If you scroll any fan group lately, one complaint pops up again and again: “Is Jacqueline pregnant every year now?” With baby No. 5’s arrival, some viewers are joking that Steffy’s real storyline is “constant maternity leave,” while others accuse the writers of turning pregnancy into a convenient plot device.
Behind the memes and eye-rolls, though, is a much more complicated reality — one built on a very deliberate family agreement and a surprisingly strategic approach to work.

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