1. Family time

Her POV:

Tap, Tap, Tap

Taping your hand in the table, you sit inside your office waiting for your secretary to arrive.

It is not something you ever thought you would be waiting for. Broken and aguishly waits while you hear footsteps, the door opens with a knock as your secretary walks in, unpleasant face which already made you figure out, but you never wanted to accept it yet.

She handed you the file which you toke with a heavy heart struggling to decide whether to open it or not. After taking a few deep breadths you opened it. The moment your eyes landed on the file it fell from your hands, your heart broke into millions of pieces. You wished anyone could tell you that it was a lie. Your breadth went uneven, making you stumble and fall to the floor.

Your secretary rushed to your side because she knew how wreaked havoc her boss could be. There was a long-term silence in the room, empty, and more broken than ever.

From the last person you expected to be broken, broke you into millions of pieces, you felt everything in your life was a lie. Your secretary embraced you as she knew her boss needed her because she was not just an assistant but also a friend.

Finally catching your breadth, you asked in a faint voice, "**Lyra, why did he do this to me after everything I gave him...why?"**

3 Years later

The mansion felt silent but loud early morning as everyone in the family preparing for the day. Sweet aroma of tea and breakfast filled the dining hall, while the cry of the infant waiting for his mom to feed him was heard across the room. The father sits by the sofa reading the newspaper while everyone is preparing for the day.

Alex, walked to the hall smiling, looking all professional for work, setting the tie Natasha had tied for him, sooner Natasha walks in with 1 year old with puffy eyes and red nose after all the crying sessions but smiling, finally his mom is here.

Outside the mansion a car stops, a woman in black high heels wearing an aesthetic black pair suit with her tied chic walks in to the mansion.

She walks in to see everyone walking here and there, she was not new to this morning mess, it was rather a common but comfort place of Her's,

She walks up to sofa silently, which Adrien noticed, she looked at him smiling keeping a finger on her lips, she told him to stay quiet playfully winking at him. She walks up to Mr. Hale, her father figure who loves her beyond measure. She walks up to him tiptoeing, bending down leaning to his ear playfully,

“HALO MR. HALE” 

“AHH, OH MY GOD, YOU BRAT, MY POOR EARS” 

Lyra’s laugh echoed the hall room, grabbing everyone’s attention, and then Adrien’s cute little laugh was heard. Mrs. Hale looked from the kitchen and laughed at seeing Mr. Hale’s face clearly knowing the prank that was just pulled. This was a common play of two adult kids' everyday morning. Adrein kept giggling looking at his favorite aunt, playing with his grandfather, while Alex walks up to Lyra giving her a side hug mumbling a good morning. Slowly everyone settles in the breakfast table together, while Natasha, Mrs. Hale and Lyra set the table with breakfast and sit down with them.

“By the way, did the highness not wake up yet. I hope she remembers she has a office to handle” Lyra chimed, while staring at the delicious meal in front her.

“Did somebody called me” a voice was heard near stairs, hair styles tied to sleek pony and vintage white top tucked into her matching chocolate brown vintage pencil pants, one hand on her hip and the other holding the stair railing with a smug smile.

Adrien squealed seeing his aunt white Natasha laughed at the duo’s madness early morning

“Good morning, everybody”, Anna spoke walking down the stairs while Lyra mocked her tone imitating her morning earning a smack on her head by Anna who just walked up to the table seating herself next to her mom and dad.

“Good morning dad! good morning mom!” Anna kissed her mom and dad’s cheek, and proceeding to eat.”

“You should learn to wake up early, Miss Anna” Lyra spoke sarcastically munching on her French toast.

“Ok Miss Lyra, I will see to that for sure” Anna spoke back, both looking at each other wanting to piss each other early morning.

“Eat up, you too idiots, if u don’t want me to kick you out early morning” Mr. Hale spoke glaring at the two girls

“Ok FATHER, WE WILL DO SO” both spoke simultaneously making everyone in the room to crack up. Both joins the laughter, making the family complete, full, happy, filled with joy.

But are all smiles genuine? 

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