Runaway Guide (逃婚指南 - ABO)

Chapter 45 - The Second Child

As the captain of the Royal Guard, Craig often asked for leave during this period of time, going out to do who knows what. His Majesty Trand was very confused about this, but Berg smiled and said, “You don’t need to bother about him, he’s probably infatuated with some omega. If you ask him about it, it might just mess things up, so you should just let him chase as his heart desires.”

His Majesty Trand was pretty shocked—he had introduced so many omegas to Craig before and he didn’t want them, so how come now he had suddenly become enlightened to matters of the heart?

Berg hadn’t told the whole truth. In fact, Craig and that omega even had children already; the eldest was fourteen, and there was a second one on the way. If the king and queen knew the truth, their mouths would probably fall open.

Craig still ran to see Randy every few days, and each time he brought a pile of gifts. He had stuffed the whole closet full of baby clothes, and even filled a box with different brands of milk powder for the baby to drink.

Randy really wanted to say: You’re buying so many things, it’d be enough for ten babies!

This alpha didn’t seem to know how to express his affection for his child, and so only thought of the most direct method: buying gifts.

When Craig brought over yet another box of clothes, it was the last straw. Randy smiled and said, “Children grow up very fast. With all the clothes you’re buying, he won’t be able to wear all of them. They’ll be too small in the blink of an eye.”

Craig nodded thoughtfully. “Oh.”

The next day, Craig came again, having bought clothes in bigger sizes. He said seriously, “These are clothes for one-year-olds, here are some for two-year-olds, here for three-year-olds...these clothes are in bigger sizes, so he can wear them as he grows up, right?”

Randy saw that Craig had gotten ahead of himself to the point of buying clothes for the child for when he was five years old, and got a splitting headache. He waved his hand and said, “You can put those down...thanks.”

He was being spoiled by this alpha to the point where he felt completely helpless.

What happened to Craig’s own house? He couldn’t be thinking of moving in, could he? But even if he didn’t move in, he came knocking practically every other day. In any case, the child in Randy’s belly was Craig’s own blood relation, so it was perfectly reasonable of him to buy gifts for him. Even if Randy wanted to drive him away, he didn’t have sufficient reason to do so. After all, this child couldn’t have been conceived without Craig’s help, and without him Aiden couldn’t be saved.

No matter what, Craig had stepped in and helped him at the critical moment, so arguing with him now wouldn’t be proper, would it? What if this baby wasn’t an omega? He’d have to have another one. If he were to fall out with this general now, it’d be hard to make things work later on.

Randy was still very rational. For the sake of his son, he could only tolerate Craig’s pestering.

Actually, Craig was a pretty good person. Other than how he always brought a bunch of random children’s supplies, he would also often bring delicious fruits and vegetables so that Randy could supplement his diet. He’d also sometimes go into the kitchen to personally cook him food. He very patiently took care of Randy.

Gradually, Randy got used to his care, and even began to think that being taken care of felt pretty good.

Especially how every morning, he found himself waking up in this alpha’s warm embrace. His whole body felt cozy, and waking up in his arms was very comfortable. With Craig sleeping at his side, during this period of time, even his nightmares grew rare.