Chpater 565


    Nathan walked along the garden path, his eyes focused on the gazebo up ahead. The breeze and sunshine enveloped him.


    As he approached Gary, Florence, and Wanda, he silently vowed to safeguard them for as long as he lived.


    Inside the gazebo, M felt a strong gaze upon her. Looking up, she locked eyes with Nathan.


    With a gentle smile, he approached with confidence. He seemed to glow from a distance.


    M couldn''t help but smile as warmth flooded their exchanged nces.


    After hours of deliberation, they were still searching for the perfect name.


    Despite Nathan''s suggestion to take their time, Gary and Florence werepletely engrossed in their search for the perfect name. Their dedication to this task surpassed even theirmitment during their time as students.


    As night descended, M disregarded the maternity nurse''s advice and insisted on sharing a bed with her son. She positioned herself in the middle, with Nathan on one side and their son on the other. It wasn''t untilter that night that she realized the nurse had been right.


    At midnight, her son began to cry, prompting M to wake up immediately to prepare form. Hearing the noise, Nathan woke up as well.


    Together, they clumsily prepared the form, fed the baby, changed his diaper, and burped him.


    By 2:00 am, they repeated the same routine preparing the form, feeding, and burping the baby. After soothing the baby back to sleep, M and Nathan found themselves wide awake.


    M was still in the midst of her postpartum recovery. She faintly heard her son cry once more at 4:00 am. However, this time, the crying was short-lived.


    As she reluctantly peeled open her heavy eyelids, she found Nathan cradling their baby. He was soothing their son from crying while preparing form with his other hand.


    Nathan was ustomed to military life, yet he was now tenderly tending to their baby in the quiet hours before dawn. The sight was both touching and surprising.


    Utterly drained from the night''s demands, M sumbed to sleep.


    Around 6:00 am, their son''s cries filled the air once again. M groggily opened her eyes to find Nathan taking their son out of the room.


    After just one night, M already felt that the maternity nurse''s high sry was well-deserved.


    Fortunately, Nathan was there to help, allowing her to catch a few hours of sleep during thetter part of the night.


    However, Nathan himself hadn''t slept at all. Despite his packed schedule and limited rest, he cared for their son attentively.


    At that moment, M couldn''t shake


    off a


    off a feeling of guilt. Se


    would be best for their son to


    with the maternity nurse


    Besides tending to the baby, the nurse had ample time to rest, unlike M and Nathan, who were juggling their workmitments.


    Suddenly, the door creaked open, and M saw Nathaning back into the room.


    He gentlyid down on the bed, touched her forehead, and whispered, "Our son is with the nurse now. You can sleep now."


    As Nathan settled onto his back, M snuggled close and rested her head on his arm.


    Nathan was pleasantly surprised by


    her intimate gesture. He felt a rush of emotions. His heart raced, his breath caught, and despite his earlier fatigue, he suddenly felt energized.


    "Thank you, Nate," M mumbled in his arms.


    Her gentle words touched Nathan_ deeply and filled his heart with


    warmth. Tears welled in his eyelet


    he held her close, and kissed her forehead.


    It had been so long since she called him "Nate". The return of this long-lost feeling made his heart flutter.Exclusive ? content by N(?)ve/l/Drama.Org.


    "Taking care of you and our son is something I will dly do for the rest of my life. It''s never a burden," Nathan said in a deep voice. M smiled warmly, closing her eyes as she peacefully drifted to sleep in his arms.


    However, Nathan found himself unable to sleep. He breathed in the subtle scent of her hair, feeling as though he were floating on a cloud.