Ava was spending time with her parents and did not dare step out of the house because her mother requested her to spend time with her.

Sara and Ava are rarely at home these days and Mrs. Wesley has been feeling lonely.

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After vacation Ava will go back to the dorm so she wanted her daughter to spend time with her.

So to make Ava happy she had all her favorite dishes made. She was pampered like a child whenever she was at home.

Tristan and Ava talked on the phone like always.

When Tristan called, she had to hide it from her parents, she went to her room so they could talk.

They talked for hours which made her feel bad that maybe Tristan was slacking off from work so that he can talk to her.

When she brought this up he replied that he had been working hard for the past years and now it's time for him to relax.

When Tristan came home at night they would go on video calls that would sometimes take them all night, all the way into the morning.

Ava had difficulty waking up early because of this and her mother never nagged her for waking up so late, in fact she thought Ava should just laze around and relax during her vacation.

She knew that Ava's studies were always hectic and being in a dorm she could only do so much, so her mother was okay with Ava doing nothing.

Mrs. Wesley also suggested that they go abroad for a short trip. Ava refused, saying she didn't want to travel and preferred to be at home.

The real reason was because if she travelled there would be no chance to see Tristan.

She didn't want them to know about him yet. She was still studying and did not want to get married right away either.

She knows that once her parents get wind of their relationship they might oppose it.

She did not want to have to choose between Tristan and her parents. They are both equally important and she did not want to lose anyone.

The other thing was Tristan was already in his 30's, he's 32 this year and he was 12 years older than her.

This might be a problem for her parents. The age gap was too big.

They might think that Tristan has conned their little girl and they might end up hating him.

Ava had plans after college, she wanted to have her own career.

Tristan is stubborn and she knows that he will never leave her but she is still a little apprehensive on what his family might say.

What if they do not like her.

Ava's phone rang and just when she thought it was Tristan, her sister's name popped up.

This made her happy, Sara rarely calls her these days.

She always had so much work to do, if she wasn't busy with her shoots she was busy travelling to other countries for endorsements.

There was always the problem of having different time zones so she was only able to call a few times.

"Sis, how are you? Why haven't you called for so long? When are you coming back?" Ava rattled off with her questions.

"Ava calm down, " Sara chuckled on the other side.

Ava always talked too much when she was excited.

"Sara…', Ava dragged her name indicating she needed answers to her questions.

"How can I answer everything at once? You had so many questions, let me answer it one by one ", Sara said.

"I am fine. No need to worry. I could not call you because I had a swimwear photoshoot that was shot on this remote island in the middle of the ocean. There was no signal.

I can't come back yet, I have shoots booked continuously for the next three months and even with the holidays I don't think I have enough time to travel back home.

I need at least two days to connect flights just to get there. It's not possible," Sara said

"Ohh, I really won't see you for the next three months?" Ava sighed.

Sara heard the disappointment in Ava's voice and she felt bad.

She missed her family but work commitments stopped her from coming home.

She reminisced back to when her parents first told her she was going to have a sister, she was not happy.

She was used to being the only child. Her parents spoiled her which made her a little arrogant.

Kids always wanted to be her friend because she was very pretty and on top of that she was rich too.

Her parents always came to pick her up from school and this made her happy. They were a handsome couple and they came with the best cars available.

Her father would always lift her up in his arms while holding his wife's hand in the other. They were the perfect family.

But then they told her the news. She thought her parents were having another child because they didn't like her anymore.

She begged them not to have another baby, she promised to be obedient, she told them she will learn how to listen and be a very good girl.

She cried a lot.

Upon hearing all of this her parents did not know if they should laugh or cry.

Her mother wiped her tears and told her that she was the best daughter and that nothing will change.

She told Sara they were having another baby because they felt she was lonely and she needed to have someone to play with.

Her father told her that they would love her just the same.

Once Ava was born she did not feel enthusiastic about it.

She didn't really see Ava when she was in the hospital so she didn't know what to make of it.

There was a party in the house to welcome the new baby and they invited a lot of people.

There were kids that thought the new baby was cute and decided they wanted to pinch her, this made Ava cry.

There was no one else in the room so Sara decided she was going to be a good girl and she was going to console the baby.

As soon as she saw Ava she fell in love.

She thought that the baby was so pretty, she was more beautiful than her dolls.

During the whole party she protected Ava and did not let anyone touch her.

It surprised her parents but they were happy with the sudden change.

Sara started including the baby in everything she did.

As a kid Ava was very shy and was always glued to Sara's side.

It made Sara happy that she had her own minion following her everywhere.

This made their bond stronger as they grew up and Sara was always there for Ava.

Here's a suggestion, Sara said, "How about you come to my shoot and you can take your vacation with me."

For a second Ava got tempted to accept Sara's offer to meet her somewhere nice. But then she said, "No, you will be busy with your shoots and I don't really like being alone."

Plus if she goes with Sara she can't see Tristan. Between Sara and Tristan, she was going to choose Tristan.

Sara agreed.

She didn't want to leave Ava in the hotel room all day while she waited for Sara to finish her jobs.

If she brought Ava to the photoshoots she might get bored.

Photoshoots are always crowded and busy.

"You are right. Take care. I will come home soon okay," Sara said.

"Sis, I miss you," Ava said lovingly.

"Ava, I miss you alot too, " Sara smiled.

They talked a little more and then said their goodbyes.

Mrs. Wesley wanted to go shopping with Ava to buy new dresses and a few accessories.

Ava refused to go saying that she had enough dresses and she hasn't even worn some of them yet.

Her mother was talking about this new designer with his new collection that had come to their city for a limited time.

She really wanted to get her dress from this designer, she said.

Ava had no choice, so she accompanied her mother to the mall.

Since Mrs. Wesley was a gold card member, the manager directly came to receive them.

They showed them newest collection and Mrs. Wesley made Ava try most of the dresses and chose the few that looked good on Ava.

They also showed them the catalog of the dresses that were soon to come out.

Mrs. Wesley selected a few from that collection as well and gave them their measurements so it would be ready by the time they came back.

"Now let's go to buy some shoes ", Mrs. Wesley said.

"Mom, enough! I want to go home!" Ava winced.

"I want to spoil my daughter, when you are at your dorm you never come shopping with me," she pouted.

"All my friends take their daughter shopping, I want to do the same thing," Mrs. Wesley said in a pleading tone.

"Fine, let's go! After this we're going home," Ava said.

Mrs. Wesley agreed but in the back of her mind she was thinking she will need a matching handbag.

She always loved splurging on her daughters, they were so beautiful and they looked good in whatever they wore.

They went to a shoe shop and Ava was trying on a pair of Jimmy choos when she heard a noise.

It was like someone was having an argument.

She got up and went to see what the issue was.

"Are you saying that I cannot buy these shoes? " the woman looked angrily.

"Ma'am, you can buy these shoes if you pay the full amount, you cannot pay just half the amount," the shopkeeper said.

"I told you I forgot my card and I have limited cash," the woman was tightly holding the shoes in one hand.

"Then you can take the shoes when you pay the whole amount tomorrow," the shopkeeper said.

"This newest design will be sold out," the woman panicked.

The shopkeeper was getting a headache, this woman had been arguing for the last half hour.

The customers' shopping experience was getting disrupted and not knowing what to do, he called the manager.

"If you cannot pay full price, give us back the shoes and please leave the shop," the manager said sternly.

"Are you saying that I cannot afford it? My husband is the vice president of the Mendes group. I had a gold membership in this mall before," the woman started to scream.

When she said the Mendes group Ava thought this woman looked familiar.

This woman was dressed in very ill-fitting clothes and she was wearing too much makeup.

Her clothes looked high end but they were mismatched. Her age definitely did not match her style.

Ava suddenly remembered who this woman was.

She was Alaric's mother.

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