Chapter 3: Jillian Smith punished.

"Honey, dinner is ready," Camilla Robbinson says while knocking the study door. "I'm not intrested, go have it on your own," came the response from the study. Camilla Robbinson stumped her feet on the floor due to her frustrations and came down to have dinner. What surprised her the most was that she was the only one having dinner.

Camilla Robbinson cared less about Jillian Smith having not eaten dinner. She purposely asked the maid servants to throw the remaining food so as Jillian Smith not have some. She said to the maid servants that no one is allowed to make some food for Jillian Smith because she have to learn her lesson.

To her surprise Jillian Smith did not come begging her for some food but slept soundly untill the following morning.

In the morning Jillian Smith woke up early gave baby Celeste a bath and feed her. Harlond Smith went to the company earlier than usual since he wanted to accompy his wife Lillian Smith at the hospital.

At the Smith family Camilla Robbinson told Jillian that she will have breakfast after she was done having hers. Jillian Smith felt wronged but she had to take the orders to avoid being punished by Harlond Smith. Camilla Robbinson only had disdain for her, she felt no sympathy considering she was also a child. Camilla Robbinson enjoyed her breakfast heartly and leisurely. Jillian Smith face was pale due to hunger. Jillian had never suffered such injustice before.

After Camilla Robbinson finished her breakfast, she asked Jillian to clean up the mess she had made on the dinning table and in the kitchen. Jillian silently obeyed.

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At the Smith group company, Harlond Smith ordered, "find the best doctor and medication for my wife, we will buy it." I think Harlond Smith is just putting on a facade to impress his employees.

The employees at the company started gossiping at how Harlond Smith took care of his precious wife Lillian Smith. Harlond Smith immediately took a flight to M country where he found out that there was an auction. Harlond was going to bid for a certain rare toxin that grows once in a decade which could be used to prolong his wife's life by some few days.

On arriving at M country, Harlond's assistant made a reservation in a hotel near the Rayol action hall. The bidding was scheduled for the following day starting eight in the evening.

At the Smith family.

After cleaning the mess, Jillian was later allowed to have a simple breakfast which was not really nutritious. While Jillian Smith was cleaning the kitchen she accidentally broke Camilla Robbinson favourite milk grass. When Camilla Robbinson found out she asked the nearby maids to catch Jillian Smith and teach her a lesson. Camilla whipped Jillian body untill it felt as if her bones were breaking apart. Jillian Smith was then locked in her room without anointment in her wouds and was not allowed to have a single meal nor water for the whole day.

The pain of her injuries was intense but not as intense as the pain she felt in her heart. The maid servants tried pleading for her but it was fruitless, Camilla Robbinson added that if they continued pleading for her, they might loose their jobs.

The maid servants swallowed their bitterness and proceded with their duties.

The Smith family butler later pleaded with Camilla to let Jillian visit her mother at the hospital. Camilla Robbinson agreed and only gave her less than an hour to visit her mother and return back to the villa. Jillian Smith agreed readily because the heavens had granted her a chance to go outside.

In the hospital.

"What happened to your hands," Lillian asked worried. Jillian answered,"don't worry mother I hit the edge of my bed as I was picking something from the floor." Jillian concelled the fact that she was treated like a servant by her father's mistress from her mother Lillian Smith to avoid worrying her.

Jillian Smith was an obedient and sensible girl. I wonder why she had to face such a cruel world.

Jillian Smith had dinner with her mother and went back to the villa where only coldness was dominating.

"You are one minute late, kneel down until I saw otherwise," Camilla Robbinson commanded. The butler tried explaining for her but but to no avail. Jillian Smith had no way out but to kneel and wait for what seemed like a lifetime. The temperature drooped to 2° , she was shivering from the cold, but there was no sympathy.

Rain started falling, Jillian Smith was still kneeling at the lobby waiting for Camilla Robbinson instructions. Camilla Robbinson only sneered at Jillian and said," if you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being born in the Smith family. Only my daughter Celeste Smith fits to be born as a Smith the only heiress of the Smith group."

It turns out that Camilla Robbinson was only after power and wealth. Jillian Smith was heartbroken and wondered why her father who was at the pinnacle of the world had to have an affair with Camilla Robbinson despite having such a dutifull and responsible wife who took care of him and the family. Jillian Smith came to realialization that whatever she did whether good or bad did not matter to Camilla Robbinson she will eventually be punished.

Later that night Camilla Robbinson found Jillian Smith still kneeling stiffly drenched in water, she kicked her back and asked her to stand up. " Go clean the mess in the kitchen there are some vegetables in the refrigerator you can eat them," Camilla said turning to go upstairs.

Jillian dragged her weak feet to the kitchen to clean the mess. Her whole body was trembling but she had to clean to avoid punishment from Camilla.

The following morning Jillian woke up as usual made breakfast for Camilla Robbinson, bath her half sister Celeste Smith and feed her. Jillian Smith still did not have breakfast on time. Jillian later took Celeste Smith to bask and play at the courtyard.

Many children at school envied Jillian Smith life as a young lady but no one knew what she had to face daily at the Smith family villa.

In the afternoon Jillian Smith decided to visit her mother, she found that her mother was listening to the stories told by the nurse. The atmosphere was thriling to witness, it felt as if all the pressure in her heart had diminished. Jillian had long waited to see her mother's smile.

"Mother, how are you doing?" She greeted. "I'm fine, my precious daughter," she answered turning to face Jillian. "Thank you for taking care of my mother," Jillian thanked the nurse. Jillian joined the story telling from the nurse. After the stories were done, Jillian took her mother to bask outside.

"Mother, today you are in high spirits," Jillian said.

"Yes, I'm feeling perfectly fine," Lillian answered. Little did Jillian Smith know that she was counting days for her mothers life.

After accompanying her mother for a few hours, Jillian went back to the Smith family villa to study because she had a private tutor.

Her teacher had complained that her grades were deteriorating so her father Harlond hired a private tutor.

During the tutoring hours, Jillian's thought kept drifting to her mother. Jillian was not concentrating in her lessons. She kept wondering how her mother was doing.

Later in the evening, Jillian went to the kitchen to make dinner for Camilla Robbinson who ate heartly. Jillian Smith ate a little and was forced to clean the mess in kitchen and clean the villa at late hours.