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"Wendy?"

"Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Son, a healthy baby boy and baby girl."

"Can we hold them?" Mrs. Son asked.

"Of course, but have you already thought of their names Mr. and Mrs. Son?"

"Yes." Mr. Son answered. He looked at his wife.

Mrs. Son smiled at the two babies. "Welcome to the world, Yeri and Minhyung."

Mr. Son chuckled. "Can't believe we let Wendy name the twins."

———

"Let me see my wife! You can't be right!" Mr. Son's voice echoed throughout the hallway.

The doctor sadly sighed and gave an apologetic look at Mr. Son and little Wendy who's clutching her father's shirt while crying.
"We're very sorry for your loss, Mr. Son.

———

"Ma, I don't think I can manage the three of them. I'm having financial problems right now. And I just got fired at work." Mr. Son told his mother in law.

"I can take one of the twins, Wendy should stay with you." His mother in law said. "Or not."


"What do you mean?"


"Do you remember Marco and Kate? Kate, your sister in law. They can't have a child so these past few days, they've been visiting orphanages. What do you think about them taking care of your child for the mean time until you get a stable job again and until they find a child to adopt."


"That could be possible, but it's hard for me to choose between the twins."


"They can have Mark, I think it's easier for Wendy to take care of a baby girl than a boy."


———

"Aww look, he's smiling at us." Kate cooed at the baby as the baby smiled at them and wrapped his little fingers around Kate's finger.

Mr. Son stood quietly beside them. He can't even bother to look. Sure it was hard for him to let go one of his own precious children, but all of them will suffer if he would not give up one for the sake of the others.


"We will promise to take care of him." Marco assured Mr. Son.

"I know you will."

———

"Dad! Dad I'm home, where's mom?" Little Mark came running from the front door to the kitchen.

"Kate! Mark's home! Let's eat dinner." Marco called for his wife.


"My baby boy, give mom a kiss."


"Mom, Dad, tomorrow's parents' day. You'll come, right?"


Kate and Marco smiled. "Of course, why wouldn't we?"

"Yay!"

———

"Happy Birthday son." Marco kissed his son's forehead. "Where do you wanna go today?"

"I wanna go to mom." Mark answered.


"Alright."


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