Iris:
She had a look on her face as if my words had hurt her. But I knew that was not true. She was not upset that I was not going anywhere with Kash.
"Why are you shaking your head? I haven’t even finished speaking," she snapped.
Her hands moved behind her back and clasped together.
"I wish I could go, but I have sothing very important to do today," I replied.
As soon as I said that, my phone began to slip from my hand. I did not know why, but a strange feeling settled inside . Lately, I have been feeling uncomfortable. I did not want to be part of everything, yet I was being pulled into all of it.
"You’ve been very busy these days. But I think you should listen to my son as well. He makes ti for you in everything. You should also put his happiness first. And this is not even about his happiness. It’s about the company," Lady Vivian lectured in a stern tone.
Her hands moved from behind her back and folded in front of her. The look on her face made it clear that if she had her way, she would have pushed out of this house. She was silent only because of her son.
"If Kash really needed , he would have ssaged himself. And I was not inford about any eting beforehand, so there’s no point in going. I wouldn’t even know what is going to be discussed there. What exactly would I do by going?" I continued.
There was a slight hesitation in my voice, yet I kept speaking. My hand gestures and body language contradicted my words. There was fear in too, fear of losing Kash.
As I said all this, it was clear from Lady Vivian’s face that she was surprised to hear speak that way.
We were still talking when my children ran out of their room with their bags slung over their shoulders.
"Mommy, we are ready," my children said together, running toward excitedly.
The look their grandmother gave them was truly sothing to see.
"Wait a second. Where are they going?" Lady Vivian demanded, suddenly grabbing my daughter’s hand. "Amy, where are you going?"
She did not even wait for to respond and turned directly to Amy.
"Where are you going today?" she pressed.
"Mommy said we’re going to spend ti with other kids. We’ll play gas. We’ll make friends," my innocent child told her excitedly.
"What is she saying? You are leaving the Alpha King’s children at daycare?" Lady Vivian raised her voice, placing her hands on her waist.
It was clear she was not happy with my behavior.
"So what? They are the Alpha King’s children, not creatures who fell from the sky. All children go to daycare. And I am taking my warriors and the nannies of my own choice with . They will keep an eye on them. I will have live footage as well," I began explaining, defending my behavior and my decision.
It was obvious she was annoyed with . She kept shaking her head. She had let go of Amy, but she was still glaring at .
"Then tell sothing. Why aren’t you leaving them with Zoe?" she asked, adjusting her dress as if to divert her attention and keep her anger from spilling over.
"I think you know why. After whatever happened this morning, Zoe hasn’t spoken to . And I don’t want to leave any responsibility with her," I replied.
Of course, I did not say that I suspected Zoe might take her anger out on my child. That would have made things worse.
"Who would even argue with you?" Lady Vivian shot back angrily, shaking her head as if to silence . "But I will not let you dismiss my son like this. If Kash wants you at the eting, then you should go."
She ordered with her eyes, staring at so I would listen.
"I already told you I have sothing important to do. If the eting was that urgent, Kash would have inford beforehand. He cannot call at the last mont and expect to show up. I am not even prepared," I responded harshly.
After that, I signaled my children toward the door so they would wait for in the car. Their energy dimd slightly when they saw arguing with Lady Vivian.
I did not like that my children were witnessing this, but they made things difficult for . I had to stand up for myself.
"Fine, maybe you’re mistaken. What if he is not calling you for so project or work matter? What if he just wants you standing beside him? To support him? You should go," she insisted again, as if she did not understand that I was not going.
I could not understand why she was insisting so much. Did she not rember that she never liked for her son?
"I will talk to Kash myself. You don’t need to worry," I said.
After saying that, I checked my watch and continued.
"Anyway, I am getting late. Bye."
With that, I turned away. I did not respond to Lady Vivian again, and she did not call after .
Suddenly, I felt a wave of heavy emotions. I could not understand what the issue was. My head felt heavy too, yet I kept moving.
Markus had ssaged . I was supposed to reach the shopping mall because we had to pick up the necklaces and everything else. The next day, we were going to place it all in that cabin. I was in a hurry.
Earlier, when Markus had called to say we were going to pick up the items, I had told him it felt like everyone was getting disturbed by our conversations.
He had reassured that everything would settle once Zoe learned about her surprise.
After dropping the children at daycare, I headed straight to the mall, where I was supposed to et Markus.
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