"I'm back," Lisha said on top of her voice immediately she entered the living room in expectancy of her kids to welcome her.

Cherry ran down the stairs immediately she heard her mother's voice, "Welcome mom."

"Thanks, what of your siblings?" Lisha queried as she ascended the stairs heading towards their rooms while Cherry trailed behind her.

Lisha swung the door open as she walked into Christina's room, her eyes scanned through the large room decorated in Pink; Christy's best colour, from the Queen sized bed that had pink covered all over it, Lisha knew her daughter had just left the bed, she headed towards her walk-in closet 'cause Christy do hide herself there most times if she didn't want to welcome her mom.

"She's in the toilet," Cherry whispered to her mother who nodded in return before heading towards the toilet.

She opened the door slowly only to meet her daughter sitting on the closet groaning.

"Mummy, I think I have stomach upset," Christy said while rubbing her stomach.

"Stomach upset indeed," Cherry mocked and her elder sister dashed her a scowl.

"You should know that lie doesn't work on me again," Lisha told her and Christy smiled sheepishly before standing up.

"I didn't have the strength to come welcome you," Christy explained and her mom chuckled.

"Liar," Cherry mocked and Christy threw her yet another scowl.

"Sayo, what will it take you to welcome me?" Lisha queried with raised brows. She was fond of calling her kids their indigenous name even though they preferred their other names.

"But mummy, we are no longer kids that'll keep running down to welcome their mother when she returns," Christy protested with squeezed face.

"So, you're not mummy's kid abi?" Cherry asked with a tugging smile.

"Cherry you better shut up! Don't let me slap you ooo," Christy eyed her contemptuously.

"You want to slap my daughter abi?" Their mother asked with raised brows and Christy shook her head while Cherry stuck out her tongue at her elder sister who decided to ignore her.

"Anyway, come downstairs, we have visitors at the pre-sit and inform your dad, Simi, let's go to your brother's room for his own excuse," she walked out of the room without waiting for Christy's response while Cherry smiled mockingly at her sister.

"If I catch you ehn," Christy warned while Cherry laughed before following her mother.

Lisha opened the door gently before sauntering into her son's room, she met him sprawled on his king-sized bed, obviously he was feigning sleep.

"Seyi get up now!" Lisha said sweetly and her son rolled to his side while still trying to sham sleep.

"Stand up before the count of three, one, two…"

"I'm up," he cut her off before resting his back on the wall.

"Why didn't you come down?"

"Mummy, we can't keep doing that, we aren't kids again," he replied, the same response he had always given every time.

"I won't condone it tomorrow, come down, we have visitors."

Christian lifted his brows, "Which visitors? This night?"

"Mummy I didn't see any visitors with you," Cherry turned to her mother.

"They're at the pre-sit."

"Who are they?" Christian asked.

"You'll get to know when you come down," and with Lisha walked out of the room while Cherry followed her. Christian decided he won't go downstairs but rather continue his painting but when Cherry came back to his room to inform him their mother wants him down, he had no other option than to go.

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As Sindara walked out of the pre-sit with her kids, she couldn't help but admire the house, it was the most beautiful one she'd ever laid her eyes on. Never in her thirty-eight years on earth had she imagined herself in such a magnificent house.

"We are not leaving this house," Lola turned to Fara who was walking beside her.

"For any reason, I can't leave, like this is paradise," Fara replied with a broad smile.

"You are here?" Lisha questioned and they nodded.

"You can have your seat," Lisha offered before turning back to see her husband coming down with Christy.

"I didn't know you were back," Jimi started and Lisha pursed her lips.

"Think of another excuse, my voice is loud enough," Lisha snorted and Jimi chuckled before hugging her.

After some seconds, Lisha withdrew from the hug and turned to Sindara and her kids who were all seated on the chaise longue.

"There are enough seats, why did you squeeze yourself there? Anyway, they are our visitors," she turned back to her husband who cast her a questioning look.

They both sat down on the love seat as Lisha decided to narrate the whole matter to him, it was at that time that Cherry and Christian got down the stairs.

"Oh my goodness!" Lola stifled her scream as she fanned herself.

Mimi glanced at her while wondering what was wrong, it wasn't until Fara talked that she understood what was going on.

"That guy is hot," she tapped Mimi's laps earning a glare from her.

Cherry glanced their way but Christian ignored them and brought out his phone.

"Okay, you guys can stay in one of our chalet," Jimi announced after some minutes.

Sindara and her kids stared at them in confusion.

"It's like an holiday house for our visitors, so, you can spend the night there then you'll decide if you still want to stay," Lisha clarified.

"Oh okay, thanks a lot," Sindara said before ordering her kids to do the same.

Lisha continued with a smile," It's my pleasure, Seyi will take you there."

At the mention of Christian's name, he swung his gaze to his mother who was now grinning at him.

"Mom, I can't do that, you can have one of the maids lead them through," he replied and Lisha glared at him.

"It's better I do that myself, anyway, before that, I'm hungry, it's whose turn today?"

"Chris," Cherry and Christy replied in unison.

"Okay, good," then she turned to her son, "I hope you've prepared dinner?"

Chris smiled faintly before scratching his neck, "Ummm...I…"

"You what? Don't tell me you didn't prepare anything?"

Then his smile increased, "Of course I prepared dinner, I'm already hungry, we were all waiting for you."

Lisha gave him a thumbs up before turning to Cherry, "Tell Mary to set the table."

Cherry nodded before exiting the living room for the kitchen while Christy and Chris decided to get up too.

"You guys can join us too," Lisha proposed, and they nodded in anticipation of the food, immediately Lisha and Jimi left the living room, Lola turned to Fara.

"Like I can't believe the guy can cook, what's his name?"

"I heard Seyi and Chris," Fara replied.

Lola wanted to continue but the appearance of someone they all guessed was a maid stopped her as the maid led them to the dining room.

Halfway to the meal, Lisha talked, "I didn't get your name?"

Sindara raised her head from the food, "It's Sindara."

"Okay, Sindara, what of your kids? Wait, are they quadruplets?" She shook her head, "No, they can't be, I can see those two look so very much alike, obviously twins," she pointed at Lola and Lara before turning to Mimi and Fara, "They look somehow alike too and they all look the same age, how did you do it?"

Sindara dropped her spoon before talking, "I didn't give birth to the twins, the other two are mine and they're the same year, I had Mimi in January and Fara in December."

"Wow," Jimi and Lisha commented in unison before Lisha turned to her kids who were seated side by side.

"That's Christian and his twin sister Christiana and my last born Cherry," she introduced, only Cherry looked their way and smiled at them while Chris and Christy ignored them and concentrated on their food.

"So, you guys should introduce yourself too?"

"I'm Omolola," she beamed.

"Omolara," she said gently.

"Farayioluwa," she introduced before all eyes descended on Mimi who stared back at them.

"Oh, she's Mimisola," Fara introduced with a smile as she touched her sister's shoulder.

"Can't she talk?" Christy who had been quiet all along queried.

Fara nodded, Christy and Cherry stared in disbelief as silence overshadowed the dining room.

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