Chapter 24 The Grandmother

(Lydia)

“Well, wouldn’t you look at these two adorable angels!” Margaret exclaimed. She sat down on the bed beside them and Ruby quivered slightly, shooting me a wide-eyed look. I was staring on with my jaw on the floor.

Margaret looked over at Thomas, her eyes warm and expectant, completely oblivious to how she had unnerved both my sister and I.

“Well?” she asked with a smile that shone all the way up to her eyes.

I could not let out a single sound. My heart thumped in anticipation.

“Mabel and Miles,” Thomas said to her, “Those are their names.”

She turned back towards the children and her eyes sparkled with love and pride.

“Aren’t you the spitting image of your father?” she said to Miles, gently stroking his little chin.

She cupped Mabel’s cheek into a palm and said, “And you, my dear, are the most beautiful princess I’ve ever seen.”

For the next few minutes, Margaret continued to shower her affection on to the twins. I was feeling dizzy with anxiety but checked myself because of th