(The day of News at the Andersons. Reese and Stellas.)"Good morning honey.""Good? How is the morning good? Didn't you see how that good for nothing girl blew me off yesterday?" Reese vents, pacing around the room, his steps slow and tired.Stella looks around him and sees his haggard looking face. "Don't tell me you didn't sleep all night because of that? I even had a dream that she became a pauper. That's a good dream if you ask me."Reese blows her off. "That's what you think. Do you think that raising a child that is not yours for over twenty years is a child's play? I spent all that money and resources on her for her to ruin the only thing I ever wanted from her, a marriage into a wealthy home.""Well, Lily achieved it instead of her, didn't she?""Do you think the Woods are the biggest? I wanted Mikayla to marry the Wood guy so I can became a great wealthy man so our own daughter, can marry into an even wealthier home. But did you see the man she was walking with yesterday nigh
From Saturday till Sunday, all four people and two couples stay overnight at the hospital, doting on their son, biological son and grandson.Lily does the most fussing though, that even when the boy woke up and cried for the pain, she had hollered the hospital down to they will attend to her child and "take the pain away from him."Price just stays in a corner and watches as she puts on a show all through the night. For someone who had not slept the night before and now tonight as well, he's pretty exhausted but he sees his inlaws looking at him and whispering amongst themselves every once in a while so that's enough to keep him awake.Since his own wife for five years, Lily Anderson can do that to her own sister to marry her man, what's to say the family will not connive to unalive him? Just those series of thoughts are more than enough to keep Price awake all night, exhausted, yes, tired? Yes but sleeping? Oh no. He has to live through the night.He also does some checking in on his
That particular day of a ton of events, including the grand opening of Mi-nello, it was completely spectacular.As soon as the mall was opened, people flocked the place like bees to honey.Mikayla, holding hands with Lucas walks into the massive building that had only been a mass of incomplete building and no recognition to it just a week before has been completely transformed into, non disputably, the biggest and most beautiful mall in all of Brooklyn.She looks around in awe as she takes it all in. There are different sections to the place and there's a reception on every floor, helping people to know where to go, attendants ready to answer questions and massive workforce already in place."Do you like it?" Lucas asks, looking down at her as she looks around.She beams up at him immediately. "Like it? I love it. This is beautiful. It must have taken ages to interview and appoint all of these workers. Then the stocking up, the shops, jewelry, fashion and every other thing... Consider
"Ma'am?" The Dean looks at Lily as she stops mid sentence. "Your son, what were you about to say about him?""Oh." Lily tears her away from the startling eyes that was looking right at her. "Yes, I was saying that my son, Connor Woods fell from the staircase two days ago, Saturday. He's been in the hospital since then.""My goodness. I'm so sorry to hear that. How is he? How are you and your husband holding up? I can't imagine the shock." Dean Lawney sympathizes with her, patting her consolingly on her shoulders."He'll be back in school in about a month I hope.""Don't worry ma'am. We'll come check up on his once in a while. I'm sorry to hear that once again."Lily nods and turns to leave, then she turns right around, her curiosity not letting her. Is it really Mika who's the mother of these two children? "Ma'am, I know this is not the right time but my sister just returned from San Francisco some months ago. We met on Friday at an event and she told me her children also attended thi
Later at home that night, as they all settle for dinner, Mika wraps the napkins around the twin's necks just as they lay the general dinner of fried rice in front of them all."Hm. It smells delicious." Miles mutters as he picks up his spoon to dig in.Maya dives for her food immediately, smiling as she eats so that her small imoressioned dimple shines through, her glee obvious in her humming.Luc chuckles as he fills up a glass of water for her. "That good Hun?""Yes Dad."Mika chuckles into her food. She had been so skeptical, felt bad every single time she heard them call him their Dad but now, it feels so natural...So right."Mum, I have something to tell you.""What's that?"All form of table etiquette forgotten. "I saw that woman on TV today."Miles suddenly bobs his head as well. "Yes, she came to our class today to talk to the dean."Both Mom and Dad drop their spoons and exchange a glance. "What? Who?""That woman on TV that her child is in a class below our own." Miles exp
At the family house, Lily has managed to bring along Price with her and she has sent him on an errand to the kitchen area to do something that might take him a while so she might have a little while with her parents."Mum, what's the assurance that she's coming with him? I mean, the message didn't really include him but just as a bypass. I don't like this." She whispers loudly as she walks around restlessly.Stella places a hand on her shoulder. "You should be optimistic. I specifically told them to come together so it'll seem like we want to accept their relationship and do something like welcome them into the home.""Are you sure she'll fall for that? I believe she's a little smarter than that. She might come for her own personal apology first." Lily whines again, still pacing."Come on, I said be optimistic. She'll come, I know my daughter. They will come together, she's probably looking for the best thing to put on right now so she won't disappoint us again..."In a way, Stella wa
As soon as the duo gets to the doorsteps, the door opens right as Mika raises her hand to knock.Stella looks at her, a smile beaming right on her lips, the sun glinting on her eyes gives her a genuinely happy look and somehow, Mika musters a tiny smile in return as she pulls her into a hug."I was so worried you were not going to show up, thanks for coming honestly. Thanks for giving us another chance.""Are they here?" Reese asks from inside and Stella gives an excited "Yes." Almost immediately, Reese appears behind Stella, also smiling. "Mikayla!" He says as he pulls her into a hug as well, a brief one.Lucas just stands stoically at the back, looking at them and doing the minute observations but nothing seems to be wrong at the same time and he doesn't like that. He knows he ought to be at peace and at the same time he's trying to embrace her family the way she's doing but something in him, his guts and instincts tell him that something is off, terribly off but he can't put his f
Lily walks back to her seat after throwing Luc a dirty wink which he clenches his fist at.If only his principles didn't exist...Mikayla closes her eyes briefly and takes a breath, squeezing Lucas's hand to keep him from bursting. Both of them walk fully into the dining room. "Well..." Mika starts. "Move over and sit beside your husband, the way you're sitting makes things uncomfortable for everyone.""How? How is this uncomfortable for everyone?" Lily asks, spreading her palms fakely. "You can take the seat beside Price there while Lucas sits here be... Here on this sturdy chair."Mika laughs amusedly. "Fine then, if that's how it is. I'm sure my considerate Lucas would want me to have the sturdy chair that himself so without him telling me, I'll just take the sturdy one beside you and he'll sit beside Price. Solved." She shrugs her shoulders and pulls out the chair beside Lily.Lily scowls immediately and holds on to the chair, stopping Mikayla. "You can't sit here...""Of course,