Chapter 109

Hazel’s kids were bubbly the next morning, and Daisy’s swollen cheek, though still red, had gone down.

“I’ll

snap her fingers when next I see her,” Silently swearing to herself, Hazel applied soothing ointment.

As she tended to them, Liam spoke up suddenly. “Was Mr. Princess here last night?”

Hazel continued her gentle application, asking, “Why do you ask?”

“No reason,” Liam replied casually, but there was a spark of mischief in his eyes.

“Was he?” he probed again, unable to contain his curiosity.

Hazel sighed, realizing there was no evading Liam’s questions. “He was,” she admitted, watching as Liam nodded in satisfaction. She looked away turning her focus back to Daisy. Liam reached out picking up a colorful glass ball bead from the potted plant nearby.

The beads were a subtle communication method between Liam and Ethan. Liam had given Ethan several colorful beads with a specific pattern. “Drop one in the plants whenever you stop by,” they had decided. It

for Liam to know if Ethan had visited, just in case their mom didn’t let him see them. The simple yet effective communication system allowed Liam to confirm Ethan’s visit even when he had been asleep.

was a way

Hazel, now done with the soothing balm application, shifted her focus to brushing Daisy’s hair. “I don’t think Mr. Princess likes his wife very much,” Daisy declared her observation innocently.

like her; people only get married to people they like,” Liam interjected, his explanation. reflecting the uncomplicated understanding of relationships that children often hold. Hazel couldn’t help but smile at the simplicity of Liam’s

agreed with a from nod and wide smiles at the thought that they were

drained. Ethan was all the twins could talk about most times. She couldn’t wait for Daisy’s surgery so they

Hazel murmured to herself. In the meantime, she would just have

to her kids

remember,” attempting to temper their growing

family,” Hazel reminded them, guarding against the budding optimism that Ethan might choose them over Bella. However, Daisy, with her honest simplicity, countered,

mean.”

arm. He was so angry, Momma,” Liam recounted, his

with a

her to go home,” Liam

especially against a woman. It was unlike him. It however confirmed that his distressed state last night was genuine when he apologized and told

Liam animatedly described the

the theatrical delivery. But Liam wasn’t finished. With a determined expression, he continued, “Then he said, ‘Why are you here? You should stay

swung into her role as Bella stood with her half made hair and pleaded

Look at his arm; you hurt

wanna go home.” She

too late for that. Guards,

Ethannn,” Daisy shrieked dramatically, collapsing onto the floor

exaggerating but she got the message. She felt a tinge of relief, Ethan

back down after the

for a wife, I still love him,” Daisy declared stubbornly, her determination evident in her young eyes. “One day, I’ll get rid of her and marry Mr.

help

mean?” she asked, intrigued by

in, his commitment matching his sister’s. “Then we can have him all to ourselves. It would be just you and me and mommy and Mr. Princess.” Liam smiled at his sister,

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