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,” 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

nod and wide

all the twins could talk about most times. She

we’d go somewhere far away. Hazel murmured

to her kids talk more about

attempting to temper

guarding against the budding optimism that Ethan might choose them over Bella. However, Daisy, with

mean.”

yelled at her, and he even grabbed her arm. He was so

with a resolute,

she shouldn’t be there. He told her to go home,” Liam

Ethan to resort to violence, especially against a woman. It was unlike him.

storytelling, Liam animatedly described the confrontation, attempting to

Hazel couldn’t help but chuckle at the theatrical delivery. But Liam wasn’t finished. With a determined expression, he

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

protective Mr. Princess, stood firm, “I said no! Look at his arm; you hurt him? Oh, you’ve done it this time. You need a time out, lady. Go

wanna go

that. Guards, take her away.”

Daisy shrieked dramatically, collapsing onto the floor in

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

they settled back down after the

her determination evident in her young eyes. “One day, I’ll

couldn’t help

you mean?” she asked, intrigued

be just

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