The Divorcee and Her Three Chaotic Children

Chapter 20

Chapter 20
“Mom, Mom, is little brother asleep already?” Ezra typed the message.
Olivia’s reply came back, saying, “He is.”
“Then what are you guys doing? Is little brother as cute as I am?”
But Olivia’s message came, “We’re counting money. Let’s talk later.”
Ezra did not know what to say.
“Wow, both of you enjoying a whale of a time while I’m here, stuck here all alone with the scoundrel! So what am I? An abandoned orphan? Dam ned!”
Ezra thought melodramatically.
He was pretending to cry, working up the feelings to send his mother a voice message filled with enough emotion when a voice from behind that send a jolt of shock through him, “What on earth are you doing, Luci?”
Before he could even do anything else, a hand ripped the blanket off his back.
He quickly shoved the phone under his pillow and turned around to face Gianna Clark who was feigning a smile at him.
“Oh, it’s this witch lady again. Wow, look at that fake smile. The more I look, the more you look uglier, you know.”
Ezra did not say anything. He tugged at his blanket and fearfully withdrew further.
The look on Lucian’s face was enough for Gianna to realize that the boy must have learned the truth. He must have discovered that she was the one who had arranged for him to be tossed off the cliff. The smile on her face evaporated.
“You’ve begun to speak, brat? Why the silence now?” she hissed venomously. With the door locked the moment she came in, there was no longer any need for pretense.
A happy-go-lucky young kid all his life, Ezra Clarke had never seen how a beautiful woman could look so wicked and evil.
Still, he was not in a mood to talk-not to her, at least.
Of course, most of all, he wanted to avoid being discovered.
To that end, Ezra decided to maintain as much silence as possible. He wanted to let Gianna do all the talking while he would respond as little as possible.
“Say something, brat. Or do you think that keeping mum is going to make me go away? I’m warning you, boy. Watch your mouth when you speak to William. Say something wrong and I’ll have you tossed into the reservoir as fish food. Let’s see how you’ll get back then!”

She leaned closer and seized Ezra’s shoulder. Little did she know that in spite of her insidious threats, William had begun suspecting her.
Ezra was genuinely surprised by her wicked and angry look. But for all his mischief and shenanigans, there was no way he was anywhere near panicking yet.
“What? Can you be clearer, Aunt Gianna? Did you say you’re taking me to the reservoir to fish?” Ezra asked her with feigned innocence, trying to agitate her.
“Lucian Kinsman! Spare me your tricks and just be quiet! If anything were to happen to the betrothal between your father and me, I’ll be gunning for you!”
Even from a young age, Ezra Clarke was no fool. he could recognize an evil stepmother the moment he saw one.
His little brother must have suffered her bullying a lot!
“That must mean that Little Brother must know something about her! That’s why she’s here to make sure that I keep my trap shut!”
Ezra thought of how his little brother could be lying in his sickbed and felt bad. Very bad indeed. He had enjoyed his mother’s love and care all his life, but his brother had to endure such hardships here with the rest of the Kinsmans. How could he feel jealous of his brother just now!
He should have not felt jealous at all. He should be avenging him instead!
Seeing how the evil countenance of Gianna Clarke slowly twisted into worsening grotesquery, Ezra calmed her down by saying. “Very well, Aunt Gianna. Pipe down. If you wish for my silence, it can be yours.”
For one moment, Gianna Clarke was wondering if her ears were deceiving her.
The little bas tar d who had been nothing but a constant thorn had finally become so agreeable!?
“Is that a yes?!”
“That’s right. Relax, I won’t get in the way of your marriage with my father,” Ezra held a bundle of the blanket close to his chest like a teddy bear
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and grinned innocently.
“Really?! Go d, Luci! I didn’t know that you were so obedient! All right, just be a good boy and Aunt Gianna will love you so much!” An overjoyed Gianna exclaimed.
Her gaze, once steely and frosty, now turned warm and friendly.
“Of course it’s real. Kids should not tell lies, but-”
“But what?”
“But what’s in it for me if you marry my father?” Ezra tugged the blanket in his arms and looked at Gianna expectantly.
Mummy did tell him before that it would be a pity if he did not derive some benefit at a villain’s expense.”
And he has always been an obedient boy who followed his mother’s instruction.
“Of course! What do you want, Luci? Aunt Gianna will get it for you!”
Ezra’s eyes glinted with glee.
*Just you wait, you Medusa!
“I’ll make you pay for bullying my little brother!”
At the Maple Villas.
Olivia was having some fun with Lucian who had just woken up. The little one remained as quiet as usual, but she knew that he was reserved and timid-traits that he had carried since his childhood and was also part of the reason she taught Ezra to hide in the attic.
Olivia wished to bond more with Lucian.
Yet even for a mother who had reared two children herself, she soon discovered that she was having difficulty with handling him.
Toys, figurines, bedtime stories, toy cars, skateboards, cartoons.
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