In the morning Sabine asked Ana to tell Mari what happened with Tom and Ana walked in the room to see Mari already dressed for the day. "Good morning Mari you seem happier today."

"Yes I woke up today ready to face the world." Mari replied with a smile. "Like my dad says when you fall just get up and try harder."

"I'm glad to hear that but I came to give you some news from your mom. Your dad collapsed last night and even with the medicine he's not doing so well. He is stable though." Ana stated.

Mari tears up. "Take me to him Ana please take me to him."

"Of course I'll take you to see him." Ana replied.

In no time Mari was by Tom's side. "Please forgive me for not coming sooner dad. I didn't know anything. Tell me the truth how do you feel?"

"I feel fine dear." Tom replied.

"I might be blind but I can still feel things and I can feel that something is wrong." Mari stated. "Mom since he doesn't want to tell me I want you to tell me."

"Alright I'll tell you because I know that if I don't you won't stop worrying about me." Tom replied. "My heart is weaker everyday."

"But he will get better as long as he sees you smiling and happy so his heart will be happy too and get better." Sabine added.

"I'll do it dad see?" Mari smiled. "I'm smiling now."


"Grandma Emilie I forgot to tell you yesterday aunt Ruby came back to the house." Maya told Emilie

"Wasn't she going to stay in Italy so Mathew could do his art classes for a year?" Emilie asked even though she already knew the answer.

"Yes that's what we all thought but she came back alone and heart broken." Maya replied.


"Adrien was surprised when he found out that I was back and even more from the reason why." Ruby told Audrey as they were talking in the living room.

Audrey nodded. "He was also wrong about Mathew."

Natalie walked over to them holding a big package. "Mrs. Audrey this was brought for you."

Audrey took it and looked at who it is from. "It's from Adrien it must be something for Maya."

Audrey was about to open it when the phone rang and Natalie answered. "Hello? Dr. Agreste how are you?...yes she's here I'll pass the phone to her."

Natalie gave the phone to Audrey. "Yes Adrien?"

"Have you received a package that I sent you yet? It's a present for Mari." Adrien stated. "Could you give it to her please?"

"I just got it right now and good thing you called since I was about to open it." Audrey looked at Ruby. "It's a present for Mari and he wants me to give it to her."

Ruby gently took the phone. "Adrien I'm going to go visit Mari tonight if you want I'll give her the gift then."

"That would be great thanks Ruby." Adrien replied. "Do you know anything about her and Adrienne?"

"No but I'll call you tonight to let you know about anything I find out about them when I visit her." Ruby stated.

That evening Audrey and Ruby went to visit Mari. "How have you been Mari?" Audrey asked.

"Alright thanks for asking." Mari replied.

"Do you regonize me by my voice Mari?" Ruby asked.

"Ru? No way." Mari said while hugging Ruby. "I can't believe that it's really you. This is a great surprise. I can't see you but I still care about you very much like a sister."

"I feel the same way I got you a gift." Ruby took out the gift Adrien got for Mari from the box they brought it in. "I got it for you from Italy. It's a ladybug made from crystals."

Mari felt around the crystal ladybug and for some reason it reminded her of the man that helped her pick up her purse at the church. "It's very pretty it actually reminds me of-'

At that moment Fu walked over to them and greeted Audrey and Ruby before he noticed the gift. "What a beautiful gift."

"You know Fu for some reason it reminds me of the man who helped me get my purse at the church remember?" Mari asked.

Audrey pointed at the ladybug and mouths that it's from Adrien. "Ah yes I remember."


"Fu I need you to help me along with Ana to get myself dressed up for the day." Mari told Fu the next day.

"Dressed up for the day what for?" Fu asked.

"I want dad to get better and I promised dad to be happier and ready for what's to come so I need help brushing my hair and putting some lipstick on." Mari replied with a smile.

Fu smiled. "Alright dear." Fu did what she told him to do.


"I would have loved to see her face when you gave her the ladybug." Adrien told Ruby over video call.

"You can't imagine how her face lit up even more the more she discovered the ladybug with her hands." Ruby replied.

"Maybe deep down in her heart she knew that the ladybug was from me." Adrien said with a smile. "And that I did it with all of my heart."


Ana walked in Mari's room. "Mari your dad's doctor just finished seeing your dad and you wanted to talk to him before he left."

"Right let's go." Mari stated before Ana helped her walk to the doctor.

"Doctor Mari would like to talk to you." Ana told the doctor.

"I would like to know how my dad really is doing." Mari replied.

"It would be better if you talked to your mom but the basic thing is that from the last collapse that your dad had his left arm got paralyzed and if not taken care of immediately your dad won't be able to move his arm ever again." The doctor stated.


Alya walked in her clinic. "Hi I came to get the test analysis my doctor asked me to take my name is Alya Lahiffe."

The receptionist nodded. "The doctor will call you soon please take a seat."

Soon the doctor called her in a room and with the expression he had on his face she knew that there wasn't good news. "I'm not pregnant right?"

"No Mrs. Lahiffe...you have many desires to have a baby right?" The doctor asked.

"With all my heart." Alya replied.

"I'm sorry to tell you this but...you are incapable of having children." The doctor stated.


That night Mari was putting Adrienne to bed as she thought about her dad. "My dad asked me so many times to not be sad and to not let myself fall down. Now he's sick because he worried a lot about me and that's why I'm going to change. I won't be afraid anymore and I won't just walk around the house but in the streets too. The first place will be the church so I can pray that dad gets better."


The next day Mari went to the church with Fu to pray that her dad gets better then she started talking to Father Carlos. Mari told him her plans for the future and everything she plans to do to help her dad get better.


"Dear what are you doing here? I didn't expect you so early." Marlena told Alya.

"I couldn't stay at the house any longer or Nino would get suspicious." Alya replied.

"Suspicious of what?" Marlena asked.

"I'm not pregnant mom." Alya replied before tearing up. "And I'll never be pregnant because I'm incapable of having children." Alya hugs her mom before bursting into tears.

"What are you talking about?" Marlena asked confused.

"The doctor told me himself that I'm not capable of having children." Alya replied. "I was so upset that I barely heard what the doctor told me about my condition but it's called Infertility. I can't give Nino a family."

"Does Nino know yet?" Marlena asked.

"No I didn't have the strength to tell him." Alya replied. "If only there was any hope."


Audrey and Ruby went to the Dupain mansion to visit Mari when Ana walked over to them. "Hi Mrs Audrey how are you doing?"

"I'm doing good Ana. What about you?" Audrey asked back.

"I'm good too." Ana replied

"Hi we haven't met yet I'm Ruby Adrien's sister." Ruby said extending her hand to Ana.

"I'm Ana nice to meet you." Ana replied shaking Ruby's hand. "I'll let Mari know that you're here."


"Of course I would love to have you at the house Marc." Sabine said over the phone. "You are my nephew after all even though I haven't seen you since you were a little boy. What a better place to stay than at our house if you plan to work in Paris. Yes Tom and I talked about it and he would be happy to receive you at the house plus you'll finally get to meet you cousin Marinette. Alright see you then."


In Boston Adrien was doing a presentation for one of his classes and someone very special saw it and was impressed.


"Adrien was very worried when I told him about your sickness Mr. Tom." Ruby told Tom as the group was in the garden talking.

"Parden me Ruby but that name isn't allowed to be mentioned in my house." Tom replied. "We owe him everything bad that happens to us."

"I understand that you might feel that way with Adrien's errors but I promise you that everything Adrien does is for Mari's happiness." Ruby stated.

"Is Adrien back?" Mari asked as she walked over to the group with Fu.

"No Mari my brother hasn't come back from his trip yet." Ruby replied. "He still needs many more months before he can come back."

"Oh I just thought that you came to let us know since you came to visit us." Mari stated. Later Mari and Ruby were talking in Mari's room. "Ru I want to share a secret with you." Mari took out her music box. "I hide roses in here."

Ruby opened the music box and saw the roses. "It's very pretty."

"The music box was given to me by Audrey and Maya and the roses...Adrien gave them to me." Mari replied.

"See my brother hasn't forgotten about you." Ruby stated

"I don't really believe that but I do feel like he's with me when I open my music box." Mari replied. "It's like nothing wrong is happening between us. Though I shouldn't put my hopes up since that love is only mine. I can deny it to the world but not you Ruby I still love Adrien Agreste."


Days passed and Mari wanted to tell her parents something important. "Mom dad I need to tell you something very important. I'm tired of being so dumb and I want to study and this time I really mean it."

"That's great dear do you know what you would want to study or do you just want to learn in general?" Sabine asked.

"Well for sure I want to be somebody in the world and I was thinking that...I want to be a fashion designer I always loved to design things especially clothes I used to make Adrienne's clothes before I lost my sight...I know that it will be hard but I want to try." Mari replied.

"Keep in mind that it's many years of schooling Mari but I'm sure that it will be worth it." Tom stated.

"I feel the same way dad." Mari replied. "I'll also ask Ana to help me become a well mannered person."


"Roxie what if we ask Jake to be our best man so we can get married as soon as possible? I can't wait any longer and who knows how long Adrien will be in Boston." Edward suggested.

Roxie smiled. "That's a great idea."


Ruby went to visit Mari and Mari greeted her at the doorway. "Do you like the idea of me studying?"

"Of course Mari it's an amazing idea and it's the best thing that you can do." Ruby replied. "And you can count on me for anything that you need."

At that moment a man with blue hair and green eyes walked in holding a suitcase. "Who is it Ruby?" Mari asked hearing footsteps walk in the house.

"Let me introduce myself. Hi I'm Marc Anciel Mrs. Sabine's nephew." Marc replied.

"Oh nice to meet you cousin we were waiting for you my parents will be happy to see you." Mari replied extending her hand out and Marc took it.

"Thanks you're Marinette right?" Marc asked.

"Yes but almost everyone just calls me Mari for short or and this is my friend Ruby but I call her Ru since she's like my sister." Mari replied.

At that moment Fu walked over to them. "Mari you have a phone call."

"Me? No one calls me who is it?" Mari asked.

"Let's go to the study and you'll find out." Fu replied before taking Mari to the study.

Marc looked at Ruby. "So your name is Ruby?" She nodded. "That's a pretty name. Ruby meaning nobility, purity, and passion mainly in love."

"Thanks but I don't believe in love." Ruby replied.


"Hello?" Adrien's heart stopped hearing Mari's voice. "Hello?...okay here's there...are you making fun of me?"

One of Adrien's classmates walked over to him. "Adrien."

Mari's heart stopped hearing that name. "Adrien?...Adrien is that you?"

Adrien hangs up. "Sorry I didn't know you were in a phone call. Dr. Yavapai is asking you to go see him." His classmate stated.

"It was him Fu it was him I heard someone say his name." Mari said with a smile.


Adrien walked in Dr. Yavapai's office. "You asked me to come doctor?"

"Yes Dr. Agreste as you know I'm considered as the best doctor in my area and the best doctor needs the best assistant." Dr. Yavapai replied. "I was present during your presentation and I want you to be a participant of a surgery for a case with little hope."


"I don't understand how a beautiful young woman like you doesn't believe in love." Marc told Ruby as they were talking in the second living room. "Let me guess there are so many guys after you that you don't want to pick and hurt the feelings of the rest so you decided not to choose and fall in love."

"That's not it can we just drop the topic please?" Ruby asked.

At that moment Mari walked back to them with Fu as Sabine and Tom walked over. "Marc." Sabine said with a smile before hugging him. "You remember my husband Tom right?"

"Yes of course. It's great to see you again uncle Tom I'm glad to see that you're doing better." Marc stated.

"You were just a child the last time I saw and now look at you a grown handsome young man." Sabine said with a smile. "You young people are just making us the older people feel old."

"This is your house too so welcome." Tom stated.


Adrien was shocked with what he heard that he was speechless. "Thank you for giving me this opportunity."

"You have nothing to thank me your work speaks for itself." Dr. Yavapai replied. "I want you to be my intern."

"You can count on me for anything." Adrien stated with a smile.


"Now all I need is to stop being dumb to be happy." Mari stated.

"Who's going to stop being dumb and why?" Marc asked confused.

"I want to study to improve in my life and Ruby offered to help me." Mari replied.

"Well you can count on me too. I'm a literature professor in the university of Paris and it would be my honor to help you learn." Marc stated.


"Is there a specific reason why you want to specialize as a ophthalmological surgeon?" Dr. Yavapai asked Adrien.

"Yes there is my goal is to help the love of my life the mother of one of my daughters get her sight back." Adrien replied. "That's why I keep fighting because I won't give up."


The next day Audrey and Ruby were talking in the living room...well more like Audrey was talking since Ruby's mind was somewhere else.

"So your name is Ruby? That's a pretty name. Ruby meaning nobility, purity, and passion mainly in love."

'I can't think about that man like I told him love wasn't made for me. I need to push him away from my mind.'


"Mari really seems excited to learn and I'll help her with everything that I can. I have the impression that my cousin isn't the type to give up instead she achieve everything she makes her mind to." Marc was telling Sabine and Tom.

"You're not wrong Marc that is who Marinette is." Sabine replied.

"Well I have to go to the university to teach my class. I'll be back latee." Marc stated before walking away.


Adrien was looking though the files that Dr. Yavapai had of his cases when he came across a certain file that made his heart stop.


"I don't want to wait any longer to get married so what do you say Jake do you want to be my best man?" Edward asked Jake.

"Sure but I'll just be the replacement since the real best man of your wedding is Adrien Agreste." Jake replied.


Ruby was reading a part of Romeo and Juliet to Mari and when she was reading a part that Romeo says Mari suddenly heard Adrien's voice speaking them in her head. Before she knew it she was tearing up in happiness. "I knew that you would like the story of Romeo and Juliet."

"Yes it's very beautiful." Mari replied with a smile.

"Do you want me to continue or do you want to talk about what I have read so far?" Ruby asked.

"I really wish that I could read it myself." Mari replied. "Hearing you read it is great but being able to read it myself would be better."

"And who says that you can't?" Marc asked walking in the room.

"How can I read if I'm blind Marc?" Mari asked.

"Like how other blind people write and read by using the method of Braille." Marc replied. "You don't need your sight to notice things like the happiness and sadness of the people. Sometimes hearing and feeling is all you need because you can even feel sadness without needing to hear. You can meet people just by being near them and you'll know their beauty and their sweetness." The whole time he was talking to Mari but looking at Ruby.

"My parents did mention that to me before but I didn't want to learn but now I do." Mari stated with a smile.


Maya was playing with Adrienne in the garden. She was on her bike and she decided to ride around the house but as she was at the front of the house her breaks didn't want to work and she was riding out the house to the street unable to stop. Ana who was about to enter the gate saw what happened. "Maya!" She ran after her.


Mari walked over to her parents with Fu. "You wanted to see me dad?"

"Yes Mari I heard about your music box and I want you to forget about Adrien Agreste once and for all that's an order." Tom replied.

Mari tears up. "You can't force my heart to feel a certain way. I'm sorry for disappointing you dad."


After reading the file Adrien was sitting on his chair in tears that wouldn't stop coming out. Dr. Yavapai walked in and saw the file Adrien was reading. "I remember that case. She was a sweet young woman with a lot of hope for getting her sight back."

"This is my fault she's the woman I told you about. The reason why I'm here." Adrien replied.

"When I checked that women there was no hope but now thanks to you there might still be a chance for her." Dr. Yavapai stated.


Ruby went to the garden to get Maya but she only saw Adrienne so she took her back in and everyone in the house looked for Maya but they couldn't find her and everyone was worried. They called Audrey and she quickly arrived. "What's going on?"

"We can't find Maya we looked all over the house and she isn't anywhere. There's two options she went to the streets alone or someone took her." Mari replied concerned.

"No not my little Maya." Audrey said in tears.