The Revenge of the Mute Wife by Melanie Paulson
Chapter 199

Chapter 199

"Done, I've notified everyone," Jayden said.

"That was fast," Deborah remarked, smiling. "Take care of James for a moment; I'm going to the bathroom."

"Do you need help?"

"I'm fine," she said, giving him a kiss on the lips before standing up and walking to the bathroom.

"James, your mom is very beautiful," Jayden commented, noticing the baby sleeping peacefully. "You know... I may not be your biological father, but I promise to love you so much because I was really excited to meet you," he said, gently caressing the baby's arm. James stirred slightly at the touch, making Jayden

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Deborah watched the interaction with a big smile, so she grabbed her phone to take a picture of them and sent it to her mother-in-law.

Samantha: [Aw... they look so beautiful together.]

Deborah: [Samantha, can you print this photo to put in James's room?]

Samantha: [You can count on me ;D]

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Deborah smiled at the response, knowing she had a surprise planned for her beloved.

She set down her phone and headed into the bathroom.

Just as she was coming out of the bathroom, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in," Jayden said.

"Hi!" Caroline greeted in a whisper as she entered the room.

She was holding two gift bags and some helium balloons.

"Carrie," Deborah said, moving to greet her.

"Aw... congratulations, my friend," she rushed to hug her. "And where's...?"

"Here he is," Jayden said quietly, pointing to the bassinet.

Caroline smiled and quickly moved to see him.

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"Oh... what a cutie, and he looks just like you," she said, looking at her friend. "That's wonderful."

"Right? I think so too," Jayden joked.

"Hey, sorry I couldn't come last night, it's just that..."

"Don't worry, you told me you had an event."

"Yeah."

"And how did it go?" Jayden asked.

"It was crazy because I did three different makeup looks for the girl since she had three different dances

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to impress her guests, and phew... I was rushing around changing her makeup and hairstyle," she said, handing the gift bags to Jayden. "But it was a great event, and I got paid really well. In fact, I even got some mothers asking for my number." "That's awesome, my friend, congratulations."

"But well, now that I'm free, I just had to come see my beautiful nephew."

"You're in luck and just in time because we're getting discharged in a little while," Deborah said.

"Already?"

"Uh-huh."

"In that case, I was lucky. Come on, Jayden, open them up," she urged, eager for them to see what was inside the bags.

"Let's see... what do we have here? Hey! Look, love, it's another furry friend," he said, pulling out a canary plush from the first bag.

"It's beautiful," Deborah said, taking it and placing it in the bassinet at the baby's feet.

"Huh? Another one?" Caroline noticed the teddy bear. "Wow... I got beaten."

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"Elliot brought this one last night," Deborah explained. "But both are different and unique."

"And this little outfit is definitely unique," Jayden said, pulling out a sailor suit from the other bag.

"Well, I think every baby needs an outfit like that to look absolutely adorable."

"True. Carrie, since you're here, could you stay with them while I head to the cafeteria?" Jayden asked, placing the outfit on the bed.

"My love, could you bring me a sandwich and some orange juice?" Deborah requested.

"And I'll take some oatmeal cookies and a barley juice, please," added Caroline.

"Got it, I'll be right back," Jayden said as he left the room, leaving the two women to chat.

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"Sir..." Jayden looked up to see Danielle and Max approaching with some gifts in hand.

"Oh, the little birds have arrived."

"Where's the little boss?" Danielle asked.

"He's sleeping," Jayden replied, pointing to the room. "Take care of them. I'm going to buy something."

"Do you want me to go instead, sir?" Max offered.