Chapter Ten

Sophia smiled again, " too big? Because of her stature? She is just eighteen years old" The frown was still on her mother's face as she replied, " eighteen years old is big, you can't call her a child, she is old enough to bring trouble into your home, I don't think she is what you need this time"

Lara and Sophia laughed, "she stays with me, I can handle her very well" she assured her mother without hesitation.

Lara interjected, " I think what mother is talking in relation to your husband, a wife has to know what she is doing, as some husbands have affairs with their maids, it's like a curse which they cannot resist".

All of them laughed with the exception of their mother. "It is not all men that have affair with their maids" their father chipped in after listening to their discussions for some time.

Her mother looked at him, " A wife still needs to be careful, have you forgotten what almost happened some time ago, when...." She smiled and waved her hand, " let's forget about that" S