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.

often hold. Hazel couldn’t help but smile

from nod and wide smiles at the

could talk about most times. She

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

kids

attempting to temper their growing

of his family,” Hazel reminded them, guarding against the budding optimism that Ethan

mean.”

he even grabbed her arm.

with a

there. He told her to

was taken aback, hearing this revelation for the first time. She hadn’t expected Ethan to resort to violence, especially against a woman. It was unlike him. It however confirmed that his distressed state last night was genuine when he

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

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

with her half made hair and pleaded with

at his arm; you hurt him? Oh, you’ve done it this time. You need a

don’t wanna go home.” She

Guards, take

shrieked dramatically, collapsing onto the

found herself caught in a fit of laughter. She knew they were exaggerating but she got the

settled back down after the

I still love him,” Daisy declared stubbornly, her determination evident in her young eyes. “One day,

couldn’t help but

mean?” she asked, intrigued by her daughter’s

would be just you and me and mommy and Mr.

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