THE DIVORCE GAMBIT From Dumped Wife to CEO's Forever novel Chapter 1097

This little quirk of Caitlin's only reinforced Gordon's belief that she was carrying three lovely daughters.

A pregnant woman's cravings and moods were influenced by hormones, after all. What little boy would like such cute trinkets?

After adjusting the clip, Gordon retrieved her purse from the back seat. "It just rained last night, so walk slowly," he reminded her.

Caitlin took her bag. "I know, I know. It's only three steps to the door."

"Freya!"

Just then, Celeste burst out of the house.

Influenced by Norris, Celeste's nickname for Caitlin had long since shifted from "Catie" to "Freya."

"March!" Caitlin cried, equally excited.

The two young women embraced warmly.

After their hug, Celeste looked at Gordon in surprise. "Mr. Sylvester, you're here too! Won't you come in for a bit?"

"I won't interrupt you two catching up," Gordon replied before getting back into his car.

Celeste took Caitlin's arm and they walked toward the front door. Gordon waited until they were safely inside before starting the engine and driving away.

As soon as they were in the house, Celeste's attention went straight to Caitlin's belly. "Freya, are you really having triplets?"

"I am," Caitlin confirmed with a nod.

"You're amazing! Three at once!" Celeste continued, leaning in conspiratorially. "By the way, is there some kind of trick to having multiples?"

"March, are you hoping to have three at once with my brother Norris?" Caitlin asked, popping a piece of candied fruit into her mouth and raising an eyebrow.

Celeste nodded without hesitation. "Yes, of course! If you can have three at once, why would you go through it three separate times?"

"That's right," Caitlin nodded.

Celeste mused, "And here I thought it was all about the position!"

Caitlin chuckled. "If it really had to do with the position, I doubt anyone would bother having just one baby at a time, right?"

It was just as Celeste had said: the pain is the same whether you're having one or three, so you might as well get it all over with at once.

The conversation continued, growing progressively more colorful and filled with laughter until late into the evening.

Soon, it was the day of Celeste and Norris's wedding.

They chose a Western-style ceremony at Neon Spire's most luxurious hotel. The venue was breathtakingly beautiful, a fairy-tale wedding straight out of every girl's dreams.

Celeste's father walked her down the aisle to Norris, his eyes misty. "Norris, I'm entrusting my March to you. From this day forward, I hope you will love and respect each other, support one another through any challenge, and grow old together, in love for a lifetime."