"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strenght, while loving someone gives you courage."

--Lao Tzu

Lucas entered to their granduer mansion. He felt he was floating on the air. A new title of being a father gave him a courage to win Athena's forgiveness.

He knew Athena was so kindhearted person but she's also stubborn one. Getting closer with her is a big challenge to him. So he needs more back up for his plan to success.

"Mom, where are you? I'm home!" Lucas shouted while he looked up to the winding staircase. "Mom,  I'm home!" he shouted again.

"Alex Montero stop being childish, stop shouting you're not a child anymore." Lorraine Montero descended on the staircase and looked at her son. To her surprised she found out that it was not her youngest son but her short- tempered son, Lucas. "I'm dreaming right?" she pinched her cheek to made sure that she was not dreaming.

"I'm so happy Mom!" then he hugged his mother tightly.

"I can see that, you closed another business deal?" his mother asked.

"It's more than that, Mom."  he carried his mother and swung around.

"Lucas Montero, put me down! What happen to you?" she laughed.

"Mom, I'll tell you something,  but you need to hold yourself, okey?" he laid his mother onto the couch nearby.

"Okey, I promise." his mother replied.

"Mom! I already met my daughter. I couldn't  imagine that she actually happy to saw me! And one more thing, Athena permitted me to visit my daughter, she gave me a chance to be part of my daughter's life." he loudly clapped his hand and hugged  his mother again.

"Really, you mean I am a certified grandmother now? Oh my God, that's so wonderful!" she stood and hurriedly run toward the stairs. "Randolf! Oh my God! Randolf!" his mother shouted excitedly.

"Mom! you said you're going to hold yourself. Please watch your steps! If you trip down it's going to be hard for you to play your granddaughter." Lucas reminded her mother.

"Oh, I'm sorry son." she immediately slowed her pace.

"What's that commotion down there?" Randolf met his wife on the top of the stairs. "Oh! son! you're home." his father warmly smiled at him.

"Don't mind your son! Hear me first!" she happily grabbed her husband's hand.

"Sorry son, you knowyour Mom, she won't settle for less."  he teased her wife.

"Mr. Randolf Montero." she gave him a warning glance

"Okey, what is it?" he smiled at his wife.

"Sweetheart, we'll going to meet our granddaughter soon. Athena already introduced Lucas to our granddaughter." she hugged her husband. "I keep wishing for a grandchild and now it's finally granted."

"That's a very wonderful news, congratulation son." his father tapped his right shoulder.

"Thanks Dad, for conducting a DNA test." Lucas smiled to his father.

"Your welcome son."

"Then, it's call for a celebration, let's dine out tonight." Lucas laughed

"But first, take a rest." Lorraine pushed him toward his room. "And son, it's so nice to see you smiling again."  she kissed his forehead.

"Thanks Mom, for taking care of me for all this years. For your constant understanding, I love you too." he hugged his mother before turned toward his bedroom.

After Lucas left the shop she was still engrossed to what was happen earlier. Quien woke up an hour ago, after Lucas left the shop. While she was working, Quien just keep asking the same question about her father. She wished she let her stay Lucas a little more time until her daugther woke up.

"Quien Gift shop, Good Afternoon, this is Athena Sandoval speaking."  she spoke sweetly.

"Good afternoon too Cheeky pie my Honey pie." Lucas baritone voice echoed through her phone.

"Oh Mr. Montero, how resourceful you are. How do you get my cellphone number? And please don't ever call me with that names names, Cheeky pie yourself." she yelled angrily.

"First, I have my ways to get your cellphone number, secondly you will always be my Cheeky honey pie."  he hold himself from laughing, he knew Athena wants to  kill him  right now.

"Stop please, Lucas why are you calling anyway." Athena asked angrily.

"Oh! I just wonder if Quien is already awake. Can I speak to our daughter." he asked pleadingly.

"Hold on I call her, but before that, I want to remind you, don't make any promises to my daughter, I don't want to saw her crying because of you." she talked using her sterned tone.

"Okey, don't worry I'm her father, I won't do anything that might going hurt her." he replied with a soft serious tone.

"Thank you, hold on a second." Lucas heared Athena's sweet voice while calling her daughter.

"Hello Daddy." Lucas heared her daughter sweet  voice on the other line.

"How was your sleep baby." Lucas asked

"It's nice, but when I woke up I found out you left us again." Quien talked sadly.

"Don't be sad okey, I'm  just visiting your grannies, tomorrow I'll see you again." he  sofly  consoled his daughter.

"A grannies, Daddy?" Quien cheerfully asked.

"Your Mom won't let me make a promises, but I will definitely come to see you, and yes you have a set of granny  and they're so excited to meet you." he replied.

"Yehey! I'm also so excited to meet them. Okay Daddy, see you tomorrow I love you.  Here's Mommy." she gave the phone to her mother.

"Lucas, if you couldn't make it tomorrow, please tell her in advance so she won't wait for you." she said coldly.

"No need for a warning, I will come to see her." he also talked in a serious tone.

"Whatever bye." Athena was just started to press the end button when she noticed Lucas was still on the phone.

"Athe, I miss you, I miss you every single day, even I'd tried to forget you, you kept crawling back into my heart. I hope someday you will learn to forgive me. Anyway, enjoy eating."  Lucas ended the call.

"Enjoy eating? What's with him. Weird!" she whispered to herself.

She was still holding her phone when Liz entered her office with a two big plastic bags in her hands while Quien was following behind her.

"A food pack delivery for you." she passed the first bag to her and sat on the opposite chair and put the other bag on her lap. "Oh! wow Sis! It's your favorite ice cream. " Liz screamed excitedly. "Come on, look whats the content of another bag." Liz encouraged her to open the plastic bag in front of her.

"Burgers." Athena opened the bag and she noticed the white card. She read the note silently."  ENJOY THE FOOD, I HOPE IT WILL MADE YOU SMILE. KEEP SMILING. -LMM.

"Mom, can I eat ice cream?" Quien asked.

"Okey Princess, but only one cup. We didn't like your Uncle Leendon be upset if you've got a toothache." Athe reminded her daughter.

"Come Princess Quien, let's serve ourself with this amazing food." Liz looked and smiled at her.

"Sis, just one cup of ice cream for Princess, okay?" she reminded her sister.

"Okey, what about you? Come, eat with us?" Liz asked.

"Maybe later, I'll need to call our suppliers first." she smiled at her sister.

"Okay, I'll save some for you." Liz grabbed the two plastic bag and asked Quien to eat in the kitchen at the back of the shop.

"Okey, take your time. I'll take the cash register. Don't eat too fast." she teased her sister.

"Thanks Sis, come Princess! let's dig in!" Liz and Quien walked toward the kitchen.

She looked on the white note and she read it again.

"What are you doing Lucas Marcus Montero?  What's scheme you were planning? Do you think, this kind of  bribe will made me smitten to you again? I'm so sorry to informed you, it won't less shaken my hatred that I felt toward you. I swear, I won't made easy on you? You are going feel the same pain you gave me. I won't forgive you for your broken vow." she crumpled the white note and throw it on the garbage  bin.

"Lucas Montero, be ready on the game that you're playing." she smiled angrily.