“Come on, you’re a big-faced!” Nina begged to differ.

Maya glared at her resentfully when Nina teased her. It seemed like Nina was no longer afraid of her Maya Punch.

Stephen looked at the playful kids and chuckled.

He found these kids amusing and likable the very moment he saw them. It was probably because he met them at his favorite place—or perhaps it was because the girls bore a resemblance to Rosalie.

But regardless of what the reason was, Stephen felt the kids were inexplicably endearing to him.

“I heard you guys talking about an old witch. Who’s she?” he asked.

“Mr. Levant’s mother!” Maya shouted without any reservation as she rolled her eyes hard.

She was a forthwith girl and she was never good at concealing her feelings.

Huh? Portia?

What did she do to the kids? Why did they hate her so much?

“What did she do to y’all?” he asked again.

“She asked the servants to catch us and throw us out of the estate!” Maya replied without holding back.

“Yeah. She’s so fierce! I can’t believe she’s Mr. Levant’s mother! She’s an old witch,” Nina agreed.

harsh, yet Stephen felt the duchess should have known better to know

to worry. She won’t do it again,” he

her?” Juan

look for me if she does that again,” Stephen

the room was minimally furnished, it was luxurious and meticulous nonetheless. Even

his mouth and said something. “Does anyone ever come in here? What

No one dares to

him in admiration when they heard

was probably someone powerful. That

for Juan and Kyle, they started surmising who this old man

of him, they stayed hiding in the room for the next hour without asking who he was. It was not until they felt the

gravely. “Mommy already has a lot on her plate trying to find out about her family. We mustn’t tell her anything that happened today, okay?

Everyone nodded in agreement.

to get hold of the kids.

I feed y’all for nothing!” she bawled at the

breath in her raging presence and none of them dared

courtyard and wait for them!” she shouted at the motionless servants standing like logs in front of

go towards the courtyard, Stephen’s bodyguard came over

duke has an order,”

the duchess asked

wishes for them to be treated with respect,” he

Stephen’s guests?

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