As Luka walked he spoke outloud to himself. "Iris asked me to help her during labor but that can't be I can't bring her baby to the world...its a shame my friend Adrien Agreste only forces on psychology he would be the right person for this...I might ask him to come to the ranch for a few days."
"So you gave Viperion a fake name?" Fu asked they were currently at Mari's room as she was putting the flowers in a vase.
"Yes Fu I had no choice." Mari replied.
"What name did you give him?" Fu asked curiously.
"Iris." Fu raised an eyebrow at her. "He asked me out of no where and I didn't know how to reply and since he just gave me the Irises...well that was the first thing that came to my mind."
Fu nodded. "Well we should tell Juleka so she knows."
"...He doesn't want to Fu." Mari said softly.
"Doesn't want to what?" Fu asked confused.
"He doesn't want to help me when I'm in labor. He got mad about it and said that no one's life would depend on his own two hands again and he just walked away." Mari stated. "It seems to me that someone died on him before and he's scared so he prefers to find another doctor for me but I have trust in Viperion and I won't stop asking him to help me during labor until I convince him."
It was one in the morning in Paris and Adrien was just coming back from the park and was about to go to his room when he heard a strange sound coming from Kagami's room he went to the door and knocked. "Kagami it's me can you open the door please?"
"One moment please." Came Kagami's voice from inside the room. A moment later the door opened revealing Kagami in her pajamas. "What did you wish doctor?"
"To know about you. I knocked on your door earlier and there was no answer so I use a copy of the key to go in and you weren't there." Adrien stated. "Can I know where you were Kagami?"
"I must've been walking in the back garden sometimes I take a walk when I can't sleep." Kagami replied.
Adrien nodded. "You scared us we looked for you all over the house and we couldn't find you."
"I'm sorry doctor." Kagami stated.
"Don't worry about it have a good night." Adrien said before walking away.
"You too." Kagami closed the door before leaning on it and mumbles to herself. "Why...why."
It was morning in Paris and Sabine walked around Mari's neighborhood as she mumbles to herself. "God is the only one that can bring Mari to me and let her forgive me. I'll calmly wait until he gives me a sign."
"Here's the money you wanted." Chloe told Lila handing her the money as they walked to the living room.
"Perfect." Lila took the money and put it in her purse. "Now Roland can talk with Scorpion and Mari should get parpared to lose her baby."
"I just want you to know that I came back to stay and I plan to stay forever. To get back my house daughter and especially my husband." Chloe stated.
"Relax I won't try to steal him from you." Lila replied.
"You can't lie to me Lila I know that you are in love with my husband." Chloe stated.
"We can't deny that Adrien is handsome." Lila replied with a smile.
"And you have hope that Adrien leaves me and you get a chance with him." Chloe added.
Lila smirks. "Maybe."
"Well don't have your hopes up if I ever left and disappeared it was because I wanted to but I won't leave him again." Chloe replied.
"Be careful Chloe when you get altered you speak to much." Lila stated. "Look its best if we are friends and not enemies we both know things about each other and we'll just destroy each other. Friends?"
Chloe nodded. "And allies especially in disappearing Mari's baby."
Elsa called her mom in tears. "Mom can I go back with you guys?"
"Of course dear." Ciel said softly.
Soon Elsa had her suitcase ready when Michael walked n the house and saw the suitcase. "Where are you going Elsa?"
"My parents house." Elsa replied. "I told you that I wasn't going to stay with you."
"But we're married." Michael stated.
"We'll get a divorce." Elsa said as she started walking away.
Michael stops her. "I can't live without you."
"And I can't live with you." Elsa stated before walking pass him and grabbing her suitcase before leaving the house.
"She's a fascinating woman I actually want you to meet her how about tonight?" Adrien asked Edward as they were at a Cafe.
"I can't tonight I'm taking a friend of mine who is a lawyer to your cousin Elsa. He well help her with her divorce with Michael." Edward explained. "You told me that her name is-"
"Ryuuko." Adrien finished for him. "She's a strange woman. She's that type of woman that you really never know about completely."
"Careful I think that woman is getting to you." Edward said playfully.
"No Edward I'll never fail in love with another woman again." Adrien replied thinking about Mari.
That morning in California Mari was sweeping the front porch when Jacob walked up to her. "Good morning Miss."
"Good morning Jacob." Mari replied.
"I came to let Viperion know that everything is ready for our trip." Jacob stated.
Mari stops sweeping. "Viperion is going on a trip?"
Jacob nodded. "Yes we should be gone for at least a month."
Mari slowly nodded as Jacob walked away. She put the broom aside and hurried to find Luka. She found him eating breakfast at the dining room. "Jacob told me you're leaving the ranch for a month."
Luka nodded. "Yes Iris for some business things." Mari slowly nodded. "Why so serious?"
"I don't want you to leave." Mari replied.
"Really? Are you afraid of something? You can sit down...let me guess you're afraid of Scorpion?"
Mari nodded sitting on the chair next to him. "Plus you'll be needed here."
"Are you going to miss me?" Luka asked.
"Yes I'm going to miss you a lot." Mari stated.
Luka smiled. "I'll miss you too."
Food was brought to Mari by a maid and she started eating. "Well at least you will only leave for a month and you'll be back when my baby is born."
"Of course there's still time for that but remember you can't count me to help you during labor." Luka stated.
"Well honestly I hope by then you change your mind." Mari replied.
"I'm sure I won't...Iris what's the father's name of your baby?" Luka asked and Mari freezes hearing that.
"The father of my baby?" Mari repeated nervously.
Luka nodded. "Yes...is it that you don't know his name?" Mari stays quiet. "You don't want to tell me...did he conquer you to get what he wanted then left you?"
"Its not what you think Viperion. It wasn't from a one night stand my baby does have a father." Mari finally answered.
"So that means you got married?" Luka concluded.
Mari nodded. "Yes I got married and was still married when I got pregnant but many terrible things happened and it was complicated for us to stay together and so I left him."
"You came here to hide from him?" Mari nodded. "Was it that guy that came to see you?"
Mari looks at him shocked. "A man came to see me?!" Luka nodded. "Who? Who was it Viperion?"
Luka shugged. "I don't know who it was Iris but Simon seemed to know him and he talked to him. From the little that I heard that man seems to know you." Mari makes a scared face. "Why are you scared?"
"If Simon didn't tell me anything than it could be him and I don't want him to know where I am." Mari replied. "I don't want the father of my baby to find me."
"I wouldn't worry if I was you. Simon treated him badly and if he returns I'll make sure to kick him out." Luka stated. "Maybe I shouldn't have told you."
"No its fine this way I can be aware...you once suffered from a love right?" Mari asked.
Luka sighs. "Yes Iris...the serious cruel man that I am now is because of her. She was a beautiful woman that tore my heart apart."
"What was her name?" Mari asked curiously.
"Ryuuko." Luka stated softly before telling Mari the whole story. "Something terrible happened so I left her side then I found out that I wasn't the only man there were many more. It was a hobby of hers in collecting man who fell in love with her to tore their hearts apart."
Mari nodded. "Did you ever see her again?"
"No I ran away from her like you did from that man of yours." Luka stated.
Mari thinks about the day after her wedding with Adrien when she found out the truth.
"Mari I love you."
"And I hate you! I hate you. I hate you!"
"Its complete." Roland told Lila as he counted the money. They were currently in the back garden of the Dupain household. He put the money away.
"When will you see Scorpion?" Lila asked him.
"As soon as possible so he's ready the moment Mari goes into labor." Roland replied. "I can't wait until the situation is solved and I get Mari all to myself again."
"Mari?" Sabine asked walking up to them. "Why are you talking about Mari?"
"Hi Mrs. Dupain-Cheng I am Roland Rople the nephew of your friends Jack and Mini Rople." Roland introduced himself.
Sabine nodded. "Yes I remember you from that party where there was a fight for Mari."
"Yes I'm her friend plus I was who got her in the acting business." Roland replied.
"So you know where my daughter is? You know where Mari is?" Sabine asked hopefully.
"Roland is just as clueless as you." Lila stated.
"I was just telling Lila that when you came." Roland added. "I want to find her since she is an actress that shouldn't be forgotten. I promise you that if I know anything about Mari I'll let you know immediately."
"Don't be sad." Lila said softly.
"I can't help it Mari is my daughter." Sabine said before walking away.
"Let her cry until she gets tired she'll never know where Mari is." Lila said with a smirk.
"Will you finally tell me where you got the money?" Roland asked.
"Chloe Agreste. How ironic Adrien well indirectly be a witness of his baby's own disappearance." Lila said laughing softly.
Mari walked into Fu's room. "Fu we need to talk. Why didn't you tell me anything?"
"About what?" Fu asked confused.
"Who was the man that came to see me?" Mari asked crossing her arms. "Was it by any chance Adrien?"
"Oh it was that director. I didn't tell you because I didn't want to worry you but don't worry he won't come back." Fu replied. "How did you find out?"
"Viperion told me I can't believe Roland Rople knows where I am." Mari said frustrated. "Why did he come to see me?"
"To talk with you." Fu replied.
"How did he know we were here?" Fu shugged. "This is dangerous who knows what he wanted to talk to me about. I'm scared that he tells someone where we are. I don't like it that he knows where we are."
Elsa walked into her house and found her parents waiting for her. Once her mom saw her she went over to her and hugged her. "Mom please forgive me."
"There's nothing to forgive Elsa." Ciel replied with a smile.
Elsa walked over to her dad. "Dad I-"
"Don't say anything Elsa the important thing is that we are together again." Christopher said before hugging her.
"Mom!" Chloe exclaimed as she walked into her mom's room who was reading.
"What are you doing still awake?" Audrey stated curiously.
"Its almost one in the morning and Adrien still hasn't come back home." Chloe replied is a frustrated tone.
Audrey sighs. "Even though you don't remember it has always been like this. You just need to get used-"
"No I won't get used to it mom. Adrien Is a jerk. He keeps tormenting me like before. He knows that I like to have fun but he keeps me locked in the house while he's out! He always refused to do social outings with me and I had to force him. I'll never forget how hard it was to convince him to go to Miami for vacation you even had to help." Chloe rambles.
Audrey stood up shocked. "You remember all of that?"
"Its enough faking mom! Its better that you know I'm not sick I never was!" Chloe confessed still frustrated. "I faked having amnesia."
"It can't be possible Chloe. It was all a lie why?" Audrey asked angry now. "Tell me why!"
"I was fed up with my life with Adrien! I wanted to live and have fun while I was still young that's why mom." Chloe replied. "Adrien wouldn't accept the divorce and not for me but for Maya. I felt trapped and anxious. I found an opportunity to escape after the accident so I decided to disapear to make my own life. I called you but couldn't talk to you."
"So the mysterious phone calls where real." Audrey mumbles. "What about your daughter?"
"I saw Maya many times." Chloe replied.
"No wonder Maya said you were alive. Where were you the whole time you were gone? What did you do and with who?" Audrey asked.
"I enjoyed myself mom. I sold my jewelry I spent the money however I wanted." Chloe replied. "Now I'm here and I'll defend what belongs to me."
"Oh really after letting another take your place?" Audrey asked sarcastically.
"I didn't know anything about that marriage and who cares with my appearance that marriage was automatically canceled." Chloe stated. "Mari doesn't exist in my husband's life anymore."
"What you did has no forgiveness Chloe. When Adrien finds out-" Audrey started.
"He won't find out. Plus you didn't figure it out." Chloe replied.
"That's different Adrien is a psychiatrist and a smart man he'll be furious when he finds out." Audrey stated.
"So you haven't been in Paris for a long time?" Adrien asked Ryuuko. They were currently at the park. Ryuuko nodded. "So what do you do why did you come to Paris?"
Ryuuko smiled. "A mysterious woman is the most interesting ones."
That night in California Mari was laying on her bed unable to sleep thinking about how Roland knew where she was. "Roland's visit to the ranch worries me. How did he find out where I was? Who knows what will happen if he tells anyone...if Adrien finds out where I am...I don't know what I'll do. I was afraid that it was Adrien who came but at the same time I would have liked that he would worry until he found me. If only I could forget about him."
That morning in California Mari was in the living room when Luka walked over to her. "I came to say goodbye."
"Be careful Viperion and come back since I need you here." Mari said with a smile. "I want you to come back so please come back Viperion."
Luka smiled. "I'll come back Iris I promise." With that he walked away.
Suddenly Mari felt that something bad was going to happen.
"What will you do with the baby afterwards?" Scorpion asked Roland during their meet up.
"Don't worry about it you shouldn't care about that." Roland replied.
Scorpion nodded. "You're right I don't care about that baby."
"Well you know the amount of money are you in?" Roland asked.
Scorpion thinks about what Viperion did to him last time and his promise to kill him while having that girl to himself and he smirks before nodding.
"He went to the city the street rat is at." Lila told Isabella over the phone.
"Perfect soon we'll know if we can count on with Scorpion and our plan will start. He is the only one that can get near Mari without anyone noticing." Isabella replied. "That baby will disappear without a trace."
"Let's hope that Roland can convince him." Lila noticed Tom walking up to her. "I have to go Tom is coming towards me." She hangs up just when Tom is next to her.
"Lila I need to talk with you about Sabine." Tom stated. "Sabine is going though a crisis and I don't know how far it can go."
Lila nodded. "We need to understand her she adores Mari."
"Mari doesn't want to know who her parents are and imagine her reaction when she finds out we are her parents." Tom replied. "Sabine is waiting for Mari to appear."
"Why does she think that Mari will appear?" Lila asked.
"Father Carlos told her that in a few months Mari would come back." Tom replied.
"And I plan to do hypnosis on Chloe. Under hypnosis she'll talk and I'll be able to know where she got her amnesia and what's she did while she was missing." Adrien informed Audrey they were currently at the library. "But I couldn't convince her and I need you to help me. She'll listen to you more than me. She says that she's getting better but everyday I see her more nervous and altered."
"I'll do everything that I can." Audrey replied softly.
"Oh something else Chloe took a huge amount of money from the bank account do you know why?" Adrien asked.
"I have no idea." Audrey stated honestly.
"Its not that I want to control your daughter's costs but in the state that Chloe is in it would be best to know why she used it." Adrien added. "Could you please ask her Audrey?" Audrey nodded.
That night in California Mari couldn't stop feeling that something bad will happen. "Did something happen to Teddy?...or maybe something happened to Maya? Or Ruby...I don't know but I can't call at that house what if Adrien answers...wait if Natalie answers I can talk to her!" Mari hurried to find Juleka. She found her at the living room. "Juleka I need to ask you a favor."
Juleka nodded. "Sure thing Iris." Mari looks at her weirdly. "Don't look at me like that Fu- I mean Simon already told me how you used that name after Luka gave you some Irises."
"Anyway I was wondering if you could let me use your phone so I can call the house where my dog Teddy is staying at." Mari stated.
"Sure I'll show you how to call to Paris." Juleka replied before showing her since Mari never used a cell phone before.
Mari was about to call when she remembered the time difference and she groaned but decided to wait until the morning. When morning came Mari wasted no time to call the Agreste household hoping that Adrien wouldn't answer.
"Hello?" Came Natalie's voice on the other line.
Mari sighed in relief. "Natalie its me Mari."
"Mari how are you?" Natalie asked happily.
"I'm good please don't tell anyone that its me calling...I just wanted to know nothing bad happened over there. Is Maya okay?" Mari asked.
"Yes and Ruby just got out from her last surgery and they say her face is better now." Natalie replied. "And of course your dog Teddy is in good hands Mari."
"Mari?" Adrien asked from behind Natalie. He was just walking pass when he heard Natalie say her name. Adrien quickly took the phone. "Mari where are you?" Mari doesn't answer. "Mari please answer me."
Mari sighs. "I don't want to talk to you."
"I need to know where you are." Adrien said sounding desperate.
"I can't tell you plus you don't care about me." Mari stated.
"Don't say that Mari of course I care about what could happen to you." Adrien replied. "You didn't have to leave you told me many times you wanted nothing to do with me and you know even though I don't agree with it I respect your discussion and I would never try to harm you."
Mari laughed softly. "Now you're going to tell me that you worry for me and love me."
"Yes Mari I love you." Adrien replied with a lot of emotion.
