Throughout the duration of the call, he never even dared to ask to speak to Cecilia.

Peter, who had been standing in the room all along, was eager to hear what had been discussed since all he'd heard were the one or two words that Mark had uttered.

“What happened?" he asked.

Mark sat on the edge of the bed in silence. After a while, he looked up at Peter and said, "Cecilia has given birth to a baby girl. She's been named Olivia."

Peter was happy to hear this and he did a fist pump in joy.

"That's great," he said with a grin.

"This is a good sign on the first day of the new year. And Olivia is a very pretty name."

Mark nodded in agreement and began to stroke one of the paper planes he had made.

He really wanted to fly back home to see Cecilia and their children.

Even a glance would be okay.

"You miss Cecilia, don't you?" Peter asked cautiously.

Mark nodded slightly.

He hadn't seen Cecilia for a long time. It had been almost half a year since he last heard her voice. She must hate him for leaving like that. That silly boy of his, Edwin, must hate him as well.

At this point, Peter left to get a glass of water.

When he came back, he handed it to his boss and said with a smile, “Mr. Evans, today is really a very happy day. And I also have something to share with you."

“What's making you so happy?" Mark asked with a faint smile.

“My wife has always wanted a daughter. Fortunately, Laura is now here with us. We've decided to go through the procedures for adopting Laura soon. Then we'll have two things to celebrate," Peter proposed.

Tears gathered in Mark's eyes when he heard this.

He knew that he was the reason Peter was planning to adopt Laura.

He couldn't help but feel sorry for this loyal subordinate of his.