outside for too long was not good for Ariana's health.
It was his father who had just called him, asking when they would be coming home.
It was a rule in the Stone family that all family members must be home before and after the New Year. Recently, the relationship between Lambert and Old Mr. Stone had improved, and they had been living in the main house these few days.

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