out with her, chat about what's been going on these years."

The lights of the Cedillo household were on; the whole family was in high spirits. On Jade's first night back to the Cedillo family, Naomi planned to keep her company. She said to her husband, "It's Molly's first day back, she might need some time to adjust. I wanna go hang As she approached Jade's room, she knocked, "Molly, can I come in?"

Jade responded, "Sure, Naomi."

Leo muttered under his breath, "You didn't show this much courtesy when you entered my room."

Naomi pushed the door open, "Mia, Leo, what are you guys doing here?"

Mia and Leo were both in their pajamas, sitting on the bed with Jade. Leo was perched on a stool. "We were worried Jade might find it hard to adjust, so we decided to keep her company." Mia explained.

Seeing them, Naomi knew she was no longer needed. "Since you guys are here, I'll head back. I just came to check on Molly."

She pointed at her son, "You, get out and go to bed."

Leo said, "Mom, I need time to take all this in too."

Naomi didn't get it, why did her son need time to take it all in?

Leo looked at who he'd been calling Jade for nearly a decade, now his actual aunt. The shock was nothing short of when he knew Mia married Andre. What pissed him off was that they kept calling him nephew. Jade said, "I thought you were my friend. Turns out, you're my nephew."

Leo was speechless. So, he needed time to digest.

leave, as Leo still had his uses. He needed to fill Jade in on what had happened in

and

bedroom, Bruce asked, "Why

Better let them have some alone time." Naomi said. That night, Leo told Jade everything

went through a lot to find you. His

"Andre sacrificed his marriage to

Leo, "Explain. How did he sacrifice his

surprised, "Didn't Andre tell you?" He was unsure, worried he might get

what happened to

"Why did he do it

swallowed hard. Pressed by the two of them, he had no choice but to tell the truth, "My grandpa used your information as leverage to force Andre to marry. If he didn't, he wouldn't give Andre the info. Before marrying Mia, the only

in time that 'Molly' was his lost sister. I, with my fiery temper, would have torn him apart if I'd mistaken

responded, "Good thing Andre clarified

looked at her two friends,

you guys realized something?" The excitement was apparent in her

Leo asked simultaneously,

said triumphantly, "I'm

how wonderful it was to be married to

should go kiss my husband."

"Are you sure you'll come back here

unmarried friend's meaning. They looked at each other, then Mia said, "Jade, we

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