"I don't know what to do anymore." Mari said tearing up. "I can only trust in Nathaniel since I know that he was forced to stay quiet but I can't relay on him because he was kidnapped."
Later Mari went to her old apartment complex and she saw flashbacks of her life there and in tears she smiled softly. She could see each flashback as if they were currently happening and it was like she was reliving them.
"Detective Kurtzberg are you sure that this is the place that they told you?" Adrien asked as he was in his car with Detective Kurtzberg in a parking lot with the rescue for Nathaniel.
"Yes I'm sure they sent the address from my son's phone." Detective Kurtzberg replied.
"I'm guessing that you have reforcement right." Adrien asked.
"No I don't." Detective Kurtzberg replied.
"What do you mean that you don't?" Adrien asked surprised.
"I know that it was the right thing to do I would have done it in any other time but this time I didn't dare to." Detective Kurtzberg replied about to tear up.
Adrien nodded. "I understand."
"This has to do with my son Dr. Agreste and I was afraid to do it. They can hurt my son." Detective Kurtzberg replied.
Ruby was in the living room of her house when Marc walked in and she quickly stood up. "I want to talk to you." Marc said in a serious tone.
"I'm so glad that you came." Ruby stated. "I'm very worried Marc. I don't know anything about Mathew and I don't know if he has something to do with Nathaniel's kidnapping."
"Well the police is already taking care of it and I came to talk to you about something else." Marc replied. "I want to ask you as Mari's best friend to talk to her so she can take that sadness from her heart."
"Of course I'll talk to her for everyone but especially for Adrien." Ruby stated.
"I don't find it fair that Mari rejects him after everything he has done for her." Marc replied.
"Especially since all he does is to love her." Ruby stated. "And with that love God helped Adrien save her life and to give her sight back."
Mari stopped at a park and let Adrienne play in the playground. What Mari didn't realize was that the park was across the apartment building of Nino and Alya. Nino and Alya were coming back from the gorcery store and saw her. "Mari?" Nino asked.
Mari looked at them and smiled. "Nino Alya." Mari hugged them and Adrienne went to greet her uncle Nino and aunt Alya.
"You can see now." Both of them said at the same time amazed and Mari nodded.
"I'm so happy for you." Alya stated.
"What brings you to the neighborhood?" Nino asked.
"I just came here to go back through memery lane when I used to live here." Mari replied. "Even with everything that happened to me back than I was very happy."
"Mari Adrienne grew so much she looks like an angel." Alya stated picking Adrienne up in her arms. "And she's a strong beautiful child. Not like Mikie who-"
"What happened?" Mari asked. "I want to know everything I don't know anything since I was in my own world for a long period of time."
"I'll tell you what happened." Alya told her what happened with Eddie.
"They should have called us by now. Why haven't they." Detective Kurtzberg asked getting concerned. "Could it be that they decided to not get the rescue and not to return my son?"
"No Detective Kurtzberg it's rare that these kind of people don't want the rescue." Adrien replied.
"Could it be that they killed my son?" Detective Kurtzberg asked.
"No Detective Kurtzberg don't think like that." Adrien replied. "I don't know why they haven't called but they will I'm sure of it."
Detective Kurtzberg received a text that came from Nathaniel's phone. "It says to leave the money in the trash can that is to our left." They looked at that specific trash can.
"They can see us they know excidly where we are and what we're doing." Adrien replied.
"I'm going to answer the text." Detective Kurtzberg stated. "I'll tell them that I first want to talk to my son." Detective Kurtzberg texted them and soon he got a new text. "It says to do what they want or I won't see my son alive again."
"Than there's nothing else that we can do. The money doesn't matter but Nathaniel's life does." Adrien replied before grabbing the briefcase that had the money and walked out from his car to the trash can.
'The money doesn't matter but hopefully they do release Nathaniel and that he's alive. Not like other times when the victim is killed.'
Adrien was near the trash can when his phone rang and he answered. "Hello?"
"But Edward and Roxie let us see him whenever we want." Alya said finishing her story.
"I can't believe what you're telling me so the whole time the boy you adopted was Eddie?" Mari asked and they nodded. "So many things happened while I was in my own little world."
"Don't you see Mari you have everything to be happy for. Don't reject that happiness for ridiculous things. Go back home this isn't your world anymore. You don't belong in this neighborhood anymore." Alya stated.
"That's not true no matter how far I go this neighborhood will always be part of me." Mari replied. "My people are here. This will always be my world."
"Leave the money in the trash can and leave or we'll kill Nathaniel." A deep voice yet familiar voice said on the other side of Adrien's call.
Adrien knew that it was Mathew but he had no way of proving that. "I know that it's you Mathew you can change your voice if you want but I know that it's you."
"Think whatever you want but do what I told you or Nathaniel dies." The voice stated.
Roland and Mathew were in a black car watching everything while Nathaniel with his mouth covered and his hands and legs were tied to each other was still in the van. He was trying to get free or if possible he was trying to open the van door so he could get out and people could see him.
Adrien put the briefcase in the trash can before walking back to the car. "We did what they wanted. They will obviously not grab it until we leave though."
"Don't worry Dr. Agreste I have a plan." Detective Kurtzberg stated and Adrien nodded before driving away.
Mathew wearing his mask got out from the car and grabed the briefcase before quickly getting in the car and Roland drove off. Adrien however didn't drive away he just made it seem like it and he started to follow the car that had the two man wearing ski masks. Roland noticed though and a chase started. The chase was in the same parking lot since Roland didn't go to the road and was just driving in circles to try to throw Adrien off but it wasn't working.
Mari went to the hospital since Alya and Nino told her that Edward and Roxie would be there for Eddie's treatment. She realized that even though her life seemed to stop for her it didn't mean that the life of the other people stopped too and like Father Carlos said she was acting selfish.
"HI Mari it's nice seeing you again." A man with black hair said walking over to her. "You probably don't regonize me since you had bandages last time but it's me Phillip the guy who stepped on your feet."
Mari nodded. "Yes I remember nice seeing you too. You're the one that works for a fashion company right?"
"Yes and I'm actually glad to see you." Phillip stated. "You said that you were studying to be a fashion designer and my company is looking for new interns. If you're interested I could recommend you though I would need to see some of your designs first."
Mari couldn't believe it. "Yes I'm interested and you're looking at some of them I designed this outfit that I'm wearing before I lost my sight and I designed the outfit my daughter is wearing while I was blind and studying."
"Wow they are amazing do you mind if I take a picture of you and your daughter so I can send it to my boss?" Phillip asked and Mari let him. Soon Philip got a reply back. "She loves them and would like for you to start right away. Based on your talent you should go to our unit that is in New York but if you don't want to leave the city than we have a unit right outside of Paris."
Phillip and Mari exchanged numbers before Philip had to leave and Mari thought about the offer and made up her mind to go to New York. Roxie and Edward soon arrived Mari greeted them and she stayed for Eddie's treetment.
After a long chase around the parking lot Roland went to the street and Adrien was going to follow him but a door of a white van opened and Nathaniel fell out from it. Detective Kurtzberg and Adrien quickly got out from the car and helped him.
Once at home Mari started to pack her things when there was a knock on the door. "Who is it?" Mari asked.
"It's me dear." Fu replied.
"What do you want Fu I told you all to please leave me alone." Mari stated sternly.
"I know but there's someone that wants to see you." Fu stated. "It's your best friend."
Relizing who he was talking about Mari quickly left her room and told Fu to take care of Adrienne before going to the second living room and saw a young man with red hair sitting on the couch.
Nathaniel stood up. "HI Mari remember me?"
Mari gave him a tight hug. "Nathaniel! You're fine nothing happened to you."
"You don't hate me? I also lied to you." Nathaniel stated.
"I could never hate you." Mari replied.
At that moment Adrien walked to them. "I decided to bring your best friend to you because I knew that makes you happy. I know that you want nothing to do with me but I'm now calm knowing that you have everything that makes you happy."
"He saved me from my kidnapping Mari." Nathaniel stated. "He was with my dad the whole time to help him."
"I did it because you're a great person Nathaniel because I admire your dad and I knew that would make Mari happy." Adrien replied.
"Thank you but if you don't mind I would like to be alone with Nathaniel since we have a lot to talk about." Mari stated and Adrien nodded before walking away.
Mari and Nathaniel started to talk about anything and everything. Mari told him about her trip to New York and Nathaniel promised to not tell anyone who doesn't know by her especially not Adrien.
The next day Mari told her parents and Fu about her plane. "After everything that happened I can't keep living here nor trusting you guys. I'm leaving to New York for a job that was offered to me."
"But this is your house dear you don't need to go far away." Tom stated. "Think about it deeply."
"I did and I'm going to New York with Adrienne. I won't forbid you guys from seeing her you can go visit her whenever you want as much as you want." Mari replied. "It's time for me to take control of my life."
During their conversation Adrien walked in. After a lot of pleeding Mari accepted to talk to him so his parents and Fu left them to talk alone.
"You want me to stop acting like a child and act like an adult so now you'll hear what this woman has to tell you." Mari stated sternly. "You need to understand that I don't want you in my life at all. I don't want to offend you Adrien but all my tragicties are because of you."
"You know I don't think that's fair." Adrien replied.
"I'm tired of thinking about you and crying for you since you only brought me suffering since I met you." Mari stated.
"The only thing I have done is to love you with all of my heart." Adrien replied.
"Love me? That isn't love even though we didn't know it back than you were still a married man when I fell in love with you and that was before I knew that you were in my past." Mari stated. "Because of you I hated every man. Things did change when I met you but we were separated and I don't need to tell you how much I missed you from your absence."
"Mari we can be together now like how we always wanted." Adrien replied. "Don't deny our happiness."
"Don't be cynical Adrien this isn't our happiness." Mari stated. "Because of you I was almost going to be blind forever. You say that you love me but do you really think I want a love that harmed me a lot?"
"You only think about the bad part but after that dreadful accident I left to study to be able to help you." Adrien replied.
"It would have been best if you let me be than for me to owe you something." Mari stated. "That thanks to you I'm alive."
"I can't believe that you would say that." Adrien replied.
"I'm only saying the truth." Mari stated.
"Mari I love you yes we have been though hard times but those things should have made us stronger more unnited not to separate us." Adrien replied.
"Uniting us? Yea right just leave my house right now." Mari said sternly. "As much as I might love you I can't trust you." Adrien had no choice but to leave.
Ruby was in her living room when Marc walked over to her. "Ruby we need to talk. You know that I'm not the type to give up so easily. I love you with all my heart but I never thought Mathew would have you in this state. This is your last chance Ruby I'm not going to play the same game as Mathew. You'll do whatever you want to do. I'm offering you a life with me and if you accept than let's stay strong together and overcome this obstacle but if you don't accept than take my words as a goodbye."
"Marc you can't presure me like this." Ruby said with teary eyes.
"Of course I can and that's why I'm doing this. This is all because I love you but I can't be push aside or looking like a fool in front of Mathew." Marc stated.
"So is this what everything is about? Your ego as a man?" Ruby asked.
"No Ruby this is about love because you know that I can and would fight for you." Marc replied. "I can't just sit around watching how you debate between that man who doesn't love you and me who does love you. Tell me that you'll stay by my side and we'll fight to get your divorce if not Ruby... Than I'm going far away I was offered a job in the university of Yale."
"So all that pressure falls over my shoulders?" Ruby asked.
"You're the one that has doubts and if it was up to me I would stay showing you how much I love you and what you mean to me." Marc replied. "So what do you decide Ruby?"
"I don't know Marc I need to think about it." Ruby stated.
"Than goodbye Ruby." Marc said before starting to walk away.
Ruby grabbed his arm. "Marc wait you need to understand that this is hard for me."
"This is also hard for me but I can't wait for you to finish thinking about it." Marc stated about to leave again.
Ruby hugged him. "Marc wait don't go I love you."
"Than let's fight for this love together." Marc stated and Ruby nodded with a soft smile.
"Fu stop insisting I already decided to go to New York with Adrienne." Mari told Fu who was trying to convince her to stay.
"Dear don't punish me or your parents by not being by your side just because we did something that we thought was the best for you." Fu stated.
"That's the problem Fu everyone decides for me." Mari replied.
"But now you can see dear. We knew that it was a possibility for you to reject Adrien but we also hoped that you would forgive him after everything that he did for you." Fu stated.
"I can't forgive him Fu." Mari replied.
"Mari please don't go." Fu begged. "Stay with us who need you and love you. You're our angel. It's too soon for you to forget about what happened to you recently but you'll overcome it."
"I'm not going to leave forever I'm just going to work." Mari replied.
"I'm begging you Mari for everyone in this house that will be heartbroken if you leave." Fu stated.
Mari sighs finally realizing that she was wrong. "Fine I won't leave but I will still work."
Later Mari went to talk to her parents who were in the second living room. "I need to talk to you two. I finally realized that what you did was thinking for the best for me."
They both looked at her surprise and spoke at the same time. "Does that mean that."
"I'm the one who needs to ask you to forgive me for being so blind." Mari stated. Tom and Sabine hugged her. "I have nothing to forgive you for you guys did nothing wrong."
At that moment Ruby walked over to them. "Marinette I'm here to have a long and serious talk with you once and for all and you can't deny my right to tell you excidly what I think."
Sabine and Tom left them to talk alone. "Look Ru we were best friends and in the name of that friendship you shouldn't have lied to me but you did. Though I understand and I forgive you."
"I didn't came to ask you to forgive me Mari." Ruby said sternly. "What I did was thinking about the best for you, and I don't think I need to ask for forgiveness for being a good friend."
"So you think that lying to me was right?" Mari asked.
"Did you prefer that I did nothing while letting you stay in darkness because of your ego?" Ruby asked back. "No Mari I prefer that you hate me now but I'm convinced that what i did was the right thing to do."
"I can let that pass but don't talk to me about your brother." Mari stated.
"Why not?" Ruby asked "The only thing that Adrien has done is to love you with all of his heart. What did he do for you to hate him so much?" Mari told her. "That doesn't seem fair Mari you forgave all of us except for Adrien. Why not him?"
"Because since I met him he only brought me tragicies." Mari replied.
"Oh yea? And what about Adrienne? Is she also a tragedy for you?" Ruby asked. "Don't forget that Adrien is her dad. I won't try to convince you to not sentence my brother but you'll be sentencing yourself because as much as you deny it you still love him. You're going to regret it."
Adrien did the tests on Nathaniel for his operation which was going to be very soon. Later he went to see Mrs. Bustier and she told him that Mari went to the school earlier to return Barx get her grade so she could go to a normal school and said that she was going to leave far away. Knowing this Adrien quickly went to his car he had to stop Mari before she left.
