With this dangerous and the evilest thought that no mother could ever have in her mind for her child, Yue Ling went to the crib and pulled out the small cushion that was placed beneath the infant's little head. After taking a deep breath, she bent down to place it on his face with shaking hands when a maid who was hired to take care of Yue Ling during her pregnancy knocked on her door.
Yue Ling paused with the sudden interruption and looked at the door before looking at her hands. Her hands were still trembling and her heart thumped thinking of what she was about to do. She took a moment to calm herself down and went back to lay on the bed before asking her to come in.
"Madam, two women have come just now saying that they have been sent by your maiden home to take care of the child and you."
Yue Ling frowned, 'two women'? With the little salary that her brother earned, there was no way he could afford even a single house help, let alone two full-time maids.
