Faux Vows, True Desires

In her room, Janice was clutching a doll while sitting on the bed. Tears kept falling onto the doll, soaking its clothes. Maybe she was reminiscing about something or forcing herself to accept that her daughter Lucy had been taken away.

By afternoon, the sunlight had softened.

At Sunnyglade Abbey, in the master bedroom on the second floor, Janice was sitting by the crib, holding her drowsy daughter Lucinda in one hand and gently patting her son Keith on the bed with the other. She was softly singing a song, lulling the two children to sleep.

Keith, however, didn't seem sleepy at all. He was kicking his short legs and smiling at Janice.

"Why aren't you sleeping yet? Your sister Lucy is about to fall asleep."

Seeing that the little guy was still full of beans, Janice stopped her lullaby.

Keith kicked his legs for a while, then started crawling around on the bed, making cooing noises at Janice.

"Don't be so loud; Lucy's already asleep."

Keith's voice was loud. He tried to sit up on his own, but, unfortunately, being only half a year old, he couldn't. He could only keep calling out to Janice.

Seeing that Lucy in her arms had fallen asleep, Janice put Lucy in the crib and picked up Keith.

Held by Janice, Keith was laughing and kicking his short legs non-stop, looking very happy.

"Knock knock."

There was a knock on the door.

"Janice, your milk is heated."

It was Wendy, the maid, outside the door.

Janice didn't move, simply replying, "Come in."

with a tray in her hands, on which was a cup of

a mix of breast milk and formula. In order to produce more milk, Janice drank a soup that was beneficial for lactation and milk, a fresh cup of milk every morning, noon, and night. "Janice." Wendy, seeing that Lucy was asleep, lowered her voice. She put down the tray, picked up the cup of milk, and said softly, "Janice, let

cup of milk, and Wendy freed her

Wendy for a while, Keith

"He's sleepy."

Seeing Janice slowly sipping her milk, with the cup becoming emptier, Wendy's eyes showed a hint of relief. However,

the time Janice finished her milk, little

and said, "I'll be with the kids for their nap. I'm not receiving any visitors. No

tray and respectfully

the door

expressions on their small faces, like little angels, Janice's eyes were filled with tenderness.

feel tired and said

she went back to the big bed and soon

About ten minutes later.

a young woman quietly entered. She looked nervous but acted quickly. Once in the room, she first checked on Janice. Seeing Janice sound asleep, a cold

some sleeping pills in Janice's milk, enough to keep her

to

at the two children

They were so cute.

have been uncomfortable or restless in his sleep. When the woman lifted the mosquito net, he

up Keith. When Keith was held by her, he pushed her with his little hands, not wanting her to hold him. But his strength was small, and his push

opened his mouth and

immediately covered his

his struggle, he pooped a big one. Even though he was wearing diapers, the smell

the stench, her face instantly scrunched up, full of

her hand that was covering his mouth and

woman panicked, turned around, and threw Keith back into the crib. Then she quickly picked up the still-sleeping Lucinda and fled at full speed. Wendy was waiting for her