Zara almost buried herself alive, she was covered in shame that she didn’t know whether to cry or die. She looked at Huxley as if expecting him to defend her but Huxley was quiet. Zara set her gaze back on Natasha.
“Natasha, you sure know how to lie through your teeth,” she said. “I legally married your father after your mother’s unfortunate death.”
“Is that true?” Natasha asked rhetorically. “How then is it possible that your daughter who is as old as I am turns out to be for my father?” Natasha asked.
Zara’s mouth shivered in fear. She looked around the numerous cameras that was set on her. She can’t deny publicly that Ruby isn’t Lewis Ivan’s biological daughter. If she denies it, then she must return all of Lewis’s Ivan’s properties. Yet, her image will be forever damaged, she will be tagged as an adulterer if she did not deny what Natasha said about her committing adultery with her father.
Zara suddenly broke down into tears, “Natasha, despite how hard I had worked to give you a better life, this is you will pay me back, huh? With these huge lies and accusations?” She then turned and began to walk away while Huxley followed.
Natasha said loudly, “Which of them is a lie? The part where you were fucking my father while he was still married to my mom or the fact that your daughter is for my father?”
But Zara didn’t wait, instead, she kept wobbling out.
Natasha smiled victoriously. She wondered why Huxley didn’t say a word in Zara’s defense. While it will make the news that the king gifted her an expensive bracelet, what she said about Zara will also make the news.
“Zara, your humiliation is only just beginning,” Natasha mumbled as she walked out of the mall.
That night, around 9PM, Natasha was eating alone in her home when her phone began to ring. She answered the strange call and a cute voice came through, “hey Natasha.”
“Hi… Marcus,” Natasha called. Hearing her boy’s voice again makes her so happy.
“Rose feels better now, I think I can bring her to come and play with you.” Marcus said.
Natasha sat upright, she forgot she was eating. “To play with me?” She almost couldn’t believe what she heard.
“Yes, I overheard my dad’s conversation with his assistant this evening. He said you were claiming to be our mother and that in truth, you and my sister have the same resemblance. Do you think you are our mother?”
Natasha coughed. She didn’t know how the children would react to that. She needed enough proof to convince the kids without traumatizing them. How would they feel knowing that the woman they thought is their mother is actually not their mother. And that in fact, their mother had abandoned them for the past five years.
“This is not what we can talk about on the phone, sweetheart,” Natasha said.
“We’ll be spending an hour with you. I can’t let Dad and mom know about this.” Marcus said.
“Oh okay,” Natasha said and the call came to an end.
She suddenly became nervous, as though she was expecting someone from the royal family. She could not even continue eating.
She would be meeting with her two gracious kids for the first time, how interesting! She began to make the house cleaner than it already is. Then she thought, ‘should I prepare food for them?’
But then, she didn’t know what type of food they liked. Since the immune system of the kids isn’t that strong, she can’t just risk cooking any food for them.
Apart from talking, what else can she do with the kids that will be fun? Natasha thought.
Her nervousness grew over the board will the time keeps passing.
And then finally, she heard a knock on the door. She walked swiftly to the door and opened it, seeing the two little ones at the doorstep, her heart grew merry.
She squatted and hugged Rose so dearly then she did the same for Marcus. She then led both kids inside.
“So your mom and dad won’t know you aren’t home for another hour?” Natasha asked to be certain.
“They won’t,” Marcus responded. “There was a time dad traveled, I was away for three days and my mom did not know. I wonder what kind of mother that is.”
“She just tells the cook to do the cooking and the maids to do the cleaning for us while she goes about her business. She doesn’t even spend time with us. Even during our PTA meeting, she will rather send her assistant.” Marcus said.
Natasha felt sour in her heart, “I’m so sorry about that.”
“It’s okay, we are used to it.” Marcus said.
Natasha felt even sadder. How could her two little kids be used to a life void of affection ?
Natasha noticed Rose wasn’t speaking.
“Rose dear, it’s nice meeting you,” Natasha said with a gracious smile plastered across her lips.
“You are like a carbon copy of myself. How come?” Rose asked, “are you really our mother?”
“I do not want to answer that now,” Natasha said.
She wanted to make the children fully trust her and love her firstly then she would reveal it to them, it would make more sense that way and won’t be too much on the kids to take.
“I saw a DNA test result at home that proved Mom is our biological mother.” Marcus said.
“What if it’s forged?” Rose asked him.
“I’ve thought about it.” Marcus said. “Natasha, do you want to take out a blood sample from us and perform a DNA test?”
Natasha sighed, “don’t worry about it. I’ll speak extensively on this matter later on, okay?”
“Okay,” Marcus didn’t bother to stress her anymore.
Although Natasha had a plan of secretly taking the children’s DNA sample and do a test, not because she’s not sure the kids are hers but because she wanted to have the original test result with her so that she can show Dmitry when the time is right and ultimately claim her kids from Ruby who keeps poisoning her kids.
“Marcus, I’ll need you to work on something for me,” Natasha said.
“All you have to do is state it,” Marcus said.
“My brother can hack anything, just state whatever you want him to hack,” Rose took pride in his brother.
“I want you to stop eating the food they are preparing for you. The food is not good for your health. Maybe tell another trusted cook to be secretly making your food.” Natasha said.
“No wonder Rose always feels a stomach ache once she’s done eating the food,” Marcus said. “I know what to do. I’ll start giving the food they are serving to my puppy and watch the puppy’s health over time.”
Natasha exhaled. But why is Marcus too smart? A six year old acting like an adult? Is it because of the environment he lives in or because Ruby and Dmitry left them to grow all by themselves. They provided all the kids need materially but denied them of the most important things a child needs; care, attention and affection.