Caroline’s POV:As soon as the question left my lips, Sophia froze like a statue. Tension visibly rippled through her body, but within seconds, she forced it all down.“Of course,” she said simply, as though her sudden appearance wasn’t strange in the slightest. She snapped her arm to gesture at the nanny. “Sandra informed me of what was going on. I’m George’s mother, so of course I should know if my own son was poisoned!”She spun on her heel to face William, fake sorrow bubbling in her voice. “William, honey, I know there are some misunderstandings between us—”“Misunderstandings?” William snorted, sarcasm dripping into his voice. “Sure, let's call it that.”Sophia continued on undeterred save for a small flinch from the blow to her pride. “William, you can’t possibly be so cruel to our child! Can’t you see that Caroline is trying to hurt our baby? She wants revenge! Please, William, get her out of our house! She’s a vicious woman and she scares me. Who knows what else she plans to d
Caroline’s POV:Looking into George’s big blue eyes, I felt a connection spark between us. It was funny how an innocent infant, not even able to stand yet, was able to recognize those who were good to him. All the while, my ex-husband treated me with only disloyalty and distrust. How could a baby recognize the goodness in someone’s heart over an adult?Sophia gawked at her son’s actions, rage flitting over her face. “George, no!” she scolded. “She’s only going to hurt you!” Grabbing George’s tiny wrist, she yanked hard, forcefully pulling his hand away. George’s face scrunched up in pain and he began to sob, kicking his legs pitifully. Who treats their own son like that? I wondered. Did Sophia even care about her son, or was George just some tool to consolidate her position and win over William’s heart?“Stop!” I demanded, making Sophia jump on the spot. “Don’t you see you’ve hurt him?”William’s deep voice spoke up from behind us. “He’s hurt?” he fretted, coming over to inspect Georg
Caroline’s POV:They tried to poison little George! How dare they? I thought angrily to myself, the words nearly spilling out my mouth. Thankfully I was able to keep my lips sealed and not alarm them, but my blood boiled just beneath the surface. I knew Sophia was a lying, manipulative woman, but I never thought she would be this unscrupulous just to get rid of me. She risked her child’s life! I wouldn’t doubt if she’s always been this entitled, extreme egoist, only ever caring about herself and how she was perceived. What a shameless woman!Memories of the video Martin’s friend had sent me suddenly flashed back into my mind. I vividly recalled the man she had been leaning so fondly on again, and it now occurred to me why she was acting so despicable. Her relationship with William had finally broken down, hadn’t it? Had William finally brightened up enough to realize that he was being cheated on? If so, it seemed she was pulling every trick in the book in an effort to win him back. E
Caroline’s POV:My heart was akin to a drum in my chest, pounding away in my ears as I dreaded the thought of being caught. Although I was hidden behind a rather large tree, it wouldn’t be long until they eventually found me. What would happen if they discovered me? Sophia was already a ruthless woman who was willing to get me killed just to do away with me. Who knew how far she would go just to shut me up? My brain worked a mile a minute, desperately searching for any possible way for me to get out of this situation, but every road led to me being caught. Should I just make a run for it? “I think someone is eavesdropping on us,” Sophia growled, poison dripping from every word. “Sandra, go check it out. Now!”My eyes widened and my heart beat faster as the crunch of dry leaves grew ever closer, a signal that these two scheming women were about to find me. I tried to estimate my chances of having a real conflict with them if I was discovered, and they did not look good. My body was
Caroline’s POV:“George? William? Where are you?” I cried out, rushing from room to room in search of the pair. Was I too late? Had the nanny already taken George? Where was William? My heart pounded as I searched high and low for them, terrified that I was too slow and that something terrible had come to pass. I had to have searched every room twice, and by the time I was finally coming to accept that the nanny had already carried out Sophia’s awful plan, a curious voice interrupted my racing thoughts.“Miss Caroline?” croaked an aged voice. It was a familiar one I hadn’t heard in quite a while. I spun on my heel (the good one) to see Gerald, the butler. It was relieving to see a face I knew I could trust, but more importantly, cradled safe in his arms was little George. He smiled gummily at me and waved his little arms around with a giggle. I placed a hand to my pounding heart, sighing in great relief that George was safe and sound. Without thinking, I strolled over to the infant
Caroline’s POV:My eyes carefully observed the CCTV footage, scrutinizing every second with careful eyes. With George left in Gerald’s hands, it left me enough time to search for evidence of Sandra’s crime. If this was all a nefarious trap set up by Sophia to get me in trouble with William, then that meant that the powder had to have been tampered with between the time I’d first arrived and before I woke up with George. So, I quickly scrubbed through the overnight footage, fastforwarding until I found the fatal moment that Sandra came on screen. There was plenty of useless footage in between, and my patience was quickly wearing thin. In the end, however, all my diligent searching bore fruit.At one o’clock in the morning on the dot, the blurry image of the nanny appeared, creeping in through the backdoor in a sneaky way. Pausing the screen and peering closer, I was startled to see that she was holding an object that looked suspiciously similar in size to the tin of milk powder that
Caroline’s POV:Bursting into George’s room, I found myself face to face with the new nanny, standing by little George’s crib. Just before I could yell at her to get away, she raised a thin finger to her lips, hushing me. Her hand ran over George’s head, who was sound asleep in her arms, no doubt having happy dreams as he lay completely ignorant of the danger around him.“Is there something wrong, madam?” The new nanny gave me a curious, scrutinizing look. I felt the urge to grab George and take him away from this sketchy woman, but I got a hold of myself before I could act rashly. I stamped down my temper, not wanting to lash out and alert the enemy that I was onto her. Especially when she already had the baby in her arms. It was also important that I verify that this woman really did have cruel intentions. I couldn’t just point the finger at some poor worker who didn’t deserve it. I forced a small smile on my face as I spoke to her.“It’s nothing,” I said at last, keeping the alar
Caroline’s POV:My husband, William, had promised to accompany me to have a prenatal checkup, but he hadn’t come home for three days. He had told me he would only be gone for a day for a business trip and promised to be back in time, but I didn't know what happened to him. As the days passed, I grew even more worried about him.I’m huddled with my blankets against the window, keeping an eye on the driveway. I rubbed a hand over my swollen belly, praying that William would come home soon. We’d been expecting a little boy for six months now, but as the CEO of his own company, he’d been so busy as of late.“Where are you, William?” I whispered out into the morning, watching as the sun peeked just above the forested mountains.My worries quickly melted away as soon as I saw a slick black car coming over the hills and towards our villa. “William!” I gasped, relieved that he was alright. I left the window and came down our extravagant winding staircase, careful not to run so the baby wouldn