Everyone sighed in relief as soon as Marie announced the good news. Mia had brought her baby girl into the world after ten long hours.
‘Please, can I go in now? Waiting is killing me.’ Beta Jakes practically begged Marie.
‘She hasn’t come around yet but should be up soon. You can see the baby.’ She smiled kindly at him, and all I could think about was how fake and deceitful the smile was. She is evil beneath all that niceness.
‘Layla, are you okay? You’ve been acting weird all day. Mia is out of danger now, so you can relax.’ I smiled in a not-so-kind way and was about to tell her off when Damien appeared by my side.
‘You know how worried she gets. She just needs rest.’ He cut in before I could say anything. Marie nodded and smiled again before she walked back to check on Mia. A smi
