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Chapter 7

When the phone that was laying on the table next to Mina beeped, she reached for it and, once acknowledged the name, immediately made her way out of the room, leaving the two men behind to continue on the investigation. Near the door she turned to face confused Zoi, and mouthed the name to him.

The blonde could say that the man was no longer listening to a person speaking. He was all attention all right, but it was aimed at Mina. The moment she disappeared behind the door, he felt his heart making a somersault, twisting his stomach and making his head spin.

Meanwhile Mina was inspecting the two pictures Serena had sent.

In the first one she could see a spitting image of herself. It was the first time Mina was actually a little bit scared of the resemblance. She had understood that they were alike… well, a lot, but, since eventually Kun and Zoi had seen the differences, it didn't occur to her that Serena was practically a ringer. And the fact that, according to the scenery, she was sitting in Pashmir, her favorite restaurant, in her clothes and next to what seemed to be her-still-husband-instead-of-widower, didn't help one bit. It felt like this Serena girl had stolen her life. And the thought scared her.

'Hey, Zoi. I am safe and sound, but things are really messy around here and I need your help. It's vital. Get in touch asap. - Serena'

Mina sighed and scolded herself:

'You have left this all behind. Nobody made you do it. Chill out.'

But the fact that Serena was spending a night out with her husband and nobody was around making them act like a couple and yet they were - something she had never experienced - made her feel surprisingly jealous. Mina may have said millions of things, really bad things about him, but she actually respected Darien. He was an intelligent hardworking… hunk - super rarely met combination - and highly reliable, honored and admirable man, and still, he remained a mystery to her. She didn't have a clue about the reasons he had married her and even more so, the reasons he didn't give her the divorce they both desired.

So, all things considered, it was only natural that Mina didn't believe him one bit.

'Darien is so very brilliant. He might not know the real me, but he'll catch the differences in behavior sooner or later. The devil is in details, he loves to repeat. And when he finds out, there will be one hell to pay.'

So she typed an answer and headed back to the room, determined to return home and correct the mistakes she had made.

Mina was just hoping for a little bit help.

Darien was alone in his office, a pile of documents left forgotten on the desk, while he was looking out the window and thinking. Not about the business, he dedicated most of his life to, or family, the strangest one he had ever seen in his entire life ever since he was married. Strangely enough, all he could think about was his wife… and the other Woman.

Today, thanks to the received information, he knew it was another woman posing as Mina. The funniest thing, Andrew had reported that she was not herself, claiming that her name was Serena and yet none of them heard or believed, they didn't even check. Even her so-called brother could not tell the difference. To think about it, Mr. DeVeene was most definitely ignorant too.

Why the closest people Mina had didn't notice the obvious replacement? Well, obvious to him, that is. And how come he was the only one who felt it?

Darien sighed and looked around the office. It was already darkening and yet he hadn't had a single thing done. The room was a mess. Sometime before he had gotten rid of the tie and a jacket, the man looked around and found them on the sofa along with the received files.

He had been trying to put two and two together since the cocktail party they had attended. Mina just was not capable of doing the things Serena had done, it was not her nature. Moreover, his wife was certainly not capable of making his heart skip a beat.

Mina was a breathtakingly beautiful woman, a goddess. And he had seen hundreds of lustful men around her, she had gotten them all twisted, but it never made him care much. He was not even jealous. And Serena… she made him feel millions of different emotions at once. He actually could pass for a teenager in love. Could he be in love to begin with?

Not that he was a robot, as Mina had used to call him, but to tell the truth he couldn't remember the last time he felt this way. Even his mistress was hardly a mistress, more like a mistake.

But what disturbed him most was the fact that he didn't know for sure whether or not this all was just an act. Mina was smart,way too smart than anyone gave her credit for. Of that he was sure. She could easily make up a scheme like this only to get rid of him. Though he could not catch the main idea.

Mina kept insisting on the divorce as if forgetting that she - or someone she had asked to - blackmailed him to get married in the first place.

Darien still remembered the day when he received that mail with evidences stating that the accident which had happened on one of their factories had been all his father's fault and the only way to prevent his imprisonment had been to propose to a certain young lady.

Now Darien wondered why he had been fooled so easily, why he hadn't been even trying to oppose, fight back, stand for his family and himself, at least checking the given data. At least, years later, thanks to the investigation, he knew for sure it had been a fraud. Had he been smarter, wiser, he wouldn't be in that situation in the first place. He would have protected his father and his own future.

'Mina wants the damn divorce? Hell, now she'll get it!'

The knock on the door interrupted his bloodthirsty thoughts. The chestnut-haired man entered the room eyeing Darien cautiously as if being afraid. Despite the murderous glare, Darien addressed to him in a friendly manner:

"Neph? Happy to see you, how was your trip?"

however, the man was not one bit convinced with the show:

"Success. I'll tell you all about it when you give me one simple answer. Yes or no. Do you know that the woman is not Mina?"

To say that Darien was surprised was to say nothing, but he kept his facial expression in check as he cautiously chose the words.

"What gives?"

"I have seen the two of them at the same time. And Lita had seen photos in a magazine, she kept saying that it was not according to a plan... Lita refused to explain her muttering. And today she left early in the morning to meet the new girl. And now please tell me you knew and I didn't just earned a punishment. This couch is murderous!"

"When and where did you see them?" as usual, Darien was catching only the important information.

"About an hour ago in a cafe. Here, I snatched a photo."

Having seen the picture, without saying a word, Darien left the office, calling one of the women at the same time. He was hoping to hear Serena's voice, but instead was greeted by the original wife. Her voice had never been more serious.

"I need the divorce."

"You'll get it. Where's Serena?"

Mina sighed, as if she was hugely disappointed in him. Or in herself?

"Meet me at home."

And then she disconnected.

Serena had read the diary from cover to cover but since that message from Mina it became barely an entertainment. Serena was waiting for the double to come, at last. And telling her side of the story, she believed. The woman was silently saying goodbye to the house she genuinely liked, however avoided thinking about the owner of the house, who most definitely created far deeper emotions within her soul.

Too engaged in studying little details of endless rooms of the mansion, Serena failed to notice the red laser mark on her forehead that was following her and a man who was watching her intently in the opposite window of the house. He was only waiting for an order - and he would shoot. The blonde exited the room making the killer curse: he was fed up with her wandering around the house, like she sensed her soon death. He was waiting for her reemergence, but to no avail.

Several minutes later he saw the very same blonde woman - but already in a different attire - entered the mansion.

Meanwhile Serena was confronted by an auburn-haired tall woman. She desperately wanted to know about the blonde's identity.

"Well, at least someone sees the difference..."

"Why, of course I do! Mina and I are best friends. And I know all about her decision to... Disappear. So who the hell are you?"

The menacing posture of the woman surprisingly didn't frighten Serena at all. Within a minute she figured that the bloodthirsty woman was the Lita she had read about in the diary. Mina had written a lot about her best friend presenting Lita as an only bright spot in her life, the only person she trusted.

" You must be Lita. I am..."

"Her name is Serena. And she is my long-lost sister. Let go of her, Leets!"

Standing in the corridor was a mirror reflection of Serena. The two were looking at each other not even trying to hide their curiosity, nor did Lita.

Eventually, Mina spoke:

"Well, we can't possibly stand here like that. Let's go somewhere out before someone finds us and thinks he's gone mad."

One by one they made a beeline out of the house and to the Lita's car. As they were inside,safe and sound, Mina giggled:

"Just imagined Darien's dogs' surprise. I bet, they are surprised at very least. They are sure master's wife passed by them twice within ten minutes, and in different clothes!"

Seldom did they know that there was one person with a lethal weapon who indeed noticed the number of blonde women in the car. And as he watched the car leave the grounds, he reached for his phone to update on the recent situation.

The three women were surprisingly silent on their way to the cafe. Every each of them tried at least once to start a conversation, but it just wasn't meant to be, so they chose to save the words for later.

It was a little cozy cafe, with its soothing atmosphere, it was sure to win a lot of sweet-tooth hearts. The women chose a table near the window. As they were making themselves comfortable, Lita caught a familiar figure.

"Crap! Even if Darien hasn't known about the affaire before, he will find out soon enough. My precious husband is on his way to him... and the couch in the living room. Anyways, spill, girls! I want details!"

So the two blondes filled Lita on the recent events. It was astonishing how the Destiny herself messed up with their lives, bringing Serena and Mina together, however they both understood perfectly that the riddle of their lives were still to be solved.

"The moment I saw that frightened face of yours by Darien's side I knew something was wrong. Plus, on a closer inspection, I found differences in the appearance as well. And I don't start on the style!"

Their conversation was only disturbed by Mr. DeVeene who was checking on his daughter. After all, she hadn't been herself the last the they met. Mina convinced him that she was alright, telling about the little get-together with Lita and other friends in a new cafe that he absolutely must check out. It took quite some time to make him believe in his daughter's welfare.

"Family is precious, isn't it? Speaking of which. Serena, your brother and Kunzite are waiting for you in the hotel. I shall join you, once I deal with my soon-to-be-ex-pseudohusband."

Serena's cellphone rang all over again, the name on the display making her pale and dizzy. Seeing her reaction, Lita and Mina exchanged quick glances. Eventually, deciding to take care of things herself, Mina answered the phone.