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.

said

keys. "Don't tell me you can't even

I'll try my

up and drove off, completely isolating himself

helplessly looked at him and didn't try to talk. It would be

-

infront of her and said, "Ma'am, I have to go. Sir said I have to handle the matters regarding with... The amusement

widened her eyes,

nodded with a tight smile. Victoria gave off a long sigh and pressed her fingers against her temple. "Why though? I thought

"Is the project that important?

"It's not really a big deal, it just renovating

was the first time that Victoria talked about

sheepish 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,

him guilty stares whenever we

has an unusual 'attachemet' towards it and just

too!" She laughed. "But," her voice lowered. "Even though he won't say this- I

"Oh? Really? Then why

really can't understand that son of mine sometimes," she

has a

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

you don't like her? She's pretty

paused. "I just don't like

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his ice cream and savored it. When he was done, he looked up at his mother.

he always surprises the people around him, he is still, of course, a kid. He curiously asked her,

surprise. When the question entered and registered in

"If not, who

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

that but she had a long face the whole day. She kept on sighing and spacing

didn't care about his mother since she told him not to and enjoy his time. Although he occasionally looks back at her, he indeed tried his best to sieze

a kid. She knew her parents were suffering about something, but when they told her to not bother what it was,

Like mother, like son.

no idea whether to

end, Kai was the one who suggested to go back. Althea obediently drove themselves back.

back to

shook his head while squeezing the plushie she bought