"The future for me is already a thing of the past -
You were my first love and you will be my last"
~★ Bob Dylan ★~

A day of waiting to tracked the location of Athena and Quien made Lucas so upset. His detailed plan for their future were just easily crumpled. He figured that his past actions of playing around with women made Athena run away. The airport incident was the only thing that he knew that would bring her to hate him and decided to stay away from him.

"Hey bro! I have a new update." Alex approached him in the liquor bar of his room.

 "Good! I need a positive news." Lucas faced his brother while holding a glass of vodka.

 "It's a good and a bad news." Alex said and stood beside him while pouring a glass of vodka.

"What's the good news?" Lucas asked with his control demeanor.

"The good news was all the flight yesterday until late night was cancelled due to a heavy rain.

"Good! So you mean to say that they're still in the country?" Lucas said with a glint of hope.

"Hmmm! Maybe or maybe not! The bad news is that they're not listed in all the passengers​ that left this morning. The investigator said that they're maybe boarded in a private plane. But this morning no private plane left." Alex explained​ while taking a glimpse in his brother sudden change of calmness to anger mood.

 "So you mean to say that we could track them?" he asked​ with a louder voice. "What kind of that investigator we hired? He's not good in his job!" Lucas baritone voice boomed in the whole room.

"Bro, have a little patience. The investigator is doing his best to locate them. Let's just wait. Don't worry I know that they are safe. Doctor Pierre will take care of them." Alex pattted his brother shoulder to showed his support.

"Yes I know, he will. But, I also know that he'll took away my daughter and Athena. And that's what I cannot accept." he said furiously and drank his vodka in one go, then he slumped​ on the couch nearby.

"Luke, they go with him with their own free will. Maybe, Athena just wanted take a little time off with you. And, to leave the country is only option that she can see. Did you done something that hardly tick her off, that made her stay out of reach?" Alex asked​ suspiciously.

"I guess she saw my latest gossip with Arienne." he sighed​ heavily.

 "Oh Bro! you're totally dead!" Alex said with dismayed​ and sat him.

"I know... that's why I need to see them soon so I can explain to her." he said while still leaning on the couch and closed his eyes, feeling tired of the situation.

 "I think, it's best if you leave her alone for a while. Just let her anger subside, she will not accept your explanation this time." Alex suggested​ and stood from his seat. " Just think about my suggestion bro, okey? I'm going now, Daddy asked me to report at the office. I been away for a little while so I need to make it double mybtime with the paper works.

"Okey Lex, thanks for all the help." Lucas smile to his brother.

"You're always welcome big bro! Cheer up!" he smile back and left Lucas room.

Lucas sighed heavily while staring at the ceiling of his room, thinking of any best solution to resolve his current situation. He wants​ to find them by himself but he have a company to run and there's a minor problem with their latest project, he needs to fix it before he freely round around the globe to look for them.

 "Where the hell are you, Athena?" he silently asked and walked​ toward the window then looked at their garden and he saw his mother warmly tending her flower pots.

His mother maybe sense his presence she looked up at his window and wave, inviting him to come down. He wave back to his mother and make himself to the garden.

"Hey son, how are you?" his mother endearingly asked him.

"I'm fine Mom." he replied.

"You sure son, seems there's something bothering you." she stopped​ from her work and wait for him to talk.

"It's not something Mom, it's someone." he sighed​.

 "This is a second time I saw you being so troubled, the first time was when you break up with Athena years ago. So, this time it is Athena again, right?" Lorraine grabbed his son's hand invited​ him to sat on their garden steel chair.

"Yes Mom, and this is my fault again." he replied while sitting beside his mother.

"And what did you done this time?" Lorraine asked and looked intriguingly  to her son.

"She saw me with the other woman with an intimate situation."the he tell all the details to his mother.

"Lucas, I understand what she feel at the moment. She saw you on television with the other woman. If I'm in her position, even you would tell me that you are not in relationship with that woman, it will be hard for me to believe you. How on this earth I believe in that, kissing in front of the national television." Lorraine sadly explained to him.

"Mom, What I'm gonna do?" he asked​ pleadingly to his mother.

"Just leave her alone for a while. Let her breath to subside her anger. She will coming back for sure, her business is here as well as her family and friends. And at the time she came back that's your time  to prove to her that you will a change man, prove to her that you deserve her trust and forgiveness." Lorraine smiled sweetly to her son while giving him a encouraging words.

 "But Mom, she is with Doctor Pierre! he is a normal man. I don't trust him." he said with dismayed​.

"You need to trust Athena, if you destine to be together... no one can comes between you two." she said reassuringly.

"Thank you Mom... I feel a little at ease now." he smiled and hugged​ his mother.

"Okey now, let's get inside and join me for my late breakfast." Lorraine patted his son's shoulder and they start to walked inside the house. And they noticed​ his father waiting for them at the front door.

"Hey there you are lovely lady!"Randolf greeted his wife . "Hi son, can we talk?" he asked​ while looked sympathizing to his son. "Sweetheart, I will join you later in your breakfast okey?" Randolf kissed​ his wife's cheek.

 "Okey, take your time I 'm not yet hungry. I will just go to our room to rest for a while." Lorraine smiled to both men and left them.

"So Dad, what do you want to talk about? Is there a problem in our business?" Lucas asked with worry.

"Oh! no son, It's about your situation with Athena. Alex told me already." he said

"I'm fine Dad, Alex and I had already asked our investigators and they're tracking them now." Lucas said reassuringly.

"Okey, maybe I don't need to say to you where are they now." Randolf teased his son.

"Dad! Oh come on!" Lucas said so excitedly.

"Well, since you seem so desperate I will tell you a little piece of idea where you can locate them." Randolf smiled to his son while enjoying Lucas excited face.

"Dad, where they are."Lucas pleadingly asked.

"Okey, well the information that I've got, was they boarded in a military plane that brings donations for the victim super typhoon in China and the Philippines. So, you have to look for them in that two countries." Randolf said.

 "Thanks Dad for your help I'll start to look at the military plane they boarded. From there it will easy for me to locate them."Lucas hugged his father. "Bye Dad, tell Mom that I can't join the breakfast today." he happily said walked​ hurriedly to see Alex.

"Good luck son." Randolf said and wave his son goodbye.

Lucas happily got inside the car while Rick stared at him waiting for his order.

"Please, La Montero mall." he kindly ordered​ his driver.

"Right away Sir!" Rick replied​ courteously.

"Rick, could you please payed visit Athena's house after you drop me at the mall? Check her house and secured it while they were away." Lucas ordered​ his driver while kept busy in his phone. Now that he know Athena and his daughter possible location, he just need to make a perfect plan to get them back. Now, he will makes sure that they will end up together. He will makes sure Athena can't run away from him again. He will make sure that this time he will make things right.

Plan D... Operation: Tie a knot.