As soon as Kayla recalled the time she spent with Shermaine, she was on cloud nine as her gorgeous daughter was the apple of her eyes.
Although Shermaine had been thrown behind bars, Kayla deemed her daughter innocent.
Hannah’s question worked like a charm and stopped Kayla from sharing the unfortunate life of hers with others.
Kayla then recalled the blissful moment she spent with her husband after she found out she was pregnant with their daughter.
“Shermaine stood out amongst her peers ever since the day she was born! She had fair skin and thick bushes of hair! She’s definitely a blessing from heaven!”
Hannah asked, “Where have you given birth to Shermaine? I mean, you have traveled to a lot of places with James back in the day, haven’t you?”
“H-Huh?”
Kayla couldn’t recall the details. She answered, “I can’t recall as it doesn’t really matter! What matters the most is Shermaine will always be a citizen of D City! We moved to D City as soon as Shermaine was born! In fact, James was in the prime of his career after Shermaine joined us! We thought she was our lucky star! She’s definitely the reason behind James’ success over the years!”
Hannah asked with a frown, “Are you telling me you can’t even recall your daughter’s birth? Have you no shame as a mother?”
Actually, Hannah was about to reprimand Kayla for not disciplining Shermaine. In fact, she thought Kayla should be held liable for Shermaine’s misery.
It doesn’t really help to spoil a child! It was the same for me! I shouldn’t have spoiled this daughter of mine! She’s still a naïve middle-aged woman; no thanks to me and my negligence!
Apart from picking on others for defying her daughter and making a fuss out of something trivial, she’s not capable of anything else! She needs to learn the proper way to behave herself!
Sighing, Hannah secretly reprimanded herself for not carrying out the role of a mother which then led to her daughter’s messed-up life and character.
“Does it really matter?” Kayla looked at her mother with her lips pursed as if she was an aggrieved little girl when she caught Hannah sighing.
Sandra, who was there since the moment the conversation began, couldn’t stand the woman in her mid-fifties behaving as if she was a girl in the elementary school anymore.
“Are you telling me it’s not crucial? As a mother, can’t you even recall the detail the day your daughter is born?”
Hannah thought it was a mother’s duty to keep those details in mind even though she had brought those up for a hidden agenda of hers.
On top of that, Hannah had a bad feeling about the things awaiting the family as Kayla couldn’t even answer her queries.
More often than not, she would choose to have faith in her gut feelings just her instincts rarely failed her over the years.
What’s with this sense of insecurity I’m feeling? Has Kayla given birth to fraternal twins?
Confused, Hannah asked, “Are you sure Shermaine’s your only daughter? Would there be a chance of you giving birth to twins?”
Instead of them bringing up someone else’s child. Hannah secretly hoped Clarissa was the missing twin.
Unsure of the thing Hannah had in mind, Kayla asserted while shaking her head, “Mom, neither James nor our family has any twins. When I was at the hospital for my pregnancy check-up, the doctor mentioned nothing about me conceiving twins either. What makes you think Shermaine has a twin sibling?”
“Well, I’m just wondering if it’s possible.”
“Are you serious? Speaking of which, I think I have given birth to Shermaine in W City! I encountered a woman who was pregnant with twins back then. That country bumpkin told me she would name her twins after the famous landscapes in town.”
Kayla shared the trivial incident with her face scrunched up in disgust. She wasn’t aware Hannah and Sandra’s expression had changed the moment they heard her.
Sandra was baffled as she recalled the things her son once brought up in front of her. She couldn’t help but wonder if her son’s hypothesis was possible.
Truth be told, she had never once appreciated Shermaine’s presence.
If it’s possible, I hope Clarissa is her niece instead. At the very least, I’m no longer the aunt of a convict! It’s great if Jacque’s able to establish some sort of relationship with Matthew!
On the other hand, Hannah was confused. However, she thought Sandra’s speculation was nothing more than an exaggeration. If Clarissa isn’t Kayla’s twin daughter, why has she been given birth in the same city as Shermaine? Why does she resemble me so much in terms of look? Does that mean we’re destined to cross paths in life?
“Mom, is something bothering you? Oh! I have a favor to ask from you! It’s almost New Year! Can you get your friends or Jacque to do me a favor and bring Shermaine back for New Year? Just a week will do! She had acquired the approval to return home, but someone got in her way again! It doesn’t matter how much it’s going to cost as long as she’s able to return to us! Mom, Sandra, please! Shermaine is just an innocent girl! You’re not going to leave her alone, aren’t you?”
Kayla’s shamelessness was the thing that had never failed to get on Sandra’s nerves.
Is she aware she’s the one who’s trying to ask for a favor from us? How dare she get full of herself and act all arrogant in front of us? One may consider her naïve, but that’s just a euphemism when she’s nothing more than a fool!
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