Lilith and Nikolai were in the room together.
She gently touched his face.
He was asleep.
"Baby come on it time for work and breakfast," she whispered into his ear.
"Noooooo," Nikolai said.
She kissed his cheeks.
"Come come come come," she said, pulling him off the bed.
He whined and got up, took a shower.
As Lilith went into Mila's room, she was still asleep.
She gently carried her.
Mila slowly woke up.
Lilith bathed her gently.
Mila was laying in her arms as Lily took her downstairs for breakfast.
Everyone was eating breakfast.
Mila was tired.
"What wrong baby? You look tired. What happened?" Meghan said.
Mila began to sneeze.
As Dr. Voliet touched her forehead and checked her temperature—
"She got a fever," she said.
Nikolai carried his daughter.
Mila's nose was red.
Lily rubbed her hair as Clara handed her a medicine.
"Baby here drink," Lily said.
Mila lay in her Papa's arms as Lily made her drink it all.
"There we go. Such a strong girl," Nikolai said.
"Y…yucky," Mila said.
"I know baby," Nikolai said.
Mila fell asleep after 2 minutes.
Lily's phone rang.
"Hello?" she said.
"Girl get in school the results are out!" Gloria said.
"Really!?" Lily said, standing up.
"Yes. Hurry!" she said.
The call ended.
She kissed Mila's face.
"What wrong?" Zafraan said.
"The exam results are out!" she said, running out of the house.
"Be careful love!" Nikolai said.
She blew him a kiss and ran out, got on her bike, riding fast.
"Dada hurt upies hewe," Mila said while tapping her head.
"Your head hurts love?" he said.
"Uh huh," she said sleepily.
He kissed her forehead.
Sarah was about to enter her room.
She saw her mother walking to her room and quickly ran to the other room.
She closed the door.
It was Albert's room.
She saw him sitting with a cigarette.
As she looked to her right it was a huge frame of her.
She was shocked.
Albert rubbed his forehead.
He blew the cigarette smoke.
He heard a cough.
He turned to see her.
Sarah was standing by the door.
He frowned.
"Wh——" Albert said.
"Shhhhhhh," Sarah said as she checked the small hole.
She saw her mother waiting in the room.
She sighed and turned to see him.
She looked into his Burnt Umber eyes.
Albert looked into her deep brown eyes.
She looked away.
He leaned close.
She looked up again.
He checked the small hole.
He saw a woman sitting in her room.
He looked at her.
Sarah was staring at him.
He looked down at her.
"Hiding from her?" he said.
She nodded and looked away from him.
He chuckled at her and bent over to her.
"Sarah… 2 years you ignored me. 2 years I hurt you but it has always been you. My Baby," he said.
Sarah didn't look up at him.
He grabbed her face.
She gasped.
"Look At Me," he said, tears in his eyes.
"I called to explain. I call to hear your voice just once to be happy but he pushed me away. I Love you so much and I will do anything to make you mine. Get That. You Are Mine," he said.
Sarah's cheeks became red.
He wrapped his arms around hers.
Sarah gasped.
Their noses touched.
"I love you so much Sarah and I miss you too," Albert said, rubbing their noses together.
They were about to kiss when they heard a bang.
"Unlce!" Yulian said.
Albert kept looking at her.
"Yeah!?" he said.
"Come down brother is waiting for you," Yulian said.
"Coming!" he said.
"This isn't over till I claim you," he said.
He hugged her.
Both left the room.
Sarah quickly closed her door, breathing heavily.
"He loves me…..for 2 years…." Sarah said as she broke into a happy giggle.
In the academy, Lilith walked to the board as she checked each list for her name.
"I rank 3rd," Kesian said.
"I rank 2nd," Gloria said.
Lily checked the last list.
As she saw her name—
1st
She blinked.
"Lily you rank first!" Gloria said.
"How…?" Lilith said as she mumbled.
"But the exams were very hard. I wasn't sure what I wrote," Lilith said.
The students collected their results for the 1st semester.
She sat down.
Her phone rang.
She picked it.
"Hey baby how was it?" Nikolai said.
"I rank 1st. I passed Nikki but…." Lily said.
"But what Bambi?" he said.
"The exams were hard Nikki. I wasn't sure of what I wrote Nikki," she said.
"Baby you study hard all night. Of course you get a good mark. I am very very proud of you love," Nikolai said.
She chuckled.
"Now come love. Come home," he said.
"Okie," she said.
The call ended.
"Dammy?" Nikolai said.
"Yes boss," Damian said.
Nikolai whispered into his ear.
"Yes boss," Damian said.
Lilith zipped her bag.
She wiped her tears.
Maeve bumped into her.
"Oh. Hello," she said.
As Lily stepped aside to go, she blocked her.
"Uh ah. Come on topper. What the hurry huh?" Maeva said.
Lilith rubbed her forehead.
"Listen don't bother me. Okay. Am not in your mood Lily said."
"But I am," she said with a poison smile.
"Back off Maeva," Valen said.
As both groups joined together called The Obsidian Circle now—
"V darling," Maeva said.
"Am not your darling," Valen said.
"W..What do you mean?" she said.
"Am not your boyfriend that you keep calling me names. Beside aren't you with Him so why pretending Huh?" he said.
"Hey Lily are you okay?" Alara said.
Lilith was confused.
"Huh?" she said.
"When did you all become friends?" Lilith said.
They laughed.
Gloria held her bag as she tapped Lily.
"Here," she said, giving her a gum.
Lily hugged her.
"We were never a thing in the first place. You just use me for popularity. Your a model and a rich brat. Just because your father knows my late father doesn't mean we are a thing. I don't like you," he said.
Maeva made a fist.
Gloria patted Lilith's back gently.
"You will pay for this," she said, walking out on him.
Valen took his phone and dialed his mother's number while walking away from them.
"Hello my boy," she said.
"Do you love me Mom?" he said.
"Of course I do. What happened?" she said.
"Will you force me into an arrange marriage with Maeva even though her father was dad friend?" he said.
"baby you know I respect your choice My love. What wrong?" she said.
"I don't like Maeva. She is a cheater, a liar mom. If I bring someone to you will you respect my choice mom?" Valen said.
"Baby I will. Your my only son after your brother and father dead. It you and your little sister I have left. So yes I will my boy," she said.
"I love you Mom," Valen said.
"I love you too," she said.
The call ended.
He looked at Gloria.
She looked back at him.
He winked at her.
She blinked at him.
As everyone sat and talked.