CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN : FREEDOM OF CHOICE

~MAE~ My words came in a stutter while my face remained on him, staring at him and heaving uneasy breaths. “Have you?” he asked and before I could say something, the kids appeared from the stairs, rushing downstairs with a pack of cards and I sighed.. “Mum, let's play games” Emery said, holding her tiny waist as she dropped the box of cards she was holding on the table. I felt quite relieved that they came right in time, else, what would I have said? “No, we'll do that later, let's go say first” I said and they frowned. “Just a few minutes mum” Emerald said and I shot him a look he understood immediately. “Fine” they surrendered and I forced a smile. “Erm, let's go to the dining” I said, turning to George and he said a simple ‘okay' before standing up too. After I was done dishing out the foods, we muttered a word of prayer before settling down to eat. “Uhmm.. delicious” he smiled, taking a spoonful into his mouth and i smiled. “Thanks” I said, eating too. “Mum is a good coo