"Mama… Dada…."


    Niall came rushing at us the moment I emerged from the car. Happy as a m, the little boy jumped into my arms and wrapped his little arms around my neck.


    Lucas now standing besind me ruffled the child''s hair. Tenderness shone in his eyes as he did so. I could see everytime he looked at his son how much he loved him. And even though I wasn''t Nialls biological mother, my heart swell with overwhelming joy as I watched them.


    Never once in my did I experienced envy towards another person. However, I couldn''t help but wish now that I''d been born as Alexandria and had the ideal family she have. Had I been given the chance to be her, I would never ruin the family she almost shattered.


    Niall and Lucas was too precious to me. I couldn''t believe that Alexandria had the strength to hurt them with her actions.


    "Have you been good today, Niall?" Lucas asked, taking the wiggling child from my arms.


    "Uh huh." Nial energetically nodded his head. And in his small voice replied, "Me gowd."


    I couldn''t help but smile at how adorable he was. It almost made me want to squeeze his rossy cheeks.


    "Since you''ve been good today, Mom brought you some chocte cupcakes."


    At the sound of the word ''chocte cupcakes'' the child''s eyes lit up like fireworks. His arms went to caress his tummy and with lips pouting he spoke, "Hungry."


    Lucas and I looked at each other. As though we read each other''s mind we were ovee withughter.


    Opening the paper bag, I took a chocte cupcake and handed it to Niall. The child mumbled something before taking a bite and although he couldn''t pronounce the words well I understood what he said: Thank you, Mommy.


    We reach the door and Thompson opened it for us. "I''m d to see tou came back safe, Madam. Mr. Lucas almost fired me when he learned I let you leave on your own."


    At the corner of my eyes, I caught Lucas giving Thompson a sharp re but thetter pretended he hadn''t seen it and continued to smile. "Anyways, before anything else I would like to inform you that you have to a visitor Madam."


    "Again?" The words came out loud and harsh despite my internation to keep my call. The word ''visitor'' was now a traumatic term to me. Because thest time I had one, I was pped on the face and my head nearly kissed the floor.


    ''Whose wife could it be?'' I thought to myself, wondering how many more scorned lovers woulde marching on my door to give me a piece of their mind.


    Swallowing hard, I summoned the courage I could master and spoke, "Please tell me it wasn''t a woman?"


    "A man."


    Relief washed through me like a tide after knowing it wasn''t another wife who came to haunt me. But then I didn''t let my guard drop… A man''s far more dangerous than a woman. I still had no idea if he meant no harm so I need to be extra careful.


    "He introduced himself as Henry Peterson." Thompson added. "Mr. Lucas knew him and so I let him in."


    The name doesn''t ring a bell to me. Only Alexandria could identify who was that man and only she could tell what role he once yed in her life. Unfortunately she wasn''t here to exin and so it''s up to me to find out.


    "How long had he been waiting?" Lucas asked grimly. It didn''t slip past my observant gaze when temples scrunched ominously.


    "An hour or so, Sir."


    "That long?" I gasped.


    "I advise Mr. Peterson toe some other time but he insisted he would stay and wait for you to arrive because he have to discuss with you something important."


    "What could be that important thing he bady want to discuss with me?" Intrigued, I mumbled under my breath.


    "Where is he?" Lucas asked, his footsteps quickenimg as we made our way across the foyer.


    "In the library, Sir."


    "I''ll go meet him." Lucas said but I immediately ce my hand on his shoulders to stop him.


    "No, I will meet him myself since I''m the one he wanted to see."


    "I don''t feel good about this, Be."


    And so do I. I secretly told myself. Lucas might worry if I said the words aloud so I kept it to myself.


    "Don''t worry.. I will be fine." I assure him but it was having no effect on him.


    Lucas let Niall down and the maid picked him up and carried him to the yroom. "Do you have any ide who Peterson was?" He asked as we are making out way to the library.


    "No."


    "He was Miss. Hamilton''s fiance."


    My mouth parted in both shock and disbelief. My mind can''t fail me, she was certainly my first visitor when I first arrived at the mansion and I clearly remember how she pped me hard on the face.


    Could it be that Henry Peterson was also my twin''s lover?


    Face darkening, my fingers clenched tightly at my side. Unleashing a torrent of venomous curse upon Alexandria''s wretched soul,  I conjured the most vile and scathing words imaginable to throw at her.


    How I wished she was here so I could wring her neck for putting me in so much trouble.


    "You wait here, Lucas… I will face Peterson alone."


    He opened his mouth, ready to argue but suddenly changed his mind. "As you wished." He sighed, crossing his arms on his chest while he leaned on the wall to wait for me.


    Pushing the library open, I strode inside. Whatever pleasant greeting I have to say vanished in the air as soon as the man rose from his seat after seeing me enter.


    "Damn you,  Alexandria!" Henry''s voice thundered across the room, freezing me on my tracks. Hard angry eyes bore at me likesers while  he pointed a gun in my direction. "I will kill you for destroying my life."