A/N: Do be warned, this part is just a whole lot of background details… It is rather dreary and boring, and I'm sorry if it's not what you wanted this update to be… but the next part will surely be much more interesting. – That is if I get around to finishing the second half of it… hehe.

(PS: My com is being a retard, or maybe it's my internet that is being ridiculous, so i will be posting only one a day... coz it takes YEARS for me to upload just one file.)

Part 2: Separate Lives…

It has been 2 years since the family of Knight's had split. Both twins are currently in Kindergarten in their respective cities. In the past 2 years, the only communication between the two separated spouses were on special occasions such as; New Years Eve, father's and mother's day, and certainly their daughters' birthday, which conveniently is also on Christmas Eve; so they'd call each other a little before midnight to say happy birthday and wait a little while longer to say Merry Christmas.

Though it is true that they may have been divorced, but they both still felt that their daughters' needed to know that they have a twin sister and another parent somewhere else on the face of this earth. It was unfair on Kathryn and Marissa's part, but they had no other choice. During these special occasions, they would phone each other and say their greetings, allow time for both parents to catch up with their 'other' daughter, and most of all for the two little girls to chat the night away. When the girls talk, both would sit near a window staring out into the night, as their hands unconsciously caress the skin on the middle of their lower back where their tattoo was permanently imprinted.

Terry currently subsides in Los Angeles alone with Marissa in a posh and up class apartment – he felt that there was not the need to live in a mansion when there was only the two of them. He sadly continued to works over time, even if his wealth could have probably covered for both his daughter financially for a lifetime and more.

Terry Knight was an only child, his mother had died giving birth to him, and his father passed away with cancer when he was still 19. He now only had a mass amount of relatives he doesn't contact. Frankly, Terry just never really cared for them, nor did he want his baby to have anything to do with them. However these so called 'relatives' had always been envious of his inheritance; always trying to suck up to him and his father, when they still had the annual family reunion when his father was still alive – But his father had always told him, "They are family, you must tolerate even the most intolerable."

Terrence Knight wasn't just anybody; he was the last DIRECT male descendant of his royal ancestors; all notorious for their wealth and power. But Terry had never really cared for all that fame. Instead of just taking advantage of his family background, he worked hard just so to prove to everyone that he could succeed without his royal bloodline, and has now earned himself his current status in the business world. But of course, Terry never really minded being the successor to the large amount of fortune his ancestors had left him – it meant that his own children would be inheriting an even larger amount of wealth.

Due to the lack of presence, whenever Marissa gets the chance to spend time with her beloved daddy, she cherishes every second of it all – even if it was only a small meal. Other than maybe a few dinners, the young blonde spends most of her time with a nanny Terry had hired. Everyday, he thanked the gods for such a considerate and disciplined child, even at such a young age.

However, when Terry has short business trips in a nearby city for the week, he would most likely take Marissa with him… for he can't stand not being able to even see his baby for the however brief moments at night when he arrives home late.

Tori, on the other hand, now lives in Evanston with Kathryn and works as an interior designer with her best friend Liz. Fortunately for Tori, because she was a highly commended and paid designer, she didn't necessarily have to work in her office, but could bring her work home. For this reason, Tori could spend as much time she possibly can with her precious baby.

Tori may not have descended from a royal blood line with an affluent background like her ex-husband… well not that she knew of anyway, but her family had always been considered to be pretty well-off financially. Her parents may not have been multimillionaires, but they had left Tori with a decent bit of fortune.

Though Katie may have lacked a father and a sister, but she definitely didn't lack any of the family feel – much luckier than her younger twin. After moving back to Illinois, Liz and her husband, Michael, became Katie's god-parents; which made their two dear sons, Jacob and Kennedy (13 and 10 respectively), Katie's god-brothers. As Tori's parents had passed away a while back, and she was also the only child, Liz and her family was the closest thing Katie could call family… other than her father and sister who were living out in California. Jacob and Kennedy both very much adored Katie, treating her as if they were their own baby sister… everything when she was around became "Katie this…" and "Katie that…"

A/N: Another apology – I admit that I have no clue on what's in a will; the intro to law course I took last year had not covered such… So plz just read and accept…

Going back on the day the Knight couple signed their divorce papers, they had also conveniently filed their wills – just in case any thing unfortunate might happen. They also made sure that their wills were not only filed just in the law-firm in London, but also in every other branch that certain company owned in the United States; an infallible plan to ensure their daughters access to the wills after their death wherever they lived.

Both wills had stated that if and when the individual remarries, they are allowed to add more inheritor to their will. However, the twins will always, under whatever circumstances, inherit the same amount as the other. Obviously, if both individual had not added any additional heir to the list, each individual's fortune and assets shall be granted evenly between Kathryn and Marissa Knight.

In addition, if Terry were the one to pass away first, Tori would be granted the custody over Marissa, and vice-versa for Kathryn. Then, once both Kathryn and Marissa reach 18 years of age, they can finally inherit the will of the deceased parent.

Not only did the now former spouse make sure that the wills were all set, they have also agreed that they'd open two special bank accounts, one per daughter. This bank account will only be activated under one circumstance, and that is if BOTH parents had passed away before their daughters' 18th birthday. Should both parents pass away early, this bank account would be able to support the girls financially up until the age of 18.

Nevertheless, there was a flaw in those seemingly perfectly planned wills; they had not stated who'd be granted custody over their daughter's if both parents were deceased…