Adrien leaned against his car with his arms crossed. When he saw Mari about to walk pass his car, he grabbed her arm and pulled her towards him. The motion made her turn around, and she let go of the star balloon that she was holding. "This time you won't escape from me lier." Mari looked at him with a frown and gently moved back escaping from his grip. "You didn't expect me right?"

She gribed the bag that she was holding a bit tighter. "Are you mad at me or something?"

"What do you think?"

The two stared at each other with frowns on their faces.


A young lady with brownish hair in a ponytail and wearing a purple shirt, a jean skirt. and high length boots got out of a tax with a suitcase. She goes to the gates of an apartment complex and opens them to walk in. She walks to a certain apartment and knocks on the door.

The woman living in the apartment was currently reading the newspaper when she heard someone knocking she put the paper on the table and stood up heading to the door. When she opened the door, she was surprised to see who was standing in the other side. She looked at her up and down "Lila?"


"Who told you where I live?" Mari looked at him curiously.

"I'm not as dumb as you imagine the other night."

She laughed softly "you know that I lied to you. How did you find out?"

"You lied and that's all that matters." This whole time Adrien's tone was emotionless.

"It doesn't matter anymore or are you going to take me back to jail? Well guess what I won't let myself get caught because I'll run off and no one can stop me." She smiled confidently.

"You're not just a lier you're cheeky too. Because it wasn't true that you went to deliver a message instead of the fight nor the neighbor who was about to give birth and much less that your parents were going to get mad at you because you don't even have parents."

That made Mari mad. "Don't be noisy you have no right to tell me that!"

"I have the right to tell what affects me." Adrien said harshly.

"I can handle anything you tell me except the fact that I have no mom or dad." She glares at him.


"You'll have to work if you want to stay with me Lila. My pension won't be enough for both of us. You're my niece, but that doesn't mean-"

"Yes yes of course, I'll work aunt and when I'm settled, I'll look for an apartment to get out of your hair okay?" Lila who was sitting on the window corner moves to sit on the coffee table.

"Fine well let's see what happens." She grabs a piece of the newspaper and sits next to Lila as she grabbed the other piece. "If you earn enough you can stay with me." Lila nodded as she flipped through the newspaper. Her aunt grabbed an apple "what I don't count on is to pay all of your expenses girlie." She suddenly grasps seeing a picture on the newspaper. She takes it from Lila. "Look who's here."

Lila looked at her confused. "Who?"

"My friend Sabine."


"Look who's here love."

Sabine and Tom where outside in the garden reading. Tom was reading the newspaper as Sabine was reading a book. She looked at where he pointed at the newspaper and smiled. "Me during the Agreste reunion."

He smiled "Excidly." He took his reading glasses of. "You know we never talked about this before but what do you think of Adrien's wife?"

She thinks about it. "Well pretty refined although a bit arrogant and selfish."

"So you don't really like her?" Sabine shugged. "I'm not criticizing you love I feel the same way about her, and I understand exactly why you don't like her. Adrien's wife is haughty and dominant woman." He wraps an arm around her shoulder. "Unlike you, who is sweet and sensitive."

She smiled as he kissed her head. "Thank you love."

"And you came out beautiful in this picture."

She smiled more.


"Why did you get offended like that?" Adrien's tone softened. "Does it affect you that much to have lost your parents?" Mari stayed silent. "Since when are you an orphan Mari? What happened to your parents?"

"It's not your business." Mari turns around and starts walking away.

"Wait Mari." He rans after her and grabs her arm.

She moves her arm away. "Don't touch me."

"Mari you shouldn't have lied to me. I wasn't in the delegation by force I was there because I wanted to help you guys. Understand? To help you guys."

She shook her head. "Not true no one helps us. You must be looking for something."

"Well yes to rescue you guys from destroying yourself."

She laughed. "What a saint. You can't fool me. You think that you can control me? Well the other way around. Here people need to be careful with me." She puts her hands on her hips.

He laughed softly. "You don't have to tell me you already demonstrated that."

"Get this in your head, I'm not afraid of anyone must less someone who lets his wife yell at him like you." She laughed softly.

His smile stayed as he looks at her confused. "What are you talking about I don't understand you right now."

Her smile stayed as she copied what his wife yelled that day, and she also copied her movements waving her hands around. "You have me abandoned you don't want to go to parties with me when we are invited. For you, there is nothing more important than your job with those crazy people. I warn you Adrien! I warn you Adrien!"

Adrian holds her arms to stop her. "Alright Mari be quiet please. How do you know so much about my private life?"

"So you see I know a lot of things about you, and you know nothing about me. Let me go you're hurting me." She moves her arms away from him.

He sighs "I'm sorry if I hurted you Mari, I didn't think that I was holding you tightly."

"You know what just leave me alone." She pushes him to the side and walks off to her house.


"It seems like a lie that she remarried him. She has such luck."

Lila was staring at her aunt, who was now standing up, confused "what are you talking about?"

"It's a long story Lila." She shows her the newspaper. "This woman Sabine Cheng now Sabine Dupain-Cheng has a special past."

"You should tell me."

"No another day. " Her aunt puts the newspaper down on the table. "Now it's more important to talk about you. Tell me where do you plan to work at?"

"I don't know but I want to work somewhere that I'd earn a lot of money."

Her aunt puts her hands on her hips. "Oh yea tell me where that would be?"

"I don't know but I'm at the point that I'm looking for money under rocks." Lila plays with her hair.

"Yea me too." Suddenly, an idea came to her aunt. She smiled and sat back next to Lila. "And I believe the both of us well get it."


The next morning Chloe was in her room getting ready to leave for the trip. Her mom and Ruby were helping her. She runs to her jewelry box on her bed. "Where's my bracelet?"

"I have it Chloe." Ruby lifts it up. "Want me to put it on you?"

"Yes." Chloe goes to where Ruby is, and she puts it on her.

Audrey smiled "you look beautiful dear."

"Don't forget your jewelry box." Ruby told her.

"I can forget anything except my jewelry box." She went back on her bed and closed her box.

Ruby smiled "anyone could say that you were going to that trip to conquer a man."

"Well Ruby let's say it's a reconquer of my own husband." She stands up smiling.


Adrien sat on the couch with a sad Maya on his lap.

"When are you coming back daddy?" She looks at him sadly.

"In two weeks sweetie." He smiled softly at her.

She whined "that long!"

He chuckled "are you going to miss me a lot?"

"A lot." She kissed his cheek.

Chloe quickly goes to the living room with the other two women. "Let's go Adrien the plane will leave let's go."

"Alright alright we're going. We have plenty of time." He looks at Maya. "I promise to come back home soon."

Maya gets off from his lap and climbs the couch to hug her mom. Chloe quickly hugs her back. "Bye take care." She looks at Adrien. "Let's go, there's a lot of traffic."

Adrien stands up and lifts Maya up in a hug. "Sweetie don't be sad okay. You'll see that we'll come back when you least expect it."

"Stop talking about dumb things you'll console her later." Chloe was getting impatient.

He gently put Maya down. "Bye beautiful see you later behave okay." He starts walking out the room.

"Let's go let's go." Chloe dragged him away at this point.


"Good morn-no no I don't want flies on my work." Mari just went in the kitchen with Teddy in her arms. She was about to put him on the table, but Fu stopped her. "I might lose my job because of that."

"Don't be like that Fu." Mari pets Teddy's fur. "Teddy doesn't have flies anymore isn't that right Teddy." She lifts him up to eye level. "You already know that I gave him a bath, and he smells good."

"Well put that dog down so you can take these teas to the Agreste household."

She stares at him. "To the Agreste household?"

"That's what I said."

She shook her hand "ha no Fu, I'm not going to that household."


In Miami, Adrien and Chloe get out of a limo. They decided to spend the first week on an island. They would get on a private plane to get there. Excited Chloe walked ahead of Adrien while he speed walked to catch up with her. "Chloe wait up. What's the rush."

She smiled and clung to his left arm. "I'm so excited to spend this trip with you love."

They walked to the plane that was near the pier, and they got in. When everything was set the plan flew off.


"I already told you that I'm not going I'm not going I'm not going, and that's final."

Mari sat on the staircase holding Teddy. Fu was near the railing not upstanding why she was acting like that. "Why don't you want to go?"

She sighs a bit dramatic if you ask Fu. "Fu it's just that...There's something that I haven't told you. Yesterday the husband of the Mrs. You sell the tea to...I bumped into him and he lectured me because I lied to him in the delegation."

Fu looked surprised. "Really?"

"Yes and he tried to put me in my place but guess what I put him in his place and left him opened mouth. Now how am I supposed to appear at his house? No Fu if he sees me. He will most likely kick me out." She snaps her fingers to prove her point.

Fu sighed and walked to the table. "Well I would do it, but I have so much work to do here."

"You can tell me to go anywhere Fu except the house of that Adrien."

His eyes widen when he remembered something. "Now that I remember Mr. And Mrs. Agreste aren't in the house. The driver told me that the Mrs. Won't be there but to still fulfill the order and deliver it to Natalie. Because they went on a trip earlier this morning by plane."

She looks at him. "Really Fu? You're not lying to me right?"

"When have I lied to you?"

She sighs "never."

She puts Teddy down and stands up walking to the table. "Alright fine if that Adrien isn't there than I will take the teas." She grabs the box. "You know Fu I would like to go on a trip by plane one day."

"I would like to fly one." Fu pretends to fly one.


"Chloe if you want put this down." Adrien tries to put Chloe's jewelry box down, but Chloe holds it tightly not letting him move it. She put it on her lap.


"Maya paint me a mouth please." Ruby used a paper mouth to play with Maya.

She giggled "I already painted you two mouths."

They tried to continue playing but every time Ruby tried to speak Audrey would play keys on the piano to interrupt her. Ruby sighed and straightened up. "At this time, my brother and your daughter should be arriving to the island Mrs. Audrey."

Audrey stood up straight. "Hopefully, they have a good time after all the work it cost Chloe to convince your brother to take her on a trip. The poor thing suffered a lot with the attitude of your brother. My daughter got to the point that she thinks Adrien doesn't love her and is only married with her to cover appearances."

Maya looked sad. "That's not true grandma." Ruby stroked her hair.

"I don't think it is prudent to say those things in front of Maya."

"I think that Maya should know the truth about her parents for what can happen. This trip means a lot for Chloe, and like she says this trip well decide her future with Adrien."


"Love why don't we stay another week?" Chloe faces Adrien with a smile.

He sighs "Chloe, I told you that I have to work."

She fowns and looks out the window. Suddenly, the pilots start asking themselves what is going on and Adrien and Chloe realizes that the plane was falling. Chloe started screaming.

"It's not working well." The controllers stop working completely.

"Oh no it's going to crush."

Chloe keeps yelling. "Calm down Chloe." He holds her tight trying to calm both himself and Chloe down.

"We're falling Adrien!" She keeps screaming.

To say that Adrien wasn't afraid would be a misunderstanding but between the pilots yelling that they were going to crush, to brace themselves and Chloe yelling sometimes his name was too much for him. The plane was just about to crush into the ocean and the last thing Adrien heard before losing consciousness was Chloe's high pitch yell.


Mari knocked on the gates of the Agreste mansion, and a gardener opened the gate for her; she thanked them and started walking to the house. From the gate to the house was a long pathway. She didn't mind she loved to see the tress and the flowers it was almost like a forest to her. When she neared the fountain, she saw the ducks and smiled.

"Hi guys how are you doing today." She smiled at them before continuing to walk to the door. Once there she knocked on the door.

Inside the house, Audrey looked over the railing. "Someone open the door please."

Natalie opened the door, and Mari walks in. "Thanks." She walled to the main hall as she sees a woman walk down the stairs. "What's up." She smiled.

"The proper way is to say good evening Mrs." Audrey stops on the last step and looks down at her.

" Uh good evening Mrs."

"Haven't they told you to use the servant's door Wlwhen you come to this house?"

She smiled "well yes but I always forget, but I brought the box of teas that Fu made."

"Give it to Natalie, Natalie."

Natalie walked over to Mari. "Hay Natalie here." She hands her the box.

"I already told you to bring it from the back door Mari do it next time." Natalie had to have a serious tone as she spoke to Mari since Mrs. Audrey was there.

"Yea okay sorry."


"We interrupt this program to announce two Parisians, who seem to have died in a plane crash."

Ruby was watching her favorite T.V show while cleaning her dresser. When the announcement comes up. she turned to look at the T.V fearful.


Mari was sitting on the stairs waiting to get paid suddenly she felt a slight kick behind her.

"Get up."

She quickly got up and turned to see the woman. "Gezz."

"Here's the money now you can leave."

Mari didn't like the tone she was giving her. "Don't worry I was kicked out from better places, so I'm leaving now."

Audrey glared at her. "You're so rude. I'll tell my daughter to never buy tea from Fu ever again."

She smirked. "Well guess what its better for him. That way, he doesn't have to work his butt off all day."

Audrey glared harder at her. "Leave now."


Maya ran to the arctic. She went to the back moved some stuff and opened a drawer. She got in closed the drawer and went to an opening in the back.

In the other, side was a garden with a clear sky, pine tress, and candy like lollipops and candy canes growing from the ground.

Maya sat on a bench. "Grandma Emilie I'm here."

Behind her, a light start and a woman with blonde hair, green eye, and wearing a long white dress appears. She walks over to Maya and stops beside her. "Won't you give me a kiss?"

Maya turned to her left. "Grandma Emilie!" She hugs her and gives her a kiss on the cheek.

Emilie smiled as she hugged her back then when they broke the hug, she noticed the sad look on Maya's face. "Why does my little girl have that sad look?"

Maya looked at her. "Because I'm sad grandma. That's why I came up here to see and talk to you." Maya hugged her again. "My mom and dad went on a trip and didn't take me. They left me with grandma Audrey, and I don't love her." Maya sits up to look at her. "I only love you."

Emilie smiled and hugged her once more. "My little girl my treasure. I adore you. I love you with all my heart."


"Do you buy the newspaper everyday aunt?"

Lila was standing outside the house but was talking to her aunt though the window. Her aunt was on the couch reading the newspaper. "Yes." She flips the page.

"Than tomorrow morning, I'll look at it and go look for a job." Lila smiled.

"Sure if you want but if you can't find something don't worry."

"Who can understand you? First, you tell me that I can't be a load for you. That you don't have money for my expenses and now-"

Her aunt stands up and walks over to the window. "Its just that since last night ah my sweet niece." She touched her chin. "I was making a plan. Something that could give us a lot of money for you and I."

"But-"

Her aunt put a finger on her lips. "For you and I."


"At the moment, it isn't certain if there are survivors. From the passengers there are two Parisians Adrien Agreste and his wife Chloe Agreste."

At this point, Ruby was sitting on her bed and after hearing their names tears started failing from her eyes.


"Disapear from my sight."

Audrey was getting impatient with this girl. Suddenly, she heard Ruby yelling her name.

"Mrs. Audrey! Mrs. Audrey!" Ruby quickly runs down the stairs.

"What's wrong what's wrong. Why are you yelling like that?"

Once Ruby got to her, she grabbed her hands and spoke while crying. "The plane...the plane my brother and Chloe-"

Audrey got worried. "What happened?"

"It fell." Mari covers her mouth as she heard that. "It crashed in the ocean. They just said it on T.V."

Audrey was stunned "no...no...no no...no it can't be was it the same one?"

Ruby nodded "the same one"

"Are you sure Ruby?!"

"I just heard them say their names...the plane fell on the ocean...and they died...your daughter Chloe...and my brother...my brother Adrien...they killed themselves...they killed themselves."

"No! No" at this point Audrey was crying too.

"The man of this house died." Mari whispered, but Audrey heard her and faces her.

"I told you to leave you are a stranger here you have no right to be present in family matters."

"I'm really sorry Mrs. Really." Mari quickly leaves.

Audrey and just stood there crying.


"My God Tom are you sure they were in that plane?"

As they were walking to the living room, Tom told Sabine about the plane crush. She faced him as she spoke.

"Unfortunately yes Sabine."

She sighed and sat down on a chair. "But how did it happened."

Tom sat on the couch. "It's still unknown exactly what happened."

"Are there survivors?"

He nodded "it's probably that they are"

"Did the Agreste survive?"

"It is unknown yet. They are still in the process of rescuing."


"Think that the days go by fast and your parents well be back in no time."

Maya had her head down on Emilie's lap as Emilie stroked her hair.

"Daddy kissed and hugged me but mommy just kissed me in the rush, and she didn't let me really hug her."

"Well its good not to hold feelings that hurt you and understand your mom a bit. You know that's how she is she barely shows her affection."

"You're the only grandma whom I love because you are so kind." Emilie smiled as Maya kisses her hand. "The other one the mom of my mommy is always lecturing me, and you can't really see me because you are far away in heaven."

"Its true, love but from there I'm always taking care of you, and even if I can't appear all the time."

Maya sits up and looks at her. "How is heaven grandma Emilie?"

She smiled "more beautiful than what you see now. When all the good people die, they go there and God is always with everyone. No one is angry there or has problems its all harmony and love."

"Maybe my parents don't come back, and I'm going to stay with grandma Audrey, and I don't want that to happen."

Emilie smiled "I assure you my queen that won't happen. Your mommy and daddy well come back after their trip."

Maya looks up sadly. "I don't like to separate from them. I love them so much my daddy more than anyone because he's so sweet to me. I rarely see my mom." She looks down.

Emilie lifts her chin. "You're a sweet and sensitive girl. When you grow up, you'll give importance to anything that has it, and you'll accept the people's personally more. Just remember that everyone loves you a lot even if some show it and others don't. My sweet queen," She hugs her.


Mari was sitting in the back of a city bus and thought about what happened earlier. 'Gezz what a shame that he died even though he was disagreeable and probably bad just like every other man it doesn't mean he had to die like that poor guy.'


Audrey sat on the couch of the living room crying for the lost of her daughter looking at a picture of her. Ruby stood beside the couch watching her and crying silently. Natalie stood against a wall feeling sad for the family.

"My poor daughter. To have that happen specifically to her when she went to that trip so happy...my only daughter...no, no I don't want to think that I lost her forever. She's dead."

Suddenly the doorbell rings and everyone faces the door. Natalie quickly went to open the door. "Maybe there's news."

Audrey moves her position, so she's facing the door. "God let them tell me that Chloe survived please. Even if it's just her but let my daughter be alive please."

As she was speaking Ruby was about to put a hand on her shoulder to comfort her but after hearing that she didn't care for her brother, she quickly moved her hand away. When they saw Edward walk in Audrey quickly stood up, and Ruby spoke first. "Edward, Edward what do they know?"

"They just confirmed that there are survivors." Edward said as he walked to the living room.

Still crying Audrey became hopeful with a smile. "My daughter?"

"They still haven't given out the names but let's hope that both Adrien and Chloe are among them."

Audrey turned her head and saw that Maya was sitting on the stairs, she faced Natalie. "Natalie take Maya to the house of her friend Stephenie. Don't let her know what's going on."

Natalie nodded and walked over to Maya as Maya got down from the stairs.


Mari walked inside the house as Fu was washing the dishes. Fu turned to face her and saw the sad look Mari had. "Why are you all gloomy? Did they not pay you?"

Mari sighs "no Fu its not that I almost left empty handed, but here it is." She put the money on the table. "What a harsh thing to have had happened."

Fu looked at her confused. "What are you talking about?"

"He died Fu."

He looked shocked "who? Father Carlos?!"

"No Fu! God forbids no. I was talking about the crazy cue doctor the husband of the Mrs. You work for. He died just like her."


Natalie took Maya to her friend's house. Once they were in the front gate Natalie took both of her hands. "You stay here playing with your friend Stephenie until I come to pick you up."

Maya looked at her. "I don't want to play Natalie."

"But you always beg me to bring you. C'mon go inside I'll wait until I can't see you anymore." Natalie hands her to the maid of the house and watches as they walk inside.


Audrey walks into the main hall where Ruby was sitting on a chair next to the phone still crying. "Where's Edward?"

Ruby looked up. "He left he said if he finds out anything he will let us know immediately."

Natalie walks inside the house. "I took Maya to her friend Stephenie's house."

Audrey nodded "it's best that she doesn't know anything, for the moment...my daughter. My poor daughter," Audrey walks away starting to cry again.

Ruby stands up "she only thinks about Chloe, she doesn't care at all about my brother." Tears fall down from her face.

Natalie looked at her sadly. "You know how she is child."

"Its not fair. Please God let both be safe, especially for Maya." She walks over to Natalie and hugs her. They stayed like that for a for a moment before the phone starts ringing. Ruby quickly goes to the phone. "Hello?"

"Its me Ruby." Edward was on the other line.

"What happened Edward." Audrey rushes to her and took the phone away.

"What news do you have for us Edward? What did you find out?"

"I have the list of the survivors Mrs. Audrey."

"Is my daughter among them? Is my daughter a survivor?"

"The one that appeared is Adrien Mrs. Audrey."

"I want to know about my daughter."

"Chloe hasn't appeared yet alive nor dead."

"No!" Audrey started to collapse Natalie and Ruby caught her and helped her to a couch. Ruby was worried about what Edward could have said.

"What happened? What did he say? What did Edward say?"

Since Audrey wouldn't reply and just kept saying no Ruby took the phone to talk with Edward. "Edward, Edward what did you tell Mrs. Audrey? What happened? Where's my brother?"

"They rescued Adrien alive."

Ruby sighs in relief. "Thank goodness. Where is he?"

"In a Miami hospital."

"What do we do to see him?"

"I'm already in the airport, I'm taking the next flight over there."

"What about us?"

"Wait until I call you to give you news."

The call ends and Audrey just stared at Ruby as she slowly moves the phone away from her ear.


Mari lights up a candle in the church. Father Carlos walks over to her.

"For who is the candle for Marinette?"

Mari looks up at him. "Its for the soul of a dead man father Carlos. Hey, do people still go to heaven when they die in the ocean?'

"Anyone who has been good goes to heaven it doesn't matter where they die."

"Well who knows maybe he was good...a bit disagreeable. He was that but he was friendly." Mari put the candle down and made a blessing.


Adrien slowly opened his eyes and found himself in a hospital room. "The plane." He whispered as he tried to get up.

Edward who was there at the moment gently pushed him back to the bed. "Calm down Adrien. How do you feel?"

Adrien takes a deep breath. "Sore my whole body hurts Edward."

"At least you're alive Adrien."

"Edward it was terrible I thought we wouldn't survive." He thinks about what happened. "Suddenly, the plane started falling, and it crashed into the ocean." He looks at Edward. "And Chloe is she okay?"


Audrey was laying on her bed still crying. Ruby slowly walked up to the bed. "Mrs. Audrey you can't imagine how sorry I am, but we shouldn't loose hope Chloe can appear at any moment alive just like how my brother appeared."

"No. No! My daughter is dead and it's your brother's fault. She died and its Adrien's fault!" Audrey cries harder.


Edward walked to the edge of the bed before facing Adrien. "There is no news about Chloe."

Adrien stares at him. "Is she dead Edward?"

"It's unknown she is missing at the moment."

Adrien looks to his right. "It can't be. Edward I saw someone floating in a piece of the plane. I'm sure of it. She must have survived...it had to be Chloe." He tries to get up, and Edward rushed to his side to push him down again.

"Calm down."

"I'm fine." He keeps trying to get up.

"You need to rest Adrien calm down."

"I need to know that Chloe is okay." He gives up trying to get up.


"You can't accuse my brother. It was an accident Adrien doesn't have the blame for anything that occurred."

Ruby was by the bed now and was tearing up hurt by Audrey's words.

"He probably had the chance to save her, but he didn't want to." Audrey kept crying.

"What you're saying is terrible Mrs. Audrey. Chloe was his wife. Why would you think he wouldn't want to save her?"

"BECAUSE HE DIDN'T LOVE HER! He had her abandon he only kept her for appearances. In that accident, he found the opportunity to get rid of my daughter."

"That's not true."

Maya who was just back from her friend's house walked to the doorframe without them noticing her.

"You know that's not true."

"He could have saved her, but he didn't it's almost the same as killing her." Audrey stood up.

Ruby was in tears. "Stop it Mrs. Audrey."

"Yes Adrien let her drown. Chloe is dead and its Adrien fualt. Adrien's fault!"

Maya couldn't take it anymore and run in crying. "No! No! It's not true she's not dead. Mommy is not dead! Daddy didn't kill her! He didn't kill her." Maya was crying hard at this point.


"Nothing they haven't found her alive nor have rescued her body." Adrien puts the phone down and sighs. "She must have died Edward, I feel it."

Edward touched his shoulder. "Calm down Adrien it's too soon to loose hope."

Tears fall down from Adrien's eyes as he looks at Edward. "Does my daughter know?"

Once again, Edward walked to the edge of the bed before facing him. "No they hid it from her. Mrs. Audrey and your sister Ruby are heartbroken. I promise them to call them immediately when I got to you."

Adrien took a deep breath. "I want to talk to them." Adrien tries to get up.

Edward goes over to him and pushes him down. "Calm down Adrien I told you- calm down"

Adrien plopped down on the bed and sighed.


"Mommy isn't dead daddy didn't kill her."

Ruby was on her knees holding Maya's hands. "My dear calm down please if you get sick I wouldn't know what to do." She cups Maya's cheeks.

"Maybe we should take Maya to her room." Audrey said behind Ruby.

"Yea c'mon let's go to your room." Ruby stands up and lifts Maya in her arms.

Natalie walked in the room. " Mr. Edward is on the phone."

Ruby reached for the phone. "I'll answer."

"No! No!" Audrey stops her. "Take care of your niece, I'll talk to Edward. Then I'll tell you what he said , go." She gently pushes her off. As everyone leaves Audrey picks up the phone in her room. "Yes?"

"Mrs. Audrey." Edward was holding Adrien down by one hand.

"What is known of my daughter?"

"Still nothing Mrs."

Adrien reached out and took the phone from Edward. "Audrey it's me Adrien."

"MURDERER!"

Adrien was shocked at what she said. "What are you saying?"

"You. Are. A. Murderer! Yes! Yes! Murderer! YOU KILLED MY DAUGHTER!"

"Audrey Chloe has to appear alive."

"No. No it's not true. You did nothing to save her."

"Audrey there are more survivors, I saw them. I can't assume that it was Chloe but let's hope so."

"You wanted my daughter to die. You wanted to get rid of her."

"Audrey don't say such barbarity."

"You could probably save her but didn't. Jerk! Jerk! Jerk! You should be the one dead! Not my daughter. You'll get your punishment you'll see you'll get your punishment! Jerk!" Audrey throws the phone to the ground.

"Audrey." He moves the phone before hitting his hand to the bed in frustration.


Mari was sitting on the stars that night as Fu walked in the house. "I got the order from the Stallion houses." He sat on a chair at the table. "How are you feeling dear still sad?"

"Yes Fu even though the family is nothing to me. It still affected me to know that the Mr. And Mrs. Died."

Fu nodded sadly. "Yea but the one that will suffer the most is the little girl they left behind."

Mari quickly stood up and walked to the table. "They had a daughter?!"

"Yes a little girl around 6 years old."

"Of course!" Mari snaps her fingers remembering. "It must be the girl in the picture frame they have on a table." Mari crossed her arms sadly. "Poor thing now she's an orphan just like me."


Maya was laying in her bed still crying. Ruby was laying next to her holding her. There was a doctor next to the bed, and Natalie was standing in the other side.

The doctor handed Ruby some pills to give to Maya. "Can you please pass the water doctor." Ruby gave Maya a pill.

The doctor passed over the water. "You'll calm down dear it's just nerves. Though it won't be easy to recover from what happened."

"Thanks for coming doctor. I'm so worried about my little girl. What I want most is for my brother to return soon. Oh princess." Ruby kissed the top of Maya's head as Maya was still crying heartbroken. "You won't be alone I'll be here with you."


Mathew was about to walk in his house when he sees Mari approaching with her bike. "What's up painter hands?"

"Hay Mari why are you arriving so late?" He meets her half way.

"I just came to let you know that I didn't come today because I'm down in the blues."

He smiled "don't worry about it. The session wouldn't happen anyway since I have been in a reunion with the gang since early today but what's wrong? Why are you so sad?"

"It's just that the crazy man died."

"What crazy man?"

"You didn't meet him because you escaped in time Mathew but the crazy cue doctor who was in the delegation the other night. One that was going to examine our minds to those of us that was stopped in the club remember? The one I used to save myself from going to jail. He died in a plane crash."

"Don't tell me that Mari." Mathew shook his head.

"He was nothing mine but I did behave badly to him, and now I feel guilt. I really feel it Mathew."


Roxie, Alix, Michael, Elsa, and Jake were in Mathew's house when he walked in. "Did you guys find out. The guy died."

Elsa looked at him. "What guy?"

"The psychiatrist who examined you guys in the delegation the night of the fight in the club."

Roxie blinked "the one Mari tricked?"

He nodded "the same one."

Alix raised an eyebrow "are you being serious?"

"I just saw Mari outside, and she told me. He was with his wife in a plane that crashed in the ocean."


Mari once again is sitting on the stairs holding Teddy. "Gezz Teddy I think my hand slipped. I was harsh with the poor dead man. After all, he wasn't that bad. He wasn't like every other man. He wasn't as evil as that jerk who harmed me. Now if that guy is ever in front of me, I'll give him a piece of my mind."


The next-day Mari was sweeping when she heard her name being called. She looked over the railing and saw Nino on top of the first staircase. Mari smiled and put the sweeper aside and leans over the railing.

"You're quiet today." Nino had a soft smile.

"It's great that you came Nino, I wanted to see you."

"Yea I wanted to see you too, but you never appear at my house." Nino took out a lollipop from his pocket and swings it to her.

She catches it "well once in a while I'm heading there but things come up, and I forget."

"Uhuh."

"Trust me I think of you often."

"Do you really think of me?" Nino walks up the second staircase to stand next to her.

"Of course Nino."

"And what do you think of me?"

"Well sometimes bad things happen, and I'm sad, so I think of you."

Suddenly, Nino hears barking inside Mari's house. "What's that?"

"Ah c'mon that's Teddy." Mari grabs his arm and drags him in the house. "Hurry up." Once inside Mari picks up Teddy so Nino can properly meet him.

"Hi Teddy how are you want to be my friend?" Nino smiles as he pets him. "Where did you get him?"

"From the street where I come from. He was lost and trembling of fear. Just like me when Fu found me that morning next to the door. Maybe he bumped into someone who harmed him exactly like me." She sighs

Nino looks at her sadly. "What did they do to you? Who harmed you Mari?"

Mari looked at him. "I can't tell you Nino. I won't tell anyone. It's a secret a sad secret."


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Adrien was sitting on his hospital bed listening to an officer. He turned to look at him. "What can you tell me about my wife." His voice was harsh as he spoke.

The officer sighed. "I'm sorry the process of rescuing stopped, and her body wasn't found. We have her as missing."

Adrien looked at him. "You mean she is dead?" The officer didn't have to answer just by the look he was giving Adrien got his answer. Edward had a hand on his shoulder as Adrien started crying the words the officer said repeated in his head. He couldn't believe that Chloe was actually gone.