YOKED TO A BILLIONAIRE BY VENNEH LISAH

Violla couldn't contain her laughter. "Why are you so cute? You're so silly."

"Am I wrong?" Davon frowned, unaware if he had done something he shouldn't have.

"No. I just think you're cute," Violla answered as she held his face. "If only you were like this all the time!"

She suddenly realized how charming the man was when he didn't lose his temper.

"I just don't want to see you looking like you're about to die." Davon looked away and handed her the glass. "You can drink it now."

"Thanks!" Violla carefully took the glass and began to drink slowly.

The hospital in the countryside wasn't too well-equipped, and she didn't take good care of herself after giving birth to the three children. That was why she had many health issues until now and often suffered from menstrual cramps.

During her menstrual cycle, Mrs. Blake would usually boil her some ginger tea too. Drinking it helped to warm her up, which helped to relieve her cramps.

'I thought he'd be mad at me just because it came earlier this month, but instead, he's taking such good care of me.'

The warmth she felt in her heart,along with that from the ginger tea,made her feel nothing but bliss.

After finishing her tea, Violla licked her lips. Feeling much better now, she attempted to get up to put the glass away.

Instead, Davon took the glass straight from her hand and put it aside before grabbing a piece of tissue to wipe her lips with it.

Violla froze on the spot. The way he did it seemed so natural.But to her, it felt like a complete surprise.

"Let's go to sleep now." Davon lifted the blanket, lay down, and pulled her into his arms.

Violla buried her face in his neck, with her long, flowing hair splayed out all over the pillow and her soft, silky skin pressing onto his body.

Such a position and act brought the two closer in an instant.

With his hand gently caressing her shoulder, the man couldn't help but kiss her forehead, but soon figured that it wasn't enough. So, he held her face and brought her closer.

Then, he gently planted kisses all over her eyelids, nose, earlobes, and lips.

Violla kept her eyes shut, silently feeling his tender kisses and not daring to move an inch.

Feeling his breath turn increasingly erratic, she began to worry that the man would no longer be able to contain himself.

Yet, he put a stop to his actions all of a sudden and pulled her back into his embrace, no longer touching her afterward.

Violla closed her eyes. Judging from his frantic heartbeat, heavy breathing, and scorching body temperature, she knew he was trying his best to control himself.

She suddenly felt moved once again.

'He's not as cruel as I thought he was.

He, too, has a gentle, warm, and kind side…I want to know more about this side.'

The two slept extremely well.Perhaps due to their exhaustion, their breathing seemed to have some sort of hypnotic effect that enabled each other to calm down.

It had been forever since they both slept so well.

Waking up the next day, Violla stretched her arms and sighed blissfully before instinctively reaching for the pillow next to her. The spot was empty.She opened her eyes, only to find that Davon was already gone.

'He's always like this. He wakes up before me, then leaves quietly.'

Feeling slightly crestfallen, Violla got out of bed to wash up and noticed a familiar sticky note: Call the manager and have him send you breakfast after you wake up. He'll arrange for a ride to take you home. Your clothes are inside the closet.

Then, she noticed how the note was signed off: Escort.

Seeing that, Violla laughed.She then took the note and carefully placed it in her purse.I'll keep it. It'll be a good reminder of how kind he was to me last night.

After washing up, Violla gave the manager a call, asking him to take her straight home.She wanted to have breakfast with the children.

A call came for her right after she left the room. It was from the principal of the Kindergarten. Violla hurriedly answered the phone.

The principal went straight to the point after some greetings. "Titus has transferred to another school. When will Eliana return? It's been a while since she last came to school."

"I'll let you know after talking this through with the kids." After hanging up, Violla felt unsettled. 'That mother-daughter duo may have committed all sorts of atrocities, but the child is innocent.'

She really didn't like it when children became caught up in their parents' affairs.But still, even if Franklin was now a lost cause, the Stanleys still have a solid foundation. They won't fall that easily.

Franklin's parents probably chose to send the child elsewhere so that the boy wouldn't suffer.

Thinking about all this, Violla slowly felt better.She returned home to find Mrs. Blake caught up in an array of tasks,making toast and cooking oatmeal while the three kids called out to her.

"Can you braid my hair, Mrs. Blake? My hair is all over the place!" Eliana's squeaky voice came from her bedroom. The child had such long and thick hair that she couldn't wash up before braiding her hair first.

"Coming!" Mrs. Blake answered while adding some toppings into the oatmeal.

"Mrs. Blake! We're out of toilet paper," Jason shouted in a panic. "I haven't cleaned my butt yet!"

"But there was still some left this morning! Ryan must have used it all up," Mrs. Blake replied hastily. "I'll get you another roll in a bit. Give me a second!"

"Where did Finny's breakfast go, Mrs. Blake?" Ryan's loud voice came from the balcony. "She's so hungry that she can't stop crying! I've been looking everywhere for her food."

"I just took another pack out yesterday! Isn't it on top of the washing machine? Be patient, now. I'll be there right away." Mrs. Blake lowered the heat on the stove before hurriedly taking a roll of toilet paper to the bathroom. Then, she headed to the balcony to hand Fnny's food to Ryan.

After washing her hands, she rushed into Eliana's room to braid her hair.

Eliana sat in front of the dressing table, braiding her Barbie doll's hair while talking to it.

"Be good at school today, Drink lots of water, and don't eat too much candy, or you'll get cavities. It'll hurt if you have to visit the dentist."

Then, she gave another doll a change of clothes. "Be a good girl too, . We'll be having art classes today. Don't get paint on your dress, okay?"

"Haha! So you've named this one, too? You still have a few more in your closet; do they all have names?" Seeing Eliana behave in such an adorable manner seemed to completely energize Mrs. Blake, who was standing behind the girl to braid her hair.

"Yeah! I've already named like five of them!" Eliana tilted her head and giggled. "When Mommy comes back, I'll introduce her to our new family members!"

"Well, of course!"

"Mommy's home!" Violla looked through the door with a few bags of breakfast items in her hand. "Ryan! Jason! Eliana! Look what Mommy's brought back!"

"Mommy!" The three children rushed over.

Ryan still had some bird feed in his hand, and Finny was eating out of his palm.

Jason ran over while clutching onto his pants, not realizing that there was toilet paper beneath his foot. He ended up leaving an entire white trail behind him as he ran.

"Mommy! Mommy!" Eliana only had one side of her hair braided, while the other side hadn't been tied up yet.

Mrs. Blake chased after her with a hairbrush. "Don't run, Eliana. I haven't tied one of your braids yet!"

"Mommy! Oh, my! Slow down!" Violla knelt on the floor with open arms and stumbled backward receiving the three children. Once again, she had been knocked to the ground.Her butt hurt, but her heart felt warm.

"Alright, alright! Go wash your hands and we'll have breakfast together."

Now that Violla was back, Mrs. Blake could finally take a breather.

Violla took over the job of caring for the children and placed all the food she had brought on the table.Coupled with the toast and oatmeal Mrs. Blake had prepared, it was a wholesome breakfast.

The family sat at the dining table, happily enjoying their meal. Violla promised to take them to the amusement park in the afternoon—on the condition that they helped Mrs. Blake do the dishes and tidy the kitchen.

The children raised their arms in agreement.Mrs. Blake beamed as she saw how elated they looked.However, she couldn't help but worry after noticing Violla come home in a different set of clothes.

After breakfast, Mrs. Blake dragged Violla into a room while the children cleaned the kitchen. "Are you seeing someone, Miss?"

"Yeah." Violla didn't want to keep it a secret from her.

"Who is it? Do I know him?"

"It's not someone you know," Violla responded briefly. "We've just begun dating, which is why I haven't brought him home. But don't worry; I'm all grown up now. I won't be as muddled as I once was, and I'm aware of what I do now."

"Okay…" Despite still feeling concerned, there was nothing much Mrs. Blake could say except to give the woman a reminder. "Be careful outside. Don't let anyone take advantage of you."

"I won't. Don't worry." In the afternoon, Violla and Mrs. Blake took the children to the amusement park.The children were still young and could only play a few basic games, so it wasn't too much of a hassle for the adults.

However, since Mrs. Blake hadn't been in the best of health lately, she would begin panting in exhaustion just after a brief walk, and her back would hurt too.

She must have been working too hard these days. Feeling extremely guilty, Violla talked to Mrs. Blake while the children took a break. "Maybe I can hire a part-time helper."

Yet, Mrs. Blake was strongly against her suggestion,the reasons being that part-timers were expensive and that she didn't feel safe having a stranger around the house.

Just as Violla tried to convince her otherwise, Eliana's voice suddenly rang out. "Titus!"

Violla instinctively looked over and spotted Franklin's mother, Juliet, and a few bodyguards taking Titus to the carousel.

To make the boy happy, Juliet had booked the entire carousel and even made the bodyguards pay the other visitors to go elsewhere.

Yet, Titus didn't seem pleased at all, for he still had a frown on his face.But that was until he saw Eliana.

"Eliana." Unable to contain his excitement, Titus hurriedly jumped off the carousel, only to trip and fall by accident.Moreover, the carousel platform was still moving, and the boy was nearly trapped inside it.

"Oh, God! Titus!"Juliet let out a piercing scream.Thankfully, two bodyguards swiftly went to save Titus.

Juliet trembled in shock as she hugged her grandson. "You scared the living daylights out of me, Titus! Why did you jump off while you were having so much fun? Don't you know how dangerous that was?"

"I spotted my classmate." Disregarding the wound on his knee, Titus shoved his grandmother aside and ran toward Eliana.

Not wanting to be involved with the Stanleys again, Violla hastily tried to leave with Eliana.But the boy had already made his way over and grabbed Eliana by the hand. "Long time no see, Eliana! Are you doing okay?"

"I'm great! What about you?" That was just how innocent a child's world always was. Eliana was just as pleased to see Titus.

Then, she noticed his injury. "Your knee—does it hurt?"

"Nope. Not after seeing you!" Titus beamed.

"I have a band-aid. Here you go." Eliana took out a band-aid with a cartoon on it and handed it to Titus

"Thanks!" But just as Titus was about to take it, a large hand swooped in and knocked the band-aid out of Eliana's hand.

"Let's go, Titus. I'll take you to the hospital," said Juliet as she cast Violla a frosty glare.

"Grandma...." Before Titus could say anything more, the elderly woman began to drag him away.

This caused the boy to put up a fight. "I don't want to see the doctor! I want to play with my classmate…"

"I'll get your other classmates to play with you," Juliet coaxed. "You can play with others okay? "

"No! I want to play with Eliana." Titus broke free of Juliet's grasp and knelt on the ground, refusing to budge.

"Why are you such a disobedient child?" Juliet was exasperated. "You have so many other friends! Why you do you have to play with this one?"

"I just want to play with Eliana!" Titus remained kneeling on the floor.Juliet threw a bodyguard a glance, and the latter immediately picked the boy up before quickly leaving.

"Let me go! Let me go now!" Titus' incessant screaming began to attract the gazes of many passersby.

Eliana was so frightened that she hid behind Violla. "Poor Titus…" she remarked timidly.

Despite feeling agonized by the sight, there was nothing Violla could do, so she began to leave with Eliana.

"Hold it right there!" Juliet suddenly called out to her.

Furrowing her brows, Violla signaled Mrs Blake.

Mrs Blake went up to hold Eliana's hand. "Come, Eliana. I'll take you to your brothers."

"Okay." Eliana cast Violla a glance before reluctantly walking away with Mrs. Blake .

Juliet walked over and remarked sternly, "I heard you're with Davon Roman now."

"I don't think this has anything to do with you, Miss Juliet"

A complicated mix of emotions swept through Violla after seeing Juliet after so many years.

Back when the Milan family was at its peak, Juliet would treat Violla and her father like royalty while constantly matchmaking Franklin and her.

Violla used to respect this woman too, and the two were once extremely close.But when the Milan family business took a sharp turn for the worst, Juliet immediately called off the wedding.She was nothing but a two-faced woman whose acting skills were impeccable.

"I'm impressed," Juliet scoffed. "I've really underestimated you."

Violla turned to leave, not wanting to bother with the older woman.

"Your father must be rolling in his grave now. There's no way he can rest in peace thanks to a shameless daughter like you!" Juliet suddenly added.

Violla stopped in her tracks and turned her head. "What do you mean by that?"

"Nothing much," Juliet responded with a smile that didn't reach her eyes. "You'll get it soon enough!"

Then, she turned and let. Violla felt extremely conflicted as she recalled those words.

Franklin, Smith and Amira had all hinted that her father's death had something to do with Davon and now, Juliet had just said something awfully strange too.

'Could it be…'

Despite feeling restless, Violla quickly regained herself. 'They're all on the same side and want me to die.I can't trust whatever they say.'

"Mommy! Mommy!" Then, her three children came back.

"Mommy! I took part in a toy car competition and won first place! They gave me this little car as a prize," Ryan exclaimed while holding a toy car in his hand.

"Wow! That's amazing, Ryan." Violla knelt down to give him a kiss.

"I went rock climbing and reached the highest point, Mommy! This is my prize," Jason chimed in as he raised a dinosaur figurine high up in the air. "Do you like it?"

"I do! You're amazing too, Jason ." Violla gave him a hug.

"Mommy, I-I didn't win any prizes…" Eliana whined with a pout.

"That's okay. You can have my toy car." Ryan gave his toy to Eliana.

"You can have my dinosaur too," Jason added.

"Thanks!" With a giggle, Eliana raised her pretty little cartoon purse. "I'll treat you guys to some cotton candy!"

"Okay! Thanks, Eliana."

With that, the three siblings headed toward the cotton candy stall hand-in-hand.

"Slow down, kids! Don't trip and fall," Mrs. Blake reminded them with a chuckle.

Seeing how happy her children looked, Violla's lips curled into a wide smile. 'Don't overthink, Violla. Be thankful for what you have right now.'