Sensing that he had made a mistake, Boris hurriedly explained himself. “I always arrive at the school one hour early to pick up the children, but you were there yourself today. I wanted to send you home along with the children, but you told me that you wanted to bring the children elsewhere and asked me to go home.”

Boris’ face was as pale as a ghost when he paused for a while to figure out what had happened. “Could it be that you’ve just forgotten about picking them up, Mrs. Fuller? Maybe they’re in their rooms napping right now. Yes, that must be it! I’ll go check on them right now. Just give me a minute.”

Losing three children was no small matter, which was why the chauffeur got so nervous that he did not even wait for my response before dashing into the house.

 

At that point, Ashton and I exchanged looks, for we both figured that it was Nora who pretended to be me and took the children away.

Then, both our phones rang at the same time.

Ashton picked up his phone but remained silent until he hung up. Whoever it was that called him, I could tell that they did not bring good news.

 

“Who is it?”

 

“Nathaniel. He wants us to have dinner at his place,” replied Ashton as he stared into space.

 

that man would make a move sooner or later, but

 

can’t be a coincidence. I think you should read your text

phone and did as Ashton said. The message I received read: Mommy, we’re

his phone, so

out of the woods yet then, but still, I was

change. We’re going to save

“What about our daughter?”

them.” Somehow, I was confident that I would get my children back, and I could not help but

too, smirked at me and said

was quite normal to have a favorite among my children as long as I remembered to

Nora, I worried that she would try to replace me someday and fool Gregory and Audrey into thinking that

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