"Your brother-in-law is here, talk to him."

Easton Holmes had just sat down by the bed when Lily Turner placed the phone by his ear. But what on earth was she just talking about?

Brother-in-law? Whose brother-in-law is he?

He looked at her with a face full of confusion, hoping she would clarify, but she just turned her face to the side, pretending not to see his confusion.

Easton was still wondering who it was when Ryan Taylor’s voice came through the phone, "Brother-in-law! What were you up to just now? Why did it take you so long to answer my call?"

Brother-in-law! What a nice title, it sounds better than brother.

"You..."

Upon hearing Ryan’s voice, Easton suddenly understood. There was no need to ask; he knew his wife had recognized the person on the other end of the line.

This was something worthy of happiness, but upon thinking he would now be called brother-in-law by the person on the phone, his heart didn’t feel incredibly joyful.

Ryan Taylor and Easton Holmes had been good brothers for many years, even across the phone, he could guess what his good brother was thinking. "You what? We need to reintroduce ourselves now. I’m your wife’s cousin, so you’ll have to call me brother too."

Would his good brother call him brother? He had no hope for that. He was saying this just to tell his good friend that he had reunited with his cousin.

"Want me to call you brother, huh? You just wait." Easton fully understood the situation now but was stubbornly refusing on the surface.

Ryan knew it would come to this, not surprised or shocked at all. He didn’t feel unhappy or any way about it. "Of course, I’ll wait. I’m definitely your big brother-in-law now."

He said it deliberately, with a hint of teasing his good friend.

"Why are you calling me? If there’s nothing, I’ll hang up. I’m taking my wife to have New Year’s dinner now." Easton was speaking to the person on the phone while reaching to pull up Lily Turner from the bed; he had come back to the room to call her for New Year’s dinner, unexpectedly facing this sudden situation.

Hearing Easton say this, Ryan quickly dropped the joking tone, becoming serious, "I have nothing important. You go take Lily for dinner. I’ll contact you when you get back. Hanging up now!"

After speaking, he decisively hung up without caring if the person on the other side had more to say.

Seeing Easton take the phone from his ear, Lily Turner assumed the call had ended. She reached for his phone, noticed the time displayed, and upon seeing the exact time, exclaimed, "How did I sleep for so long? Why didn’t you wake me up? Are Grandpa and Uncle and Aunt waiting impatiently?"

Returning the phone to him, she quickly moved toward the edge of the bed; she had been too focused on the call earlier to notice the time.

"No need to rush, I’ve asked Grandpa and them to go ahead." Easton reached out to hold the slightly anxious Lily, reminding her not to be so hurried.

Upon hearing this, Lily turned her head to look at the man beside her, "Where are we going? Are we having New Year’s dinner outside?"

Even without the man answering her, she already knew the answer.

"That’s right, Uncle booked New Year’s dinner at the most unique restaurant in Golden Morning." Easton patted Lily’s large belly, smiling at it and said, "Sweetheart! Make sure to eat a lot later."