It was obvious that Zayn had been nice to the children. Kids are simple and innocent beings. The girls could see who was genuinely nice to them. Some people could fake being nice for a while, but it wasn't easy to fake being nice for three months. That was especially the case for Zayn. He was a proud man, so he wouldn't spend time pretending to be nice.
That was why they knew their uncle was truly nice to them, and they were happy to hang out with Zayn.
"Mommy, Mommy, you have to help Uncle Zayn." Alpha held Derila's hand, and she pleaded, "Uncle Zayn's ill. Aunt Carla and their kids are really worried about him. We're worried about him too."
"Yeah, Mommy. You have to help Uncle Zayn." Beta tilted her head, and she sounded like she was in a hurry.
"Once Uncle Zayn is all better, he can take us to the vineyard again, and he can teach us all about horseback riding. Oh, and he can play a lot of fun games with us too."
"Yeah, yeah!" Gamma nodded too. She added, "Uncle Zayn is super nice to us."
Derila was surprised that her kids would be so adamant in asking her to help Zayn out. She only stepped in back then because Zayn was nice to the kids, and now she knew she didn't make the wrong choice. But now's not the time to be grateful to him. Now it's the time to bust myself out of this place.
Derila pretended to look all sad, and she tried her best to tear up.
"I want to help your Uncle Zayn too, but…" She looked up at Daemon fearfully. "But your daddy won't let me!" she said, her voice trembling with terror.
Daemon frowned, but before he could do anything about it, the girls charged at him. They held his leg and punched him as hard as they could.
"You're a villain, Daddy! You're a big meanie!"
"Why did you do that, Daddy? Uncle Zayn's so nice to us! Why'd you stop Mommy from saving him?"
"Can you stop this, Daddy? If you won't stop this, we'll be going back with Uncle Zayn and stop talking to you for good! And Mommy's coming as well!" Gamma put her hands on her hips angrily.
Derila's eyes lit up. Nice one, Gamma! She stood up and feigned anger.
"That's right! Gratitude is a virtue! Uncle Zayn's been so nice to you, and now that he's in trouble, we can't just stand by and watch!" She took the kids and went up to Zayn.
"We're leaving with your Uncle Zayn right now, kids!"
"Yeah, yeah!" The kids nodded. They shot their father a nasty glare and took Zayn's side immediately.
Daemon's face was red with anger, and the flames of fury flared within his eyes. He glared at Derila, then he gave Zayn a look that said, You know what to do.
Zayn was amused. He shrugged helplessly, as if he was saying, I didn't do anything, Daemon. She came up with this stratagem and dragged me into this. You can't blame me for it.
Daemon arched an eyebrow coldly. He wouldn't give up, and he shot Zayn another look that said, I do not care. You are already involved in this matter. The ball is in your court now, so come up with something, or else.
Zayn wanted to scream, but he knew it would not work, so he decided to play along with Daemon in the end. He said gently, "You got it all wrong kids. This is a misunderstanding between your Mom and Dad. Your father didn't stop your mother from helping me. He just misses her too much, so he wants her to stay with him."
"Zayn Giblo! You little…" Derila felt like banging her head against a wall. If the kids weren't there, she would have snapped Zayn's neck because of his betrayal.
"But what about your condition, Uncle Zayn?" Alpha held Zayn's hand innocently.
"Why don't you stay with us too? This way, Mommy can stay with Daddy and do something about your condition."
Beta nodded quickly. "Yeah, yeah! Auntie Carla can take her kids over and stay with us too! We'll welcome them gladly."
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