TERRAVERDE, WILSON'S MANSON*

"Dad! Roonie turned 5 today, is there not gonna be a birthday party again? He has never had one, and you never buy him cake" She said accusingly.

"We're almost late for the academy, go dress up and tell him to dress up too" Master X replied without blinking, then he began climbing the stairs.

"But Roonie needs a birthday cake too! He needs a birthday party! He needs gifts! He needs you! Stop being mean to him! He didn't kill mother!" She started crying habitually.

Master X didn't budge despite her tears, and when he finally went out of sight, Silver gathered all her teddies from the couches.

They're five, and they all have names.

She took them upstairs to her room and abandoned them on the ground, then she raised up her pillow and took out a sunstone necklace.

She has been saving her allowance since last year just to get this, and she even had to steal some money from Master X's drawer to complete the amount.

It's a rare necklace and the only type of it in the world...she got it from a jewelry store with the help of uncle Edward.

She ran to Roonie's room and opened the door.

Darkness.

It's dark as usual.

Roonie stays with uncle Edward and his wife, but Silver was the one who dragged him here today.

She climbed a chair and turned on the lights before going to the bedside.

She knelt beside it and peeped under.

As expected, Roonie is there, crying silently alone.

His black shirt is soaked with tears already, and his face is sweatily red.

"Happy birthday, tall baby" she smiled, but he just continued crying, looking away from her.

She grabbed his hand and pulled him out, then she wore the necklace on his neck, feeling so proud of herself.

"Where did you get this?" Roonie asked, touching the pendant with a sniffle.

"It's not important. I'm glad I'm the first person to ever give you a birthday gift, and it's the only type of it in the world" she smiled.

"Thank you" he replied, and she leaned in.

"I was told that in the future, if you meet someone you wish to marry, you can give it to the person" she whispered in his ear.

"Don't be silly" he frowned, and she smiled widely, stroking his hair.

Roonie hugged her suddenly, and she chuckled before reciprocating.

"Uncle Edward and Kara will get you cake, we can go eat it when we return from the academy" she said.

Roonie smiled.

PRESENT TIME*

"And on our way to the academy, we got into the accident cos of my stupid childish tears. It was a silent area, and unfortunately, the kidnapers were driving by. Instead of trying to save, they took me. They'd have taken Roonie too, but they heard police sirens and just left with me. I've been here since then" Silver explained.

Pearl's tears cascaded down her cheeks in rivulets, it's too much to take.

In everything Silver said, the only thing she held on to was the necklace.

The fact that Roonie gave it to her only means one thing____he had plans to marry her, but she had to ruin everything with her trust issues.

"I wanna die!!" she cried like a kid, and Silver scoffed.

"One more drop of tear, and I'm not talking to you throughout today" she said.

Pearl didn't even act like she heard, her tears continued like she got payed to release them.

Silver shifted away from her, and then BJ came in with a bleeding, swollen back.

Only his underpants are on him.

"Baby is crying again?" He said, flexing his muscles.

"Damn! My back... To hell with y'all fûckers!" He shouted, loud enough for the guards to hear.

"You're sick" Silver shook her head.

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TERRAVERDE, WILSON'S MANSION*

Tate arrived back in the island the next morning, and immediately she entered the mansion, the stench of alcohol stung her nose.

She had to plug it before stepping further into the living room.

Bottles of alcohol and water are scattered on the ground and the table, and Adrian himself is lying on the ground too, in the middle of all the chaos.

The laptop is still on the table, and Tate took a peek at it first.

Five staffs submitted their resignation letter again, and she clicked accept with a heavy heart before tapping Adrian on the ground.

Adrian's eyes opened immediately, and he sat up.

"You're back? Where did you go?" He asked, scratching his neck lazily.

"Why don't I ask you a question first?" She replied sternly, and she stood, swaying like a drunk.

"What?"

"Why did you do that to Richard?" She asked.

"What do you mean?" He scowled.

"Why did you poison his home water? What did you do to his water pipes?" She questioned.

His eyes widened.

"How did you...

"Don't ask me how I found out and just answer my question!!! Because of that, Richard killed my daughter! He killed Sybil, how could you be so beastly!" She yelled grievously.

"I had to take over Wilson enterprises one way or the other! I am the senior, not him!" He yelled back.

"And you had to ruin him by making him infertile?" She came closer.

"He's not infertile! The poison left his system after one month I'm sure of it. It can only last one month, maybe he doesn't know" Adrian shrugged.

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