Chapter 26 Obvious Hostility

When she came into the house, she saw that her two little darlings had just returned as well. From the looks of it, they had not settled for long. They were picked up by their uncle, Lyle Lowe. It was fortunate they did not see her downstairs and for that, Lyla was truly grateful. For two days, Lyla constantly felt guilty for her children. As she had to work overtime, she had not managed to properly cook them a meal. “Eh? Mummy’s home! It’s nice to see that mummy didn’t have to work overtime!” Gretel lunged herself at Lyla as she cried out in surprise. Lyla, as she hugged Gretel tightly, said, “What’s going on? Seems to me that you guys are hoping for me to come back late!” She smiled. “What are you talking about, mummy? We are very happy that you are here! I would even go as far as to say, congratulations!” Gretel said, over-flattering the mother. She even dragged Lyla to the sofa as she prepared to give her mother a massage. She turned to her brother and winked and that