"How can you compare my mother to a stranger woman you just met yesterday and met again today," said Nicholas in a sharp tone. "My mother is not a woman anyone can compare to. She is special and always will be." Carlos stood up from his seat and patted Nicholas's shoulder gently. "It's like that to me too, brother. She is very special and incomparable. However, I think you should meet and come face to face with Josephine Jade, for you to understand what I mean that she reminds me of your mother." Nicholas didn't answer, just closed his eyes and ignored his cousin. Carlos smiled knowingly and left the room with slow steps. Nicholas had always been sensitive when it came to talking about his mother--Ingrid Adams or Inggrid Ferm if she used her maiden name. He worshiped his mother, who was only with him until he was ten years old, then died at the age of 37 because of cancer of the lymph nodes that had been eating away at her body for a long time. "I will send the files of the prosp
Josephine remained motionless, trying not even to hear her breathing. She stood at the end of a short corridor after the entrance and opened onto the interior of her apartment.Sitting on a chair in the corner of the open living room, Rain was busy fiddling with a math game on the computer.On the kitchen floor, Sky was busy observing several types and sizes of pipes, with a wooden ruler in his right hand and a pencil tucked into his ear.In the living room, on the carpet, Flower and Anna were assembling various toy furniture into a playhouse and chatting as two neighbors were planning a tea party with the dolls lined up on the sofa.The tired and restless feelings in Josephine's heart vanished like smoke in the rain, seeing the most beautiful sight before her eyes. She doesn't want to blink and record every second of it in a special memory, to play it back in memory when she feels sad or faces difficulties.After several minutes passed, without anyone noticing her presence because ev
For a moment, Josephine thought she had a problem with her ears. She looked at the man in front of him with a confused look."W-what? What do you say?" asked Josephine nervously."Unbutton me," Nicholas repeated calmly. "These buttons of my shirt. Help me take my shirt off."After being momentarily stunned, Josephine retreated further back into her seat and resentfully glared at the man in front of her."What do you mean? You intend to harass me?" Josephine said annoyed.She tried to open the luxury car door, but it was locked. Josephine felt fear creep into her heart. She thought, was her action to help the man in front of her before was a mistake?The man lay bloodied on an abandoned construction site, shot and even several people were still chasing him when Josephine was trying to help him.However, now the man was in front of her, driving a luxury car that Josephine definitely wouldn't be able to afford despite having worked as a nurse for fifty years, wearing an expensive suit, s
"Wake up your brothers, Flow, we can't leave too late because according to the weather forecast, it will be very hot today," Josephine said as she put her hair in a messy bun.She walked into the kitchen to prepare breakfast. Fried potatoes, sausages sautéed with broccoli, and a tuna sandwich. Desserts were watermelon and melon cut into small pieces, vanilla pudding with chocolate vla, and orange juice.Josephine always prioritizes a varied and delicious breakfast, because breakfast will motivate the children to be active all day, but will not make them fat. On the other hand, for dinner Josephine limited them to overeating and provided lots of fruit, salad, vegetables and hard-boiled eggs if they were too hungry.As a nurse, Josephine knows how to keep her active children healthy and nourished. She was proud because at the age of six, in general, her three children rarely got sick, except for Flower, who had been suffering from Leukemia since the age of two."Mom, I want to bring a s
"This thing is so pretty and shiny, Mommy. It would be great to put up in my dollhouse," Flower said innocently.Josephine was so weak that she couldn't say anything and just leaned against the toilet cubicle door and closed her eyes. She tried to figure out how much a roll royce badge cost.Yes. The shiny object Flower was holding was the front badge of a Rolls Royce. Josephine took a few deep breaths before opening her eyes. Flower was staring at the luxury car badge in her hand with sparkling eyes and Josephine felt that she was very cute and adorable.Josephine never yelled or hit her children, especially Flower. Even in a state of anger, Josephine would usually close her eyes, take a few deep breaths, then speak carefully about their mistakes, then determine the appropriate punishment for them.Flower is more special, because she is the only daughter, the youngest, and sick. She should be treated more gently.Josephine knelt in front of Flower and gently took the roll royce badge
"Where are you?" asked Carlos. "I'm in the car, waiting for the litlle destroyer," Nicholas half grunted. Carlos laughed, feeling the sharpness in Nicholas' voice. His cousin must be upset about something. "What's wrong? Something upset you?" Nicholas sighed. "My car badge. A little girl broke it." Carlos' laughter exploded, hearing Nicholas's words. "Oh my gosh, this is something so funny. How could anyone dare break the expensive car of the number one mafia leader in this country? And the culprit is a little girl?" "Aish, don't laugh, Carl, hurry up here before I get bored!" "Yes, yes, I'll be there in five minutes, boss." Seven minutes later, Carlos' car entered the parking area. Nicholas got out of his car looking at his watch. "You're three minutes late from the time you mentioned earlier," said Nicholas. "Oh my God, boss, did you actually count them?" Nicholas clicked his tongue and walked towards the restaurant."Let's sit by the window," Carlos said. "The parents of
Nicholas's brow furrowed, seeing how brave this little girl was. He looked at the hand that was in the little girl's grip and felt a strange warmth radiate from it. "How can your brothers look like me, little girl? We're not related, so obviously a gal is impossible," Nicholas said flatly. He released his hand from Flower's grip and looked at Josephine. Awkwardly, Josephine pulled Flower back next to her. She felt Nicholas looking at her in a way that gave her goosebumps. And Carlos, the man has been silent since earlier after they greeted each other. His attitude was like that of a subordinate or at least, if in the hierarchy of an organization, he was under Nicholas. "I'm sorry my daughter, Mr. Adams, she was rude and damaged your car. Also what she said just now, was just a child's nonsense," said Josephine politely. She felt, this time she had to be more careful with this cold-faced man in front of her. Nicholas Adams was definitely not a random person, at least physically, h
"So, you were actually in one of the villas on the Green Valley, six years ago? Is that you?" asked Carlos, confirming his suspicions. He saw how Josephine's posture turned tense when she heard his question, and so did Nicholas, even he was pretending not to understand what was going on. "No, no, I mean, how could you ask something like that of me?" asked Josephine quickly. She felt goosebumps all over her body and felt cold. Why did such a question come out of Carlos's mouth. Was he the man she slept with in the villa six years ago? Is Carlos the father of the triplets? The various questions that were going through Josephine's mind made her nervous. She didn't know how to react to this sudden thing now and in front of Nicholas. "I've never been to any villas, in Green, White, or Blue Valley," added Josephine flatly. "You mistook me for someone else."Carlos turned his gaze to Nicholas and caught an astonished reaction in the corner of his cousin's eye. Six years ago, one early