Later Mari was feeding Adrienne when she heard Luka play his guitar outside and she sighs. "Could I fall in love with Viperion one day?"
The next day in Paris Mike Sparks visited Adrien and they talked about Kagami's case. "This case is complicated Dr. Agreste."
"I know but I can help you with her illness I am a psychiatrist." Adrien replied. "I'll declare in the trial and show an analysis that shows and explains her mental illness."
Mike nodded. "It will be a great help but I think that-"
At that moment Audrey walked in the study and Adrien introduced the two of them. "I know who he is and why he's here. You called him to defend that murderer." Audrey looked at Mike. "Don't do it Mr. Sparks. That woman is a criminal without a conscious. She killed my daughter a poor woman that was expecting a baby. There will be no lawyer that will defend her. If you do it you'll lose your honor so don't defend that criminal. I warn you so you know what you're dealing with." Audrey looked at Adrien. "Did you already tell him that you're happy about my daughter's death?" She looks back at Mike. "He despised her. The night my daughter died it was glory for him. Just because Chloe left him even though she loved him but he never loved her. She pretended to be dead in that plane crash in desperation. My daughter did it because she was desperate from his coldness. She pretended to have amnesia to come back to her husband and daughter. Since he found out he wanted to get rid of her. It was all a plan between this man and that tutor. The crime of my daughter and that dumb story of the spill personality so she wouldn't be punished. They are both partners in crime!" She storms away.
"I guess I have to defend you too Dr. Agreste." Mike stated. "And I will."
"I thought that you would back down after hearing Audrey's speech." Adrien replied.
"Excidly because of that woman's attitude is the reason I'm even more determined to defend you two. She has so much hatred for you and Miss. Kagami that she denies to listen and resonated. In her attitude there is no desire for justice but for revenge." Mike stated.
"That's what I always thought." Adrien replied.
"By the way is everything that she said about her daughter true?" Mike asked. "Why did your wife pretend to be dead? What did she do while she was gone and why come back pretending to have amnesia?"
"I'm sorry but I don't want to include those facts into this situation." Adrien replied. "I don't want her memory to be stained. Especially for my daughter her memory needs to be respected."
"Let me remind you as your lawyer I need to be informed of the truth even family secrets." Mike stated.
Adrien sighs. "Alright I'll tell you so you can understand this complicated situation but in the one condition that you won't use what I tell you in this case. No matter the circumstances."
"Even if it could prove your innocence or of Miss. Kagami's?" Mike asked.
"Let's hope that won't be needed. I'll tell you everything as we head to see Kagami." Adrien stated and Mike nodded. They went to visit Kagami. "Kagami I came to introduce you to Mike Sparks your lawyer."
"Nice to meet you but I think that you're wasting your time. I can't be saved." Kagami replied.
"I don't agree with you and I promise that I'll prove your innocence." Mike stated.
"No one will believe you about the split personality." Kagami replied.
"Kagami after this nightmare goes by you'll be under my care and I'll cue you so Ryuuko won't come back." Adrien stated. "You'll be a free woman and you'll be able to live a happy life."
Elsa walked over to Michael's bed. "Do you need anything?"
"No and thank you Elsa." Michael stated.
"For what?" Elsa asked.
"For everything you have given me since I met you." Michael replied. "And now for staying here with me. Taking care of me even if you don't love me anymore."
"Why do you think that I don't love you?" Elsa asked.
"Because it's true you were going to leave me again you only stayed for pity because I'm going to die." Michael replied.
"I'm sorry Michael I shouldn't have said anything to you." Elsa said sadly.
"I wish that I could tell you to go that I don't need you to take care of me but I can't I need you. Please don't go Elsa. It won't be long for you to have to be with me." Michael stated.
"I'm with you because I care about you. I wouldn't leave you Michael I promise." Elsa replied as she hugged him.
"They finally arrested her. They will sent her to jail and she'll stay there for many years." Lila told Isabella happily.
"When will the trail be." Isabella asked.
"There isn't a date yet but it shouldn't be long before it starts." Lila replied. "That woman will get 25 to 30 years of prison."
"Audrey also wants Adrien to be put in prison." Isabella stated.
"She won't achieve it she'll complicate his life but guess who will be there to comfort him?" Lila asked and they laughed.
"You have a lot of luck Lila. Your rivals are disappearing from the map. First one dies by another one who's going to prison." Isabella stated.
"Yes but the most important one is left. Mari and her daughter are coming back to Paris." Lila hissed.
"But she'll also disappear from the map." Isabella stated.
At that moment Roland arrived at Isabella's house. "I thought that after you dedicated to the great star you would forget about us."
"My great star rejected me." Roland replied. "I went to see her and I told her that I was there to bring her back to Paris but she didn't want to come. She said that she needed to think about it and talk to the owner. I even exaggerated the fame she would get."
"She still wanted to stay at that ranch? That's very strange." Isabella stated. "There must be a reason she wouldn't just deny it just like that no one would."
"Honestly I think that it's the owner's fault. I think that he fell in love with her and she feels an obligation towards him." Roland replied.
"That would be amazing." Lila stated.
"You really are the owner of the situation now." Isabella replied.
"I like to think about it as being the owner of Adrien." Lila stated with a smirk.
Ruby was walking down the stairs as Audrey stood in front of her. "Where's Maya?"
"In my room watching TV." Ruby replied. Audrey was about to climb the stairs but Ruby stops her. "Where are you going?"
"To see my granddaughter." Audrey replied.
"Let her be Audrey." Ruby stated.
"How dare you stop me from seeing my granddaughter." Audrey hissed. "If you're her aunt I'm her grandmother double mother."
"Why do you want to talk with her?" Ruby asked.
"It's time for Maya to find out about many truths of her father." Audrey replied.
"Adrien told us to stay quiet and not tell Maya about what happened with her mom." Ruby stated.
"I know that you always follow Adrien's orders." Audrey replied. "Maya will be heart broken when she finds out that her father is a-"
"Until the judge makes her/his declaration we won't accuse anyone. Don't forget you accused Adrien for Chloe's death during the plane crash and look how things turned out. This time you're being unfair too." Ruby stated.
"I know that those two are partners in crime of Chloe's death." Audrey replied.
"Adrien has nothing to do with it and Kagami even though of what she did is innocent and it will be proven." Ruby stated. Audrey just walked away. Soon Adrien walked in the house. "Adrien I need to talk to you. Audrey wants to tell Maya that Kagami killed her mom. She wants to do the same thing she did when the plane crash happened and when she tried to get full custody of her."
"Where is Audrey?" Adrien asked.
"In the living room." Ruby replied.
Adrien goes to the living room. "Audrey I want to talk to you about my daughter Maya. You once had to leave this house for poisoning her mind against me. If I find out that you do it again I'll kick you out again."
"Maybe it's you that will leave this house. That murderer will get the maximum sentence and it would be only fair that you got punished too." Audrey stated.
"I respect your pain as a mother but I think that's blinding your judgment. I have always been patient with you yet you act as my worst enemy. You don't want to hear or understand anything." Adrien replied. "You act for revenge not for justice. You told my lawyer everything Chloe did yet don't you realize that Mr. Sparks can use that for our favor? In a trail that you intend to have a lot of things are debated. Like values and morals and we both know how Chloe was."
"Don't offend the memory of my daughter!" Audrey exclaimed.
"I don't want to stain her memory. Not for you or her or even for me but for Maya her daughter. I would never tell a stranger but you did. If you intend to make me seem like a murderer in the eyes of my daughter I'll definitely defend myself in any way. Don't accuse just because of revenge or you'll make your own downfall." With that Adrien walks away.
As he walked to the main hall he saw Max walking in the house. "Hi Max are you here to see Ruby?" Max nodded. "As her doctor or friend."
"Both but mainly as her friend." Max replied. "Is it okay for me to take her and Maya to the park?"
"Of course." Adrien stated.
Later as Maya played in the swing set Max and Ruby sat on a bench talking about the situation of the trail and suddenly the topic of Mathew came up. "Is Mathew getting better or is better from his paralysis?"
"No he still doesn't have the will power or strength or desire to get better. He's always upset and thinks that I'm only with him for pity." Ruby replied. "But that's not true I'm with him because I love him."
"Maybe that's his way of punishing himself for the accident. I advice you to be patient and try to encourage him to try at least." Max stated.
Kagami was sitting against the wall and was asleep when she heard someone calling out for her. She opened her eyes to see Lila standing on the other side of the bars. "Sorry I woke you up I see that you are getting used to your new situation you can even sleep. How's your new bed? Its not like the one in Adrien's house but you should get used to it because you will have to sleep like that for many years."
"What are you doing here?" Kagami asked softly.
"I came to visit you and thank you for killing Chloe. You killed Chloe for your own convenience but in the end the one that's going to benefit from it is me. You hated her and were jealous of her because you love Adrien. You think that I didn't notice? It didn't matter since as a tutor you were insufficient Adrien never looked at you as a woman you were just another one of his employees. That's why you created the character of the Japanese woman. How did you learn the language and why aren't you like her all the time? Don't tell me that it isn't you. You'll be in prison for many years. You're going to a prison for woman for 25 to 30 years. Don't even think that you'll get out from this with the story of the spill personality. As much as Adrien tries to save you he won't achieve it because the judges won't believe a single word that he says about that fantasy story. You'll be sentenced. Audrey and I will achieve it." Lila replied.
"Please leave me alone." Kagami begged.
Lila smirked. "Have fun." She walks away.
That day in California Juleka goes over to Fu and let's him know about the new news about the crime of Chloe Agreste. They talked about it and Fu was relief that Adrien didn't commit the crime and they agreed to not tell Mari until a couple of days passed.
"Did you burn the newspaper?" Fu asked.
"Only the articles that talked about the crime so Luka can still read it." Juleka replied but what she didn't know was that she missed an article.
In the living room Luka was currently reading the article that was talking about Kagami. "Kagami Tsurugi..."
At moment Mari walked over to him. "Are you talking to yourself now?"
"No I just saw a photo of a murderer who killed a woman." Luka replied.
"Really? Let's see." Mari looks at the photo of Kagami. "She doesn't seem like a murderer what's her name?"
"Kagami Tsurugi." Luka replied.
"Well she doesn't seem capable of killing anyone why did she kill her let me see." Mari takes the newspaper to read the article.
Luka takes it back. "It's best for you to not read it is Adrienne sleeping?" Mari nodded. "Than let's go fruit picking." Mari nodded again and together they went to pick fruits. "By the way I haven't see you with your hair up in a ponytail before. It's pretty."
"Oh I woke up with puffy hair and I wasn't really in the mood to fix it so I just put it up in a ponytail and thank you." Mari replied as they finished and sat down on the ground. They talked for a long time before Mari stood up and picked more fruits as Luka laid on the grass and fell asleep.
After a while Mari found a feather and used it to tickle his nose Luka quickly grabbed it and opened one eye. "I guess I fell asleep."
"Yea let's go the sun is going down." Mari replied as Luka stood up and they headed back to the house. Mari noticed the gloomy face on Luka's face. "What you read on the newspaper really depressed you right."
"How did you know that?" Luka asked.
"Your expression but why did it depress you?" Mari asked.
Luka sighs. "For two reasons the first one is because the woman that was killed was pregnant and-"
Ivan walked over to them. "Sir your uncle is here."
Hearing that Father Carlos was here Mari ran to the house. Luka sighs he couldn't tell her that the woman that was killed was the wife of his best friend Adrien Agreste.
In the house Fu was telling Father Carlos how hard it was to keep the secret from Mari and soon Mari came in the living room and hugged him tightly. "You took a long time to come back."
"I had some things to do." Father Carlos replied. "Now let me meet the little angel." Mari smiled and quickly went to get Adrienne.
At that moment Luka walked in the house. "Uncle Carlos it's great to see you again."
"Likewise my boy and thank you for everything you did for Iris and Adrienne." Father Carlos stated.
Mari soon came with Adrienne. "Here she is."
Father Carlos smiled picking her up. "She really is a little angel and you know this reminds me of a little girl that was promised to be a big sister." Mari knew who he was talking about.
"Hay...wouldn't you also like to be a big sister?"
Maya smiled. "Of course...but I don't have anyone to give me a sibling."
"Well what if besides Teddy, I also give you a little brother or sister?" Mari asked her with a smile. Maya nodded and hugged her as Mari returned the hug.
Later Luka goes to his study and Fu took Adrienne so Father Carlos and Mari could talk and they talked for a while. "I owe Viperion a lot he did not just save my life but also the life of Adrienne...and there's something you should know. He confessed to me he told me that he loves me. Now I'm confused Father Carlos I was thinking about going back to Paris and be an actress since I like doing it and it would give Adrienne Fu and I a good life. Now I want to ask you for advice what should I do Father Carlos? Should I stay or go back to Paris?"
"It's you that needs to answer that question Marinette not me. Analysts your feelings and look deep inside you." Father Carlos stated.
"When I do that I can only find memories and moe memories." Mari replied. "I need to know which two paths in front of me I need to take and I'm afraid to take the wrong path. On one side there's the path Roland offers and I know that it's not as easy as it sounds but I know that I can do it." Mari replied.
"I don't doubt it I have seen you act and it comes naturally to you." Father Carlos stated.
"But on the other side it's all of this. This house that I already feel like it's mine. This calm life that I know I won't have in Paris. There's also a sincere love here. Something that I won't find over there." Mari replied.
"Do you value that love?" Father Carlos asked.
"I know that Viperion actually loves me and there are few man like him. He was my shelter when I was lost my support when I needed it. I know that it's not love but he has done a lot for me and Adrienne and maybe one day I can fall in love with Viperion." Mari replied. "And sadly at this point Viperion is more a father to Adrienne than her biological father. Adrien doesn't even know that I have a daughter of his."
"Because you didn't want to tell him." Father Carlos replied.
"I know but he returned with his wife they're together. Everything ended between us." Mari stated.
"Do you still love him?" Father Carlos asked.
"Why are you asking me that everything ended between Adrien and I." Mari stated.
"What if that wasn't true? If he was now free and there was no obstacles between the two of you?" Father Carlos asked. "If you could run to his side with Adrienne and start over would you?"
Mari starts to tear up. "It's hard to look deep in my heart and hope for something that will never happen." At that moment Luka walked in the living room and he looked at her.
