After the meal, William carefully helped Halsey to the sofa and settled her in, then placed the empty dishes into the automatic dishwasher at the kitchen counter.
After tidying up, William sat beside Halsey, and they watched TV together for a while to pass the time.
Around ten o'clock in the morning, escorted by Hank and his Alpha team, the two headed to the Umbrella General Hospital in Halifax.
Ten black SUVs, with several police cars clearing the way, drove through Halifax and arrived at their destination.
A large number of nurses and doctors at the General Hospital were already on standby; when the convoy drove into the parking lot behind the hospital and stopped, they helped transfer Halsey to the delivery room inside the hospital.
After all, as the boss's wife and having provided Umbrella with numerous technologies, the doctors and nurses dared not be negligent in the slightest.
If anything went wrong, the boss, who always wore a kind smile, might just… smile and get rid of them.
So, they had to be fully prepared.
As for William, he let Serina continue to manage the company's daily operations, monitor anomalies on Earth and in various colonies in the solar system, and only notify him to lead containment efforts when extremely dangerous anomalies occurred.
Fortunately, during Halsey's period of waiting for childbirth, there were no extremely threatening anomalies on Earth, or even ordinary anomalies.
This allowed William to peacefully stay by Halsey's side, caring for her and awaiting the day of birth.
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Date: April 14, 2011.
Location: Geneva, Switzerland.
Geneva boasts beautiful scenery, numerous tourist attractions, and sports facilities.
What also makes Geneva special is its concentration of international organizations from around the world, among which the most famous is the United Nations Office at Geneva.
The UN Office is not just a 'mere office'; its scale is second only to the UN Headquarters located in New York.
However, after Elizabeth Green's attack on Manhattan Island, coupled with Umbrella's saturation bombing, many iconic buildings on Manhattan Island were permanently destroyed.
This included the UN Headquarters.
But the UN had no plans to rebuild the headquarters building, and furthermore, the entire Manhattan Island had been acquired by Umbrella, so the Geneva Office once again became the largest UN institution.
At this moment, the office, located on the western shore of Lake Geneva, was bustling with a large number of convoys, crowded tourists, and reporters.
Because today was the day when representatives from various countries were set to sign an agreement, officially bringing the United Nations Space Command (UNSC), an organization that combines all of humanity's military forces, into effect.
The tourists were purely there to join the excitement, seeing the large number of convoys and the leaders of various countries, while the reporters were stationed there, continuously taking photos to earn money.
Inside the venue.
Representatives from various countries stood in the center of the hall, signing the thick, more than ten-centimeter-thick agreement one by one.
The last person to sign with a fountain pen was Andre, dressed in a black general's uniform.
After all, as the initiator of the UNSC, Umbrella also had to abide by the agreement like all other nations, ensuring its legality.
Once everyone had signed, the group stood facing the tiered seating.
Representatives from the countries with the strongest overall power and Andre stood in the first row, while the remaining representatives, with the assistance of staff, stood on the prepared steps.
With the world map at the front of the venue as a backdrop, the group shook hands, displaying professional smiles.
"Click ~ Click ~!"
The staff standing in front of the representatives held cameras and took photos from multiple angles, and the venue was filled with an incessant clicking of shutters.
The establishment of the UNSC ultimately represented the beginning of humanity's entry into the interstellar age, so taking commemorative photos was necessary.
As soon as the formalities ended, the representatives from various countries dropped their smiles, their faces showing unconcealed fatigue, and began to leave the venue successively.
This meeting had lasted for over a month, from initial disagreements to now being thoroughly 'convinced'.
The thing they wanted to do most was to quickly fly back to their home countries and get some good rest, and Andre, surrounded by dozens of black-uniformed soldiers, was among them.
Andre led his escort team, using the internal passages of the building to go directly to the helipad behind the building, avoiding the reporters at the main entrance.
He directly boarded the Pelican that had been waiting for a long time.
Inside the cabin:
"It's finally over." Andre unbuttoned his collar and then muttered in a very low voice, "That kid always gives me these tiring tasks, tsk, I've spoiled him too much… sigh."
"General!"
At this moment, the female officer responsible for Andre's daily affairs, seeing him enter the cabin, quickly said:
"The boss has issued an urgent order for you to return to Halifax immediately after handling the UNSC matters."
Saying that, the female officer handed Andre an A4 tablet and added, "This is a private message from the boss for you."
"Hmm? What could be so urgent?"
Andre reached out and took the A4, and after opening and reading the message, his facial expression gradually changed from confusion to solemnity, and finally to unconcealed excitement and joy.
Perhaps considering that subordinates were nearby, Andre closed the message application, handed the A4 back to the female officer, and commanded:
"Cancel the return flight to the Containment Fleet. Inform the pilot, we are heading to Halifax immediately!"
"Yes, sir."
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Halifax.
There was an eight-hour time difference here with Geneva; it was already past ten at night, and even though it was a city that never slept, the number of pedestrians and tourists had significantly decreased.
However, the General Hospital in the city center was unusually 'lively'.
Outside a high-level recuperation room in the hospital, a large number of Umbrella-uniformed employees and soldiers were gathered, including two-meter-tall Spartan Blue Team members.
Inside the room.
Halsey, dressed in a hospital gown, lay on the bed under a thick blanket; although her face was pale, she still wore a faint smile.
Beside her were two newborns wrapped in swaddling clothes, sleeping soundly.
William was squatting by the bed, staring blankly at the two children in Halsey's arms.
Although the children's faces were wrinkled and looked a bit ugly, William found them endlessly captivating.
Because they were his and Halsey's 'crystallization'!
"William, they'll look better in a few days," Halsey said weakly.
Hearing this, William turned his gaze to Halsey, then raised his right hand to gently caress her cheek.
He said with a pained tone, "Catherine… you truly worked hard this time, you suffered."
Halsey gently shook her head and looked down at the two children with a smile, "Actually, bringing them into this world is the happiest thing I've ever done."
"Ha! Haha~!" Suddenly, faint laughter came from outside the door.
Hearing the familiar voice, William composed his expression, stood up, and softly said to Halsey, "Heh heh, it seems Andre is back."
"Mm." Halsey also nodded lightly in response.
"Click!" As soon as the door opened, Andre's voice was heard saying, "William! I heard Catherine added a boy and a girl to our family?!"
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