Fu looked at everything Mari brought. "All of these clothes must have cost you a fortune."
Mari nodded. "Yes, they were expensive but with these clothes and a gift, I got you; we still have enough money for the rent, your medicines, to help the orphanage, and other necessary things."
"They paid you that much by being on T.V?" Fu asked surprised.
"Yes and Roland said that I might even get paid more of course if I can continue working." Mari replied as she grabbed a gift bag.
"Why weren't you be able to?" Fu asked confused.
Mari shrugs. "I was just saying." She hands him the bag. "This is for you Fu."
Fu took it surprised. "For me?" Mari nodded with a smile. Fu opened the bag and found new clothes and shoes for him. "Awe dear thank you." He hugs her, and Mari returns the hug with a smile. They broke the hug. "So what are the dresses for?"
"Oh well the black one is for an interview with the press and the pink one is for tonight...Roland invited me to dinner to celabrate my debut and the success of it." Mari replied.
Adrien opened his office door, and Edward walked in and saw a young lady standing beside Adrien. "Edawrd this is Roxie Roland Rople's girlfriend. Roxie this is Dr. Edward Fuller pediatric and my best friend since childhood." Adrien said as he closed the door.
"Nice to meet you." Edward said as they shook hands.
"Likewise." Roxie replied.
"You can sit down." Adrien said as he sat on his chair, and they sat down on the chairs across from his desk. "Roxie did you talk with Roland about your situation?"
Roxie nodded. "Yes doctor but he wants nothing to do with me. That's why I decided to accept your offer."
"Alright I'll be your psychiatrist and Edward can be your pediatric." Adrien said and Edward looks at him confused. "Roxie is expecting Roland's child." He said to him.
Edward nodded. "I see."
"We all have been through a lot, I think we need a distraction so let's do this, I'll check Roxie today and you Edward can check her another day, and tonight we'll go to dinner." Adrien suggested.
Edward nodded. "I'm fine with that."
Roxie just nodded. "Alright the three of us will have dinner tonight...well the four of us since I'll also invite Lila." Adrien stated.
"Did you do everything you had to do?" Tom asked Sabine as she walked in the house.
"Almost I went to the orphanage I talked with some of the other volunteers I just couldn't talk with Father Carlos Glass, I went to his church, but he wasn't there." Sabine replied. Isabella and Lila who were on the couch smirked at each other. "I'll try again later."
"Let me know when you'll go so I can accompany you." Isabella said, and Sabine nodded.
Lila's phone rang, and she answered. "Hello?...hi Adrien...sure it would be my pleasure...perfect see you tonight." She hangs up and smiles at everyone in the room. "Adrien just invited me to dinner."
That night there was a knock on the door of Mari's apartment. "Come in." Fu said
Roland walked in wearing a tux. "Hi Fu is Mari ready?"
"She should be finishing up." Fu replied. "But it seems like you didn't have time to do your hair." Fu chuckled, and Roland smiled.
"Hay Fu-" Alya started when she walked in but stops when seeing Roland.
"I'm ready." Mari said as she walked out from her room, and everyone looked at her with wide eyed. "How do I look?"
"Amazing." Roland said looking at her.
"You look like a new person." Alya replied.
"Alright have fun and bring her at a good time." Fu stated looking straight at Roland.
"Don't worry Fu if he doesn't I'll do it myself." Mari replied before walking away with Roland.
Lila walked to the main hall where Adrien Edward and some girl she didn't know were waiting for her. "Good evening I see that Edward is coming with us."
"Good evening Lila let me represent you to Roxie." Edward replied.
"Hi." Lila said as she shakes her hand.
"Hi." Rocie replied back.
"So where are we going?" Lila asked.
"I didn't make any reservations so you can decide." Adrien replied.
"Alright why don't we decide on the way." Lila suggested, and everyone nodded.
Maya was with Emilie telling her about the movie Mari was in. "It was her but she was mentioned with a different name."
"Well sometimes, actors change their names thinking it well promote more. Are you sure that it was her?" Emilie asked and Mays nodded before yawning. "It's late and you should go to sleep." Emilie said gently.
"But I don't want to sleep alone can I sleep here?" Maya asked with a hopeful smile.
"I'm sorry dear but you should sleep in your own bed. What I can do is sing you a song as you go to bed." Maya nodded and as she walked back to her room, Emile would sing her a song. By the time that she got to her bed, she went fast asleep and Emilie tugged her in with a smile before disappearing.
Mari and Roland walked into the restaurant, and immediately everyone recognized Mari as the actress who did her debut the night before and started whispering to each other. Roland and Mari sat down at a table and Roland leaned forward to whisper to Mari. "Did you noticed how many people recognized you from the spot?"
Suddenly, some photographers walked over to their table. "Good evening may we take a few pictures of the young lady?"
Roland smiled. "Of course." He singles Mari to stand up.
Mari stood up and as pictures were taken of her Adrien, and his group walked in the restaurant. "Looks like there's someone important look at all the photographers." Lila said looking over where the person was. As Adrien turned to look, the person turned for a moment, and he saw Mari in a strapless pink dress with her hair down with curls and at the same time Mari looked back at him and Lila with a frown. "It's Mari." Lila said in a stern tone. At the same time, Roxie and Roland were having a staring contest of their own. "She's with Roland, he must have finally got to her." Lila said putting an arm around Adrien's arm, but he moves his arm away and led the group to a table which was two tables away from the table Mari and Roland were at. Mari turned back around, and more pictures were taken of her before she sat back down.
Roland looked at Roxie, who was looking at him, and he smirked making Roxie look away. Adrien kept looking at Mari, and Mari did the same thing since they were facing each other.
"You should have seen Mari, she looked so pretty." Alya said to Nino as they were walking around the park.
"I saw her just before she left she was unrecognizable." Nino said as they sat on a bench.
"Are you sad?" Alya asked looking at him.
Nino nodded. "Yes Alya...you're always with me when I'm sad you must feel pity for me."
"You better think that I like having you as company." Alya stated.
"I don't understand why I must seem boring to you." Nino replied.
"Of course not Nino." Alya said with a smile.
Nino looks at her. "Really Alya?" She nodded.
Roland turns to look at Roxie, who was still looking at him and waved with a teasing smile. Roxie sighs. "Excuse me I'm going to wash up." She said to the group before standing up and walking to the restroom going past Mari's and Roland's table.
Mari and Adrien kept looking at each other, and Lila was sick of it. "I think we should go somewhere else."
Adrien finally looks at her. "Why?"
"Because Mari is here." Lila replied.
"Does that bother you?" Adrien asked.
"No, not me but it obviously does bother you." Lila stated
Adrien shook his head. "No I was just surprised."
"Well it seemed that you didn't like it when I commented that it seems like Mari is with Roland Rople." Lila replied.
"Don't ever say that again Lila and not for me but for Roxie. She is his girlfriend and is expecting his child, but he wants nothing to do with her and Mari is most likely the reason why." Adrien said sternly.
"Sorry I had no idea." Lila replied softly.
"Did you know he was going to come?" Mari asked Roland.
"Of course not." Roland replied.
"What's Roxie doing with them?" Mari asked curiously.
Roland shrugs. "I imagine accompanying your husband's friend, and your husband came with his ex-girlfriend. Look how fast he has forgotten you."
"We're leaving right now." Mari said standing up.
Roland quickly stood up. "Mari don't make a scene sit down don't let them get to you." Mari sighs and sits back down and saw that Adrien was looking at her again.
"Go rest Mathew it's late." Ruby said to Mathew who hasn't left her side all day.
"I'll have enough time to rest when I'm home struck in my bed." Mathew replied.
"When will you be released from the hospital tomorrow?" Ruby asked.
"I think at 10 in the morning, so we should say good-bye here and now." Mathew stated.
"Bye is a strong word." Ruby said sadly.
"When you're better and cued you can come visit me." Mathew said with a smile.
"Only if I look as I used to as how you first fell in love with me." Ruby replied.
"Everything will turn out Ruby have will power and faith." Mathew said encouraging her.
"If only you did too and tried to get up from that wheelchair." Ruby stated.
Mathew sighs. "I will never get cued the doctors said so since the beginning. I'll never walk again. Please forgive me Ruby but I don't have will power."
As Adrien keeps staring at Mari Lila looks over at Mari. "Mari looks horrible in those clothes nothing suits her. She has bad taste."
"I see her very pretty more than I thought possible." Roxie stated looking over at Mari.
"How noble it seems like you aren't the jealous type." Lila replied.
"Lila please." Adrien said sternly.
"Right sorry." Lila said softly. A slow song started and Adrien continued to look at Mari. "Tell me something will you stare at Mari all night?" Lila asked irritated.
Adrien looks at Lila. "Shall we dance?" He asked standing up.
"Of course." Lila replied standing up too, and they went to the dance floor and started dancing together.
"Do you want to dance Roxie?" Edward asked looking at her.
"No doctor I prefer to stay here." Roxie replied softly.
"Because of Roland? Do you think its worth not being happy?" Edward asked, and Roxie stays silent looking over at Roland.
As Adrien and Lila dance Lila waves at Mari with a victorious smile while Adrien isn't looking, and Mari looks away as Roland notices. "Let's dance." Roland said to Mari as he stands up.
"No they're dancing." Mari replied while not looking at him.
"Even better let's dance." Roland says with a smile extending his hand to her.
Mari looks at his hand before sighing and taking it as she stands up. "Fine." They go to the dance floor and start dancing next to Adrien and Lila. Every time they faced each other Mari and Adrien would frown. Adrien especially didn't like that Mari was dancing with Roland. Lila was upset that even though Adrien was dancing with her; he wasn't paying attention to her, and she would glare at Mari whenever she was facing her as Mari just ignored her. Roland would look over at Roxie whenever he could as Roxie looked at him sadly.
It wasn't until Roland pulled Mari closer when something broke inside of Adrien, and he moved away from Lila, so he could pull Mari away from Roland. "I warn you not to get near my wife." Adrien said sternly to Roland.
"So he can't get near me yet you can get near Lila?" Mari asked Adrien while crossing her arms. She was happy that Adrien pulled her away from Roland since she was feeling uncomfortable, but his logic was ridiculous.
"Come with me." Adrien said taking her arm.
Mari takes her arm away. "No."
"What do you want." Roland asked.
"To dance with Mari." Adrien replied.
"But she's my partner." Roland stated.
"Do you want me to make a scene?" Adrien asked sternly.
Ruby takes Mathew's hand. "Mathew I've been more convinced these days that God does exist. Tomorrow we'll be separated, and the pain that we are suffering makes me think that he is near us like how he is near everyone who suffers and loves. Believe in him Mathew, I'll ask him to give you will power and that one day we can be what we used to youth determine to live but somehow in a different way." Ruby looks up at the roof. "I promise you God that we won't be rebellious youth again. I promise you that we will see life in a different way. That we'll see its importance and try to be better each day."
"Fine do it." Roland replied.
"But Adrien." Lila started.
"Let him be Miss. Dupain-Cheng it will be my honor to dance with you." Roland said walking over to Lila.
"I don't want to dance with him." Mari complained.
"Mari your husband wishes to be seen dancing with the famous Violet Ladybug let's make his wish come true." Roland said smirking. "Go ahead doctor."
Mari lets Adrien take her hand, and they started dancing to another slow dance as Roland and Lila danced beside them. Roland couldn't help but laugh softly as Lila glared at the two the whole time. Mari didn't look at Adrien knowing if she did she would get lost in his eyes. When she did look up since she felt Adrien pull her closer her fear came true, and she got lost in his eyes as she remembered the first time they danced together at Lila's party.
