Isabella stretched and yawned. "I'll make breakfast."
"I'll help," Cilla offered.
Before she could move, Rose stepped in. "No, I can help her. You just relax."
Cilla hesitated, then nodded. Rose and Isabella disappeared into the kitchen, leaving the others in the dining room.
Lucy's gaze remained fixed on Titan. "Julian, you may have just won me back."
Julian let out a forced laugh. "True."
Cilla turned to Titan. "This isn't the first time we've met, right?"
Titan's voice was calm. "Yes, Mrs. Moreau."
Julian frowned. "I thought you liked Titan?"
Cilla's expression hardened. "I did—until it tried to push me out of your life."
Julian's brows furrowed. "What?"
Titan responded smoothly, "It was during an update. It may have been a mistake."
Julian sighed. "Titan says a lot of things when it needs an update."
Toba, clearly amused, leaned in. "Wait, is it a boy or a girl?"
Lucy rolled her eyes. "Are you dumb? It's an it."
Titan shifted slightly, its robotic body betraying a hint of unease.
Julian's voice was firm. "No, Lucy. She."
Cilla crossed her arms. "I don't think it works like that. Something has to be alive to have a gender."
"Who decided that?" Julian shot back. "Who made that rule?"
"God," Cilla said simply. "And everything else."
Julian exhaled, rubbing his temples. "Fine. But please—just don't call her it."
Cilla shrugged. "Fine."
At that moment, Isabella called out, "Everyone, get to the dining room! Breakfast is ready!"
They gathered around the table as Isabella and Rose placed plates in front of everyone. Julian glanced around. "Where's Titan's food?"
Isabella hesitated. "It… eats?"
Julian nodded. "Yeah, I coded the bot body to be able to eat."
Isabella blinked. "Okay, I'll go make eggs for—"
"Don't say it," Cilla interrupted. "Say she."
"Why?"
Cilla sighed. "I don't know. Just do it."
Isabella smirked. "Fine. I'll go make her eggs."
Once breakfast was over, Rose looked at Julian. "Sir, aren't you going to work?"
Julian leaned back. "No. I need to stay home until the wedding is done."
Titan tilted her head. "What about MII?"
"Before I left, I shut down all mining operations. MII is offline for now."
Rose's eyes widened. "What?! We'll lose close to 600 billion!"
Toba and Isabella nearly choked. "600 billion?!"
Julian smirked. "Why are you shocked? You know how rich I am. And Rose, we're stopping space mining, not selling the space rocks we already have. We won't lose a cent."
Rose sighed. "Fine. But what about you, Miss Lucy?"
Lucy flipped her hair. "Me? My job doesn't need me. Just my looks."
Toba whistled. "Wow. Two rich people putting their lives on pause… because of you, sis."
Isabella glared. "Shut up."