Chapter 474: Love Can Heal Childhood Wounds
Lucas had it tough. For a man as proud and unyielding as him to remain single for life out of devotion to one woman—there were likely few like him in the world.
After playing with little Dorian for a while, Eric returned and enthusiastically picked up Elias. Father and son had a great time together, laughing and bonding.
Lucas, however, had a banquet to attend and left after chatting briefly with Ella.
Ella watched Dorian playing happily by himself and couldn’t help but smile. Her heart swelled with happiness and sweetness.
Meanwhile, Elias was in Eric’s arms, gleefully tugging at his dad’s shirt and giggling.
Eric, dressed in shorts, held Elias for a while before the little one started squirming to get down and play.
"By the way, Dad suggested I have one or two more kids. What do you think?" Ella asked Eric with a playful smile.
"Another child? Aren’t you afraid of the pain? It’s such a grueling process, and I feel..." Eric hesitated, clearly reluctant to let Ella endure the pain of childbirth again.
He couldn’t forget how she had suffered—the turning, the wounds, and every other kind of pain. Even now, though she had recovered, Ella still experienced occasional back pain after sitting for too long. The thought of putting her through that again troubled Eric deeply.
"Dad mentioned we could consider surrogacy in Country W. I think... maybe he just hopes I’ll have more children to continue the Anderson family line," Ella said, her tone dimming slightly. "If we do go that route, would you be okay with the child taking Dad’s last name?"
Without hesitation, Eric nodded. "Of course. I’d have no objection."