People were accustomed to men's philandering. People would not be surprised to find a man committing adultery. If a man was handsome and rich, then there would be so many women clustering around him like bees that had smelt the flowers.
But if a woman cheated on a man, people would accuse her of being a slut. Her reputation would be tarnished, and people would always gossip about her behind her back.
Even if a woman had a big heart, and she didn't care at all about people's scorn. She had to consider her children.
"I haven't made up my mind to get married and surrender my loyalty to it, so I won't get into marriage for a while. When my heart settled down, I'll decide then."
Andrew was leaning against the wall lazily. He asked, "Anyway, is marriage really that complicated? When you love each other, you get married. When you no longer feel for each other, you separate. It's so simple. Why do you make it such a complicated thing?"
"Remember, falling in love and marriage are completely different. Falling in love with someone is simple, but marriage is not. Why else would you go to the Civil Registry Office to get a marriage certificate? If you think that certificate means nothing at all, you are wrong." Grace kicked Andrew in exasperation, "You should grow up!"
Andrew shook his head, "I'm telling you no woman in the world could compare to my Eaton."
The baby seemed to understand him. He grabbed Andrew's thumb with his chubby little palm and sucked it into his tiny mouth.
The baby licked Andrew's thumb, his soft little tongue running over his hand as if to express his fondness for Andrew. But Andrew couldn’t stand the tickling. He curled up the corners of his lips and chuckled
"He was such a little baby, but he's growing so big now. It’s amazing! Eaton seems to understand me now." Andrew couldn't help but smile at the baby all the time.
Grace had a smile on her face, too. In the end, she asked, "Didn't you have a party today? Why haven't you gone?" "Eaton doesn't like the smell of alcohol and cigarettes. Besides, are you sure you can handle it when he's crying?"
"Why not? I'm his mother. I gave birth to him. Can't I even get him to stop crying?"
Andrew laughed, "You sound confident. Try that next time when Eaton cries."
Grace raised an eyebrow. She couldn't believe how it was possible she couldn't pacify her baby?
Although Eaton was still crying, his crying was much quieter and not as intense as it had been earlier.
Grace had to keep holding and swinging the baby. It was exhausting. After about two hours or so, Grace felt her arms go limp.
Then she carefully placed the baby on the bed as gently as possible.
He was a small baby, but it was like he had eyes on his back. As soon as his body touched the bed, he started crying. He cried louder and louder, and his little face was red.
Grace shook her head helplessly and picked him up again. After another two hours, her arms went numb. She couldn't lift her arms at all.
It was like the baby was sentient. As soon as Grace moved or put him to bed, he immediately started crying.
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