Chapter 2

Linda POV

After my rough argument with Matthew, I didn't know what else to do so I ordered a chill lemonade, which was brought to me before a minute could pass because I ordered the servant to bring it right now, the know the consequences of bringing it late, I hope it was good.

The person who brought it for me wasn't the servant I ordered but was Nanny Esther, "I didn't order you to bring the juice for me,"

"Oh..., am sorry madam, she got her hands dirty, that why I decided to bring it for you,"

I wasn't interested in the servant and her dirty hands since I've gotten my lemonade. I wanted to drink it in peace,

"I hope is good madam, I'm the one who made it," she told me waiting for my answer.

It was good though, but I didn't want to tell her, "it's bad, try and do better next time," I told her still taking a sip of the lemonade, I was able to see the sad look on her face but I didn't care at all.

"I'm sorry madam, I didn't add much sugar, cause I thought it will help calm you down since you got into a fight with Mr. Matthew," she said

The nerve of her to say such in front of me, don't she knows her place in this mansion, I gave her a slap on the face, which made her shocked and backed away in fright.

"How dare you try to engage me in your gossip, don't you know your place in this mansion or you've suddenly forgotten it, let me remind you that you're nothing but a piece of garbage, a slave who obeys its master in other to survive," I told her walking towards her and drag her hair until I heard a little voice

"Mummy, please don't say bad things to Nanny Esther and stop hurting her, daddy won't like it, he said it a bad character," Amanda said making my blood boil even more,

"He supposes to tell you that am not your mother then," I told her folding my hands.

"You said I should call you mummy the day you came, and daddy said I can call you mummy too,"

"Your mother is dead and you killed her, but you can't kill me cause I'm not your mummy, I only have one child which is Samuel," I told her feeling less remorse about it, I don't care if she's a child, she should know before it becomes too late,

"get her out of my sight," I yelled to Nanny Esther, who hurriedly pick up the crying girl, holding her tight as they all left my sight,

I heave a big sigh of relief before taking a seat to enjoy my lemonade.

Amanda POV

I sat at the edge of my bed sobbing, I felt hurt after aunt Linda said that to me, I can't call her mom now, so I'll be calling her aunt.

my door suddenly open revealing Gael's face, I hurriedly tried to clean off my tears.

"I'm sorry I didn't knock before entering, I heard you crying when I was going to my room, and it's not like you to cry, so I decided to check on you," he said trying to demonstrate with his hands, he seems to be choosing his words.

"it okay," I told him

"O...kay, you don't mind if I come closer," he asked

"I don't mind at all," I told him as he came closer standing in front of me, I patted my bed, but he doesn't seem to get it,

"sit," he finally got it and sat on the bed by my side,

"so if I may ask what's wrong with you,"

"it's aunt Linda,"

"Aunt Linda..." he seems shocked I called her aunt Linda,

"she asked me not to call her mum again,"

"Oh," he said taken aback,

"why did she say that," he continued

"Because I saw her hitting nanny Easter so I told her it's wrong, I also called her mummy, and then she told me not to ever call her mummy again and that my mum is dead,"

"that's rude of her," he seems angry at aunt Linda too

"you know when she got here newly, she was the nicest woman I have ever met I don't know why she changed all of a sudden," I told him wondering about it myself.

"Maybe she just wanted your dad to like her, my mum did it to my dad too,"

"that's blackmailing," I told him wondering why some people will behave like that,

"yes it is, but not for them, it's getting what they want," he told me

"I wish my mum is with me, I won't get to feel sad for not having a mum,"

"my mum isn't with me too,"

"where is she," I asked curiously, as he heave a sigh before answering

"she ran away after my dad died,"

"she left you behind," I asked him

"yes she did," he answered, nodding his head too

"that's so rude of her,"

"because she doesn't want me I guess," he told me, shrugging his shoulder

"which mother wouldn't want to have a son like you I mean your wise, sometimes too formal, but you're cool when you do things,"

"Thanks, but I'm still happy without her look, I got your Dad, who has always been helping me,"

"yeah, dad is a very good person," I said admiring my dad,

after a long period of silence, Gael spoke up

"you should be happy too, although your mum wasn't like mine, that doesn't stop you from being happy because I'm sure that's what she wants you to be,"

"eww,"

"what's wrong, did I say something bad," he seems frighting

"you're talking like an adult," I said which made him roll his eyes making both of us laugh

"thank you, for making me stop crying," I told him

"it's ok, your father does the same thing to me," he said, before leaving my room,

I think I kind of like him though, he's cute.