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.

explanation. reflecting the uncomplicated understanding of relationships 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 means he loves

agreed with a from nod and wide smiles at the

twins could talk about most times. She couldn’t wait for Daisy’s surgery so they could go home

we would leave, we’d go somewhere far away. Hazel murmured to herself. In the meantime, she would just have to endure

kids talk more

his wife, remember,” attempting to temper their growing

she’s part of his family,” Hazel reminded them, guarding against the budding optimism that Ethan might choose them over Bella. However,

mean.”

Princess protected us. He yelled at her, and he even grabbed her arm. He was so angry, Momma,” Liam recounted,

in with a resolute,

there. He told her to

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

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

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

hair and pleaded with dramatic intensity, “No, Ethan, no! Let

his arm; you hurt him? Oh, you’ve done

gasped. “I don’t wanna go home.” She

for that. Guards, take her away.”

Ethannn,” Daisy shrieked dramatically, collapsing onto the floor

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

they settled back down after

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

help but

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

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 me and mommy and Mr. Princess.” Liam smiled at his sister, sharing

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