SEVEN YEARS LATER
A White BMW stopped in front of one of the biggest events centres in the city, The chauffeur opened the door and to everyone’s surprise, the ones who came out of it were no celebrities. Instead, Four little children majestically came out of the car. Three boys and a girl. They looked so cute with their mini suits and dresses and instantly captured the attention of the people around them. “Wow!” “Who are they?” “The kids are so cute!.” Whispered the people around. “Harper, Harrison,Henry and Hazel!” Selena called out to the kids as they rushed toward her cheerily and she immediately gave the children a big hug and kiss on the cheek. “Mama!” The Four children called her name. The little girl, Hazel, was the first to grab her mother's hand. She was looking like a princess with her pink dress and bow. Meanwhile, the three boys wore matching suits with different colours. The eldest, Harper, wore black suit while the two younger ones, Harrison and Henry wore a Blue and red suit. It suited their personality well. “What are you doing here so early? I thought I had told Miss Gina to bring you here later?” She wondered. “Well, Hazel and Henry said they wanted to see Aunt Vivian getting ready for her bridal makeup.” Harper responded casually and both Henry and Hazel just smiled, affirming his words. “Ah, I don’t think you should bother your aunt right now. She must be busy.” “Why not? I’m sure she will be happy to see us. Besides, we already bought some gifts for her.” They pointed at the little suitcase they carried from the car. “The four of you are so thoughtful.” Selena said as she patted their head gently. “So mama, can we go there?” Hazel pouted and her eyes were sparkling with hopeful gleam. Selena was utterly defeated. She couldn’t win against that cute face. “Okay, I’ll bring you to her bridal room but promise me you will behave, okay?” She asked and the three children nodded. She grabbed Hazel’s hand and they all started walking into the hotel. As they were walking, someone else was watching. It was Chloe and her friend, Sophia. They had been lounging in the event center guest house, and came down for a drink before the wedding started when Chloe’s attention was caught by the children. A frown appeared on her face. “What’s wrong, Chloe?” Sophia asked. “Those kids, something feels odd about them.” “Hm, why? I think they are quite cute. Especially that girl. Geez, she looks like a little doll. I just want to squeeze her face.” She squealed at the last part. Yes, she might be cute but Chloe didn’t like her. She thought the little girl looked too much like Selena Ashford. She had the same amber eyes as her. But it wasn’t the worst part. The three boys walking alongside them looked strikingly similar to her fiance, Alexander Lancaster. Especially the boy with the Black suit. He could be the mini version of Alexander, it made Chloe feel uneasy. “Hm, maybe I’m just overthinking it. Yes, I guess she’s cute.” She replied. “Right!? Ah, I can’t wait to get married too so I can have a cute daughter like her. You too, Chloe. When is your wedding with Alexander? Just hurry up and get married already so you can have cute children like those.” Sophia replied. She had always been fond of little kids, after all. “Yeah, I’m sure if I have a daughter, she will be so much better looking than that girl.” She said before checking her watch. “I think the wedding is about to start soon. Let’s head into the main hall.” She told Sophia. “Hm, you’re right. Let’s go.”On the other side of the city, Chloe was crying as she laid her head on Alexander’s shoulder.She didn’t even dare to open her phone because she knew what was waiting for her. Alexander felt conflicted. He pitied her a little and did his best to cheer her up.“Don’t worry, I will do something about this.” He assured her.“My reputation is damaged! All the media are broadcasting this news and they are calling me a bully. I don’t even want to live anymore!” She sobbed loudly.Richard, Alexander’s assistant, entered the room.“Have you contacted the media and publishing companies who posted these videos and articles?” Alexander asked.“Yes, they say they are on their way to deal with it.” Richard was nervous. He had dealt with a lot of things from working with Alexander Lancaster, but he never dealt with anything at this scale before. No one expected that a two-minute video could cause such an uproar.“Ask them to delete it immediately!” Chloe shouted, frustrated with what was happening.
Harper noticed that his big Aunty didn’t seem too fond of him. Probably because he resembled his father the most. So, he did one thing he always did best, appealing to the adults.“Big Aunty, you look a bit tired. Do you want some warm tea? I will bring you a cup of warm tea, okay?” He told her with a gentle smile. The frown on her face had already begun to fade away.Rachel didn’t expect the little boy to be so polite. Even though he had his father’s face, his character was different.Ah, thinking about Alexander Lancaster pissed her off. She still remembered how Seven years ago, she received the news of Selena’s death on TV. Chloe showed up and told everyone Selena had committed suicide and showed a fake suicide note in her hand. They made it look as if her little cousin had done it out of guilt for cheating on Alexander.Rachel had practically raised Selena since she was young, she knew her better than anyone. There was no way Selena would do something like that. It was a big lie
Selena was starting to get really annoyed. She didn’t think ungrateful humans like her still existed in this world. Who did she think she was to demand so much from someone she just met for the first time? Not just that, she also dared to insult her aunt.“The only family member I see here is my aunt. I have no relation to you whatsoever.” Selena replied, biting her lower lips to hold back her anger.Who did she think put them in that kind of situation? It was their son!Rachel was the one who paid the consequences of their son’s action and they still treated her like garbage. If it wasn’t because they still lived in the same house as Rachel’s, Selena would do so much more than scolding this ungrateful old woman.“I don’t care. You have the money, you must compensate us for what your aunt has done!” The old woman started yelling and demanding even more. She began to throw a tantrum and the situation became really uncomfortable.“Selena, you should just head back now, I will catch up w
“There we go!” Harrison smirks “Are you done?” Henry asked immediately.“Almost…” he replied.Harrison’s little fingers were busy typing on the keyboard. He cropped some parts of the video and adjusted the rest. Once he was done, he sent the file to Hazel’s phone and the little girl uploaded the video.She created a fake Instagram account with the help of her brothers and now they were about to create chaos.“And posted!” Hazel yelled joyfully as a smile brightened all their faces. It was finally done!“Good job, everyone!” The four of them gave each other high five and celebrated their little victory, yes! they couldn’t wait.Soon enough, Chloe would be the laughing stock and roasted by the notion all over social media.***Selena drove her car across the state to see her elder cousin who was like an aunt to her, Rachel Robinson. She was her mother’s elder sister's child. In the past, they were frequently mistaken as sisters.After driving for almost two hours, she stopped in front
Seeing them together brought back old memories of her and Alexander, Alexander once told her that Chloe was a calm and mature woman who never caused a scene. Yet it seemed to her that those weren’t exactly true.How she wanted to laugh and mocked them at the time, but Selena decided to let it slide. She needed to have some self-restraint. After all, she was no longer Selena Ashford from seven years ago.“Baby, are you okay?” Selena approached Hazel who smiled when she saw her.“Mom, don’t worry, I am okay. See?” She spun around to show her that she was fine. Selena couldn’t help but smile at how cute her daughter was. Yes, she was her daughter, not Alexander’s.“Thank goodness, that woman must have given you a hard time.” She kissed her daughter’s chubby cheek and took her hand.“No worries, mama. Hazel is a big girl, I can handle someone like her.” Selena chuckled at her daughter’s response. She was glad everything had passed.Her heart nearly dropped a beat earlier when she saw Haz
“No, I know what I saw, it was definitely a spider!” Chloe snatched the toy away from Hazel and threw it to the ground, hoping to find some secret in there to prove her right. Instead, the bunny toy broke and split in two.Hazel quickly covered her face, pretending to be shocked and sad. However, she was actually smiling inside. They must be shocked, especially Chloe.She knew Chloe was telling the truth, but that toy was actually a little trick she had come up with along with her brothers. Yes, it's was a payback for ordering their aunt.It was only the beginning.In front of everyone, Hazel started crying. Drop of tears fell on her reddish chubby cheek and she made sure everyone could see her.“Hwaaaaa… my toy is broken.” She turned to Alexander and spoke pitifully.“Mr. Lancaster, my bunny is dead! What will you do if you have a daughter and someone breaks her toy like this!? Will you just stay still and let other people bully your daughter?” She asked as she continued crying. Tho