Chapter 16
As time passed, on the day the first snow fell, Xena, who had been charged with theft, attempted murder, and other serious crimes, was sentenced to six years in prison.
When the news reached Charlie, he was drunk out of his mind and didn’t pay much attention to it.
For the past six months, he had been lost in a life of drunken stupor, rarely having a moment of clarity.
No one could persuade him. Every time he was drunk, he would repeatedly mutter Jenna’s name.
His friends exchanged glances, but none of them dared to contact her.
To be precise, no one dared to provoke Chad.
After all, the media had captured numerous photos of them honeymooning abroad, appearing as newlyweds in the peak of their romance.
On New Year’s Eve, Chad and Jenna returned from their honeymoon to celebrate the holiday.
During the family reunion dinner on New Year’s Eve, Chad, brimming with joy, made a happy announcement to the
family.
“Jenna is pregnant. The doctor said it’s twins.”
In the midst of the congratulations, Charlie suddenly lost composure and dropped his wine glass.
The entire family turned to look at him. His face was pale, and he forced out the words “Congratulations” through gritted teeth.
Every second felt unbearable.
Only ten minutes later, Charlie quickly found an excuse and left the room in a hurry.
That night, he didn’t sleep, didn’t drink. He sat silently in the corner, reminiscing about the past.
Under the bright fluorescent lights, he stared blankly at the things Jenna had given him.
The bottle with 999 stars she folded for him when they were ten, the model she had painstakingly built over a month when they were sixteen, the cufflinks she had designed by hand when they were twenty….
As he gazed at them, Charlie’s eyes began to redden.
The pain spread throughout his body, and his heart felt as if it were being squeezed by invisible hands, suffocating him.
He covered his face, and tears fell from between his fingers, soaking into his sleeve.
At that moment, he finally understood.
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The meaning of cherishing something only after losing it.
Although the child was only three months along, Chad had already started thinking about names.
He came up with ten or so names, both for boys and girls, with nicknames attached, and showed them to Jenna.
She put down the parenting book she had been reading and glanced at the list. One name caught her eye.
She picked up the piece of paper and looked at the two characters “Lama,” her eyes filling with mist.
“How did you come up with this name?”
Although she didn’t understand why it made her so sentimental, Chad, still, immediately embraced her, speaking softly to comfort her.
“Isn’t it good? If not, we don’t have to use it. We can look at the others.”
As he said that, he was about to discard the name.
Jenna stopped him, pressing the paper to her chest, her tears mingling with a smile.
“No, let’s use this one. We’ll definitely have a daughter, and when she’s born, we’ll name her Luna.”
She said it with such certainty that Chad reached up to wipe away the tears from the corner of her eye and handed her another piece of paper.
“Okay, then for the other child, how about Stella?”
Upon hearing this, Jenna suddenly realized something was wrong.
Luna… was the name of her daughter in the previous life, chosen by Old Master Spencer.
But hearing these two names now, she realized that “Luna” seemed to be his choice.
She remembered that after she recovered from childbirth in the previous life, she took the baby to the old mansion. to see Old Master Spencer. At that time, Chad had just returned to the country.
As they came out, they bumped into each other at the door. She greeted him and was about to leave, but he called her, acting strangely.
“You’re back alone with the child? Where is he?”
At that time, Charlie was still drowning in his misery over Xena’s marriage and was drunk every night, barely seen for days or even weeks.
Jenna felt a pang of bitterness, but still had to cover for him.
“He’s busy. I didn’t want to disturb his work, so I came back alone.”
Even after all these years, Jenna still clearly remembered the way Chad had looked at her then.
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The clouds were heavy, the look in his eyes dark and vague, mixed with a hint of hidden pain.
At the time, she hadn’t understood.
Now, thinking back, her heart was filled with mixed emotions.
In the previous life, she had been full of stubborn courage, unwilling to turn back until she hit the wall. He, too, had concealed his thoughts perfectly.
The two of them had missed so many years, just like that.
Seven months later, Jenna gave birth to twin daughters.
After discussing it with Chad, they decided that the elder daughter, Luna, would inherit the Spencer family’s business, while the younger daughter, Stella, would take over the Hall family’s legacy.
During these months of her pregnancy, Chad had stayed by her side, taking care of her while also settling his work for the next six months.
Thus, after the children were born, he had plenty of time to help take care of them. With the assistance of Jenna’s mother, she enjoyed a relatively relaxed time.
After completing the postpartum recovery, the couple took their babies back to the old mansion.
Old Master Spencer was overjoyed and, in celebration, divided the jewelry left by the matriarch of the family between the two granddaughters.
The other elders of the Spencer family also prepared generous gifts, and Spencer’s father and mother event transferred ownership of their private amusement park to their granddaughters as a “meeting gift.”
Jenna remembered that this amusement park had originally been under Charlie’s name.
She instinctively glanced at him and immediately noticed how haggard he looked after not seeing him for several
months.
Perhaps sensing her gaze, Charlie lifted his head. His bloodshot eyes flickered briefly before he looked away.
