Arna sensed a vehicle entering the main gates. She didn't think of it much initially talking with Rooney. She still thought Aria and Alan were inside the mansion, spending time with family members as it was the weekend.

It was only until she sensed the air around her change to tenser. She turned around and saw Mc Laren P1 making its entry majestically towards the mansion.

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Her father never missed getting the brand new model of the Mc Laren to her mother as she likes it more than the other commercial cars. Not anybody could buy that car so almost the whole country knows the owner of Mc Laren is Aria Cooper, wife of Alan Morgan.

Arna clenched her teeth when the speed of the car lowered down. She didn't need words to say who was in it. Her father was good at putting nonchalance but her mother couldn't. 

Arna knew she was the biggest weakness of her mother while the rest of the family members were her strength. She wanted to be one too, like one who her mother could lean on and share about her day and experiences she probably couldn't share with Arsh. 

Her throat went dry, her fingers started to tremble as the car neared but her feet refused to move when her mind wanted to leave, and run far away. Her heart was really afraid to see the disappointment in her mother's eyes instead of being proud of her.

Arna might have reached a good height in her career but she knew the difference between her and her mother. Her mother didn't leave anybody behind to reach her goal, she held her family close to her heart but Arna left everyone to reach her goal which she started doubting if that's what she wanted. Because that wasn't making her happy, instead work harder aimlessly.

Being alone for so many years, she made her heart a stone and numb to envy and curses but felt like it was still of no use looking at the car stop just a few steps away.

Rooney, Arsh, and Ivan who initially thought she might run away, breathed a sigh of relief but the relief was for just a second. 

'What if she says something hurtful and runs away?' There were many ways for Arna to escape her fear.

It didn't take long for the ones who were in the mansion to know, Arna was at the entrance of the mansion and Aria reached the mansion. The first one to rush out was Alan, obviously to take Aria away before their daughter's tongue breaks Aria's heart once again.

Amelia and Rowan were slow so Roxy took care of them while Rian ran out behind Alan if in case Arna says something stupid and Alan might not be able to control.

Aria had gone out to meet Eva who wasn't satisfied with the formal dress to wear for her coming signing event. She got to know Arna was in the city by Eva. Arsh had left in the night so she had no idea about Arna's arrival and Alan didn't inform her to avoid seeing her wait for Arna.

So Aria knew her eyes weren't betraying her and Arna was standing right there instead of driving away. Her hands clutched the steering wheels, probably the mother's heart, despite knowing Arna is an international supermodel and stays fit, she was still worried about her health feeling she is too slim.

Even though she wanted to meet her daughter, clear the past and stop her feeling pressured, her heart shuddered by the thought of hearing Arna blame her for losing the family, blame her for being alone and blame her for the troubles she faced.

Arsh knew that was his last string of patience with Arna's fear to face their mother. If she acts up, he might even smack her head before forcefully stuffing a lot of senses into her head.

Ivan still could remember Arna's big beautiful eyes blinking at him when he had hugged her to stop her from seeing Rian and Roxy kissing at their wedding. 

He liked no other girl, his heart didn't fall for anybody else but Snow who loved to see him trouble, laugh at him before helping him. He feels it crazy how he could like one who used to bully him but she never left him alone with others either.

Probably he would have proposed to her after their school, or the last day of school but nothing went as he wanted. He had seen her parents suffer, yet stand strong and silently protect her.

Despite loving her unconditionally, he wanted her to face her fears even at the stake of his love. He really wanted to be selfish and bring her to his side but not at the cost of hearing her fake disses, avoiding her parents when he meets them almost regularly.

He didn't want his life with her to be on arguments of her parents where he would be talking for her parents and she would put on fake air of annoyance just to avoid the topic.

That really wasn't the life he wanted. He wanted a big happy family even if that makes him sound cheesy or Mom's boy.

He could only hope, Arna wasn't kicking away their life of being together. 

Arna probably didn't know how many had their hopes on her to make everything right. Her hand clenched the door hand behind her while her eyes glued on the woman who was alighting the car in her unchangeable grace.

Arna breathed out her held breath when she noticed her mother wasn't wearing her sky-high stilettos anymore, it had reduced to less than three-inch. 

Always reading her new articles of business or fashion industries and seeing the pictures of her looking young as ever, Arna had forgotten her mother wasn't in her thirties anymore, she was a mid-forties woman.

The slender legs moved, finally revealing the woman's face. If Arna didn't know the woman, she would have never thought she could be a woman in her forties. She still looked as young as the woman in her twenties. She felt like photos the media captures, don't do any justice to her mother's beauty. 

Aria was in knee-length pink lavender printed A-line dress. It was not exorbitant but looked elegant irrespective of the color or her age. She knew well how to dress just as Alan likes blending with her taste of simplicity.

Arna felt her heart jerk when Aria took a step towards her, she noticed Alan striding out and the fear kicked in without daring to look at her mother in the face.

Turning behind, her trembling hand tried to open the car door and realized Ivan locked it. Her heartbeats erratic, she blurted out trying to cover her panic, "If I knew this, I would have never stepped in here." She sounded annoyed.