Chapter 71. What If…

Avery’s POV

“Yes please. I am only sending invitations to their classmates and not the entire school; there is only so much we can take. Thank you.”

A sigh left me, and I dropped my phone on the table. I was making preparations for the boys’ birthday. It is just three days away now, and my nerves can’t stop growing.

The whistling of the kettle brings me to reality, and I reach to turn off the cooker.

I heard Lawrenta giggle from behind me. “It is like a feast.”

I smile at her words. We were the only ones in the kitchen, and I was preparing a lunch box to send to Ethan’s office. “He needs to heal faster, and that would require a good diet. He is not even supposed to go to work today, but you know my husband—I mean, Ethan and his work are almost inseparable.” I explained, hoping Lawrenta wouldn’t notice my slip-up at the last part. She would use that opportunity to tease me every chance she got.

“Look at how you said it so naturally. You have