When Fate Decided to Play its Part

CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR;

Ugh.

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"And that's it," Althea said after a long silence among the three. She smiled at the two. "Mystery solved, cased closed- game over."

She sighed and looked away. She watched Kai- who was currently walking slowly back at them while admiring the ice cream in his hands. He was cautious to not run with somebody and spoil his dessert again. Althea can only sigh again and roll her eyes in her heart because- who is stupid enough to not look and be cautious when walking inside a place where many children run and play around?

'Ah,' Althea said in her mind. She took a sneak peek of Sheryl before shaking her head mentally. 'Of course.'

Only those people who is stupid enough to get absorbed in their own little world and put on an expectation that no one will have the guts to run into them.

"I hope this won't be brought up in the future." Althea paused. "Actually, I hope we won't meet again in the future."

"Hpmh," Sheryl scoffed. "As if I also wants to meet you in the future."

Althea chuckled briefly, "Fair enough."

"Do you want to eat it too, mom?" Kai finally reached them after his cautious and slow steps. While walking, he was also eating the treat so when he presented the ice cream to her, it was already halfway eaten.

"Nope!" Althea ruffled his hair before smiling brightly at him. "You can have it all." With her hand on top of her son's head, she looked at the other two and said her goodbye. "Then, we'll get going. Goodbye."

Before the two can reply, Althea already pulled Kai away ans headed towards the entrance of the amusement park. Sheryl gaped as she watched them walk towards it before sighing exasperatedly. "How rude! You see that Tyler? She's rude! Tyler, hey! Why are you ignoring me?"

Tyler was silent all along and he didn't even looked at her all the time. His face was hooded and dark, Sheryl wasn't even sure what he was thinking. She stomped her feet and pushed him to wake him up from his daze state. "Hey!"

That was the only time he responded, he raised his head and looked at the direction of the parking lot, then, he said, "I'll drive you back."

"Huh?" Sheryl asked. "What?"

"I'll drive you back." He repeated and walked towards the parking lot.

Sheryl ran after him, "Wait Tyler! How about your work here? Didn't you said it was important?! Hey!"

Tyler ignored her and fished out his phone from his pocket. He dialed a phone number. "Sharon,"

"Yes sir?" A startled voice answered.

"I want you to handle the matters about the amusement park." He opened the door of his car after unlocking it and then entered it fluidly. Sheryl was hustling to enter the car herself.

Sharon said

just inspecting the site," he plugged the keys. "Don't tell me you

I'll try my

up and drove off, completely isolating himself from

can only helplessly looked at him and didn't try

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helplessly and stood up, she glanced at the women infront of her and said, "Ma'am, I have

her

and pressed her fingers against her temple. "Why

asked. "Is the project

before shaking her head, "It's not really a big deal, it just

first time that Victoria talked about her son's project. "Then

smile and took a small sip of her tea before responding. "I'm ashamed to say this, but, when he was a kid, both me and my husband- ex, ex-husband- was

whenever we passed a amusement or any places that

an unusual 'attachemet' towards it and just decided to invest for it?"

her voice lowered. "Even though he won't say

absorb the new gossip, "Oh? Really? Then why is it that he still

would I know? I really can't understand that son of mine

he has a fiance,

"If it's her- okay, fine! But

you don't like her?

know," Victoria paused. "I

-

last bit of the cone of his ice cream and savored it. When

Kai was a kid, even though he always surprises the people around him, he is

and registered in her mind, she laughed. "Friend? What

brows, "If

put it like this-" she smiled at him. "She's nothing but a stranger

"Memories?"

Bad memories! She pulled him. "Let's go! We need to enjoy the rest

a long face the whole day. She kept on sighing and spacing out, Kai also noticed the frequency

enjoy his time. Although he occasionally looks back at her, he indeed tried

her parents were suffering about something, but when they told

Like mother, like son.

no idea whether

the end, Kai was the one who suggested

said while driving back to the shop. "It was suppose to

squeezing the plushie she bought for