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"Mummy, don't worry. We will be good kids and won't cause trouble for Aunt Nina." Preston asserted so.

Nina had been taking care of the kids, she was trustworthy and had the skills to protect anyone in need. Audrey thought of her as someone reliable and kind-hearted.

"Please listen to Aunt Nina and without her permission, don't go anywhere, don't do anything. Ok?"

"Yes, Mummy. But when will you come to see us? Great-grandpop said he can't come here for a while. We miss him."

"Soon, baby. Mummy will come to see you soon."

There was no certainty when she would be back, she was not sure herself.

The conversation went on...

Until a voice interrupted their conversation.

"Whom are you talking to?" Apollo asked a hint of curiosity in his humble tone.

Audrey quickly hung up. She looked calm and serious. "It's none of your business." And she walked past him.

Near the door, he heard her talking to someone. She sounded so caring, exactly the opposite of how she behaved with him.

Not thinking too