Mommy，We Got a Husband
Chapter 61 Getting the Marriage Paperwork Done

"Harry, you really don't want to splurge on a gift for Mom, huh?" Elisa teased.

"Alright, alright, enough already," Harry grumbled, clearly worn down by Elisa's persistence. "Wait here. I'm gonna step outside to think about the password, and I'll be right back."

Once he stepped outside, Harry felt a wave of frustration and took a while to psych himself up. Finally, he removed Caspian from the blocked list on his phone and dialed his number. Caspian had been trying to reach Harry for days without success, knowing he'd been blocked, so when he saw Harry's call come in, he was ecstatic and answered immediately.

But before he could utter a word, Harry's scolding came through loud and clear: "Caspian, give me back my kind-hearted, simple sister!"

"What do you mean?" Caspian asked, utterly confused.

"What do I mean?" Harry shot back, indignant. "Elisa used to be thrifty and modest. But look at her now. You buy her silk pajamas that cost a fortune, she has piles of gadgets, and anything she wants she gets from you. You've completely spoiled her, you know that?"

"If a sister is as adorable as Elisa," Caspian replied seriously, "a brother ought to buy her whatever she likes, no questions asked."

"You've got the money, you buy her stuff. I don't have that kind of cash," Harry continued his rant. "Now she throws money around like it's nothing, wants everything she sees. And talking her out of it? Forget it."

Caspian couldn't help but chuckle with an indulgent smile, then hurriedly added, "Harry, if the new habits are too much for you, we can go back to how things were."

"Hah, you wish, Caspian!" Harry immediately shot down the idea.

"So, is that why you called? Just to chew me out?"

"Partly to set you straight, but there's something else...," Harry reluctantly began, hesitating before pushing on. "I called today because... it's Mom's birthday soon, and Elisa insists on buying her a gift, so..." "Mom's birthday is coming up?" Caspian immediately latched onto this crucial bit of information. "When? I should..."

"It's my mom's birthday, not yours. Dial down the excitement," Harry interjected, bringing him back to earth. "Let me finish. Elisa's got her eye on this really expensive necklace, she's dead set on buying it, and..."

Catching on, Caspian quickly jumped in, "You need the credit card password, right?"

"Uh..." Harry's face flushed with embarrassment. "But consider it a loan, okay? I'll pay you back."

"Caspian said, ""I already told you it's a gift, so there's no need to pay me back. The PIN is 743521, Harry, the fact that you would call to ask me for the PIN made me really happy, I..."

Before Caspian could continue, Harry, feeling embarrassed, quickly interjected, "That's enough. I don't want to hear any more. I'm hanging up now!"" Harry inwardly cringed at the thought of his apparent lack of composure. Armed with the PIN, Harry returned to the jewelry store and successfully used his card to purchase the necklace Elisa had set her heart on, which made her incredibly happy.

"Harry, you're so generous, truly a wonderful brother!" she exclaimed.

Harry just smirked and retorted, "So I'm your brother when I buy you things and an ungrateful jerk if I don't? Elisa Storm, you sure know how to look out for yourself. It's impressive."" Elisa just laughed joyfully in response, finding Harry's comments spot on.

Three days later, the doctors performed a check-up on Galatea and confirmed she could be discharged and go home to rest.

"Make sure you rest well at home, and light exercise is fine, but avoid strenuous activities and heavy lifting. Keep your spirits up," the doctor reminded her.

"Of course, thank you.", Galatea said gratefully.

With her discharge imminent, she couldn't help but feel good.

After Alaric took care of the discharge paperwork, his phone rang-it was Caspian calling.

"Hello, Caspian."

"Dad, Mom's getting discharged today, isn't she?"

"That's right."

"Dad, don't forget what you told me. You said once Mom gets discharged, you're going to marry her."

Caspian had been eagerly anticipating this day.

""I remember.""

"Well, I'll be waiting for the good news!"

After hanging up with Caspian, Alaric returned to the room. Everything for the discharge had been taken care of.

"Mr. Knight, I really appreciate how you've taken care of everything while I've been in the hospital," Galatea expressed with gratitude, "Now that I'm leaving, you can finally get back to your work." Alaric just hummed in acknowledgment.

Today, on the day of Galatea's discharge, instead of having his assistant or a driver come, Alaric decided to drive himself with Galatea in the passenger seat just the two of them.

Alaric started the car. Galatea had specifically bought some makeup, as she was concerned that Mia and Elisa would notice her pallor, so she made an effort to apply some to hide her fatigue. ""Does this look okay?"" Galatea asked Alaric after putting on her makeup, "You can't tell I'm worn out, can you?"

Galatea didn't usually wear makeup. Now, even though it was just light makeup, her natural beauty, with just a little embellishment, was truly striking.

"It's so natural," Alaric praised, "it must be because you're a doctor. You hardly ever wear makeup, do you?"

"With looks like mine, I can go barefaced without any problem. No need for makeup, right?" Galatea said with a hint of vanity.

"And you say I'm vain? Look at you!" Alaric teased.

"Hanging out with you has rubbed off on me," responded Galatea with a grin.

Hearing this, Alaric couldn't help but laugh. Galatea had been afraid her makeup wouldn't look natural and that it might give her away, so she was checking her reflection and hadn't been paying attention to where they were going. When she put the mirror away and looked out the car window, she realized something was off. "Where are we going? This doesn't seem like the way to my apartment," she asked.

"To the county office," he replied.

"What? The county office?" Galatea was surprised at first, then found the idea ludicrous. "Alaric, are you talking nonsense?"

"I'm not talking nonsense. We really are going to the county office."

"Why would we go to the county office?" Galatea asked, confused.

"To get a marriage license. What else? You don't go to the county office for a bath," Alaric said, finding her question quite foolish.

"A marriage license?" After a moment, the realization hit Galatea hard. "The two of us... getting married?!"

Alaric assumed her awareness.

"Alaric, you're not joking, are you?"

"Galatea, you were the one who said it. I'm not someone who jokes," Alaric said with all seriousness. "I don't like jokes!"

Indeed, Alaric was not the type to joke around, especially not about something as serious as getting a marriage license, so the reality of it was crystal clear!