“Cynthal is the person your father likes and will be your father’s wife in the future. Remember what I told you before? You can’t keep telling someone that you hate something when that person likes it. The same goes for people.”
Nellie flattened her lips, her grievance written all over her face.
“I’m just venting to you…”
“From now on, you shouldn’t.”
“Okay.”
The little girl pursed her lips unhappily but did not press on the matter. In the courtyard outside the villa, the woman continued to yell,
“Nellie, it’s time to go!”
Cynthal was not a very patient woman. In just half an hour, she had asked the servants to come in and rush them more than a dozen times while she kept shouting outside. Downright annoyed, Nellie did not even have her breakfast as she pulled Bethan out.
“Nellie—”
When Bethan and Nellie went out, Cynthal was still standing in the yard, looking in the direction of the children’s room upstairs.
“I’ll take you to the amusement park, Nellie. We’ll have a lot of fun! Let’s go!
“Your father is busy, and your mother is a scaredy-cat and didn’t dare come back, so as your aunt, I have to take on the task of being a parent and take you out to play—!”
“Stop shouting.”
Nellie stood at the door of the villa with a cold expression.
“You’re so noisy.”
A cold look of indifference flashed through Cynthal’s eyes before it vanished. She walked toward her, her eyes full of tenderness, and pulled Nellie’s small body into her arms.
“I was afraid you were still
asleep!”
She looked at Nellie’s clothes and pigtails.
“You look so good today!”
Her voice was genial, her actions were gentle, and even her eyes looked extremely kind, but all that faux gentleness made Nellie shudder slightly. She turned her head and glanced at Bethan subconsciously. Her mother smiled at her and motioned for her to calm down.
“Let’s get in the car.”
Noticing the look Nellie and Bethan shared, Cynthal placed Nellie in the back seat of the car unhappily. Bethan raised her legs to get into the car, too.
“You think you can sit in this car?”
Cynthal snorted coldly and raised her hand to stop Bethan.
“You’re just a nanny. Don’t think too much of yourself! Just take a car with those bodyguards. Don’t disturb me from bonding with Nellie!”
Bethan frowned.
“Nellie didn’t eat breakfast, and I have bread in my bag. I can serve her the food.”
“I can, too!”
Cynthal snatched the bag out of Bethan’s hand, ducked into the car, and closed the door.
“Get into the other car!”
Bethan had no choice but to give Nellie a meaningful stare before she got into the car behind. The cars started their journey. Bethan sat between a few security guards and put on her headphones. She had long predicted that Cynthal would cause trouble again, so she purposely made modifications to the necklace Nellie was wearing. Cynthal’s mean voice came from the other end of the headphones.
“Nellie, can you tell me where your mother is, please?”
“Nellie, did your mother teach you to be so hostile to me?”
“Why didn’t she come back? She asked you, a little girl, to come back because she wanted to use you to please your father, so she can sit back and reap the benefits? You’re only six years old, and it’s so pitiful to be used by your mother like this…”
Nellie remained stoic the entire ride, no matter what Cynthal spoke, and it was not long until the cars arrived at the amusement park. The amusement park was overcrowded on weekends, but Bethan felt rather relieved at the sight.
The more people there were, the safer it was.
With a fake smile on her face, Cynthal began to buy tickets for Nellie and showed her the various rides and shows available. With Bethan’s advice beforehand, Nellie rejected all the games with a high-risk factor on the pretense that she was afraid. The dissatisfied Cynthal could say nothing. As they stood before the Ferris wheel, however, Nellie could not leave. The little girl raised her head and looked at the Ferris wheel with longing eyes.
“Can I… take this ride?”
“Sure!”
A trace of joy passed through Cynthal’s eyes. She quickly ordered the bodyguard next to her,
“Go buy tickets for the little princess; two tickets!”
After the bodyguard bought the tickets, she turned her head and looked at Bethan with a smile.
“You’ve been worried about every little thing all morning, making it seem like I’m going to kill Nellie.”
With that, the woman changed into a comfortable position and sat on the chair.
“Please accompany her on the Ferris Wheel while I rest. Besides, you’ll be all suspicious otherwise.”
Bethan frowned and instinctively felt that something was wrong with Cynthal’s behavior, but before she had time to contemplate her purpose, Nellie excitedly took her hand and rushed toward the Ferris wheel.
“Auntie, Nellie wanted to ride the Ferris wheel with you all day!”
She knew that Mommy liked the Ferris wheel very much, but while they were living abroad, she was too busy and had no time to rest and relax. This was their chance! The little girl excitedly grabbed Bethan and ran over, stamped their tickets, and took a seat.
“I’m so happy!”
Bethan had no choice but to take a seat beside her. The Ferris wheel started to rotate. Cynthal changed into a more comfortable posture and leaned back on the chair, coldly glancing at the
people around her.
“Is everything arranged?”
“Yes, Ma’am.”
The woman smiled triumphantly. They liked the Ferris wheel, did they? Well, she would make them stay on it forever!
“Mommy! It’s so romantic!”
As she sat in the car of the Ferris wheel, Nellie knelt on a chair and gazed at the panoramic view of the entire amusement park. She clapped excitedly.
“I didn’t know the amusement park was so huge!”
The little girl who rode on the Ferris wheel for the first time danced around happily.
“When we rise higher, others in the amusement park will become smaller than ants!”
Bethan sat next to her and patted her back lightly, her heart riddled with emotions.
Her three children had suffered a lot with her, especially Nellie. She was well-behaved and sensible, and if she was not born in such a family, she would be a little princess that everyone doted on.
Her first visit to the amusement park would not be when she was six years old. She would not be targeted by someone like Cynthal. Sadness rose to Bethan’s throat at those thoughts. She took a deep breath, raised her hand to hold Nellie in her arms, and buried her head in the little girl’s neck.
“Mommy promises you that when this matter is over, I’ll accompany you as much as you want in the future, okay?”
Nellie turned her head as her clear eyes bore into Bethan’s earnestly.
“Nigel’s illness will also get better, won’t it?”
Bethan nodded solemnly.
“Yeah.”
“Mommy…”
Nellie stretched out her small hands and hugged Bethan in excitement. When the mother-and-daughter pair hugged, the car they were in rose to the highest point of the Ferris wheel. Crack!
With a loud noise, the car of the Ferris wheel began to rumble and sway side to side.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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