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

the site," he plugged the keys. "Don't tell me you can't even do

try

drove off, completely isolating himself from the world.

didn't try

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of her and said, "Ma'am, I have to go. Sir said I have to handle the matters

widened her

sigh and pressed her fingers against her

curious asked. "Is the project that important? Is

not really a big deal, it just renovating the

Her friend's attention was perked up. It was the first time that Victoria talked about her son's project. "Then

to say this, but, when he was a kid, both me and my husband- ex, ex-husband- was too busy to accompany

"So, I can only give him guilty stares whenever we passed a

of that, he has an unusual 'attachemet' towards it and just decided to invest for it?" Her friend

that too!" She laughed. "But," her voice lowered. "Even

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

snorted. "How would I know? I really can't

has

fine! But

it that you don't

Victoria paused. "I just don't

-

last bit of the cone of his ice cream and savored it. When he was done, he looked up at his mother.

they walk away from the other two. Kai was a kid, even though he always surprises the people around him,

at Kai in surprise. When the question entered and registered in her mind, she laughed. "Friend? What rubbish is

brows, "If not,

paused before looking up at the sky. "That's a hard question. Ah, let's put it like this-" she smiled at him. "She's nothing but a stranger

"Memories?"

We need to enjoy

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

not to and enjoy his time. Although he occasionally looks back at her,

suffering about something, but when they told her to not bother what it was,

Like mother, like son.

had no idea whether to

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

driving back to the shop. "It was suppose to be our

while squeezing the plushie