He wanted to hear her laughter again and feel her love, but now it was all over. She was living with another man, and it turned out that his children would call another man their dad. He assumed Joan had given birth to triplets and felt very guilty about how unfairly he had treated her.
Meanwhile, Joan continued to work for the businessman’s family and spent all her time with the babies. Surprisingly, she managed the triplets excellently, handling everything. Taking care of the babies truly brought her joy.
In the evenings, when the owners came home from work, they took the babies to their room for a while. Chase enjoyed playing with them, kissing their feet, and even bathing them. However, Mara, on the contrary, tried to spend as little time with them as possible and struggled to hide her irritation.
Of course, her husband noticed this behavior and it saddened him greatly. Arguments arose between the husband and wife. Mara, look at how Beth makes bubbles out of saliva so amusingly, and Adam and Oliver are constantly holding hands.
Sometimes it seems like they know their brothers. Do you notice how different our children’s personalities are? Beth is a very calm girl, but the boys are always demanding something. Darling, take Beth in your arms.
Can’t you see she’s crying? Why do you treat the babies like this? Don’t you love them at all? Chase said seriously. The woman smiled slightly and casually picked up the girl. But at that moment, she started crying even more and Mara immediately put her back on the couch, saying, Chase, why are you saying that? Of course, I love our children.
I just need time to get used to them. I’m very tired from work. I have constant meetings and important negotiations and the nanny does a great job with them.
Let them grow up a bit and then I’ll take care of their upbringing. But Chase got nervous and started shouting, I don’t understand you, Mara. I thought that when children are born, you’d stop working immediately and take care of them.
And you were saying they need to grow up first. No, it shouldn’t be like this. Don’t you understand that children need a mother, not a nanny.
Joan can only help us, but she can’t be a mother to our children. This is not the family I dreamed of. The woman realized she was wrong and immediately responded, you’re right.
I’ll take leave from work tomorrow and stay home for a couple of weeks to get used to the children. Everything will be fine. Don’t worry, we’re a real family.
Mara did indeed take leave from work and began to portray herself as a responsible mother. But this performance was only for her husband. As the children grew older, Joan continued to breastfeed them.
But the pediatrician advised introducing solid food. Mara said she would feed them herself. She even started taking the children out for works, taking them briefly, but she always handed them back to Joan for breastfeeding.
Mara often talked on the phone with someone named Greg. And before her husband returned from work, she could go somewhere and always came home in a great mood. Lately, Joan had noticed strange behavior in the babies.
When they spent time with her, they were always active, could cry loudly, loved playing with toys and smiled. But when Mara brought them home, the children were lethargic and slept for a long time. This had never happened before.
Joan was very worried about the babies’ condition because she genuinely loved them and couldn’t bear the thought of anything happening to them. She fought for a long time, remembering Debbie’s words about not interfering in the host family’s affairs. Still, she couldn’t stay silent and one day told everything to Chase.
Surprisingly, he reacted calmly and didn’t scold Joan. Thank you, Joan, for deciding to tell me everything. I myself have noticed many oddities in Mara’s behavior lately.
I need to check everything myself. You can go to the children. The businessman thanked her.
The girl calmed down but decided to be attentive when dealing with Mara. And on a day off, while his wife was out with the children, Chase installed small cameras in the children’s room and in the kitchen. He decided to check everything and find out how his wife spent time with the children while he was at work.
And when he reviewed the footage from the cameras a couple of days later, he was shocked to hear her conversation with a man. Hold on, darling. Don’t get nervous.
I’ll be soon after putting these kids to bed. You have no idea how tired I am of all this. Well, I don’t love them.
They are strangers to me. I just can’t get used to them. It’s good that my husband doesn’t suspect anything.
Can’t he see that I don’t love him? Mara laughed. Chase got very angry and clenched his fists. He realized that Mara was cheating on him.
But the man also saw on the recording how his wife, while in the kitchen, opened a jar of baby food, looked around as if afraid someone might see her, then took another jar from the cupboard and sprinkled some powder into the puri. She carefully mixed everything and went to feed the children. Chase saw where she hid the jar of powder and decided to have it tested.
The contents of the jar were tested very quickly. It turned out to be a high dose of a sedative. Learning this, Chase couldn’t contain his emotions.
He stormed into their bedroom and started shouting at Mara, you vile woman. I know everything. You have a lover.
How could you cheat on me? You said you wanted children and now you’ve decided to kill the babies. Why do you put sedatives in their food? Tell me. We are getting a divorce.
Mara wasn’t intimidated by her husband’s yelling. Instead, she got out of bed and confidently replied, well, it’s good that you found out everything yourself. Yes, I love Greg.
I feel good with him, unlike with you. There are no crying children in the house. I didn’t want these three children.
It’s unbearable. They cry constantly, one after another. My head hurts from them.
Is that happiness? It’s punishment. I’m leaving you. I’ve wanted to do this for a long time and I’m not a criminal.
Did I put poison in their food? Because of this sedative, they slept a little longer and the house was much quieter during that time. I’m not going to waste my time taking care of these children. I’m young and beautiful.
And if I stay with you, I’ll become a neglected and sad woman. On the same day, Mara moved out of the businessman’s house. Chase was very upset.
He felt terrible. He filed for divorce. However, Joan and all the household staff in the house were somewhat relieved because no one would scold them anymore.
Six months passed. During this time, Joan became close with the owner and the children constantly wanted to spend time with her, reaching out to her and saying something resembling mama. Chase began to perceive Joan in a completely different light.
He saw how sincerely she loved the children, what a good housekeeper she was and realized that he couldn’t find a better mother for his children. And he decided to propose to the girl, Joan. Open this box and try on what’s inside.
It’s an engagement ring for you. Be my wife. You know, after divorcing Mara, I re-evaluated my whole life and I realized that I lived with a cunning and dishonest person.
Apparently, I was wrong in choosing a partner. I used to think that a wife should be smart, stunningly beautiful, so I wouldn’t be ashamed to go to business dinners with her. But now that you’re here, I realized that a woman’s true calling is to be a good mother, to be kind and devoted.
I didn’t even notice how I fell in love with you and it’s you I want to spend my life with. Joan couldn’t believe her happiness. She even cried unexpectedly and said, Chase, is this not a joke? I thought an ordinary girl like me couldn’t appeal to such a business-like man like you.
I can’t imagine my life without Beth, Adam and Oliver. I agree to be your wife. Let’s visit my grandmother with the children.
I haven’t been there for a long time. I want to tell her everything and invite her to our wedding. You don’t mind, do you? She’s the only close person to me.
She raised me alone and managed to replace my mother. Chase timidly hugged the girl for the first time and replied, of course, we can even go tomorrow. I really want to meet her and sincerely thank her for such a wonderful granddaughter.