46. A glimpse of motherhood

Alexander did not move for a good minute. That woman argued with him again, but this time he got to know another side of her. The part of motherhood. That he wished to have in his childhood.

This woman resembles his mother in many ways. Not just their innocent and kind appearance but their likes and gestures. However, he has never seen his mother fighting for rights. Not for her neither for him.

In childhood, he wanted his mother to fight for him just like Chloe did now. However, his mother never took the ground and always stays behind and received all abuse. When he was being disciplined by his father in cruel ways, his mother used to stay in one corner and shed tears that he despised.

So for him, this has been the only way to live and he is the same with his son, excluding the physical abuses.

Chloe is just a maid and she is scared at every point to be caught. However, her absolute fears did not stop her to stand up for Leonor. She is not even his real mother. Just a woman, Leo