“As you wish mom,” Bill answered lazily without any interest in the matter.
In the spacious dining room, Trishia was seated beside Bill while Kelly was seated beside Adam. Arabella had no appetite, so she opted to skip the meal and went directly to Adam’s room. The presence of Kelly and Trishia in the house was just too much for her to handle.
She knew they were trying to make her feel like an outcast in the house too bad she’s the mother of Adam. She would not leave her son unless Adam would ask her to do it.
As long as she could see and be with her son, her sanity would be intact. She wouldn’t mind about Trishia and Bill or Lala and Bill or all the women linked to Bill. Her main purpose in living with him was to grant Adam’s happiness and to protect him. As long as Kelly and Trishia would not hurt Adam, then she’s good. They would not hear any words from her even if they would make her a slave or make her feel unwelcome in their house every day.
If Kelly was dying to get Trishia married to Bill, then she would gladly divorce Bill. Her title as Mrs. Sky is not important to her because it was all just a scheme. First, she agreed to marry him to save his father’s company. Their second marriage was to grant her son’s request.
In her relationship with Bill, the only real is Adam. He’s the real father of Adam.
Adam is their child.
The rest? They were all fake.
“Adam, what are you doing?” In the dining room, Kelly’s eyes widened seeing Adam was gathering food on another plate.
“Ahhh…” It was supposed to be a secret, but his grandmother was a bit fast. “I’m going to give this to my mom,” Adam answered. He knew his mom was hungry as she had not eaten anything on the flight.
Kelly rolled her eyes in annoyance while Trishia’s right eyebrow raised.
“Adam dear, if your mom is hungry, she should eat in the proper place. It’s not good to eat somewhere. She should be a role model to everyone especially to you. Such a bad influence!” Kelly commented with irritation.
Hearing Kelly, Trishia smiled. “Mom, maybe Arabella is tired. Just leave her to rest.” Trishia spoke melodiously but deep inside, she wished Arabella to die in her sleep.
“Hmmph!” Kelly smirked in annoyance. She already had lost her appetite. “Son, you should teach that girl a lesson. See? She was too lazy to go down for dinner. And where are her manners? We have a guest here, but she never accommodated Trishia, the person who saved her son. Such a rude woman.” Kelly commented again with veins bulging on her neck in disgrace.
Trishia was smiling secretly. She didn’t need to do anything. Kelly was enough to ruin Arabella’s face in front of Bill and Adam. All she needed to do was to stay sweet.
“Excuse me. I’m full.” Adam stood up quickly not wanting to hear some more bad words for his mom. Of all people there in the dining room, he was the only one who knew his mom very well.
“Are you sure, dear Adam?” Trishia sounded like a loving mother to Adam determined to replace Arabella’s position in her family’s life.
“Yes, I am.” Without wasting any more seconds, Adam got the plate for his mom and strode away. He had to leave, or he would just end up fighting with his grandmother again.
Arabella had showered in Adam’s room. She got all her belongings from Bill’s room and transferred them to Adam’s. Since there was no divorce made, Bill’s terms and conditions were invalid. She didn’t need to sleep beside him every night. Trishia could sleep with him, or he could sleep with Trishia or Lala whoever he wanted to sleep in the night.
She was cleaning and arranging her clothes in Adam’s closet when the door opened. Adam with a tray in his hand entered the room. He was smiling at her. She smiled back.
“Mom, eat now.” Adam put the tray gently on the table.
She didn’t move at first as she looked at her little boy with full of gratitude in her heart. She was so lucky to have Adam as her son. Her eyes became teary as she walked towards Adam, and she hugged him tightly.
“Thank you, my son.” She whispered then her tears finally dripped down. She couldn’t hold it anymore. She only had Adam and she didn’t know what to do without him. With him, even if she had so many hardships in life, she still felt like the luckiest woman in the world.
With Adam, she’s the luckiest!
That’s why there are no hardships that could make her surrender to be with her son forever.
Not with Kelly and Trishia. Surely, not with Bill Sky.
“Mommy, why are you crying? Did someone bully you?” Adam was agitated seeing her mom secretly wiping her tears.
“No one bullied me. I am just so happy to see you.” Arabella answered with a sweet smile on her face.
“Mom, we spent the weekend together. Hope you are not tired of seeing my chubby face all the time.” Adam joked to lighten up his mom’s mood. He knew his mom was tough but sometimes she cried when she’s happy and enough. Adam gave her another hug to pacify and assure his mom that he would always be with her. No one could bully her as he would protect her from everyone even if it’s his dad.
Arabella was exhausted the whole day. She was kidnapped, she didn’t get enough rest thinking of Bill and Lala then when she came back, Trishia and Kelly are wearing heavy expressions towards her. She didn’t want to eat but she didn’t want to put Adam’s effort into vain, so she ended up eating all.
After, she showered Adam and put him to sleep. She didn’t want to go out anymore, but she had to bring down and wash the used utensils and plate so, she decided to go down late hoping that everyone was already sleeping. She had no appetite for talking to someone, especially with the three, Bill, Trishia, or Kelly. She opened the television to kill some time. Her jaw dropped when the headline of live news was Mr. Clinton.
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