Family Bond (2)

Dozen years ago, after Cathy got slap by her father, her father's behavior got out of control. Until one day, his father was caught and had a trial. The judge decided to put him in a mental hospital because he was mentally disordered.

At first young Cathy was tempted to accept Dorcas's offer to adopt Cathy along with her sisters. It's just that when she learned that the one who reported her father to the police was Dorcas, Cathy was no longer interested in joining the woman's family.

Even though her father was guilty, she felt the older woman did not have the right to report her father. Cathy did feel grateful to that kind woman, but she didn't want to be treated by strangers, not to mention by the person who had put her father in a mental hospital.

Being without parents, the child protection organization found Cathy's father's relative named Benjamin Paxton. Therefore, the organization appointed Benjamin as their legal guardian.

Uncle Ben had just graduated from university when the four of them came into his life. According to the procedure, the four minors should be handed over to the relative who meets the requirements, such as having a permanent job and giving love and care for them.

Unfortunately, apart from Benjamin, they have no one. Benjamin's parents have been gone for a long time, while Cathy's family from the maternal side... no one knew who or where they were.

After looking at Benjamin's savings and where he lived, the government finally allowed the four girls to live with him.

How did Benjamin own a big house, and such massive savings was still a mystery.

Long story short, Benjamin financed all the needs of the four of them as well as their school education. Since he was busy thinking about his own business and did not know how to care for children, Benjamin hired a nanny.

Cathy let the nanny took care of the twins for one year. At the same time, she was always by her two baby sisters while being cared for by the babysitter.

She paid attention to how the nanny changed the diaper, make warm milk, or put her baby sister to sleep. She memorized everything her younger sisters' needed without exception.

After one year, Cathy didn't allow the nanny to touch her sisters. Whether it's changing diapers or preparing warm milk and feeding it, Cathy did it alone.

But looking after the three sisters by herself took a toll on her body. She got a high fever and couldn't get to school. Moreover, she was also only an eleven-year-old child. She had to attend classes from morning until late afternoon.

Because of that, she had to harden her heart and let the nanny take care of her three baby sisters whenever she felt tired.

One day she caught the nanny hitting Anna because of her sister's unruly act. Cathy felt blood boiled inside her and instantly lunged at the nanny.

"What are you doing!? What are you to us!? You have no right to hit her!" she said in a booming voice. Even she herself was completely unaware of the cold tone of hers, which made the nanny unable to retort.

"..."

Since then, Cathy never took her eyes off her three sisters. Facing the threatening gaze of a young Cathy, the nanny couldn't stand it and resigned by herself.

Uncle Ben hired another nanny, which caused a protest from Cathy. Yet Cathy still couldn't argue when her uncle insisted on hiring a nanny.

Cathy could only surrender and continue to watch over her three younger siblings. Even though she was studying, she was never far from her younger siblings.

Every time she came home from school, she would check her sisters' bodies to make sure they didn't receive a hit or anything that could injure them.

After a few years, Cathy entered high school and felt that her younger siblings didn't need a nanny anymore. Cathy persuaded her uncle not to hire a nanny anymore.

While she was in school, her sisters also entered school. It's just that the time for her sisters to come home was much earlier than her.

Inevitably she had to accept the argument of her uncle, who still insisted on hiring a nanny.

Fortunately, this nanny had a better character than the previous one. Because of this, Cathy wasn't too against her uncle's decision.

Cathy was considered the mother of her three younger sisters. Cathy often taught them school lessons and accompanied them to play.

Whatever they asked a question, including the absurd ones, she answered them all with patience and affection.

Never, whether on purpose or not, Cathy was angry at their mischief. Cathy would only put on a stern face and indisputable tone of voice if their naughtiness out of control.

Apart from that, Cathy would be lovely and sweet to them and even laugh with them. Cathy spoiled them with her love and never let them feel the slightest pain.

That's why Anna, Lina, and Lizzy only listened and obeyed Cathy.

Even they were already growing up and became teenagers, the three of them only listened to Cathy.

"Sister, look at my grades."

"Me first."

"No, me first!"

The noisy twins flaunted their perfect scores on their test papers to Cathy.

Cathy, who was tired of her job, looked at her twins' test scores while smiling widely. She hugged her siblings and then kissed them one by one on the cheek.

It has been her habit since she was little; Cathy kissed her siblings on the cheek after school or college. Now she was working, and her baby sisters were not babies anymore; Cathy found it difficult to let go of her habit.

No. It would be right to say, Cathy didn't want to change her habit.

"Well done. As expected, I'm so proud of you, girls," exclaimed she while rubbing the heads of her two youngest sisters with both hands.

"How old are you? You don't feel ashamed? You have entered high school, and you still asked for kisses from elder sister." teased Anna.

"Haish! Just say you're jealous." retorted Lina while sticking out her tongue in a mocking manner.

"Aiya, who is jealous here?" denied Anna.

"Ah, I see," Cathy approached Anna to kiss her sister's cheek to show she loves them all equally.

Although surprised by the kiss, Anna did not avoid it at all.

"Yeah, right. Not jealous, huh?" came the taunt from Lizzy, followed by the giggling from Lina.

Regardless of her twins' jokes, Anna said casually. "Aunt Len has prepared dinner."

"You haven't eaten yet?" asked Cathy, surprised to remember that it was past dinner time.

"Can't help it. They don't want to eat without you," replied Anna.

Cathy looked at the twins suspiciously, making the twins swallowed nervously.

"Ah, sis Anna didn't want to eat either. Why did you blame us?"

Cathy pinched her forehead while sighing resignedly. What would happen to them if she were no longer with them?

Her uncle was not reliable, either. With the excuse of looking for money to support the four of them, her uncle rarely returned home and often traveled out of town.

Even though they were related by blood as family, Cathy and her siblings only considered this man their benefactor.

"All right, let's eat now." invited Cathy to make the three of them follow her into the dining room to eat their meal.