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 do

I'll try

and drove off, completely isolating himself from

looked at him and didn't

-

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

her

gave off a long sigh and pressed her fingers against her

"Is the project that important? Is it

really a big deal,

friend's attention was perked up. It was the first time that Victoria talked about her

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

I can only give him guilty stares whenever we passed a amusement or

'attachemet' towards it and just decided to invest for

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

friend leans in to absorb the new gossip, "Oh? Really? Then

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

has

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

you don't like her? She's

Victoria paused. "I just don't like

-

of his ice cream and savored it.

the whole time they walk away from the other two. Kai was a kid, even though he always surprises the people around him, he is still, of course, a kid. He curiously asked

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

furrowed his brows, "If not, who was

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

"Memories?"

pulled him. "Let's go! We need to enjoy the

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

and enjoy his time. Although he occasionally

her parents were suffering about something, but when they

Like mother, like son.

no idea whether to

one who suggested to

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

head while squeezing the plushie she