"I miss Mommy too," Mira said softly.

Fredric gently patted their heads and comforted them, "We'll visit Mom in a couple of days, okay?" Aurelia walked in with a beaming smile. "How about we go to the lakeside and set off fireworks tonight?" The kids clapped their hands excitedly. "Yeah!" Skyler sighed. "Man, another New Year's... Dad used to say every New Year's makes you a year older. I don't wanna grow up anymore. I'll be old!" William chuckled. "Uncle Skyler, you're still young, not old." Skyler let out a long sigh, drooping his head. "But my body is over thirty now. If I get any older, I can't just eat anything I want. I could end up with all those health issues." Now, Angel made him low-sugar pancakes. Angel said he had to watch his health, prevent those negative conditions, and lay off the sweets. Oh, the tragedy...

If only bodies wouldn't grow up and we could stay kids forever.

William patted his shoulder sympathetically. ‘Poor Skyler, he doesn’t want to grow up, but his body doesn’t seem to get the memo.’ "Skyler, maybe we can research a way to reverse aging together?" Skyler scratched his head. "That's gonna be tough." "Who knows? Maybe by the twe grow up, we'll have figured it out. Crack the genetic code, and we can start looking for solutions," William said earnestly.

Skyler grabbed a piece of pineapple pizza, a comfort for his wounded soul.

Leopold and his brothers went fishing by the lake.

In the yard, the kids were swinging baseball bats.

Aurelia, along with Lisbeth and Beverley, sat nearby, basking in the sun and watching the fun.

"Lisbeth, how have you been feeling lately?" Beverley asked.

"Not bad, no real issues," Lisbeth replied. Her little one was being good.

Aurelia wasn't so lucky and was often dizzy and had lost her appetite. Nothing tasted right. She had lost weight.

Leopold was beside himself with worry, cooking her braised beef pasta every morning.

"The worst thing for a woman has to be periods and childbirth. I hope artificial wombs beca thing soon. Then women wouldn't have to go through pregnancy themselves." Beverley pulled a face. "Even with an artificial womb, we'd still get periods. I hate cramps. If I want ice cream, I have to hold back.

We must be the most miserable species when it comes to periods. Have you ever seen an animal suffer from cramps?" Aurelia shrugged. "That's why ssay humans aren't originally from Earth, but from outer space." The maid brought over steaming hot chocolate, the kids' favorite.

In winter, a cup of hot chocolate warmed you through and through.

Skyler took a sip of his hot chocolate. It didn't seem very sweet. "Angel, this isn't another low-sugar one, is it?" Aurelia smiled. "They're all low-sugar. Kids shouldn't have too much sugar either. It's bad for their teeth." "Oh." Skyler grinned, revealing his cute little fangs. If everyone was having the same, he didn't mind. He didn't want to be the odd one out.

Mira stuck out her tongue. "I have a cavity because I ate too much sugar. Good thing I'm still losing baby teeth, so it's not a big deal." By the lake, the maid served hot chocolate. "Mr. Leopold, this sugar-free one is yours." Leopold always preferred his coffee and hot chocolate without sugar.

Raines glanced over. "I'll take a sugar-free one too." "I only brought one sugar-free," the maid replied. "I'll fetch another for you shortly." Leopold put his cup back on the tray. "Give mine to Mr. Raines for now."

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