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Adriana waited till it was dawn before dragging her feet back home, she’s cried her eyes out and all she needed for now was comfort.

She walked into the house, “Mummy!” Her kids shrieked as soon they sight her walking in.

Dora was cooking for the kids but noticed the look on Adriana as well, “Hey, you’re back?” She asked but Adriana wasn’t listening, instead, she went into her room.

Skyler pouted, “Is mummy sad? Why is she looking so sad?” The little boy asked and they all looked at Dora waiting for an answer.

Dora understood the look but shrug her shoulders, “Er….I’m not sure but I know she will be fine. You know your mummy is the strong one, right?” Dora assured the kids and they nod.

They went back to what they were doing before Adriana came in, Dora breathed out and halted on what she was doing, looking at Adriana’s room.

“I hope she’s fine,” She breathed.

Adriana stumbled upon her bed and started crying once again, “He’s a bad jerk, I can’t believe I fell in love with a jerk! I hate him!” She seethes then all of a sudden, she sprang up.

She went back to the dinning table, “Has the bicycle been delivered?” She suddenly rasped grabbing the attention of the kids.

Dora turned to her, she nod slowly, “Yes, they got delivered earlier this evening,” Dora responded while Adriana tightened her grip.

Adriana licked her lower lips, “And do you by any chance know which  company made the delivery?” She demanded looking at Dora fiercely.

Dora lifted an eyebrow, “Yes I do but what do you want with them?” She asked.

Adriana rolled her eyes, “Returning it to them, we don’t fucking need them,”She declared alerting the kids, Dora furrowed her eyebrows, confused.

“But mummy, Mister Miguel gave them to us, I need the bicycle mummy,” Scarlett was the first to groan as her face fell.

“You don’t need it! You’ve been living fine without it all these years, haven’t you?!” Adriana glowered harshly on her kid for the first time. Dora was shocked by her outburst.

Scarlett got scared, she bas never seen her mom like that, including the boys. “But…” Skyler wanted to say something but when he saw the burning look on Adriana’s face he kept quiet.

“Hm, kids? Will you go to your room for a little bit and when the food is ready, I’d call you.” Dora quickly intervened and the kids nod marching into their various rooms.

When Dora saw they were out of their sight, she pull Adriana to living room, she made her sir on a sofa, Dora sat opposite her.

“Girl! That was too much. I get it that you’re angry about the whole thing but it doesn’t mean you have to take it out on your kids,” Dora told her.

“I needed to reset their brain or I might lose it,” Adriana whispered.

Dora breathed out and reached out for Adriana’s hand but Adriana shifted her hand.

“Look Dora, if you’re about to tell me not to return those bicycle to the owner then I’m sorry, I have made up my mind,” Adriana announced while Dora pouted.

“Even,,,even if he’s the father of your kids?” Dora added

“He’s not! I won’t let him near my kids, I gave him that chance but he wasted it, I don’t even want to hear his name again. Dora, I’m off to bed, goodnight,” With that Adriana walked away, slamming the door.


 (Jessica’s Room)

Jessica rolled the glass cup of champagne on her hand, “How is it possible that she’s alive? She can’t be alive?” She mumbled going to and fro all around the corner of the room.

“If truly she’s alive, that will I saw is for her? After everything I did to be the best daughter? Tsk, too funny,” She laughed.

“After she’s gone for too many years not knowing how much I had to endure because of her! But what? She will be getting almost all of mom’s assets?” Then after saying that, she stood in front of the mirror then smirked.

She brought out her phone, “Yes, Long time. Do you still forge death certificate for people? Oh, I  will pay you handsomely,”

(MIGUEL MANSION)

Miguel drove into the car garage, he’s been driving himself since the incident. He walked into the house and as usual, all housemaids greeted him but he headed upstairs.

He got into his room, he loosens his tie and fling it in the bed as he made his way to the bathroom but his eyes ran to the ring on the desk with a note.

He went over it, “I thought I threw it away? Who the hell place it back here?“ he grumbled looking at the ring with so much disgust, that ring was supposed to be on Adriana’s finger now.

“Alina? Alina?? Gosh, where’s she?” He called out and a lady walked in, he squinted.

“And why are you here? Where’s Alina?” He demanded profusely.

The lady shuddered and swallowed repeatedly before talking, “Hm, she left the house this morning, I was told her mother called in sick,” The lady conceded making Miguel eyes darted.

“Sick? Fuck, okay, you may leave,” He ordered and the lady was about going when she halted and turned.

“She put that ring there, she said you should read the note attached to it, I will take my leave now,” After that, the lady went out.

Miguel went back to the note, he picked it and unfold it, ‘Miguel, I will be staying with my mother for some days, I hope you don’t take it out on the staffs. That ring I place it there back, I know you’re hurting and I hope you’d feel better by the time I’m back, much love, Alina.”

Miguel fell flat to the floor, his eyelids bring out fresh tears, he’s been holding back tears but he couldn’t do it anymore, the tears came out.

He started rubbing his right chest, “It hurts, Alina. It freaking hurts, I love her so much, it’s driving me crazy,” He whispered to himself repeatedly like an homeless man.