Chapter 160

"Missus Isla?" She called for my attention. I flipped my first pancake for a moment then turned my head back at her.

"Do you really love him?" She asked out of the blue, her questions seem to be hiding a code that she wants me to decipher and I frowned because of that.

"Of course. I'd never marry him if I didn't...I love him so much." I muttered proudly. She opens her mouth and seems like she has something more to say but decides not to as we hear a footsteps as well as voices of Nicholas and Beryl mixed with their giggles.

"Good morning Mom." Beryl greeted me with a wide smile and kissed me before pulling herself up from the chair.

With his pajamas and white shirt and messy hair on. Nicholas approached me for his morning kiss too.

"You were up earlier than usual. I woke up without you by my side. I don't like it when you do that." He said sullenly then sneered at Beryl who was quietly pouring juice into her glass.

His arms were wrapped around my waist possessively as I continued cook