"I will not allow that "Casunda objected

i daughter of that witch would not step a foot buiny house".

"Cassandra," Benua tried to sooth his wife but went quiet when be received a harsh plate from her.

"she will not step tool in my house. Cassanha repeated.

"Mother, calm down." Leonica said. "Don't get worked up over nothing:

"Nothing?!" Cassandra repeated, taming to her laughter. "How could you say this is nothing:?!!

Lenicached at her words, soon bealizing that she had been insensitive. "Mother..."

"I'm not angry," Cassandra ut homing to Beton. "De I will be it that child steps foot in my house. Do I make myself clear with excusing herself as she walked out of the main living room, ut, she stood up.

have

"knew this would happen, I would have searched hunder for her." Tenjamin shook his head, dejected with how the situation had turned out "I should he take that child away from her." He mumbled, and had fallen in love. The only mistake he had

Leonica felt sorry for her father. Honestly, she saw no problem in what he had done, st like her, he was young an made was keeping the existence of that child securt.

it was threatening to slip pass her lips as she patted her father on the shoulder, before

Damn, no she had another sibling?Leonica had to suppress the sigh that proceeding to find her father, determined to calm her down.

Soon enough, she found the blonde standing in front of the small pond in their garden, teeding the fishes, She quietly settled beside her, folding her hand at her back as she pondered her words. had spoken first.

"I'm not angry at your father, Leonica" Her mother spoke, her words more surprising than the fact that she h Yource hot?

Cassandra shook her head. "I'm not. Rather, I'm insecure... Inerable"

"Wlnerable? Leoluca repeated. "Biwhy?

Her mother hesitated for a bit before speaking. "As you know, your father and I's mariage is an arranged marriage, it was never love at first sight and it took a while until we both developed genuine feelings for one another, so when I found out he had a child, with the woman he loved, I teated...

she couldn't complete the sentence, but Leonica knew what she wanted to say

There's nothing to fear," She reassured as she placed her hand on Cassandra's shoulder. "I'm sure father still loves you and that he would never want

antone else."

Her mother offered a light smile and tumed to face the fishes agains

silence settled between them, a comfortable one, but it was broken by Leonica'a comous words.

"Father's ex mistress, who was she?"

Cassindiastuugged. "didn't know Alee Rosewood all that well, but="

"Rosewood!" Leonica sears pecked up at the oddly familiar name, Cassandia nodded at the question and a feeling suddenly settled in Loorea's stomachi "Father's love child, what is her name? Cassandra thought for a while. "Imember comectly, he said Alice picked the name Irene. Irene Basewood,"

Best To Get The Ball Rolling

Irene Rosewood, huh?

Seating infront of her laptop, fingers just above her keyboard, Leonica gazed at the picture of her supposed half sister.

It had been more than two hours since she left her family house and in those two hours, she had done numerous research on Irene, leaming all there was to know about the gld

Explains a couple of things, she thought, analyzing the all too obvious similarities in their faces.

it wasn't that free had done a face lift, she simply just took after their father, who Leonica also happened to take after.

However, that wasn't what bothered her, what did was the fact that Irene who had remained quiet for all these years, suddenly decided to show herself.

Was it simply a coincident? Leonica didn't think so.

Her reason? The articles. They all seemed too well crafted, but had one thing in common, neither of them revealed Irene's name, only pointing fingers at her father, calling him unjust.

It was almost as it someone was trying to move Benjamin's hand.

to do

away from her laptop and when she glanced at her phone, seeing Owen was thecaller, she felt a

voice filled her ears and her eyes immediately closed,

doing?" He asked, worry evident in his tone, of course he had

replied as she leaned back

to checkup on

he had

words. "That's what they do best. Eat up every story they

intemet. A few seconds gap passed before he asked, "You don't need to answer, but r just

Lesesca nodded, slowly. "Unfortunately,ves."

before Owen asked, again.

in confusion. Almost as if

she had been too worried about her mother and brothers reaction to even process how

you feeling about it?" Owen

was Leonica's tum to become silent as she thought hard about how she felt.

did the feel about

just to destroy their

she feel

guilty her father had looked. "It it means my family's going to sutter because of that, then I don't like the idea either." "It's okay, you're allowed to feel whatever you feel, Leonica. There's no wrong or right in your

She chuclded

listen to me when I tell you not to worry too much just like previous obstacles,

Leonicamused with a smile. Chen weintly

get too serious, we can always hop on my jet and take a long

Leonica chuckled "yeah!"

didn't need to complete the rest of

going somewhere?

the Cologne Cathedral and the director insists that we do the it in within the real area.

stopped. "we know what, I should cancel. The director can

Leonica interupted him. "There's

"Are you supe

can handle myself

gone. I don't want the world to

family, don't laten to what the internet

agreed, knowing well enough that it would take some time, but with collective help and understanding, her family would get over it What was

was

inside her family villa to check on her mother, the first thing that greeted her ears

daughter of that focking whore into my house

and understand me." Denjamin

me, please." As Leonica walked into the dining area, she found her mother's

bear the thought of seeing her face. Please Benjamin, have

Leonica called, getting the attention of both

quickly tried to hide how distraught the whole situation was

you doing here? What about your

a fight had

with broken

and quickly tried to defend. "This...

""Mother, please don't lie."

her

how you're feeling, but, can't we please

"That's enough, no

stand there and allow mother think your the perpetrator in this situation." She scolded before tuming to fare her mother. "Mom, dad didn't do anything wrong. He had the right to have a child out of wedlock. He wasn't matted,

then at her husband before shaking her head. "You

make us." Leonica

was silent, then

not as simple as it

She admitted,

that child ruins

happen. We as a

We're going to get through this together play?" Her voice became sotter at the end and Cassandra couldn't help but feel reassured "Now," Shir glanced back at her father.

she said this, an idea suddenly came

Leonica?" Her mother questioned in

our family's reputation while solving this mess." She glanced at both her parents who still looked confused. Ah, she'd have to explain later, but

Benjaminquestioned and the undded.

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