Although we had not been actively telling our children about their relationship with the mafia, it wasn’t like we thought that we could hide it. As a result, we never bothered to hide it. We let them learn through their relationship with the boss, Harris, Luka and even other mbers of the senior managent of the gang.
Although our family was no where close to being a standard and normal one, we were extrely happy to be together. Harvey, Alia, the boss, and everyone else were always supportive of our family and what we wanted to do. Hayden and Harvey remained close even though Hayden no longer helped out with the gang’s business anymore.
…
If I had to choose, I would say that the family that I managed to build with Hayden is my greatest life achievent thus far. However, that didn’t an that I didn’t have other achievents to be proud of in my life especially when it ca to my career as an artist.
"We would like to award our amazing artist friend, Malissa, for her outstanding achievent in supporting the local art community especially for her work in supporting new and aspiring young artists. Please give a round of applaud for Malissa and may I invite Malissa up here to share a few words with us please," the event’s host announced.
The auditorium exploded with the sounds of people clapping and cheering. I turned to smile at Hayden and my children as they smiled and clapped for . I kissed Hayden on the cheek softly as I whispered my words of thanks into his ear.
"Thank you…for always supporting …" I thanked him wholeheartedly.
"Congratulations, Wife. I’m so proud of you," Hayden replied before he kissed my cheek in return.
I waved to my kids as I got up from my seat before making my way towards the stage. My legs shook a little as I struggled slightly with the stairs leading up to the stage. Honestly, I saw this award coming. That didn’t an that I thought that I deserved or wanted this recognition to rain down on . However, when you talk to many people, you tend to hear the rumors going around.
This award didn’t co purely as a surprise but that didn’t make
less excited about it. On top of that, giving a public speech in front of this many people wasn’t sothing that I was very used to.
The host presented
with the award before we posed next to each other to get our photos taken. Then it was ti for
to delivery my short award-acceptance speech.
"Thank you. I am extrely honored by this award, and I can’t thank everyone enough for your continuous support. Instead of talking about the past, I would like to focus more on the future. There are still many things that needs to be done to better support and develop the young and new artistic talents in our community.
None of this could have happened without the help of our sponsors and reliable and generous partners. Hopefully, we can work together more in the future to support even more aspiring artists to reach their dreams. Thank you so much…" I said before I flashed a bright smile at the army of caran gathered right in front of the stage.
Then, I smiled in the direction where I knew that Hayden was sitting with the kids. The intense lighting from the spotlight that was on
made everything look like a bright blob of white light. I couldn’t see beyond the first few rows of the audience so I couldn’t see Hayden of the kids either. I put a hand up and waved before making my way off the stage.
Although I could be pictured, Hayden and I were extrely careful not to let the paparazzi get snaps of our children. We also never went out to these events without a proper security team with us. Hayden was still extrely cautious especially since I beca pregnant with our first child. When we had our second baby, the security only tightened.
With Harvey holding the reins of the gang and with the partnership with Silva still in place, things have stabilized between the gangs. There was very little risk of violence; however, I didn’t bla Hayden for being cautious. As for , I didn’t want my children to befall any kind of danger.
mories of when I was kidnapped still made
feel uncomfortable and I never wanted my children to suffer a similar experience.
"Show
the award!" Henry shouted loudly when we got into the car.
"Here you go…" I passed the small trophy to him.
"Is this all you get for working so hard?" Henry asked with a disappointed look on his face.
Of course not. I didn’t work hard to get this trophy or any trophies. I worked hard to make my own dreams co true and also to see the dreams of various artists co true as well.
"Definitely not. I work hard to see my dreams co true. So should you…" I replied before pulling Henry into a hug.
"Dad works hard too…" Henry muttered.
"I guess we should go on a holiday together soon. All of us…" I suggested brightly.
"Yes!" Henry quickly agreed.
"What do you think Leila?" I asked.
Leila just nodded her head while she smiled her sweet angelic smile at . Leila’s light pink puffy dress only made her look even more like a little princess. She still held Hayden’s hand as she leaned on his arm. Just like she was attached to the boss, she was very attached to her father as well.
After arriving ho, the maids helped us take care of the children. After the kids took their baths and we changed into relaxing clothes, we joined each other again in the dining room for a not-so-peaceful family dinner. I paid attention as the kids chatted excited about the event that we had just attended.
It wasn’t very often that I took the kids out to public events with many people like this due to security reasons and also because the kids were still young.
"Finish up your food," Hayden said sternly.
"Ok…" the two of them mumbled.
--To be continued…
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