FOUR YEARS AGO

JADE

I stared at my two princes lying in their cribs and my eyes brimmed with tears. They were just a little above one but I still had to leave them every night because I had to work.

However, this was not the reason why I had tears in my eyes. Phyna was sick and needed me by his side but I could not stay.

Ever since I ran away one year ago with Phyna and Ella, life had been very difficult. I had to conceal my appearance whenever I went out and I only did odd night jobs.

The possibility of being caught by the men working for Max and his father was high if I moved around during the day. So, I lived in hiding, in the slums.

It was not the life I planned for my children but given my circumstances, there was nothing else I could do.

At first, I lived in a shared apartment with a middle-aged woman who had three daughters and we took turns looking after each other's children at night since we both worked.

However, after eight months, she moved out and I couldn't keep up with th