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.

her; people only get married to people 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 he loves us more than

agreed with a from nod and wide smiles

about most times. She couldn’t wait for Daisy’s surgery so

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

to her kids talk more

remember,” attempting to temper their growing

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

mean.”

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

chimed in with

her she shouldn’t be there. He told her to go home,” Liam added, a hint of defensiveness

was unlike him. It however confirmed that his distressed state last night was genuine when he apologized and told her that he had

vivid storytelling, Liam animatedly described the confrontation, attempting to mirror Ethan’s

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

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

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

gasped. “I don’t wanna go home.”

for that. Guards, take her away.” Liam

dramatically, collapsing onto

they were exaggerating but she got the message. She felt

back down after

him,” Daisy declared stubbornly, her

couldn’t help

mean?” she asked, intrigued by

have him all to ourselves. It would be just you and me and mommy and Mr. Princess.” Liam

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