Chapter 161. Forgiveness II

She jumped into my arms, exclaiming, "I'm so happy you're back! I missed you! I had no one to listen to my rants."

"But you had Veer," I pointed out. She let go of the hug and pouted, "He's always busy with his work. He has so much time for his patients but not for his wife." Shreya seemed more moody than before. I looked at Veer and silently asked him what was wrong with her. He smiled and pointed to her belly. It took me a moment to realize that Shreya was also pregnant. I hugged her again and asked, "How many months?" She looked a bit confused for a moment and then hugged me back, saying, "Two!"

Once we finished hugging, I heard a small voice asking, "Who are they? Why did they hug my mommy and make her cry?" I turned around and saw Kalix shyly hugging Cassian's leg and hiding behind him. Yes, he was quite shy around new people, just like me. Everyone's eyes turned to him, and I could