Knock knock

Leila was wiping her hair with a towel as she walked towards her door to greet the sweet child smiling at her, "Mommy Leila! Good morning~ breakfast is ready!"

"Thank you, Shantel," Leila stroke Shantel's hair as she sees her leave.

It's time...

Leila walked towards the huge mirror inside her wooden room as she inspects her new look. Her skin is smoother with no wrinkles, no lines, no dark circles under her eyes, no grumpy looks. Her body became thinner leaving her shapes and figure.

She looks exactly like her 20-year-old self... Only she was much prettier and look mature than before. "Hmm... This is not what I meant..."

Leila wanted to get her previous body back to get her strength and agility from before... However, having this beauty at such an age is quite unusual...

"That falls... is too... astounding..." Two days was gone like a wind with her focusing on her short training.

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"Mommy, I want yellow!" Alicia grabbed the yellow clay from Kai without waiting for any response and started to add it to her clay doll.

Kai didn't bother and keep making a circle shape out of his blue clay. There's nothing particular he wants to make except making every colour he touches into any shapes. That way, whenever they needed colour to get like Alicia did, it would be in lovely shapes then destroy it.

How wonderful it is!

Just like Kai, Carla didn't bother furthermore as she laid her back onto the ground watching the blue skies full of marshmallow clouds as she stretches her arm while moving it like an angel's wings.

As the kids mind their own thing, Annalisa was worried about the eyes of the maids at her as of now, her daughter was being rude and that would sullen her name. As long as her plan was settled, her daughter can be the princess in this mansion, for now, her saintly vibe shouldn't be ruined.

"My sweet Alicia, you should ask permission whenever you need something especially it doesn't belong to you."

Alicia tilted her head, "It doesn't belong to me?" Annalisa was struck with her question, still, she smiled and answered, "It doesn't belong to anyone however you are not the only one who uses it."

Alicia blinked three times as she could not understand what her mother meant, even so, she nodded, "Okay," then her attention went back to her clays.

Annalisa didn't bother to explain furthermore. She grabbed a towelette to wipe her daughter's back inside her clothes and gave it back to the maid waiting beside them.

Not a moment later, a gloomy and tired figure came out the door and walked towards them at the garden. Annalisa followed that sight with her jaw dropped until that figure was right in front of her. "L-Leila? Wh-- Ho-- What happened to you?"

Stunned, Annalisa stood up instantly as soon as she got her mind at the place, "Are you okay?" She was surprised to see Leila's unusual look.

Thin like a stick, her pinkishly dark brow skin full of weird spots and her face looks so haggardly darkish brown. She's way too different from two days ago who is chubbier, full of wrinkles under her eyes and beside it, skin who's white as snow but dry as ice.

Leila right now was the exact opposite of her from Leila two days ago! And either way, too ugly! 'Some say if chubby people get sick, they would glow up the moment they get better... This is her glow up?' Annalisa thought to herself.

She could not believe Leila would turn this ugly after two days of sick... Annalisa hasn't given her the potion yet!

Wait... Speaking of potion...

"Oh, I'm fine. I'm well now. It's just, my skin turn dark probably due to the effect of the medicine. Ahh~ I shouldn't believe that doctor... Though I became well because of her..." Leila felt grateful she was well at the same time worried about her look.

Pouting in front of her, Annalisa caressed Leila's back, "It's okay, it's just skin colour. Because of it, your beauty shows up instead of hiding it!"

Yeah, right. Her beauty did show up however due to spots all over her body and face, the effect is quite different... Which what Leila was aiming for.

While the two adults comforting each other, the maids nearby were awestruck but look down as soon as they saw Leila afraid they would lose their job.

Alicia was startled to see Mama Leila's look, she stood up and went hiding behind the maid in charge of her.

Kai and Carla were both surprised to see their mother's new look. Although they watched her trained, for two days, they didn't bother her and thought she would have her younger body look back... This is quite unexpected.

"M-mama?" Kai dropped the green clay he was brandishing while Carla almost chokes from her saliva. "Cough! Cough!" She sits and maids in charge of her went beside her to rub her back.

Leila noticed her children and went beside them, "My dear Carla, calm down." Leila caressed Carla's back and the maid just lends a hand.

"I am fine, mom... Are you okay?" Carla held her mother's wrist, "Yes," Leila kissed on her forehead.

"Hmm, well, it's getting hotter here outside, why don't we come in? I have baked some cookies earlier, do you want to taste it, Leila?" Annalisa suggested.

Leila turned around and nodded, "I would love to! The doctor said I could eat anything I want, these spots would be gone sooner anyway on its own."

"Oh!" Annalisa clapped her hands, "That's great!" Annalisa guided the children back inside as the maids clean up the garden. Leila followed them in while chatting with Annalisa.

They went to the sala and Annalisa went to prepare the cookies she baked with drinks along the way. She brought them in a cart while the kids enjoy a show on the television.

"Here, since you were sick, this could help you energize. Your muscle must have been a little cracky laying down all day for two days." Annalisa gave Leila a drink.

Leila accepted it with a smile and drink. It was quite tasty mixed with mango, watermelon, a bubbling strawberry flavour and apple together as four seasons... With a bittersweet poison.

Even with fruits mixed, Leila recognized the potion Annalisa made. It was the potion she created long ago to eliminate the higher-ups without getting caught. Leila only shared the components with some of the kids she kidnapped long ago.

It seems Annalisa was one of her forced students...

Leila smirked with that thought and felt a little proud thinking her student actually dare to use her work against her. She finished the drink in one gulp knowing this type of poison doesn't have an antidote, "It was delicious, thank you,"

"You're welcome," Annalisa took the empty glass Leila was holding and put it on a tray. Seeing the kids done with their own drinks, she grabbed the tray with empty glasses to erase the evidence alone in the kitchen.

While doing so, she received a mail.

"Delivery is at the gate. Accept it."

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Note:

I'm back! The update will be 2 to 5 times a week! Love lots!

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Volume 2 The Divorce

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~ END of CHAPTER SEVENTY-TWO ~