The Revenge of the Mute Wife by Melanie Paulson
Chapter 200

Chapter 200

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"That would be better," Jayden said, pulling out his wallet and handing him some money. "Please get two sandwiches, some oatmeal cookies, an orange juice, a barley juice, and a cola. And if you want something for yourselves, go ahead."

"Understood, sir. I'll be right back," Max said, turning around to head to the cafeteria.

"We'll be back, sir," Danielle said, offering him the balloons she had brought.

"Sure," Jayden said, smiling and taking what she offered before heading back to the room.

Later in the afternoon, with all the paperwork done, the family returned home with Caroline accompanying

them.

"I just sent a message to Christian, and he said he'll be at the mansion in about 20 minutes."

"He's been really busy lately, hasn't he?" Jayden commented.

"Yeah, with the big scandal of Deborah's trials, he's gained a lot of popularity and is now competing with the top law firms," Caroline said proudly.

"I'm happy for him because he's a great lawyer," Deborah added.

Caroline nodded, feeling proud of her husband.

A few minutes later, they arrived at the mansion and noticed several cars parked in the driveway.

"Looks like there's a party going on," Deborah said as she carefully got out of the car while carrying James.

"It sure does, ma'am," Danielle said as she unloaded the baby's seat along with the gifts.

"I think they've organized a little celebration for us," Jayden said, helping his beloved walk.

As they opened the door, they were greeted by a shower of confetti, which made James giggle with delight. "Welcome homet" everyone shouted in unison.

Deborah smiled as she saw that her entire family was there to welcome them.

Everyone quickly gathered around the couple to get a closer look at the baby.

"Deborah."

"George."

"Here, this is a small gift as part of the Peterson family tradition," George said, handing her a black leather

case.

"Thank you," Deborah said, though it was Jayden who took it and opened it.

"Hey, look, it's your second bracelet," Jayden said, showing off a gold ID bracelet with the baby's name engraved on it. "Let's put it on," he said, taking it out of the case to place it on James's right hand. "Look, nephew, I have mine too," Elliot said, showing off his own bracelet.

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"How cute," Samantha said, snapping a picture of them.

"And here's our family's traditional gift," Eric said, also pulling out a leather case from his pocket and opening it to reveal a gold chain with a nameplate engraved with the baby's name.

"Wow... James, you're so young, and you're already getting loaded with jewelry," Deborah joked. "But we'll put this necklace on you a little later."

"Thanks, Dad," Jayden said.

"Do you have one too?" Caroline asked.

"Of course," Jayden said, pulling out his own chain with his name on it.

"Now you're making me feel bad because I don't have a tradition like that," Nicholas pouted playfully.

"Well, if you put it that way, Grandpa Alexander did have a tradition," Deborah said, smiling. "My love, can you hold him?"

"Sure," Jayden said, taking the baby.

"Hang on a sec," Deborah said, running to her room to grab something and quickly returning. "Look, James, this is our family ring, which is passed down from generation to generation," she said, tying it to a black cord to show everyone. "Oh, right, it's the sapphire ring with the family crest that your mother used to wear," Nicholas said, smiling as he took it.

"It's what I hid from them because it was my mother's special keepsake, and coincidentally, it was the key to all the family's wealth," she recalled, thinking back to the day she went to claim the money and was asked to present the key, which was the engraving on that ring. James gazed at the ring, and with the stone's sparkle, he smiled and reached out his hands to try to grab it.

The atmosphere was warm and pleasant as everyone took turns trying to make the baby smile to capture some photos.

Meanwhile, some reporters were busy at work. Although they didn't have a clear picture of the baby, they had managed to sneak into the hospital and capture other images. They were now planning to give these photos their own spin to create a scandal and sell the exclusive to the media.