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.

that children often hold. Hazel couldn’t help but smile at the simplicity of Liam’s perspective, where marriage was based on and equated to love. Daisy confidently asserted, “Well, that

with a from nod and wide smiles

all the twins could talk about most times. She couldn’t wait for Daisy’s surgery

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

her kids talk

wife, remember,” attempting to temper their

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

mean.”

He yelled at her, and he even grabbed her arm. He was so angry, Momma,” Liam recounted, his eyes earnest

chimed in with a resolute,

to go home,”

resort to violence, especially against a woman. It was unlike him. It however confirmed that his distressed state last night was genuine when he apologized and told her that he had

kids recounted the scene with vivid storytelling, Liam animatedly described the

and he was like, ‘What happened to those kids? Bella, explain yourself,” Liam retorted with seriousness. Hazel couldn’t help but chuckle at the theatrical delivery. But Liam wasn’t finished. With a determined expression, he continued, “Then he said, ‘Why are you here? You should stay at home. Go home now.“” Liam said then added physical gestures, grabbing Daisy’s arm as he had seen

with her half made hair and pleaded with dramatic intensity, “No, Ethan, no!

character as the protective Mr. Princess, stood firm, “I said no! Look at his arm; you hurt him? Oh, you’ve done it this

don’t wanna go

late for that. Guards, take her away.”

Daisy shrieked dramatically, collapsing onto the floor in feigned

caught in a fit of laughter. She knew they were exaggerating but she got the message. She felt a tinge of relief, Ethan had stood up

settled back

nice. Even though he has a witch 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

couldn’t help but

she asked, intrigued by her daughter’s

you get rid of her,” Liam chimed in, his commitment matching his sister’s. “Then we can have him all to ourselves. It would be just you and

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