Chapter 57 "Come on, Mom. Are you going to keep avoiding me? I told you I'm sorry, will you just please forgive me?" Liam pleaded with his Mom as he followed her to the living room, but she could only care less. It was still hard to believe that the son she trusted so much that he could never hurt anyone, actually did and kept it for years. No matter the angle she looked at it from, it was still hard to gather the pieces together. "Mom... Can you please speak to me? You've been keeping me at arm's length for days now, can you please speak to me?" Again, he whined, going to stand in her way this time, but she scoffed. "What should I talk about with an irresponsible man that couldn't even own up to his responsibility? What should I discuss with you?" Those words crushed his heart, but he wasn't in a position to be hurt, because this was all his fault. He was the one that hurt her in the first place, so he wasn't supposed to feel pained about whatever she was going to say t
Chapter 58 "You look happy today. Did something happen in school?" Aliyah asked Nancy as she led her to the car, holding her backpack. "Nothing, Mommy. I'm just in a good mood," Little Nancy smiled at her Mom excitedly. If only she hadn't promised Liam she wouldn't tell her Mom, then she wouldn't have hesitated to do it. "You're looking bright," She smiled at Nancy as she tucked her in the back seat and closed the door behind her, then went to the driver's seat and hopped inside. The ride back to her house started. "So, how was school today?" She asked, glancing at Nancy through the rearview mirror, and she smiled brightly. "School was fine, and I had fun," Nancy replied to her, and she nodded her head. She didn't want to ask her many questions. "I have good news to share," She smiled brightly, glancing at Nancy. "What is it, Mom?" Nancy asked in anticipation. "You remember the company I talked about some months ago, yeah? Hall Of Fame..." "
Chapter 59 Nancy picked on her food slowly as she stared into space. It was lunch break, and she was supposed to be eating, but she didn't have an appetite, and the only thing she could wish for was for Liam to show up and have lunch with her like the other day. Maybe that will make her feel better. No, it'll really make her feel better. "Are you ok, Nancy?" Her classmate, Lisa asked her as the little girl came to sit across from her, and she slowly nodded her head. "Yes, I'm fine," She replied to Lisa. "You don't look fine. Did something happen? You look sad," Lisa insisted, and she was forced to drop the fork she was using to eat this time, reclining on the chair. "I miss Uncle Liam," She mumbled, so low that Lisa couldn't hear what she said, and was forced to ask her to repeat herself. "Forget it. Never mind," She sighed deeply, picking up her fork again, and just when she wanted to dig into the food, she heard Lisa gasp sharply. "Isn't that your D
Chapter 60 "Are you ok? Why couldn't you concentrate at the meeting earlier? Did something happen?" Jeff asked worriedly. He has noticed how she was always spacing out at the meeting and almost ended up ruining everything for him over there. "Yeah, I'm fine," she replied to him, but he would be a fool to believe that when it was obvious that she wasn't fine. It was written all over her, and not something anyone would easily be fooled by. "Are you sure about it?" He asked, tucking his hands inside his pockets, and she nodded her head. He sighed briefly, giving it up already now. "Hmm. I'm fine," She nodded her head. "So, are you still coming over this weekend?" He asked her, and she thought about it for a while before she nodded her head. "Yes, we will," She replied to him, and he smiled excitedly. "I already told the kids you'll be coming over, and they are excited about it. They are looking forward to having you around," He uttered, and she forced a
Chapter 61 "Mommy, are we really leaving?" Nancy asked sadly as she watched her Mom pack their things, so Aliyah stopped and sighed briefly. "Yes, baby. We are leaving," She replied to Nancy, who slowly nodded her head. It was Saturday evening, the day she has promised Jeff she was going to come over to his house with her baby, but Nancy wasn't happy about this. At first, she was over the moon and looked forward to spending time with Ella and Emily, the kids she loved playing with the most, but that was until Liam came back, and now, all the little girl wanted was to spend time with her nanny who has won her heart effortlessly. Her phone beeped, and when she checked it, she hurriedly went to pick up her handbag from the bed, turning to face Nancy who was already on her feet. "Uncle Jeff is here to pick us up. Come on, baby," She smiled brightly, dragging her suitcase with her as they both headed to the door. They soon got to the living room where Jeff was already wa
Chapter 62 "Sleepy sleepy, wakie wakie..." Aliyah whispered as she pulled the duvet from Nancy's body, revealing the little girl sleeping peacefully and comfortably on the bed. It was 8am already, and even though it was on a Sunday, she still needed to wake up a little early so she could eat, right? "Good morning, Mommy," Nancy groaned as she rubbed the back of her palm against her face sleepily, looking at her mom's blurry face. "Good morning, love. Did you sleep well?" She asked Nancy, tucking the strands of her hair behind her ear. "Hmm," Nancy's eyes were finally opened, then her Mom took her to the bathroom to bathe her and change her clothes for her. "It's a Sunday today, and I'll be home all day. Do you want to do anything? We could play around if you want," She knew that her little girl was not happy, so she was literally looking for ways to cheer her up, and maybe, just maybe, hanging out together or even going to the beach on a Sunday morning would do
Chapter 63 'Why don't you tell her the truth?' She tossed on the bed as those words kept replaying in her head nonstop. Is that the right thing to do? She asked herself and ponder over it for a while, sitting on the bed, but after a giving it a thorough thought, she didn't seem to find the idea appealing. "I'm going to handle it myself. I can't tell her the truth," She shook her head as she mumbled. Pushing all the thoughts to the back of her mind, she glanced over to Nancy who was sleeping peacefully on the bed beside her, and she sighed briefly. Just like she would soon turn twenty-eight, the little girl would soon be six too, and just like that, the years would keep going. The question is how long she was going to keep up with this lie? How long was she going to keep hiding the truth from her, and even if she succeeded in hiding it for years, what about when she finds out about it? Those were the questions she kept asking herself as she stared at the girl. "Don't thi
Chapter 64 "Don't play around too much, and be a good girl, ok?" Aliyah said to Nancy when they arrived at the school gate. "Yes, Mommy. Don't stress yourself too much at work, ok?" Nancy pinched her cheeks, and she nodded her head. "That reminds me. I won't be coming over to pick you up later, so I'll send the driver to come get you. Will come over to the house to pick you up when I'm done at the office. You're good with that?" Aliyah asked her, and she nodded her head while smiling brightly. "Alright Mommy, that's fine," She replied to her. Aliyah kissed her forehead and hugged her before she handed her over to her class teacher, leaving the school afterward. Nancy soon got to the class, smiling brightly. For some strange reason, she was extremely happy. Maybe because it was Monday and she knew she was going to see Liam, or maybe it was for another cause. Not that she could explain it, anyway. "Nancy, what are you thinking about?" Her class teacher,