MAXI thought Agatha had something to say to Daisy. However, her hand dropped onto the bed and she lost consciousness."Agatha!" Daisy screamed as she cried out but I pulled her into my arms and assured her, "She will be fine. The paramedics will be here soon."She pulled away from me and ran out of the room while I ran after her.I caught her hand and spun her around, "What happened, Daisy? Is there something you are not telling me?""It's all my fault," she cried. "I'm the reason why Agatha is like that!""What?"I stared at her in surprise as she sniffled, "When I got back home, I noticed my door was unlocked and at first, I thought Agatha had forgotten to lock it.I hurried to my daughters' bedroom and saw them sleeping soundly. Then I went to your daughter's room and she was crying in her sleep.I worried that she was having a nightmare and carried her to my daughters' room so she wouldn't be alone.I went back to her room to get an extra pillow for her when I heard noises from t
JADE I opened my eyes and realized I was in a hospital room. I looked around me and saw Max sitting by my bedside.I immediately sat up as I recalled what had happened the previous night. I was still in the same clothes I had on when I slept off and my heart was thumping so fast. Max had caught me in the act, what was I going to do?"How do you feel now?" Max's voice was etched with concern.I thought about what to tell him to get myself out of the situation I had woken up in. How could I be so stupid that I ended up falling into my trap? It was a big blow to my pride and everything else."What happened to me?" I decided to feign ignorance as Max's reply would provide me with the perfect story to come up with."You don't remember?" He asked and I shook my head. "I'm not sure I remember, everything's a blur."He sighed, "Well, you suddenly slumped after drinking the cup of coffee you gave me last night. I was so worried that I quickly rushed you to the hospital.The doctor confirmed t
JADEI gasped in shock and turned, only to see that the person who caught my hand was one of my bodyguards.I sighed in relief and looked around to confirm that there was no sign of Max.My other bodyguard also appeared and asked, "What's going on?""I need to leave here and get back home as soon as possible," I explained. "I can't let Max find out that I left through the back gate.""I'll bring the car around," one of the bodyguards said and quickly left."I'll take care of the security cameras," the other told me before walking away as well.I went out through the back gate and true to his words, the first bodyguard was waiting outside with a car."Thank you so much," I gushed as I got inside."You should do something about the way you look," he told me.I sighed, "I will. But how did you guys know I was here?""Have you forgotten we were keeping watch outside your house?" He asked. "We saw you being carried away in an ambulance last night and carefully followed behind.We didn't kn
JADE "First things first, come on and have your bath, then we can proceed from there." As I spoke, I led my sons toward their bathroom.It was important for them to change into new clothes before Max came or Aurora woke up.I filled their toothbrushes with paste and instructed them to brush their teeth like I taught them.After that, they took their baths, I wore them dresses and quickly added some makeup to their faces to hide some of their facial features.Once that was taken care of, I led them both to the living room with a first aid box in my hand.They both stood in front of me and watched as I took out a pack of needles, cotton wool, plaster, and a few other items."Mummy, what do you want to do?" Phyna asked.I stared at the clock on the wall, it was a few minutes past seven and I had been gone from the hospital for more than forty minutes. "Quick, I need to prick one of you with a needle," I told them. "I don't have much time. Please one of you should help mummy."Ella took
JADE"Your brother? Who are you talking about?" Max went on one knee and asked Ella.I quickly got off the bed and pulled Ella's ear, "Naughty girl. Why are you being foolish? Haven't I told you not to refer to Aurora as a boy? She is a girl and she's your sister.""But mummy...""Shut up, Ella. No buts!" I cut him off. "Phyna, how does mummy feel about stubborn children who don't listen?""Mummy doesn't love them," Phyna replied."Good," I turned Ella to face me and asked, "Do you want mummy to stop loving you?"He pouted and shook his head, "I'm sorry, mummy." He threw himself into my arms and began to cry."Shh, it's okay, baby." I wiped his tears. "Mummy loves you, Phyna, and Aurora so much. Always listen to mummy, okay?"He nodded."It's okay, Daisy," Max said. "If they want me to stay...""Come with me, Max. Both of you, don't come out." I held Max's hand and took him out of the room."Listen, I don't want to tell you how to raise your kids but don't you think you are being too
JADEI looked at where my phone was, got up, and turned on its recorder.Afterward, I turned my attention back to Aurora and said, "It's okay, Honey. You can tell me.""I'm afraid of my mummy," she said.Seeing the fear in her eyes, my heart broke as I wondered what my daughter must have suffered at the hands of Stacy. No matter what, I needed to find out what it was.I spoke softly and gently coaxed her, "It's okay, Honey. You are safe here. I won't hurt you and I won't let your mummy hurt you, I promise. Tell me the truth and I won't tell anyone."She hesitated for a while but I waited patiently until she began, "My mummy was angry with me because I accidentally poured her cup of coffee.Aunty Agatha was not around so, my mummy took me to her room and burnt me with her cigarette. When I began to cry, she told me sorry and bought me ice cream.She asked me not to tell anyone otherwise she would burn me again."My mouth fell in shock as my eyes brimmed with tears, "Did you tell your d
MAXSomething didn't seem right. Too many things were happening all at once and Daisy had an explanation ready for every single one of them. There were suddenly too many convenient excuses that I was forced to believe that something was going on. Daisy was certainly hiding something from me and I was going to find out what it was.Stacy suddenly called my phone and I went out to take it because I could not let Daisy overhear my conversation with her."Where the hell are you, Max?" She asked angrily. "My daughter didn't spend the night at home and neither did you. You knew my flight was landing first thing this morning and nothing would have made me happier than being welcomed by you and our princess.""Relax," I told her. "You just got back and you are already so angry. How would our princess feel if she saw you being so upset?"She sighed, "I can't help it, Max. You know how much I love Aurora. I feel so much at ease when she is around me. I don't trust other people, they may hurt m
JADEMax turned and stared at me quietly for a while before walking out of my room.I followed behind him as I realized I was showing too much anger. I had to control my emotions or risk losing everything I had worked hard for.It was still difficult to believe that my baby had gone through so much suffering right in her father's house. Her nannies were all useless and even Agatha had some explaining to do. Max waited in the living room while I went to my kids' bedroom and came out with Aurora. He went on his knees and pulled her into his arms as he said, "Can you show me where you were burnt with a cigarette?"She looked up at me with fear in her eyes and I smiled at her. Caressing her cheek, I told her, "It's okay, Honey. You can tell your Daddy and everything will be fine. He will punish Stacy and make sure she never sees you again."She smiled at me at turned to face Max whose eyes carried complicated emotions in them."Daddy, will you really not take me back to mummy?" She asked