Samantha saw Liam walking out of the restaurant and a tear fall down from her eye.

"Sam." Damon called and Samantha looked at Damon.

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"Can I talk to you. Privately?" Damon asked as he looked at the waiter.

"Yes. Just let me ask the manager and grab my bag, Uncle Damon." Samantha said and Damon nodded.

Damon waited for Samantha until she comes back and then they both walked out of the Restaurant and went to the garden and sat on the bench, looking at the kids playing.

"Sam." Damon called.

"Yes, Uncle Damon." Samantha said with a small smile.

"Are you working as a chef?" Damon asked and Samantha chuckled and nodded in yes.

"Yes, Uncle Damon." Samantha said.

"But, why dear? You should study." Damon asked.

"Uncle Damon, My family needs money. And I'm not ashamed of working for our family. But, I'm proud that I could help my dad when he needs us. And about studies, I am not neglecting them." Samantha said.

"Sam, You know Liam will be so angry now but also hurt." Damon said and Samantha nodded as tears formed in her eyes.

"I know, Uncle Damon. But, whatever I'm doing is to help my dad. But, I have hope that he will understand me." Samantha said.

"I know, it's hard for you guys and wants to help your dad but Sweetheart you girls are really young." Damon said.

"Yes, uncle Damon. We are young but there is no choice for us. It's us who should give a helping hand to our parents or no one... And some are not even ready to keep relations with us... The people, who we trusted a lot in our lives are already betrayed us. There is nothing we could do... Except this." Samantha said as a tear fall down from her eyes.

"Oh, sweety." Damon said and hugged Samantha.

"You girls are so matured enough to understand what's going on with your dad at this young age! Liam and Cassandra are really so lucky to have you and Alexi as their daughters." Damon said.

"No, Uncle Damon. We are lucky to have amazing parents like Mom and Dad. Who supports each other in happy days and hard days." Samantha said as tears fall down from her eye.

"It's okay. Don't cry. Everything will be alright soon." Damon said as he wiped Samantha's tears.

"Hope so, Uncle Damon." Samantha said.

"Why didn't you tell everything to Liam before?" Demon asked.

"Umm... He will not accept me to work, Uncle Damon. Alexi is already working and he will feel really guilty, bad and will break down if I said, I am working too. Because in the first place, he don't want us to work and wants us to just study well." Samantha said and Damon nodded.

"Well, you need to face your dad now." Damon said and Samantha nodded.

"I hope it goes well." Damon said.

"Maybe, maybe not!" Samantha said and Damon gave a small smile to her.

"How is Aunt Lucy?" Samantha asked.

"Good." Damon said and Samantha nodded.

"Okay, Uncle Damon. I need to go home now to face my dad. Will soon meet you again." Samantha said and Damon nodded and they both hugged each other for last time and went their ways.

Samantha reached her house walked inside and saw Liam waiting for her in the living room with Cassandra.

He has tears in his tears but he is trying hard to not make them fall down.

Samantha took a deep breath and walked toward Liam.

"Dad..." Samantha got cut off by Liam.

"Why? Why did you keep this secret near me from months?" Liam asked and Samantha looked at Cassandra and she nodded her head in yes and Samantha signed.

"Dad, I don't want you to feel bad." Samantha said.

"Feel bad, Samantha? I'm feeling hurt today. I thought, my daughters, will not keep any secrets from me but... I didn't expect..." Samantha cut off Liam by hugging him.

"Dad, whatever I did because of you. Only you. I can't just sit simply when you all three working hard in front of me. I want to do something too and help you. Please understand me." Samantha said as she looked up at her dad, liam with tears in her eyes.

"I know, It's hard for you to make money and giving us what we need. We just don't you to work alone. Like, Mom said. We are together in this and will get out of this problem together... The people who we trusted left us and didn't look back at us at least once." Samantha said and a tear falls down from Liam's eyes.

"But, I want you to study well Sam." Liam said.

"Dad, I'm not neglecting my studies. Some friends are helping me out while I work. So, don't worry. I'm good." Samantha said and Liam took Samantha's left hand and saw the bandage on her finger.

"What is this?" Liam asked as he pointed his finger to the bandage.

"Things happen like this while I cook, dad. Don't worry." Samantha said with a small smile.

"Sam, Listen. I don't care whatever happens to me but I can't bear even if you get a single scratch on you and Alexi. I can lose anything in my life but I can't lose you both. You both are my precious gems in my life. My precious eyes." Liam said and hugged Samantha.

"We love you too, Dad." Samantha said and Liam kissed her forehead.

"From, next time please don't keep secrets from me." Liam said and Samantha nodded.

"Guys... I'm back." Alexi said as she walked inside the house and flooded down on the couch.

"Oh, my beautiful daughter is home early today?" Liam asked.

"Yeah, Dad. Give me a big bear hug now." Alexi said.

"Hey, go and shower first." Samantha said and Alexi growled.

"I am so tired..." Alexi said and Liam chuckled and hugged Alexi.

"Ahh! Only this hug makes me feel good at the end of the day." Alexi said and hugged Liam and Samantha, Cassandra smiled looking at them both.

"Don't get jealous now. Join us." Alexi said and Samantha rolled her eyes and Samantha and Cassandra too joined the hug...