Fay pouted as she watched Callie barge into her room. Behind her followed Mike and Mika."What's wrong with your face?" scolded Callie as she placed her bag on the table by the bed.Fay had been avoiding her for the past few days for no apparent reason. Callie had a headache of her own. Until then she no longer wanted to find out the reason. Maybe the dopamine levels in Fay's body were down. So her best friend was irritable."I heard you sprained your foot. So, I brought you a lot of snacks." Callie pushed a large plastic bag towards Fay, ignoring her pouting face.Fay couldn't help but take it. "What do snacks and a sprained foot have to do with it?"Callie brought herself to lie down next to Fay who was sitting on the edge of the bed."You need something to eat to keep from getting bored."Fay's mood was not as bad as before. She checked the contents of the plastic bag and was a little happy."Mommy, you should share it with us." Mika, who also peeked at the contents, asked for a sh
Mike and Mika ran away from the supermarket employees. They slipped between the mall patrons without showing their frightened faces. In each hand, the five-year-olds held a large chocolate bar.A group of people moved opposite the twins. In front led a tall, well-built man with a charming face and a cold expression. Following him, a group of men with uneasy faces.At one point they met. The two children bumped into the man leading the group and hid behind him while holding the hem of his coat."Daddy, they're chasing us!" Mike exclaimed while pointing at two supermarket employees whose faces immediately turned pale.The man was not a random person. Everyone in the neighborhood knew him. He was Cade Goldwin, the richest businessman in the town of Axton.The man didn't like foreign touches. So his face was suddenly grim when he felt small hands grasping the hem of his suit. He stopped walking and looked down.Cade was about to say something cold and sharp to repel the two boys, but seei
”Mommy, we met daddy. He gave us chocolate.” Mika held up a large chocolate bar in her hand.That wasn’t quite right. But it couldn’t be said to be wrong either. They had picked it up at a supermarket to cause a commotion in the direction of a passing party. They searched the internet for information about Cade Goldwin once they got the secret. Before she died their mother gave it to them and told them to keep it from Fay Wilmer, the girl they now called Mommy.“Mommy will throw a tantrum.” That was Mike’s constant reminder whenever Mika thought Fay should be told. Maybe she would come after Cade for making Audrey, the twins’ mother, suffer and then kill him. But it wouldn’t be Cade Goldwin who would be killed. He’s a man who can’t be touched. It was the ruler of the city of Axton who would probably kill Fay.So they had to refrain from telling Fay for their mommy’s safety.“Never mind. Stop playing around. I almost went to the security post and asked them to announce your disappear
"No one has ever refused us. Not even mommy could." Mike smiled mischievously. The boy knew that Fay didn't like them but was forced to bring them with her.Fay pouted. "That's a different thing. Mr. Goldwin can't just be forced to accept you guys.""He can't refuse his good luck charm." Mika's eyes flickered playfully."He's been lucky since birth. No need for a lucky charm. Besides, I heard that he's now in a relationship with a young lady from the Haines family. I'm not sure any young lady would want to be your stepmother." Fay tried to remember the girl's name, but failed. Cade Goldwin was always making headlines. Even if he spat, the reporters would be happy to make it a headline.Yaik! Fay was disgusted by the simile. Okay, she was exaggerating. But Cade always made a scene when he changed girlfriends. How many have there been? Ten? Eleven? Fay tapped herself on the head for letting her mind wander. It was none of her business.The two children across from her furrowed their fin
"Cade, I—“Pricilla wanted to buy some time. It had been a week since they had seen each other. Cade never even called her. Was he getting tired of her? They had only been in a relationship for a month. Pricilla felt anxious. She wasn't willing to break up so quickly. Her dream was the dream of all Axton girls, to become Mrs. Goldwin.Cade ignored the girl. He continued his work that had been delayed. Until later, because of his neglect, Pricilla helplessly left his office. Only then did Cade throw the sheet of documents in his hand onto the table.To him, Pricilla was just a tool. He used her as his lover to upset the Goldwin mistress. Pricilla was not the type of daughter-in-law his mother wanted, Cade knew. But Cade had a sudden headache when his mother urged him to marry Pricilla.'Pricilla or any other girl. I don't care.' That was the ultimatum from the stubborn woman who had given birth to Cade.***"Don't talk nonsense!" said Fay after she stopped coughing. Her face was red.
"Mommy, you read too many novels." Mike finally spoke when his laughter had subsided. The corners of his eyes were watering. "We're not that good."Well, not that great by any stretch of the imagination, but you're still amazing kids.Fay just muttered it to herself. They would get a big head if they heard her.The girl then resumed her intention to take a bath. At that moment, she suddenly felt uncomfortable. So, were the two kids going to leave soon? Why was she feeling sad? Shouldn't she be happy that she didn't have to support the children any longer?The morning before breakfast, two days later, Fay was mostly silent. She didn't react to any of Mike and Mika's ramblings that tried to pick a fight with her."Stop talking nonsense!" Fay put down two plates of cereal for the twins' breakfast that morning rudely. She herself only had a glass of milk. Their money was running low. She had to save it for at least these two days."Mommy's not eating?" Mike observed the way Fay greedily f
There was movement from inside the kitchen. Then Mike and Mika were seen stepping outside slowly."Say hello to your daddy," Fay said as she walked into the room. "I'll pack your things."Mike looked at Fay who had disappeared behind the door. Her expression was complicated."Hello, Daddy. You're finally here." Mika greeted first while giving her best smile.Mike remained silent. The boy seemed to be busy thinking.Cade felt mesmerized for a moment. He hadn't realized how beautiful and cute this girl was before.The great man of Axton lowered his body, bowing to Mika who was closer than his reach. His hand moved to touch the dark curls.This felt magical. Suddenly he was a father of twins. Without a test, he wouldn't argue that the blood flowing through them was his. Instead, he was worried that they were not related at all."Hello, dear. How are you? It's good to see you again. This time Daddy promises we won't be separated again." Cade's previously cold demeanor had melted away. He
The check was torn into several pieces and left to fall to the floor unceremoniously.Langdon could not hide the shock from his face. Cade was suddenly grim to see how the girl had slapped him once again in such a dramatic way. Meanwhile, Mike and Mika could only grimace at the fire of hostility that was beginning to burn between the two.They wanted to cheer when they saw what Fay had done to the check. It looked cool. They were sure that Mommy had never seen that much money let alone had it. But they still thought it was lame. Their daddy is not an easy person to provoke. Fay was like a moth trying to put out a fire. “You think everyone is the same, you can buy. Don’t dream. If necessary, I’ll keep bringing up your crimes and how I’ve suffered because of them. I’ll keep talking until you wish you were dead instead of listening.”Perhaps it was only Langdon who felt how the air in the room turned colder. He glanced at Cade Goldwin who was frozen where he stood. He couldn’t imagine h