"Where did Chloe go?" Adrien asked Audrey in the hallway.
"I don't know she only told me that she had to leave to prove a terrible suspicion. She looked nervous and made me nervous too." Audrey replied.
"That's another one of her scenes. When she come back remind her that you guys need to leave this house no later than tomorrow morning." Adrien stated.
Audrey nodded. "I'll go finish packing and I'll pack Chloe's things. The latest that we'll leave is tomorrow morning." Audrey walks away.
Adrien walks to the staircase and sees Chloe walking in the house. "Where did you go?" He asked walking down the stairs.
"I need to tell you something important Adrien." Chloe simply said. "I'm pregnant...with your baby."
"That's not true. It's one of your scenes to prevent from you leaving." Chloe hands him an envelope. He looks at it confused before he takes it opens it and reads it and his heart stops for a moment.
"I did it in the laboratory that Edward sends his patients and it came positive." Chloe stated.
Adrien grabs her arm. "Come with me." He takes her to the study.
"You never believed me when I told you about that night and there's the proof. I did it in that place so there wouldn't be any doubt about it and I mean doubt from your part. You can go confirm it whenever you want. I'm sorry Adrien. I understood that there was no fixing our relationship and I'm decided to leave but Maya always wanted to be a big sister and now is the time. If you still want me to leave I'll go with no protest. Tell me what to do." Chloe stated.
Adrien looks at her. "Please leave me alone." Chloe nodded and left the room. Adrien clenched the paper in a ball before calling Edward to come as soon as possible.
Soon Edward walked in the study. "What's wrong Adrien?" Adrien hands him the paper and Edward took it straightening it before he reads it. "Knowing your situation with Chloe this isn't good news for you."
"I never believed her when she said we slept together I thought that she made it up to make us live a normal marriage...I don't know what to do." Adrien stated softly looking down.
"You know what Adrien I'll go see if this is true I'll go to the laboratory and investigate." Edward said before leaving the room.
'God let it not be true please don't let it be true. I don't want to have another child with a woman like Chloe. If it was Mari...I'd be happy to have a child with her...but that's impossible it can't be and will never happen. Mari will never be in my life again.'
it didn't take long for Edward to come back. "I'm sorry Adrien...everything is true. Chloe was in the laboratory she did a pregnancy test and waited for the results."
Adrien sighs. "So there's no doubt about it...thanks for your help Edward...I need to talk with Chloe." With that Adrien leaves the study.
Meanwhile in Chloe's room Chloe told Audrey the news. "You're going to have a baby? You have to tell me the truth."
"Yes and before you ask Adrien is the father.. I wish it wasn't true so I could leave and start over." Chloe replied. Adrien walked in the room and Audrey decided to leave them alone. "I'm assuming you made a decision do I stay or leave?"
"Chloe I can't deny my roof or my name to a child of mine. Honestly I don't desire to have another child with you and there was no love from my part that night that we were together but if God wants that child to come I'll accept it. You can stay." Adrien replied.
Chloe hugs him. "Thank you Adrien."
Adrien moves back. "Stay for now. You're only staying as the mother of a child of mine that is about to be born. Our marriage will continue but only in appearance. There will never be an emotion connection between us again." With that Adrien leaves the room.
"Elsa?" Michael asked in disbelief.
"Yea Michael its me. Come on get up." Elsa stands up and helps him get up but Michael barely used any of his strength so Elsa put his arm over her shoulder. "Let's go to the house." He barely took a few steps so Elsa basically dragged him to the house. Elsa opened the front door which was unlocked and walked in but Michael falls asleep again making Elsa almost drop him on the ground. With a lot of force she lays him down on the couch and she notice the terrible state the house was in. "What is this?" Michael seemed to be sick and Elsa started to worry about him.
Elsa makes a discussion and goes home to tell her dad. "Good evening dear where were you?" Her dad asked when she walked in the house.
"At my house dad." Elsa replied. "My house with Michael. I thought about it dad and I understood that it's my responsibility with what happens with Michael. I'm sorry but I have to go back to my husband. I just came for my things."
"But you will come back." Her dad stated.
Elsa sighs. "I'm not coming back dad. I'm staying with Michael." Elsa goes to her room to pack then she goes back to Michael's house.
She makes dinner for him than goes over to him at the couch. "Michael wake up." He wakes up but doesn't move so Elsa had to pull him up in a sitting position. "Michael you need to eat something you're very weak." Michael just looked at her before laying back down falling fast asleep again and Elsa sighs.
"Your famous father Carlos is very stubborn. Nothing will make him say where Mari is." Tom told Sabine when he came back home. "I even threatened him using the law. He can't hide the location of someone especially to the parents of that person, but he knows there's no document saying that Mari is our daughter."
"Than we should recognize her as our daughter as soon as possible." Sabine replied.
"Remember everything we had to do to register Lila as our daughter the process took so long that we were able to cancel it in time." Tom replied.
"But we wouldn't have to cancel anything this time because Mari is our daughter. What do we have to do Tom?" Sabine asked.
"We need a witness to confirm that Mari is our daughter." Tom replied.
"Father Carlos could do it. Talk to him again we'll register Mari as our daughter." Sabine stated.
"I'm not willing to register Mari as our daughter in that way. How can I give her my last name by force? Mari is not interested in knowing who her parents are or wants anything to do with us especially after she finds out who we are." Tom replied. "Its best if you give up on her."
Maya hugged Emilie in tears. "Why are you crying dear?" Emilie asked worriedly.
"My mom has to leave the house since she's not getting along well with daddy and she wants to take me with her but I don't want to go. My mom is going to take me somewhere else and I won't be able to see you Teddy or daddy or anyone I care about." Maya replied still crying. "That's why I don't want to go but she wants to take me by force. Please help me grandma so my mom doesn't take me away from the people I care about."
"You need to stop worrying so much dear. Things always get solved in time. I'm sure you'll stay with your dad. Nevertheless your mom is your mom and you need to try to be kind to her because a mother is very important for all children." Emilie stated sweetly.
"I promise to show mommy that I care for her even if she doesn't care for me." Maya replied with a sad smile.
Alya was sweeping in front of the apartment when Nino walked up to her. "Mom said that you want to talk with me."
Alya makes sure her mom wasn't around. "Remember my promotion at work?" Nino nodded. "Well I might be moved to New York and I don't know how to tell mom or if I should accept."
"Well do what your hearts tell you and I'm sure that no matter what you decide your mother will support you like how I'll support you." Nino replied and Alya smiled before hugging him.
"For the moment Mrs. Chloe will stay at the house. I had to accept it after knowing that she's having a child of mine." Adrien told Kagami at the study. "It probably would be better if she never came back or that she actually had amnesia or if she...during the accident...I think more about that child than her. He's going to suffer. Maya has suffered because of us so will him. We can't give him the family he deserves. I thought I could redo my life with a miracle of love from Mari but that won't happen now."
Later Kagami goes in Chloe's room with a cup of tea. "I brought you a cup of tea I think you need it."
"Are you my servant now?" Chloe asked before looking at Kagami closely. "You know you remind me of someone else..but who...I know who."
"Don't be scared or nervous Iris. You need to be calm and relaxed so the birth of your baby will be easier. Take deep breaths and forcus on that and the pain will be more bearable. Until than we'll wait to see if the storm calms down to take you to the hospital." Luka said calmly.
"What if the storm doesn't stop?" Fu asked worriedly.
"In that case and if the contractions are more frequent we'll leave." Luke replied.
"Y-you once told me that...when it rains here the roads get floated." Mari said in between her heavy breathing.
"That doesn't matter Iris we'll still leave. I'll go see if Ivan has the car ready." Luka stands up and quickly leaves the room closing the door behind him. "Again I'm afraid to fail again her case is similar to that one ...God let the baby be born alive but let Iris live too..." He quickly walks away.
Soon Mari falls asleep and she dreams of her holding her baby but someone with a scar comes and takes him away. Mari tried to get off the bed but she couldn't move so she begs the person to not take her baby but the person kept walking away.
She starts crying and talk in her sleep begging for her baby to not be taken away since she has never done anything wrong. She also starts moving in her sleep uncontrollably. Juleka and Fu looked at her worriedly and tried to wake her up and she did but still in the same state.
"I'll let Viperion know." Juleka said before leaving the room. Fu tried to calm her down and it worked for the most part but she was still unstable.
Juleka and Luka soon came in the room and Luka put a wet towel over her head as Mari kept moving back and forth. "Everything will be fine don't worry about it to much. Have faith." Luka said trying to calm her down. Suddenly Mari stops moving. "Iris...Iris?"
"What's wrong?" Fu asked worriedly.
"She's unconscious...we need to take her to the hospital even under this rain. If we don't do this Iris will die." Luka replied with a frowned.
Fu's heart stopped as Juleka covers her mouth in shock. "Can't the baby be born here? We might not be able to take her anywhere." Fu suggested concern.
"Luka you can receive the baby." Juleka stated.
"No its not only the baby. Iris isn't well. The labor came with difficult complications." Luka leaves the room and goes to the living room where Jacob Ivan and Mylene were waiting. "Jacob Ivan Iris is very ill her life is at risk." In a rush the three man go to the room.
Fu puts a blanket over Mari and the three man start to lift her up but soon Mylene walked in. "You won't be able to take her to the hospital. Phillip just came and said that the roads are floated and no one can cross."
Luka mumbles something under his breath before sighing. "We need to lay her back down carefully." They lay her back down.
Ivan Mylene and Jacob left the room again and soon Mari got consciousness again. After Fu explained what happened to her she looked over at Luka. "Don't let me die or my baby. I prefer to leave but let him live. Have his life over mine."
"Try to calm down. We'll find a way to take you to the hospital Iris." Luka stated.
"Luka can't you attend to her here? You're a doctor." Juleka asked.
"Please understand me. As much as I want to its impossible. In Iris's situation we need equipment and medicine that we don't have in the ranch. She needs the right attention or we'll lose her." Luka replied. "...We can't stay we need to take her to the hospital no matter what."
With help of everyone Mari is put in the back of the car with Fu and Jacob with her as Luka goes in the driver seat and Ivan goes on his house going in front of the car leading Luka though the heavy rain. Suddenly a huge tree branch falls over stopping Ivan's horse and obviously stopping Luka too. Jacob and Luka get out to check it out.
"The path is blocked sir. There's no way of moving that branch." Jacob stated.
"Let's take the path of the river!" Luka commanded and Jacob and Luka got in the car again as Ivan headed back on his horse Luka following right behind him.
"Viperion...Viperion receive my baby...I beg you." Mari said weakly.
They went on the path of the river but the river rised to the surface and floated the entire road. Once again Luka and Jacob got out from the car to check it out. "We won't be able to cross sir." Ivan stated when Luka and Jacob came out from the car.
"You're right we can't cross. Ivan give me your horse I'll go get a doctor and everything else that will be needed for the labor." Luka stated.
"That's impossible sir." Jacob stated.
"Nothing is impossible for me especially dealing with the life of Iris and her baby. Head back to the ranch!" Luka replied before getting on the horse and riding of in the rain.
Jacob and Ivan got in the car and Jacob drove back to the house. Soon Mari was back in her bed and Juleka with help of Mylene put her in a nightgown so Mari would be more comfortable before they leave the room to wait for Luka. Fu stays with her.
Mari closes her eyes and she starts thinking about her life from her time in the orphanage, when she escaped, when she lived in the streets, when Fu found her near a door. When she got arrested and Adrien took her to his house, when she lived with the Dupain-Cheng and how terrible they treated her except for Mrs. Sabine, when she got married with Adrien and when she found out that she was pregnant.
Fu looked at her worried and started preying for her and the baby. Mari opened her eyes and looked at him. "Simon where's Viperion?"
"He went to get a doctor and things that will be needed for the labor." Fu replied.
"W-why is he taking a long time?" Mari asked.
"The storm is terrible and all the roads are floated many tree have also fallen that must be the reason why." Fu replied.
After some time Juleka walked in the room. "Luka is back."
Luka came in soaked from the rain and Mari weakly took his hand. "Viperion save my baby please save my baby."
"Where's the doctor and the things?" Fu asked.
Luka sighs. "I couldn't get a doctor it was impossible to get to the hospital in this rain but I did get the things needed to help Iris before and after the birth. Has her water broken yet?" They shook their heads no. "That helps us giving us a bit more time. The poor baby must be in a bad postion it must be why the complications are happening."
"So you're going to attend her here?" Juleka asked.
"We have no other option. We need to be prepared for anything that might happen. For now I'll check her and give her medication. Juleka please go get the things Simon help me position her." Juleka leaves the room while Luka and Fu position Mari in a half sitting position.
Luka checks Mari and soon Juleka came back with the medicine and a cup of water while Mylene came with a cup of tea. Luka took the medication and Fu took the cup of water. "Iris take this." He helps her take the medicine and Fu helps her drink the water. "The medication and the tea will help you and the pain will be more bearable."
"Do you think this will take long?" Fu asked Luka.
"It's hard to tell. It all depends on the next few minutes." Luka replied.
"How is my baby doing?" Mari asked weakly.
"I just heard his heart beat and its strong. Just like you he's going to get out from this trance so don't worry. Just try to relax and forcus on breathing deeply that will help you a lot." Luka replied.
"When will he be born?" Mari asked.
"Everything at its time Iris. Until the time comes all of us will take care of you. Try to have all your muscles be relaxed. I won't leave your side neither will Juleka or Simon. With help from God we'll receive your baby." Luka replied with a smile.
