Caroline Edwin was dressed in a blue gown with a thigh-high slit, the backless design accentuating the beauty of her back.
Her skin was fair, and the gown showcased her curves to their best advantage in an instant.
"..."
Some of the women who came to the banquet glanced at Caroline Edwin with envy and jealousy in their eyes.
Usually, a woman's figure becomes disfigured or gains weight after childbirth, but hers had recovered remarkably well.
Caroline Edwin spotted Blake in the crowd and walked over to him with elegant steps.
She reached out her arms to embrace Erwin Fuller.
The little mite was decked out in a custom-made children's Tang suit with a tiny tiger hat on his head, looking adorably silly.
But in those round, sparkling eyes, there was a hint of something not so naive.
"Good boy, Erwin."
"Today is your first birthday party too."
Caroline Edwin talked softly and tenderly, holding the child as she made her way to where the elders had prepared everything.
