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.

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 perspective, where marriage was based on and equated to love. Daisy confidently asserted, “Well, that means

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

talk about most times. She couldn’t

away. Hazel murmured to herself. In the meantime,

her kids

attempting to temper their

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

mean.”

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

with a resolute,

she shouldn’t be there. He told her to

a woman. It was unlike him. It

vivid storytelling, Liam animatedly described the confrontation, attempting

‘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

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

Look at his arm; you hurt him? Oh,

wanna go

Guards, take her away.”

dramatically, collapsing onto the

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

they settled back down

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

help

she asked, intrigued by

to ourselves. It would be just you and me and mommy and Mr. Princess.” Liam smiled at his sister, sharing in the dream

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