"Grace, I do not think it is appropriate to ask your father that kind of question." Anna Phillips said, casting her eyes away from her husband."Mom, that is the only way. Do you want to tell me that you don't know her name either or that you both do not want to talk about it?" Grace replied."Young lady, that is enough; we would not talk about this matter again unless I had to discuss it with Laura. Until then, no one is going to mention that woman in this house again," Jerry Phillips shouted as he walked out of the living room."Mom, tell me you at least know the name of the woman who almost stole Daddy away from you," Grace said, eyeing her mother.Anna Phillips dropped down into one of the seats, her eyes distant, as all that happened all those years ago came back to her."You were so little then, Grace, so you won't understand," Anna Phillips replied."Mom, the woman is dead, and my stubborn little sister is hell bent on finding out who her mother is. I think it's high time you t
Jason waited patiently, hoping whatever Gift was about to tell him was worth it.“There’s a rumor that you would prefer that your father die since you’ll get the chance to inherit all he has instead of his first son,” Gift said.Jason’s right hand, which held the phone to his ear, tightened around the phone as he asked, “Who did you hear this from?”“Well, some little bird said, Your brother, in a drunken state at a get-together last night, was shouting it to whoever cared to listen, and now it’s all over the place,” Gift explained.“F*ck it,” Jason murmured.“I just think you need to ensure the right narrative gets out there, or it might really affect your business,” Gift stated.“Thank you, Gift; goodbye,” Jason said, ending the call.Tim walked out of the master bedroom, and the first thing he noticed, apart from the change in the atmosphere, was Jason’s face, which was now set in stone.“For the life of me, I hope whatever has gotten you in that mood has nothing to do with me,” Tim
"Teressa? I thought you were going to bed." Laura asked, looking down to see she was holding an envelope."Yes, but I forgot to give you a message," Teressa replied."That looks like a fancy one," Agnes Emerson stated as she looked at the envelope, which had a beautiful flower pattern design on the body.Laura took the envelope from her and saw that it was from the Delicate Nannies World."Delicate Nannies World sent you an invite. I was told they would also send a message regarding it." Teressa said."Okay, thank you, Teressa; I'll have a look at it." Laura replied."Okay, good night once again." Teressa said."Delicate Nannies World—that's a real practical name; is that where you found Teressa?" Agnes asked, adding, "They must be really delicate indeed."Laura chuckled, "I guess so," she said as she opened her phone to see she had received a message from the Delicate Nannies World, like Teressa had said."Go on, open it; don't you want to find out what it says?" Agnes asked.Laura s
Lisa's head turned in the direction Teressa was pointing, and her mouth instantly hung open at the sight."I want to be on that!" she shouted, her curiosity about the moment forgotten. Before her, there was a roller coaster that swung so high that you could touch the sky."Yes, you will, child, but I'm afraid you'll have to wait a few years till you are a bit taller, but you can get on the gliders," Agnes replied, with a relieved smile in Teressa's direction."I want to see the hunted house," Liam said as Matthew found a place to park the car."I am not going there," Lisa replied immediately."Liam, are you sure about that? Won't it be really scary for you?" Agnes asked, unsure as to whether she should allow the boy into such a scary part of the park."I can go alone; girls are usually too scared," Liam said with a shake of his head at this sister."I can go with him, if you don't mind," Matthew offered."Oh, that would be lovely; thank you," Agnes replied as they all got out of the c
Gift looked up and saw Jeffery coming towards them, a bottle of water in hand."She is just a small girl; why were you taking out your frustration on her?" Jeffery whispered to Gift.Then he turned to Teressa and said, "I am so sorry for how she spoke to you. If you want, I can get her another ice cream.""No, I don't want it," Lisa said, her eyes still fixed on Gift.Gift scoffed and folded her hand on her chest as she murmured to herself, "She looks like someone I know—so much anger, exactly like her." Then she hissed."I want to go home," Lisa said."Thank you, sir; you are too kind. There is no need for you to buy her the ice cream." Teressa replied.she then took Lisa's hand, and they walked out on them.Gift kept staring after them as she said, "If that girl was big enough, I'm sure she would have decided to beat me up. Did you see how she was glaring at me?"Jeffery shook his head, then turned in the opposite direction and started walking.Gift saw him go and shouted, "Where ar
"He was right behind me," Matthew responded.Liam stepped out a second later, laughing at Matthew and pointing at his scared face."Uncle Matthew was so scared," Liam said, laughing."Liam, that was not funny; why did you have to wear it." Matthew replied, smiling."What happened inside?" Lisa asked curiously."Uncle Matthew is afraid of the skeletons," Liam told her."Really?" Lisa asked."Yes, and I put this one on to scare him more," Liam added, lifting a mask of skeleton Agnes had gotten for him earlier.Lisa laughed, pointing at it and saying, "That's just a mask.""Well, Lisa, I didn't know that earlier, especially when he suddenly looked like one of the skeletons," Matthew replied."Okay, enough of the talks about skeletons; let's get to the car." Agnes stated."Are we going already?" Liam asked, his face turning sad at the mention of leaving."Yes, we are Hunnie; don't worry, we'll come back some other time," Agness promised."Okay," Liam replied.They all walked over to the c
Laura saw the smile first as she turned before taking in the whole face. He looked different, and she wondered what he was doing in the building."You look even more amazing each time I see you," Jared replied, adding, "It's true what they say about wine becoming sweeter with longer years of aging.""Hello, Jared, Are you comparing me to wine? What are you doing here?" Laura asked, her face neutral."Oh, dear, I was just making an example of how good you look, and as to why I am here, I had a few things to settle with some of my workers." Jared replied."You have an office space in this building?" Laura asked."Yes, I do. I wish I could own all of it, but you know, Lily Whites, she beat me to it," Jared replied.Laura smirked at his words; she didn't remember him being so arrogant, but well, she could hardly say she knew him back then. They were strangers who hadn't even had the time to get to know each other well before that faithful night."What do your workers here do?" Laura asked
"It's you again!" Little Bobby shouted as he ran into Laura's arms."Bobby!" Vivian called, surprised that he had run into the hands of a stranger.Vivian pulled him away from Laura so she could step into the elevator."I'm sorry about that; he seemed so excited to see you," Vivian said.Laura smiled. "It's fine; Bobby and I are acquinted," she replied."Oh, really," Vivian replied, looking down at her son with raised brows."Yes, mummy, she is the mummy of the twins," Little Bobby shouted."Oh," Vivian said again, this time around her face brightened with understanding."Oh, you're the one," Vivian said."Mummy of the twins?" Laura asked, her brows raised in a playful smirk.Little Bobby laughed at her and replied, "Yes, Lisa and Liam, I remember their names.""He hasn't stopped talking about those two since the last time I dropped him here," Vivian stated.Laura smiled. "Oh, I see," she replied."I frequently have a lot of events to oversee; I'm an event planner, you see, and having