The Supreme Soldier in the City

"James, what do you think?" Melody Yoody held James Brown’s hand. For her, the family’s decision wasn’t a bad thing. She could finally be with James Brown, and no one would stop them anymore. Besides, James Brown was already married. Being with him wasn’t proper, and having a child would only make things more complicated for both of them. It would be better to not have the child and relieve them both.

James Brown firmly grasped Melody Yoody’s hand and said, "Melody, I only ask you, do you like children?"

Melody Yoody hesitated for a moment and said, "I can’t say for sure."

"Then let me ask you again: if you choose not to have this child now and later can’t have children for the rest of your life, in ten or twenty years, when you have no children to dote on, will you regret it?"

Melody Yoody opened her mouth but couldn’t speak. She never really liked children before, but now that she’s pregnant and touches her belly every day, it seems she can feel the little life inside her. It’s a motherly instinct—a newfound anticipation for this unborn child.

Now, she could indeed give up this child for her career and to be with James Brown, but what about later? As James Brown said, if she never has a child of her own and ages, won’t she feel especially regretful?

Melody Yoody’s mother hurriedly said, "Silly child, when you’re older and want a child, you can adopt one. A newborn won’t know if they’re your biological child; it’ll be just like having your own."

James Brown smiled faintly and said, "Auntie, I know you mean well for Melody, but being deprived of the right to be a mother is unfair to her. There’s a difference between biological and adopted children. Without the ten months of pregnancy, the blood bond is missing. Even if the children don’t know, can the feeling of being a parent be the same?"

Robert Johnson slapped the table and shouted, "Kid, what’s your game? I’m telling you, even if Melody gives birth to your child, don’t think you’ll get any benefits from the Yawk Family."

James Brown met Robert Johnson’s gaze and said, "Your Yawk Family might be big and rich, but to me, James Brown, it doesn’t matter one bit."

"Such arrogance!" Robert Johnson grew angrier. If not for his position, requiring some decorum, he would’ve started cursing by now.