"Do you really want to know?" Tom asked and Mari nodded. "Why."
"Don't worry I won't ask anything from you. I don't need anything from you nor your money or protection or name." Mari replied. "I imagine that you already know that I take care of myself. That I have a job that pays enough for me to live. I know that you don't care about this I'm just telling you for pleasure in saying it at your face after you despised me for being a street rat."
"You are so arrogant and stubborn." Tom stated.
"Well maybe I get my arrogance and stubbornness from you." Mari replied. "I came here to ask you a question and you didn't answer it."
"You want to know the truth? Than fine sadly yes you're my daughter." Tom stated sternly. "Now you know biologically you're my daughter but I don't consider you as my daughter. I would break what unites us if I could right now."
"Ruby take Kagami to her room so she can rest I need to talk to Audrey for a moment." Adrien stated and Ruby nodded taking Kagami to her room.
"There's no need for you to break anything because it's already broken like it never existed." Mari said harshly. "Pretend that I never came to this world or that I died when I was born or that I was lost forever when my mom abandoned me!"
"That's excidly what I want." Tom replied.
"That's when everything broke when you guys left me to live on my own. When you sentenced me to suffer to starve and especially to starve from love. You guys! You guys who are my parents and should have given me everything!" Mari exclaimed. "You guys only turned me into an orphan."
"You can say what ever you want about me but don't accuse your mother." Tom said sternly.
"I have the right to say whatever I want about both of you! Go ahead are you going to slap me like last time? Be careful Judge Dupain because I'm not the naive girl that I used to be. You can't mistreat me anymore." Mari stated.
"I know that I have to leave." Audrey stated.
"You caused me a lot of problems you have been unfair and sadly you are a bad influence to my daughter Maya." Adrien replied.
"But Maya is my granddaughter." Audrey stated.
"I won't forbid you from seeing her but this situation needs to end. My advice to you is to take a long trip so you can reflect on your actions. When you can see things in a different way and don't have hatred in your heart than you can come back but not here you'll live somewhere else where Maya can visit you. You have until Sunday to pack and leave." Adrien replied. "This place is mine and I need to start over. It will be difficult but I want to try. I want to have hope even if it's just for my daughter and Kagami who deserve happiness."
Audrey nodded. "By Sunday is enough time for me to pack and leave."
"Remember how harsh you were towards me? You wanted to put me in prison for taking milk bottles to the orphanage since I was a thief and I was your daughter! You received me ar your house like a guest yet treated me as an employee and you were my father! While the adopted one was called Miss and she got everything that she wanted with a snap of her fingers. While I only got lectured and punishments by you. You cut my wings when I tried to get close to you. I wanted to gain your attention and be cared by you but you would close your heart everytime I tried to get close to you and I was your daughter!"
"I had reasons and since you have a good memory to remember that so do I to remember other things." Tom stated.
"What the supposedly stolen necklace that Lila set up? The slap that you gave me? Plus you accused me for being a thief. The moment you kicked me out from your house? I was your daughter. My dad! You're embraced that I'm your daughter but guess what so am I." Mari replied.
"Here's the suitcase you asked me for Mrs. Audrey." Natalie stated walking in Audrey's room.
Audrey looked at the suitcase. "That won't be enough bring me my other suitcase."
"Yes Ma'am." Natalie walked away.
"Just leave." Tom stated. "Or I'll-"
"Don't worry you won't have to kick me out I'm leaving on my own and know that you won't see me again. Forget that you have a daughter and say that to your wife to who I don't even consider my mother. I survived without you two and I don't need you. You can keep your money and name judge Dupain because I didn't need either of them. What I am now is because of me! Because my name is Marinette not and never Marinette Dupain-Cheng!" With that Mari stormed out from the office. When she got back home she went straight to her room where Fu was with Adrienne and took her from Fu in tears. "It's true Fu. The Dupain are my parents."
"Please don't cry dear." Fu said softly.
"Fu please leave me alone please I need to be alone." Fu nodded and left the room. Mari sat on her bed. "He was so harsh and he's my dad." Mari burst out in tears letting all her emotions out.
"Is it dinner time Natalie?" Maya asked Natalie.
"Yes let me just give your grandma Audrey the suitcase that she asked me for." Natalie replied.
"Why does she need a suitcase?" Maya asked.
"She's going on a trip." Natalie replied.
Maya quickly went to Audrey's room. "Where are you going grandma Audrey? Is it because you got mad with daddy?"
"No Maya I'm not mad with your dad and I'm going to many pretty places." Audrey replied.
"Can I go with you?" Maya asked happily.
"Not this time. You're back at school and your dad wants to spend time with you." Audrey replied. "But I promise to bring something from every place I visit for you. The first person that I will see when I come back will be you." Maya smiled and hugged her.
"Adrien has trust in me but you know that I- it panics me that I'll turn into her again." Kagami told Ruby. "What if I killed him when Ryuuko shot him."
"Calm down Kagami you know that she comes out when you're anxious." Ruby stated.
At that moment Maya ran in the room. "Kagami you're back!" She hugs her.
Kagami hugged her back with a smile. "Yes I'm back and hopefully I stay for good this time."
"Well grandma Audrey is going on a trip." Maya said sadly. "She's doing her suitcases and she even told me goodbye already but she promised me to bring gifts from every place she visits."
"I'm glad." Kagami replied.
"Well I have to go Natalie is waiting to serve me dinner then I'll go see grandma Emilie again." Maya stated before running off.
"Kids really like to imagine what doesn't exist. Well now you see that you're be fine Adrien Maya and I are here for you and we'll help you get better." Ruby stated.
"Do you really think that there's still a chance of happiness for me?" Kagami asked and Ruby nodded.
Mari was standing by the stage that night waiting for the play to start as she kept thinking about what happened earlier that day that she didn't hear Roland speaking to her. "Violet...Violet...Violet."
"You can say what ever you want about me but don't accuse your mother."
"I have the right to say whatever I want about both of you! Go ahead are you going to slap me like last time? Be careful Judge Dupain because I'm not the naive girl that I used to be. You can't mistreat anymore."
"Mari!" Mari jumps and looks at Roland. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm very nervous for the play to start." Mari replied.
"Violet the stars don't wait by the stage they wait in their dressing room." Roland stated. "I want to officially introduce you to your love interest for the next one who is the same as the one for this play Kim."
Mari smiled. "I already knew him hay how are you doing."
"Good it will be an honor to work with you again Violet." Kim stated. "Did you like the flowers I sent you?"
"Yes they were very pretty and I liked the note too." Mari replied.
"So when do we start rehearsaling?" Kim asked Roland.
"We'll start reading the script tomorrow I'll text you the time." Roland replied.
"Okay well I have to get ready." Kim said before walking away.
"Okay what's wrong with you?" Roland asked Mari.
"Nothing that matters." Mari replied.
"Oh really?" Roland asked.
"I found out who my parents are." Mari finally replied.
Roland sighs. "You already know."
"You knew Roland?" Mari asked.
"Everyone in Paris knows Mari but you were determined to not know." Roland replied.
"Well I wish that I never knew." Mari stated starting to cry. "I don't want it to matter to me but it hurts to remember that I suffered the most in their house and I was their daughter. It hurts that they mistreated me and that they're my parents but it's like they don't exist."
"Don't cry you're going to mess up your make up." Roland replied.
"Roland I don't think that I can do the play tonight." Mari stated.
"Mari the theater is full you have to do it you'll do it because you'll do it." Roland said harshly. "You can't disappoint your fans. Forget about your parents."
"You should have seen the way he still treats me the worst part is that he's Adrienne's grandfather." Mari stated. "It's not easy to deal with this."
Kagami was eating dinner alone in the dinning room when Luka walked in and saw her from behind. "Hello." Kagami froze somehow knowing that voice. "I'm Luka Adrien's friend."
'Luka Luka Luka.'
Luka walked by her side. "You're Kagami right." Kagami looked over at him and a weird feeling went though both of them.
Adrien walked in. "Oh you guys already met I was going to introduce you two but I guess you got ahead of me for a bit. Kagami this is Luka Couffaine I told you about him before."
"I think that she forgotten Adrien she looks surprised." Luka stated.
Kagami quickly stood up. "Hello."
"I'm glad everything turned out okay for you. Adrien was very worried." Luka stated. "Now he's calm and happy to have you here."
Natalie walked over to them. "Sir Maya doesn't want to go to sleep until you give her a goodnight kiss."
Adrien nodded. "I'll be right back." He walks away with Natalie.
Kagami sat back down and Luka sat next to her. "It's curious you remind me of someone I met years ago. You seem like her yet you don't. It's strange from the side you seem the same as her but the similarities differ from the front especially with the expression. Kagami your from Japan right? It's a beautiful country but I won't go there ever again. Japan brings me terrible memories. I don't want to encounter the woman you remind me of. Please don't be offended by what I said that woman was evil of bad feelings and Adrien has told me that you are a wonderful woman and I can see it you have a sweet expression which gives you a pretty look."
"Thank you." Kagami said softly.
"It's not strange that Adrien cares about you. I assure you that he's a great man I know him for years he's like a younger brother to me." Luka stated.
Kagami stood up. "Excuse me I'm going to bed now." She walks away.
"She looks like Ryuuko but they're two different people." Luka mumbled.
Adrien walked back in. "Where's Kagami?"
"She went to bed. She's very shy I tried to talk to her but she stayed quiet most of the time." Luka stated.
"Yes she is but she really fears that she turns back as before." Adrien replied.
"What's her condition exactly?" Luka asked.
"She sometimes loses will power to a stronger force." Adrien replied.
"Did you see the results of the trail?" Audrey asked Isabella as they were having breakfast the next day at a coffee shop.
"Yes that she is basically freed but has to go regularly to sign under the knowledge that she's being treated my Adrien Agreste." Isabella stated.
"Plus it's being said that my daughter wasn't pregnant when she was murdered." Audrey added. "You were right when you said that Adrien would kick me out immediately if he won since he would take her there. He did so yesterday and gave me until Sunday to leave."
Mari was playing with Adrienne in the living room when Roland walked in. "So what name did you finally decide to give her Sabine like her grandmother?"
"Don't make me split your head again Roland leave." Mari replied.
"Alright Alright maybe this will calm you down." Roland shows her his phone which had the results of Kagami's trial. "Than again it might rise your rage."
Mari read it. "The tutor was freed?"
"Yes and he took her to his house to supposedly cue her." Roland replied.
"So what do you plan to do about leaving Adrien's house?" Isabella asked Audrey.
"I'm not leaving evern though he asked me to. I can't let that murderer marry Adrien after what they did especially with my granddaughter being there. I won't do anything right now but I'm sure that they'll get married soon and I'll somehow stay close to make their life miserable." Audrey replied. "I'm going to destroy them."
Mari hands Roland his phone back. "How do you know that she's back at his house?"
Roland smirked. "Your dear sister Lila told me." Mari hits him with a pillow. "Why that reaction because of the joke or the marriage that will happen between them?"
"Leave Roland leave." Mari said harshly.
"How could you still love him Mari?" Roland asked.
"What do you care or anyone else about who I love or don't. I'm the owner of my feelings got it!" Mari said harshly.
Roland laughed. "Alright I'll leave." He walks away.
Mari looked at Adrienne. "Now we're alone dear. Your dad can marry whoever he wants because we'll be fine without him."
Ruby looked though Kagami's clothes. "No offense Kagami but your clothes are dated you should get new clothes you know the kind for your age."
"I haven't even worn some of them." Kagami replied.
"Doesn't matter I'll help you buy new clothes and you should get a new hair style to try something new and these glasses." Ruby takes off Kagami's glasses from her face. "You don't need them they hide your pretty eyes and if you do you can get contacts."
"No we can't change all of that than I'll look like Ryuuko." Kagami said in a panic.
"I'll look for fashion magazines wait here." Ruby leaves the room and heads to her room. At that moment Ruby's phone rang and she answered. "Hello? Mrs. Sabine how are you doing?"
"Better Ruby thank you for asking I'm calling you to see what you found out about Mari." Sabine replied. "I really need to talk to her."
"Not yet but don't worry I'll find a way to investigate and get her address." Ruby stated. "Than I'll let you know."
"You have no idea how grateful I am Ruby I'll wait for you to let me know and I'm sorry for bothering you." Sabine replied.
Father Carlos walked in Adrien's study to find Adrien and Luka talking. "Nice to see you Father Carlos." Adrien stated.
"Uncle Carlos how are you doing?" Luka asked.
"Good." Father Carlos replied.
"Well I'll leave so you two can talk." Luka stated. "But first uncle have you talked to Iris lately?"
"No I haven't." Father Carlos replied.
"Well the things between us is getting better I think she finally got over her ex husband and I'll try to take her back to the ranch well excuse me." Luka leaves the room.
"Did I hear him right?" Father Carlos asked. "This is a messy situation don't you think?" Adrien nodded. "Why don't you tell him the truth?"
"Because Luka is my friend and it's not easy to tell him that the woman he's after like crazy is also my ex wife that I still love." Adrien replied
"Well I think that he should know the truth." Father Carlos stated.
"Well Mari should've thought about that before especially with that daughter of hers." Adrien replied.
"Marinette told me to keep it a secret and I had to accept." Father Carlos stated.
"Well you would have saved me a lot of pities if you told me before especially that she's with Roland Rople now and that daughter is his." Adrien replied.
"Who told you that?" Father Carlos asked shocked.
"Mari herself." Adrien replied.
"Well that's a lie. To hide that Adrienne existed went far enough but I won't accept that Marinette says that she has another father. Roland Rople isn't Adrienne's father you are." Father Carlos stated.
"Are you sure about what you're saying?" Adrien asked feeling a wave of happiness inside of him.
"Yes Marinette lied to you Adrienne is your daughter. She told me so when she found out that she was pregnant think about when your wedding night was and how old Adrienne is." Adrien thinks about it and smiled. "She asked me for help. She said that she couldn't stay in Paris and had to find a place to stay until she gave birth so I took her to Luka's ranch which as you might know by how he called me he's my nephew and I knew she would be safe there. Who would imagine that you two knew each other and were best friends."
"But why did she hide Father Carlos? Why didn't she want me to know that her baby was mine?" Adrien asked.
"That's something only Marinette can tell you." Father Carlos replied.
"I think that this play will be a big hit." Kim told Mari after they finished rehearsaling for the new play.
"Yes I like my part." Mari replied.
"Well I have to go I have to do some things before the show do you want me to take you somewhere?" Kim asked.
"No I'll stay to practice my lines and I'll get ready for the show." Mari replied. Kim nodded and walked away.
Audrey walked over to Natalie. "Natalie I need another suitcase I want to separate the things I'll take to the trip from the things I'll leave at my sister's house."
"I'll do it immediately after I finish cleaning " Natalie replied and Audrey nodded. A few seconds after Natalie looked away Audrey faked to feel a big pain and leans on the wall. Natalie quickly went to her side. "Mrs. Audrey what's wrong?"
Mari walked in her dressing room to find Adrien standing there. "What are you doing here?"
"I went to your apartment and Fu told me you were here." Adrien replied.
"Why I told you to not come back." Mari stated.
"I have to go back Mari because my daughter is there." Adrien replied. "Why did you lie to me? Why did you tell me Roland was the father? Don't try to lie to me again Father Carlos told me everything. Why did you do it Mari?"
"Because there was no reason for you to know everything between us is over and Adrienne is only my daughter." Mari stated.
"How can you think that and how is it possible that you hid from me so I would never find out that you were having a baby of mine? Was your hatred so strong?" Adrien asked.
"No not my hatred. It was because of my love for you." Mari replied.
