In the morning at Paris Nino went to Marlena and Alya's apartment and knocked on the door. Soon Marlena opened the door. "Good morning Marlena."
Marlena smiled. "Good morning Nino."
"I came to see how Alya is doing." Nino stated. Alya has been sick for several days and Nino was starting to get worried for her plus he was missing her at work.
"She's doing much better she should be out and roaming very soon." Marlena replied.
"Well I came to let her know that my boss is planning to promote her since she's the best worker the studio ever had." Nino said with a smile.
"Really? That's great!" Marlena said happily.
"I hope she gets better soon she's missed at the studio." Nino added.
"And do you miss her Nino?" Marlena asked.
Nino nodded. "More than anyone else." With that he walked away.
Alya in her sick state walked down the stairs as Marlena closed the door. Marlena looked over at her. "You still love him don't you." Alya nodded.
When morning came at California 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 if 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. "Mari my life took another path with Chloe's appearance yet I still-"
"You know what I only called to know about Maya Ruby and Teddy. Oh and don't worry about me I'm fine." Mari quickly hangs up. "You almost made me cry by hearing your voice."
Adrien sighs putting the phone down. "Natalie what did she tell you?" Even though Mari told him he wanted to make sure. "Did she tell you where she was?"
"No sir she only asked me how Maya Ruby and her dog Teddy were doing." Natalie replied.
"She didn't ask you about me?" Adrien asked.
"We were just starting to talk when you came sir." Natalie stated.
"And this phone doesn't have an ID caller." Adrien replied with a sigh.
"She might call again." Natalie stated.
Adrien shook his head. "I doubt she will. She doesn't want me to know where she is."
'Mari where are you? Why did you run away? Why didn't you want to tell me?' Adrien thought.
Meanwhile Mari was thinking about her conversation with Adrien when Fu walked up to her. "Are you still worried dear?"
"Yes Simon I even called Adrien's house." Fu looked at her confused. "I wanted to know how everything was doing since I had this weird feeling."
"And who did you talk to and what did they tell you?" Fu asked.
"Natalie answered and I was going to hang up if he answered but he still heard when Natalie was telling me that Maya Ruby and Teddy were doing well. He took the phone from Natalie and he asked me where I was and that...he loved me." Mari replied.
"What did you answer?" Fu asked curiously.
"I didn't I just hang up. You have no idea how much I wanted to cry." Mari stated.
"Cheer up dear you know that everyone in that house is doing fine so there's no need to be sad." Fu said trying to cheer her up.
"The feeling won't go away Fu- I mean Simon and I'm afraid something bad will happen." Mari replied.
Audrey walked into Chloe's room. "Where's Adrien?" Chloe asked immediately.
"He told me he was going out." Audrey replied.
"Tonight too?!" Chloe exclaimed frustrated. "He's going to meet up with a woman I'm sure of it." Audrey just looks at her. "What?...what's wrong?"
"Chloe, Adrien talked to me about you." Audrey replied. "First he told me he wanted to take you to his clinic so he can put you under hypnosis but you denied it so he told me to convince you. He says it's the only way to cue you."
"Of course I denied it. How can I let him put me under hypnosis. I wouldn't be able to pretend in that state. Adrien would find out everything." Chloe stated. "Just tell him that you tried but couldn't achieve anything."
"He'll keep insisting Chloe." Audrey replied in a stern tone.
Chloe shrugged. "I'll just fake an anxiety attack so Adrien leaves me alone."
"No that will be worse the more ill you seem the more he'll insist for you to get a treatment so you get better." Audrey replied harshly.
"If I let him." Chloe stated with a smirk.
"You won't be able to fool him forever he's a psychiatrist he'll figure it out sooner or later." Audrey added.
"Just leave me alone!" Chloe exclaimed fed up with the conversation. "I know what I'm doing."
"He also told me that you took a huge amount of money from the bank and he wants to know why." Audrey stated.
"I got clothes and other things." Chloe replied. "Now let me sleep good night." Chloe goes to bed. Audrey sighs and starts to walk away. "There's a copy of every key in the house right?" Chloe asked before Audrey left.
"Yes there's copies of all the keys why?" Audrey asked.
"I'm curious about Maya's tutor and I want to figure out what her deal is." Chloe replied.
"I left her to get dressed." Tom told Lila. They were waiting for Sabine so they could go out for dinner. Soon Sabine walked over to them but still in her pajamas. "You haven't gotten ready Sabine?"
"I'm sorry Tom I tried but I'm not in the mood to go out." Sabine replied. "Please understand me. I would feel bad in an environment for fun. I tried to please you but I can't. You guys go ahead."
"How could you think that we would go out without you." Tom asked seriously.
"You guys are all ready to go. Please take Lila out to eat Tom." Sabine stated.
"We can't go out without you." Lila replied.
"Please I will feel better if you go. I'm going to sleep anyway. Take her Tom." Sabine begged.
Tom sighs. "Alright." Lila and Tom go to a semi fancy restaurant to eat. "I'm still worried about Sabine."
"If you pay to much attention to her she'll lock herself in her sadness even more." Lila stated.
"Have you gotten closer to her?" Tom asked.
"No dad and it's obvious that she desires for me to leave the house. If Mari appears like she hopes, that's what will happen." Lila replied. "But I'm prepared."
"We'll find a way to solve that Lila don't worry about it." Tom stated with a smile.
Lila smiled. "How about we forget about that and after dinner we can take a walk at the park."
Tom nodded. "Great idea."
Soon they went to the park and they saw Adrien sitting at a bench talking with a woman who was all dressed up. "Look there's Adrien and who could that be?" Lila asked.
"I have no idea." Tom replied.
They walked to them. "Good evening Adrien." Lila greeted with a smile.
"Good evening." Ryuuko stated seeing them.
Adrien stood up. "I didn't know you guys were here."
Lila nodded keeping her smile. "We just came from having dinner at a restaurant and decided to take a walk at the park. We saw you and decided to greet you but we're going now have fun."
"That's exactly what we plan to do." Ryuuko replied. They nodded and walked away. Ryuuko looked at Adrien. "Who is she?"
"Just a friend." Adrien replied.
Chloe opens Kagami's room door with the copy key and she doesn't see Kagami inside. She goes in and looks around but she sees nothing strange...at that moment she saw a human shadow at the garden from the back glass door. She walks closer to take a better look but doesn't see anyone. She shrugs and leaves the room not knowing that there was someone lurking in the shadows watching her.
Once outside of the room Chloe sees Adrien waking to his room. "Adrien." Adrien turns to look at her and walks over to her. "Are you just returning home?"
"Yes and what are you doing up this late?" Adrien asked.
"Proving a suspicion." Chloe replied. "Maya's tutor isn't in her room."
"Maybe she went to the kitchen to get something." Adrien suggested.
"And left her door locked?" Chloe asked sarcastically.
"How do you know that?" Adrien asked curiously.
"I opened the door with the copy key and went in that room." Chloe replied. "Its obvious that she left and locked the door so we wouldn't discover her. Don't you find that strange?"
"You shouldn't have gone in her room like that." Adrien hissed. "She could've gone to the garden."
"The back door was also locked." Chloe stated. "And where were you?"
"At the park with a female friend." Adrien replied with no hesitation.
Chloe crosses her arms. "And you just admit it like that?"
"What's wrong with that Chloe?" Adrien asked.
"Who is it tell me her name." Chloe demanded.
At that moment Kagami's door opened and Kagami was standing near it. "Is something wrong?"
"We were just talking Miss. Kagami." Adrien replied.
"I was in the garden and when I came back I heard voices and it strange me by the time that it is." Kagami stated.
"Sure you were." Chloe mumbles.
"Well good night Miss. Kagami." Adrien replied.
"Good night." Kagami replied before closing the door.
"She's lying she wasn't in the garden." Chloe whispered.
"She told me that she takes walks at the garden whenever she can't sleep." Adrien replied.
"Anyway who was that female friend you were with?" Chloe asked sternly.
"I'm not in the mood to deal with your jealousy right now good night." Adrien said before going to his room.
Chloe sighs and goes to her room. At that moment her phone rings and she answers. "Hello?"
"Chloe its me Lila sorry for calling you this late but I have something to tell you that might interest you. Tonight we found Adrien at the park with a well dressed woman oh and she's Japanese." Lila informed her.
That night in California Mari was sitting on the front porch and behind some brushes Scorpion was watching her. "There she is. She looks so pretty but she will have a child. She isn't as innocent as she seems. Maybe it's Viperion's."
Mari was thinking about her baby but then saw Scorpion's eyes in the dark and got scared so she quickly went inside the house. She went to her room and got ready for bed trying to forget what she saw while thinking about Adrien. "If everything was different Adrien and I would be together waiting for the arrival of our baby...Adrien...why does it worry me that Viperion isn't here? Is it that I only trust him and feel safe when he's near me? I'm afraid that he's gone and something terrible happens to me." Mari starts thinking about what Adrien told her earlier that day. "He's lying but it would be nice if it was true. Even if it was true nothing would happen between us ever since his first wife appeared."
"Is Scorpion in?" Lila asked Roland the next day in Paris. They were currently at Isabella's apartment.
Roland nodded. "Of course."
"Did you talk with the street rat?" Isabella asked.
"No I didn't even see her but I do need to see her." Roland replied.
Later Isabella and Lila go visit Chloe. Since Chloe was in her room Natalie took them there and they go straight in. "Hi Chloe how are you?"
"Good." Chloe replied standing up.
"Let me introduce you to my Aunt Isabella she's the one that made the plan against Mari." Lila stated.
Chloe shook her hand. "I hope the plan works."
Isabella smiled. "Trust me it will. Everything is all ready."
"That's good news." Chloe replied. At that moment a knock is heard on the door. "Come in."
Kagami walks into the room. "Excuse me Mrs. Chloe I want to know if I should give Maya her lunch or if I should wait until she eats with you."
"I don't plan to leave the room so give it to her now." Chloe replied. Kagami nodded and walked away but just as she was out the door she heard Chloe ask Lila something that made her stop in her tracks. "You told me last night that you saw Adrien at the park with a Japeness woman?"
Kagami mumbles. "No not again... not him too." She takes a deep breath and starts walking again.
Lila nodded. "Yes they were talking though there seemed to be a lot of trust between them."
Tom and Sabine were having lunch at the back garden. "You saw Adrien at the park with a Japeness woman?" Sabine asked.
"Yes and she was overdressed and had a weird attitude. She gave me a bad first expression." Tom added.
"Its odd in one side there's his wife that appeared but in the other side there's Mari who I know that he still loves." Sabine stated.
That morning in California Mari found out that Ivan saw Roland in the city a few days ago and she went to the cow section where he was milking a cow. "Good morning Ivan."
"Good morning Miss. Iris." Ivan replied.
"I want to ask you about the man you saw in the city. The one that came here and that Simon didn't let him see me. Was he by himself?" Ivan nodded. "Well what did he tell you when he saw you did he ask you about me?"
"We didn't talk at all. I recognized him Immediately but he didn't even know who I was or at least pretended to not know me." Ivan replied.
"I'm confused why he hasn't come here being so close." Mari stated. "I doubt he knows anyone else here."
"All I can tell you is to not go to the city by yourself especially with you expecting a baby. Scorpion is still out there." Ivan replied.
"What do you know about Mari? Will she be where she is now for long?" Nino asked Father Carlos.
"It will be many months before Marinette returns to Paris." Father Carlos replied.
Chloe was in her room reading a magazine and Audrey was sitting on a chair reading a book. At that moment Adrien walked in the room. "Good evening did you talk to Chloe about what I asked you about Audrey?"
"If you mean about the treatment than yes but she keeps denying to do it." Audrey replied standing up and closed her book.
"Chloe do you prefer another doctor to do it?" Adrien asked.
"I'll think about it Adrien." Chloe replied.
"Did you also told your mom why you took a huge amount of money from the bank?" Chloe nodded.
"She went shopping." Audrey stated.
"Alright I'll be in the library." Adrien starts walking away.
"Do you plan to go out tonight?" Chloe asked.
Adrien looks at her. "Yes and if I don't see you before then have a good night." Adrien walks away.
Chloe quickly stands up. "I'm going to follow him. I know where he's going and I'm going to catch him with that woman he's seeing."
Mari was brushing a horse when she suddenly sees the person she dreaded to see and she feels her heart stop as they walked closer to her with a smirk. "Why do you look so surprised? Didn't anyone tell you that I came to visit you?" Roland asked.
Mari puts her hands on her hips. "Yes I know that you came but what I want to know is why you were in the city a few days ago."
Roland wasn't expecting that. "How do you know that I was in the city a few days ago?"
"You were seen by someone that lives here." Mari replied.
"Oh well I came to see a friend." Roland stated. "And how are you?"
"How did you find out where I was?" Mari asked not answering his question.
"I followed Father Carlos the last time he came to visit you." Roland replied. "Since I wanted to see how you were doing Mari."
"Don't call me Mari to the people here I'm known as Iris and Fu is known as Simon." Mari said sternly. "I don't want anyone to know our real names."
Roland smirks. "Hiding from him eh?"
"Yes...have you told anyone where I am Roland?" Mari asked.
"Of course not Iris you can be calm." Roland replied. "So when is your due date?"
"In a few months I don't know the actual date." Mari stated.
"And where will you give birth?" Roland asked.
"Here in the ranch. Viperion will be my doctor." Mari replied.
"Viperion?" Roland asked confused.
"He's the owner of the ranch that's what everyone calls him. He doesn't do it anymore but he used to be a doctor and If he doesn't do it I'll just go to the hospital in the city." Mari stated.
"Hey let me know when you're about to give birth so I can be aware of how you're doing." Roland stated
Mari sighs. "I'll let you know."
Later Mari goes in Fu's room in a frustrated manner. "What's up with you?" Fu asked.
"He came back Simon." Mari replied.
"Viperion came back from his trip so soon?" Fu asked confused.
"No not him. I'm talking about Roland he just left." Mari replied.
"He came back after I told him not to?" Mari nodded. "Well what does he want?"
"He's interested to know when I'll give birth since he worries about me." Mari replied. "But I don't like that at all for some reason."
