"We''re here!" Luiz said in a loud voice to announce his arrival along with his brother and father. "We''re here to freeload on food again."


    Cayenneughed at her brother''s words the moment he came inside with Kyle and Jonas. Her home was open to her family and friends as long as they would inform her head of time of their arrival. Aside from that, she felt happy whenever their family and friends would visit them.


    "I''ll take my leave now," Julia said as she picked up her bag on the couch. "I''lle and visit you guys again."


    "Why don''t you have dinner with us?" Cayenne asked before the woman could really go. "I''ll be cooking something for dinner tonight."


    "I''d love to stay and eat with your family, but I really have to go home. I still have other things to do."


    Cayenne didn''t pursue the matter of dinner invitation and just watched the woman go. If truth be told, she was still really worried about Julia''s attitude toward them. She wanted so much as to believe the woman – that she had changed for the better, but Niki and Rey, two of her trusted bodyguards, told her that Julia was behaving oddly, and her eyes would sometimes show hostility.


    If she wasn''t hostile to them, then to who?


    "Don''t think too much," Luiz said when he noticed that her sister was looking gloomy. "Time will tell what kind of person Julia is."


    "Hn."


    "Yenyen, I got you something," Kyle said and gave her several gift bags. "Kath returned with her family this morning. She wanted me to give you these. There are names on them."


    "Oh, thank you. I''ll send her a messageter," Cayenne responded as she epted the gifts.


    Dr. Rivera left a few minutes ago just before Cayenne''s family arrived. She wanted him to stay for dinner as well, but the doctor mentioned having dinner with his family and his girlfriend.


    With her heavy heart nagging her guilty conscience, Cayenne pursed her lips and didn''t reveal her suspicions to the doctor. She could be mistaken, and she didn''t want to be the reason of the doctor''s failed rtionship.


    "Yen, what are you cooking for dinner? I''ll help you," Luiz said and walked toward the kitchen. "Where''s Zeki by the way?"


    "I''ll ask Stefan what he likes for dinner, and I''ll cook it. As for my youngest, he is sleeping peacefully upstairs with my husband."


    Kyle and Jonas decided to y with the kids while Cayenne and Luiz cooked in the kitchen along with the helpers. Not long after, Niki returned to the mansion. Since it was his day off, he went directly to the helper''s quarters, avoiding Cayenne''s questions for the time being – not that he knew what wasing to him.


    *


    Julia was happily driving her car back to the vi. She alreadyid out her ns for tonight to prepare for her long fight. She already sacrificed a lot of time for vengeance. She needed to make sure that she would win this battle against Stefan and Cayenne.


    With a faint smile on her lips, she parked her car in the garage and stepped out of it while humming a cheerful song.


    "Good evening, Miss Julia," Leonora greeted when she saw Julia on her way out to get some herbs in the garden.


    "Good evening," Julia replied which surprised the woman.


    Leonora already had a feeling that Julia had changed for the better, but she was not someone who would return a greeting with a wide smile. Most of the time, she would just nod her head.


    Nheless, Leonora went on with her agenda, and Julia continued to walk inside the mansion. There was no one in the living room when she got inside and although she heard some noiseing from the kitchen, she didn''t think too much about it.


    Julia walked upstairs to put her n into action but the moment she opened her door, her eyes went wide open.


    "Surprise!"


    She was surprised, indeed. She didn''t know what to say and her thoughts were aplete mess.


    "Are you not happy to see me?"


    Julia finally snapped out of her messy thoughts, and she opened her arms wide to hug her husband. "Lovey, you''re here. I thought I was just seeing things."


    "I missed you so much, Dovey. I couldn''t wait any longer, so I hastened the business deals I needed to deal with toe here as soon as I can."


    "I missed you, too. I really thought you''de in two months," Julia responded without letting go of him. She didn''t want her husband to see her expression right now. She knew that there was a high chance that her true feelings would show up on her face and it was something she was avoiding. [So, what am I going to do now?] She thought to herself when she remembered her ns.


    Dn, her husband, was someone she truly loved since she was in middle school. He was there for her whenever she needed him, and he never ever raised his voice against her. Whenever they fought, he would talk to her in a soft voice, to make her understand his point. He was very gentle to her.


    Julia was afraid of losing him. She was afraid that he would give up on her once he knew of her wickedness. She needed to be mindful around him.


    "Why didn''t you call me beforehand? I could have picked you up from the airport."


    "I didn''t want to tire you out," Dn answered while putting a little distance between them. "I know that you are trying your best to mend your rtionship with your cousin and his family. I don''t want to be a hindrance to that. In any case, we will be spending more time from now on. Mom and Dad agreed to our n, and they are willing to help us if we ever decide to start a business here."


    "Great!" [Not really.] "We can finally start our life here. I found several ces that you might like. We can build our own house there."


    "I knew you would be thinking ahead of me," her husband stated and kissed her head. "Let''s go and check those ces tomorrow, but before we go there, do you think I could meet your cousin? I want to apologize to him about thest time I saw them. I''m sure you have apologized to him already, but I still want to do my part. It''s great for our family to be harmonious, right?"


    "Absolutely right!" Julia agreed but deep in her heart, she was anxious and worried. For once, she wanted her husband to leave her alone. With him around, her revenge n was next to impossible.