Chapter 491

'At only five years old, suddenly having an unfriendly half-brother, and now possibly getting a full-blooded younger sibling soon. Isn't my life a bit too harsh?'

"Dad, it's still early," Matthew said awkwardly.

Although the relationship between Sophie and Cedric had improved, it had not reached the level Jeff seemed to assume. Sharing a bedroom now felt uncomfortable, even for him.

"Early? The sooner, the better for this kind of thing! Don't you and Melissa want to hold your grandchildren soon?" Jeff's dissatisfaction was clear, making Melissa instinctively want to say they already had one. But she held her tongue due to Matthew and Cedric's looks.

"We'll go up now," Cedric said, startling Sophie.

She turned to see a hint of pain behind his smile, and the words of refusal she was about to say got stuck in her throat.

Jeff's confusion about time indicated his condition was progressing faster than they had thought. It might not even be a year before he forgot everything.

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