For a moment, the room went still.
Then joy exploded across Margaret's face.
"You are pregnant? Really?" she gasped. "Oh, sweetheart."
Her eyes shimmered as she reached out, holding Anne's hands tightly. "You have given me double the happiness—my daughter back and now a grandchild."
"Double happiness for a double celebration," Anne said, beaming.
The room erupted with laughter and cheer, the atmosphere suddenly brighter, lighter.
Soon after, food was brought out, and they all gathered around the table, still buzzing from the news. As they ate, they talked over plans for the welcome party and the upcoming wedding, throwing out ideas and teasing each other with suggestions. Laughter flowed as easily as the wine.
Nathan watched his mother and sister as he sipped his wine. For the first time in a long time, everything felt exactly as it should be, like family. And he forgot what he had wanted to say to his mother.
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The news of Megan's arrest had reached Denis.
