Adam looked at her and thought about how much of an emotional wreck she was, she was already teary up for a story she had not even heard the tip of the iceberg and smiled at her,He nodded his head and grabbed a glass containing water and gulped it down his throat. He took a deep breath and continued,“Her mother sold her to child and drug traffickers.” Adam said and once again he noticed the look on her face change from pity to anger instantly, she had become pissed at what Adam had just said.“You mean, Louisa sold your baby to traffickers?” She asked him flaring up, almost flying out of her seat,“Mm..hmm,” Adam said simply and nodded.“How dare she?” She asked angrily.“Where were you? Why did you let that happen?” She asked Adam and stared at him awaiting his answer, he was silent for a while, his eyes lost in thought,“I was in jail.” He started, and shook his head,“I was framed and thrown into jail.” Adam went on, releasing a sigh,“What the hell?” She blurted out, her mouth

“Hi officer.” Cecil greeted with a smile as the officer lowered his window to get a better view of them,“Ma’am, where are you headed and where are you from?” The police asked as he averted his gaze from Cecil to Logan,“We are travellers from Brazil, and we are headed to the southeastern province.” She said and cleared her throat while trying to maintain a smile,“We got displaced from our family and now we are stranded here.” She said to the officer, observing his facial expression to see if he had bought her story.“So, how about I take you to the nearest police station? So a search can be launched on your family to enable them to find you easily?” The officer asked and Cecil's face became pale immediately,“No...no...no, officer.” She retorted immediately,“That would not be necessary Sir.” She said immediately trying to feign a smile to convince the officer that everything was fine.“Uhmm, we just need a phone to put a call through to them.” She said and Logan seconded immediat

Cecil's son counted the money, his face lighting up with a smile when he realised it was more than enough, but his joy was short-lived, as Cecil suddenly slapped him on the head from behind,He turned around, his eyes blazing as he glared and demanded,“What was that for?! Mother!" Cecil's eyes were cold and flat, shaking her head, she lashes at Logan with curled lips,"Someone threw money at us, and you're picking it up like a beggar?"Logan's face reddened, and he retorted with a snap,"What are we going to do? We need the cash!"Cecil raised her brow, then rolled her eyes, his rhetorical question was aggravating, and her next response was laced with venom while she narrowed her eyes at him,"What did I do to deserve a loser like you? You're useless, just like your father!"Logan's eyes narrowed, and his nostrils flared, his jaw clenched tightly before he stomped his foot,"I'm not a loser!"Cecil sneered,"Oh, but you are! If you were capable of making a decent living, we wouldn't

It was morning and the day was almost bright, Leila lay on the bed clinging onto Adam as though he would escape her claws in her sleep. She slept calmly and held him tightly,Adam shot his eyes open and closed them immediately as the sun pierced through the curtains into the room and his half-sleepy eyes could not take it. He shut his eyes and laid there, running his fingers through Leila’s hair sensually.He thought about the previous night and smiled, a smile of satisfaction and his heart was full; so were his organs.In her sleep, she could feel Adam’s fingers caressing sensually through the roots of her hair and it sent chills down her spine,‘Good chills.’She thought to herself and smiled in her sleep, she tried to open her eyes but decided to shut it and just enjoy the moment.After a while, Adam got up and placed her head gently on the pillow, as he stood up, she no longer felt the zeal to lay there anymore and immediately opened her eyes.“Good morning.” He said to her with a

“Hey, princess. Daddy needs to talk with Leila,” Adam said, moving closer to them,He had been standing there in a corner staring and admiring the affectionate moment between the two, making him smile. He had always wanted Ariel to have a mother figure in her life or someone she could look up to as a mother, “Let me get Evelyn to come take you downstairs.” He said and headed towards the door to get Evelyn.He stepped out to call Evelyn so she could come take Ariel for a walk, and on their return, they met Ariel on Leila’s leg playing with her hands and her heart melted at the sight of the both of them,‘They both seemed like a mother and daughter duo already.’ Evelyn thought to herself as he approached them to take Ariel away,“Let’s go, Ariel.” She said to her and helped her up gently.“Bye Leila.” Ariel greeted and waved at Leila as Evelyn led her out of the room,“Bye, baby,” Leila replied, waving back at her with a big smile of satisfaction on her face.Ariel and Evelyn left the