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"Diamond, am I too young to help my Mommy?" Mackie asked. "

"Oh, no, dear, you're not too young to help your Mommy, but…." Diamond stopped midway. She wanted to comfort Mackie and assure her that her Mommy loved her so much and wanted her to help.

But did she?

Did Chloe actually want her daughter to help? Knowing her protective and coddling nature, Chloe would never want Mackie to help with anything. 

In fact, the first thing that came to Diamond's mind was Chloe, who would try her best to hide her problem from Mackie.

And to some extent, Diamond also agreed with her. Mackie didn't need to know about the difficult thing that Chloe went through because it could actually damage Mackie's mental health.

But at the same time, she also understood Mackie's frustration. She might feel that her Mommy hid too many things from her. 

"But why, Diamond?" Mackie asked curiously. "Why can't I help Mommy?"

Diamond sighed. She was put in a difficult situation right now. It was better to bring Chloe here so Chloe could explain it herself, but then Diamond realized that Chloe would probably just try to shift the topic like she usually did.

'Well, I'm going to jump into the fire pit after this, but I will try to answer it by myself,' Diamond thought, and then she silently prayed. 'Help me God, for I am trying to help this child even though I'm single as pringle. Amen.'

"Well, you know that your Mommy is very sweet and kind, right?" Diamond asked.

"Mhm, Mommy is very kind, sweet, and gentle! I love spending time with her so much!" Mackie agreed. "That's why I want to help Mommy. She needs to be protected at all costs! Big bad Uncle and I have vowed to protect Mommy together!"

'Well, that's one way to influence your child,' Diamond thought as she easily guessed what kind of pep talk that obsessive man would do to his stepchild, so Mackie had the same overprotective nature as him.

"That's right, your Mom is a very sweet person, and a sweet person doesn't like to talk about bitter things," Diamond said. "That's why if you want to make her tell you about her problem, then you need to assure her that bitterness is fine. Sometimes too much sweetness is not good, right?"

"Mhm, I like sweets too, but not too much," Mackie nodded. "Does that mean I should just tell Mommy that I can help?"

"Yes, just tell her that you can help, and you want to help. Then, your Mom will be assured," Diamond said. 'I probably have to warn Chloe about this. I hope she will accept my advice and start opening up to her daughter though. Mackie is already at the age of realizing what is happening around her.'

Mackie went silent after that, but it was obvious that she had a lot in mind. She finally nodded after convincing herself. 

"Alright, I will tell Mommy that I want to help. I want her to be happy too," Mackie said decisively. "I may be small, but I can help!"

Diamond smiled and patted Mackie's head, "Good, I'm sure that your Mommy will be happy with your help as well!"

Diamond played with Mackie for about an hour until Chloe knocked on the door and opened it.

She still had her pink apron on, and she smelled sweet, like a bakery when she came in. Chloe smiled despite her obvious exhaustion and said, "I've made a variety of cakes. Let's come upstairs and eat it together."

Mackie dropped her doll immediately and hugged her mother, "Mommy!"

"Ah—d—dear, what's wrong? Why are you hugging me all of a sudden?" Chloe asked, but she still carefully patted Mackie's head.

Mackie looked up and smiled wide until her teeth were showing at her mother, "Nothing, I just want to hug you, Mommy!"

Chloe looked at Diamond confusedly, waiting for an explanation, and Diamond simply shrugged.

She got up and said, "Well, I want to try some cakes. Let's go."

"Let's go!" Mackie chirped as she released her hug from Chloe and followed Diamond upstairs, much to Chloe's confusion. 

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They ate the cakes together in the penthouse's kitchen. Chloe made a variety of cakes, and Diamond and Mackie made sure to eat at least one of them. 

"Mommy, why do you make so much cake? Do you want to give it to someone?" Mackie asked while munching her cake. 

"Ah… uhm… it's for your Uncle and Grandma too," Chloe replied.

"But they can't eat this much sweet!" Mackie protested while pointing to at least four more untouched cakes. 

"That's—" Chloe had difficulty answering Mackie's question. She didn't know how to hide that they had four more boys in the family. 

Chloe went silent for a moment until Diamond nudged her with her elbow. 

Chloe turned towards Diamond with confusion, waiting for Diamond to say something.

Diamond then leaned closer and whispered in her ear, 'Just be honest. I already told Mackie about her cousins here.'

Diamond lied, of course. She realized that Chloe needed a little push, so she would say something. It wasn't good to keep Mackie in the dark for a long time because it might create misunderstanding and distrust.

Chloe's eyes widened. She was about to scold Diamond for telling Mackie about it without her permission.

But then Diamond quickly added, 'I told her that the boys are not in good health, so she has to wait until they're feeling better.'

Chloe was slightly relieved that Diamond at least devised a clever solution so Mackie didn't need to meet with her cousins as soon as possible. The boys needed to rest as they were still shaken up after the incident.

"Well, these are for the boys," Chloe replied lightly.

"Eh? My cousins are here?!" Mackie said. She almost jumped out of excitement. "Why didn't you tell me sooner, Mommy? I want to play with them!"

Chloe glared at Diamond because Mackie clearly didn't know about it yet. Diamond shrugged and said, "You get to play it off, Gurl."