SOMETIMES VIOLENCE IS OKAY

NEOMA's day started right.

She and her Mama Boss enjoyed a warm bath together first thing in the morning.

The tub was big enough for two people to share, so here they were now.

She was sitting between her mother's legs while her Mama Boss was gently rubbing her back with a sponge…

… while crying silently.

Yes, her mother was sobbing behind her, but she pretended not to notice.

[Mama Boss is probably happy that she could finally do things like this for me.]

"Your nanny has taken good care of you, baby," her Mama Boss said in an emotional voice. "Look at how soft and smooth your skin is."

"Stephanie is good to me, Mama Boss," Neoma said, smiling at the thought of her kind nanny. "Even though she was originally Nero's nanny, she was still kind to me from the start. Stephanie and Alphen took good care of me and my baby brother. Have you met them in the past, Mama Boss?"