HOW DID I GET MARRIED?

The old madam sat on the couch lost in thought, she did see the child when she was brought in but she didn't pay that much attention.

She was sure that none of her three children would want anything to do with her anymore not to talk of involving her in the life of her grand children.

But she was in the same house with one, she had always wanted a grand child and now she had one but it had to be with that woman, the woman whom she hated the most!

The Old madam didn't know how long she sat there thinking but was suddenly snapped out of her daze when she saw the girl in front of her.

The little girl had features of her mother but the old mad didn't feel disgusted, she felt happy, she smiled for the first time in a long time touching the girl's hair

"Are you my Gramma?" Her cute little voice rang out.

The Old madam looked at the girl dotingly before nodding gently

This was her grand child, her own blood!

she hated the fact that Shola was the mother but she still smiled at the girl

She placed her on her lap and asked "Do you like gramma?"

The little girl nodded, she smiled brightly at the old madam

"Ella! " Sholana called, she didn't want her daughter close to that woman!

God knows what she will do

"But mommy I am talking to gramma "

Shola quickly took her daughter from the Old madam's hands and cast her a cold glance

"Please don't come close to her again otherwise, I don't know what I will do"

For the first time the old madam was speechless in front of Shola, she wanted to say that it was her grand child but, what right did she have to say that?

"Mommy don't yell at gramma" Ella said as she struggled out of her mom's grasp and stood in front of the old madam protectively

Both the old madam and Shola were speechless.

The old madam looked at the little girl in front of her and couldn't help but love her, some how she was grateful....she was grateful to Shola for giving her such a bright light in her dark life

"I thought the only thing you were capable of was destroying reputations. I guess, if you can also train a child this good, you are not so bad to look at now"

Shola watched the old madam walk away with her mouth agape "was that meant to be a compliment?, because if it was she was bad at it"

Ella blinked innocently at her mother, she didn't understand a word.

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Nathan called his father, not because he wanted to go back but because his father had given him the responsibility of taking care of his mother and to be honest, he was tired.

Tired of all her schemes, right from when he was young all she did was scheme, he never had any motherly love

he was just a tool to her

He wished so much that things wouldn't turn out like this but

He just couldn't do it any more!

Of course as usual his father laughed at him a bit before accepting, he too was bored and no longer had any toys to play with

he said.

The Old madam who stood by her son's door was speechless, Sheila gripped with fear

Had she really crossed the line?

She refused to admit it, lying to herself till her husband's men came for her

"Let me go!, I am not going back there!" She struggled but they were way stronger than her

"Nathan you can't do this, I am your mother!"

Nathan stared at his mother, this might be the last time he would see her, he wanted to know if she had changed, if there was a way to forgive her for he and his sisters' unhappy childhood

"You're my mother?, Do you love your daughters?, do you love me?"

For the first time when asked this question, the old madam was speechless, her pride wouldn't let her say it

she hadn't said it to anyone in her life before why should he hear it?

He was no longer her son any more he sold her out

She smiled coldly as she stared at him

"You are my biggest...mistake!, if you were never born this would not have happened! , you are not my son! you are a mistake! a big one!" She kept yelling.

Nathan was disappointed, he thought he could hear those words just once from her.

He stared at her and kissed her forehead "I love you mother, be happy "

He felt his eyes sting, the old madam just stood there silently not knowing why.....why he would still love her as his mother.

She was too lost in thought to realise that the men had already put her in a car and drove off

"Mu Chen.....I love all of you..." she whispered to herself.

Yes....yes she did, they were not her greatest achievements, they were her blessings!.

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"Are you okay?" Shola noticed how Nathan was just standing by the door staring at thesame spot, he looked lost and heart broken

"I am a terrible son"

"Don't say that!"

"No" Nathan turned to look at her, she was here with him but he still felt like part of him was missing

He thought he would be relieved once she left but instead

"She had trusted me, and I made them take her away

I thought I would be happy when she leaves but I just feel.....so terrible" Nathan hugged her, she could only hug him back, she didn't have any comforting words for him, she had been happy when she saw the Old madam leaving buy now....seeing him like this reminded her of how much she missed her mother as well

"This is for you"

Nathan looked at the folded paper, he looked at Sholana in confusion

"From The Old madam "

She said.

Nathan read those words and a smile formed on his lips

I LOVE YOU

LOVE MOM