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

wide smiles at

talk about most times.

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

kids talk more

wife, remember,” attempting to

reminded them, guarding against the budding optimism that Ethan might choose them over

mean.”

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

chimed in with a resolute,

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

expected Ethan to resort to violence, especially against a woman. It was unlike him. It however confirmed that his

vivid storytelling, Liam animatedly described

and 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

in response swung into her role as Bella stood with her half made hair and pleaded with dramatic intensity, “No, Ethan, no!

Look at his arm; you hurt him? Oh, you’ve done it this

gasped. “I don’t wanna go

too late for that. Guards, take her away.” Liam

dramatically, collapsing onto the floor in

knew they were exaggerating but she got the message. She

settled back down after the

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

couldn’t help

mean?” she asked,

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

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