“What’s wrong? Is there a problem? They treated you badly?” Fay spoke in a hurry. Of course she didn’t need to ask that. The twins had an uncanny knack for pulling at anyone’s heartstrings.“Mommy!”“Are you okay?”The loud voices on the other side scrambled to enter Fay’s hearing.“Of course I’m fine. I’ve been fine all this time, too. What do you expect to happen to me? If you’re around, my life will be bad.”On the other side of the line, two children looked at each other. Laura, who was also listening because her cell phone was set to loudspeaker mode, strangely laughed at Fay’s rant. She whispered in Mika’s ear.Mika then spoke to Fay. “Where’s daddy?”“I don’t know. I’m not his nanny.” Why would the boys ask her about their father. Just call the man, what’s the harm?The people on the other side fell silent again It was Mike’s turn to speak. He took over the cell phone in Mika’s hand.“Mommy, daddy didn’t bother you, right? You guys didn’t fight, did you?”“Of course not. You k
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