Arna tried to walk away with an air of 'I don't care.' But she has to cross Aria to leave the mansion so she hoped her mother wasn't going to hold her up.

Frowns settled on Arsh's face and he took a step thinking to stop her but a hand suddenly clutched his wrist before it tightened. He glanced back at Noor who wasn't calm but tensed. Her eyes moved to him from Arna and Aria when she realized his eyes.

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Noor contemplated because she is an outsider to the Morgan family. She quickly shook her head before Arsh could become impatient. She was silently saying, let them handle and he might not be able to smooth it out.

Rooney saw Alan grimly rushing out of the mansion followed by his father. So he went towards them.

The happiness of seeing her daughter after a few years didn't last long. Aria's eyes stung when Arna didn't even look at her in the face and was decisively moved towards the gates to leave quickly.

Aria at least expected her to sarcastically greet as President Cooper or Senior Alia, however, Arna didn't even bother to open her sealed lips.

Arna walked like she was in a disgusting place and she needed to leave quickly. Anyhow Aria couldn't hold back and uttered fighting her tears, "Snow." Her voice sounded breathy due to her held breath.

Arna clutched her fingers but paused right after a step away from Aria. Arna remembered she had once scoffed at her mother as she doesn't have to put on an act of crying for sympathy so she could feel how hard she was holding back.

Her father wouldn't think twice to say 'scat.' if she says anything odd and her mother cries. She knew it was going to repeat again but she had to turn around to face her mother.

She was hoping her mother to say something or convince or ask her to stay for dinner but she didn't hear anything but a warm embrace enveloped her.

The same warmth and the same smell of her mother, she had missed it so much. She used to fight with her father to cuddle her mother to sleep but now, despite having her so close she felt her arms weak to embrace her mother back.

That simple hug was cracking up all the barriers she had created to show herself strong, unruly, pretentious. But it wasn't fated to be long enough.

Aria who knew her daughter hates her didn't want to make her uncomfortable so stepped back. She didn't want to be a clingy mother either.

Arna missed the warmth and stared at her mother whose eyes were filled with longing and unconditional affection. Her mind wanted to say something hurtful so that her mother could hate her but the words died down when Aria flashed a sincere sweet smile while her finger grazed her cheek and took another step away.

Alan knew it took a lot of strength for Aria to step away and let their daughter be as she likes. Anyway, he didn't trust Arna as much as he used to, he didn't want to take any chance of her speaking rubbish to hurt Aria.

Looking at Arna, Alan realized Arna finally felt how the heart tears apart to see the loved one going away.

Was he called ruthless and worse father for it? So be it, he didn't care.

Arna was frozen, she failed to voice anything while she started feeling the sense of loss. It was like her mother finally letting her away and accepting the fact she won't be with them anymore.

She wanted her mother to scold her or try to convince her but the silence was killing her.

Alan wasn't sure he read it right but his main focus is always his dummy wife. He wrapped his hand around her shoulder pulling her around to make her face him.

He was glad she wasn't as hurt as she used to be seeing her content for getting the chance to see their daughter and even hug her without Arna shoving her away, "Let's get in. We were waiting for you." His loving deep voice sounded.

Aria faintly smiled as she nodded before walking with him towards the mansion without looking back.

Everyone breathed a sigh when Arna didn't try to make herself hateful but it wasn't what they really wanted. So there was a disappointment.

Rian and Rooney looked at each other and felt glad there was no hurricane and Alan didn't throw Arna out.

Aria saw the four standing and looking at her with mixed emotions. She didn't probe about it, "Are you guys going out to dine?"

Arna felt like she would faint due to weakness. She felt exhausted from running for so many years. Hearing Aria speak to others but not her, she wanted to go and pull her mother to her side.

Rian glanced at Arna whose eyes were glued on Aria, he purposefully spoke to remind Arna she left them, and now it's high time. "Little Devil, did you forget today we planned to cook?"

Arna was frozen at the same place looking at Rian following Aria excitedly making the list of dishes, Rooney waved his hand at her before pulling his sleeves up and add, "Big Mom, we should arrange a kitchen battle."

Rowan and Amelia who were at the door smiled at her but didn't step out and went inside. Roxy was always the straightforward type, so Arna knew until she returns, Roxy won't treat her well. It was her silent protest to her behavior.

Arna looked at Arsh who was obviously angry and probably read her mind just like Alan so he turned away and pointed the door for Noor.

Noor as usual pointed Arna but Arsh ordered her, "Get in."

Arna saw a pleading gaze of Noor before her eyes fell on Ivan. The latter was completely aloof without letting his emotions on his face. He neither looked like he was supporting her behavior nor looked he was angry at her.

But that didn't stop her from feeling alone and left out. She always walked away without knowing how it felt to others and now she saw every family member walk away tired of catering to her.

Ivan didn't want to go to her, repeating the same thing differently felt meaningless. He wanted to be a shoulder for her tears but she will hold on to him without fighting her fears.

He didn't want to follow others and make her feel worse, so he decided to leave.

He turned away ignoring her gaze. Probably they were never going to meet after today. That uncertainty was enough for his heart to grief.