Chapter 530 - 528: Isn’t This Really a Ploy to Get Her to Have a Daughter?

Chapter 530: Chapter 528: Isn’t This Really a Ploy to Get Her to Have a Daughter?

Nerida stood up.

Her gaze fell upon the little girl trotting toward her. As the small figure drew closer, Nerida’s eyes lit up.

She was smitten at first sight.

’Is this some kind of cosmic ploy to make me want a daughter?’

"Such an adorable little girl."

"Wow... is this our little Princess?"

Nerida was getting excited.

The little girl before her was fair-skinned and chubby-cheeked, with her hair in little braids and a few small flowers tucked in. Dressed in a small, red-and-white-sleeved dress, she looked absolutely precious.

Nerida walked over, bent down slightly, and reached out to gently pinch her little cheek. A happy expression spread across her face as she felt the little girl’s skin.

"This chubby little face is like a little steamed bun."

"Sweetie, you must be Elise, right? Let me see..." Her gaze settled on her face, and she couldn’t help but say, "Her brows and eyes are so much like Madam’s, and those eyes are just like The Exalted One’s. Goodness, the looks in your family are out of this world."

Hearing Nerida’s words, Javier Sinclair, who was sitting to the side, turned his gaze to his daughter. As he watched her tiny figure, a gentle, fatherly look filled his eyes.

He spoke up. "As my daughter, she naturally takes after me." ’My daughter is as beautiful as her mother,’ he thought.

The corners of Nerida’s lips curved up slightly.

’Listen to that. The Exalted One’s tone is pure showing off. But with such an adorable daughter, who wouldn’t want to show off a little? His smugness is understandable.’

After gently pinching the little girl’s cheek again, Nerida reached out and carefully lifted her into her arms.

"Come... let your auntie give you a hug."

The little girl didn’t push her away. Instead, she graciously allowed herself to be held, which made Nerida ecstatic. The little Princess was willing to be close to her, and a look of gratification washed over Nerida’s face.

’Look, this is our little Princess.’ Nerida’s only regret now was that she hadn’t been able to witness her growth from the very beginning. At this thought, she couldn’t help but sigh and say, "It breaks my heart. I couldn’t even hold you in my arms when you were born. And now, in the blink of an eye, you’re this big."

Held in Nerida’s arms, Elise piped up.

"It’s the same if Aunt Nerida holds Ellie now."

Nerida looked at her.

"Your name is Ellie?"

Gazing at the great beauty before her, little Elise Sinclair’s eyes widened. She nodded slightly and said, "Aunt Nerida, I’m Elise Sinclair. You can call me Ellie. That’s what Mommy and Daddy call me."

She looked at the person holding her and said in a childish voice, "Aunt Nerida, you’re just as pretty as Mommy said. You’re a great beauty—so beautiful and cool."

"Hahaha..."

Hearing this, Nerida couldn’t help but laugh out loud. She felt like the child’s words had made her heart bloom with joy.

Being praised so much by the little darling, Nerida felt like she was floating. "A great beauty, so beautiful and cool, are you talking about me? Hehe, with compliments like that, your auntie is going to float away." As she spoke, she reached out and gently patted her on the head.

Elise Sinclair let out a laugh.

"Aunt Nerida is a great beauty."

Nerida smiled and said, "Alright, alright, our Ellie is a pretty little girl too. Tell Auntie, how old are you?"

Hearing her question, little Elise Sinclair replied, "Aunt Nerida, I’m five years old."

"Oh, five years old! Our Ellie is so smart."

Nerida’s gaze swept over her, and in a single glance, she could tell the child had already begun her Cultivation. ’She’s already at the Ninth Level of Energy Refining. As expected of the daughter of The Exalted One and the Madam. Her talent is truly excellent.’

"The Ninth Level of Energy Refining! Ellie, you’re amazing."

Hearing this, the little girl puffed up with pride.

"Aunt Nerida, I’m the Young Venerable of the Demonic Domain. Of course I have to be amazing."

"Our Ellie is the Young Master of the Demonic Domain."

Nerida placed a hand gently over her heart and bowed slightly. "This subordinate pays her respects to the Young Venerable."

The little girl grabbed her hand. "Aunt Nerida, you’re excused from the formalities. We’re family. That stuff is all just for show."

’This child is only a few years old, yet she knows so much.’

Seeing her daughter acting so smug, Celeste Grant, who was sitting to the side, chuckled and said, "Hahaha, you think you’re so amazing? Ellie, do you remember when you had just started walking? You were chased by those two big geese and were crying your eyes out. You yelled, ’Mommy, the big goose is going to eat me! Help me, quick, help me! Hahaha.’"

Recalling when her daughter had just started walking, Celeste Grant couldn’t help but burst out laughing again. That had been a rare and happy time.

"Aah... Mommy, how embarrassing!" Little Elise Sinclair, having her embarrassing past exposed by her own mother, covered her face. "Mommy, did you have to bring that up? I have a reputation to maintain!"

Celeste Grant looked at her daughter, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. ’This obsession with saving face is exactly like her father.’ "This is hilarious. You little rascal, you actually know how to feel embarrassed. Don’t worry, it’s fine. We’re all family here, hehe."

The little girl in Nerida’s arms giggled and said, "That was in the past. Now *I’m* the one who chases Big White." Now, every time she saw the two big geese, she would sneakily try to scare them, saying something like, "Tonight, we’re having goose stewed in an iron pot."

"The second I say, ’Tonight, we’re having goose stewed in an iron pot,’ Big White gets scared and runs away, HONK HONK HONK, hehehe."

Hearing this, Nerida couldn’t help but laugh.

’Big White must be the goose that brought her here earlier. So, our little Princess holds quite a grudge.’

Carrying her, she sat back down at the table. Nerida’s gaze fell on the delicious food on the table, and she asked in a low voice, "Ellie, what do you want to eat? Auntie will get it for you."

"I want that one."

The little girl in her arms pointed to the osmanthus cakes on a plate.

"You want an osmanthus cake. Auntie will get one for you." She reached out, took one, and offered it to her.

Little Elise Sinclair offered a sweet thank you. "Thank you, Aunt Nerida."

Aeron, sitting next to Nerida, smiled as he looked at the beautiful and adorable little girl. ’Is this what a daughter is like?’ he was screaming in his heart. ’She’s so pretty and so cute. A shame she belongs to someone else.’

Sensing his gaze, Nerida glanced at him. "Do you want to hold her?"

Aeron’s eyes lit up, and he couldn’t help but ask, "May I?" He looked at the pretty little girl, really wanting to hold her. ’I wonder if my wife and I will have such a beautiful child one day.’ The mere thought that he and Nerida might have a chubby-cheeked daughter of their own softened his gaze.

Little Elise Sinclair tilted her head slightly, looked at the handsome young uncle before her, and held out her hands, saying, "Uncle, hold me."

*Gasp...*

That soft, sweet "Uncle" went straight to his heart.

Aeron smiled faintly and said in a low voice, "Come on, let your uncle hold you." As he spoke, he reached out, took the child, and settled her on his lap.

He reached out and stroked her head, an irrepressible smile on his face. ’No wonder Nerida was so eager to leave Silvanis. So there was a little bun like this waiting for her out here.’