"Eventually you will heal after losing someone like how the trees still standing even if they''ve lost their leaves. You will be alright after a series of changes, like the caterpillar that turns into a colorful butterfly. Maybe your scars will not fade away, but you''ll have the strength to greet the world with your mighty heart, again."----Anonymous

    Love is not a single act, but a climate in which we live; a lifetime venture in which we are always learning, discovering, and growing. It is not destroyed by a single failure or won by a single c.a.r.e.s.s. Love is a climate of the heart.  ??

    Louie doesn''t know what to do, he was torn between going to Luna''s side and help her or to where the twins'' are and explain to them that he doesn''t know anything about those conversations and plans coming from his grandparents and from Sofia. What he does know for now is that he also dragged his kids in this mess and hurt them unintentionally. A part of him knew, but he still wishes and hoped for it all to be different, they give him hope and set some expectations and his hopefulness is the cause of their suffering and he is terribly sorry.

    Francois saw the commotion and he immediately runs towards where Luna was and was currently in the arms of Ryder, while Dimitri took the microphone and ask his father to take the twins to their table. "Ladies and Gentlemen, sorry for some commotion. Why not lets'' hear some music from our orc.h.e.s.tra and enjoy the food," says Dimitri as he gave gestures to the waiters to serve the feast on each table.

    Louie also got worried, especially when he saw how Francois carried Luna in bridal style and strides to the main mansion followed by the Knights, their fiancées'', ladies of the Court, the Wu triplets together with Harry and Yuan. Louie took a glance at Dimitri, who is still at the stage and still pacifying the whole guest. Their eyes met and Dimitri nods his head, indicating that he could follow them. Louie immediately runs as he wanted to catch them. Ethan and Kim wanted to accompany him, but Pearl and Emerald stop them by holding their wrist.

    "Let him be by himself, he needs to fight for his own battle, all alone. Let him clarify those things that had just happened. If he needs to explain his side of the story, you two are not his lawyers to help him defend his side. He can do it and if his conscience is clear he will not be that defensive in the presence of the HADES" Emerald reminded the two men who are also worried.

    Louie only knows the value of Luna at the moment she left, the moment he got the news about the gang war at that train station. He only realizes the time wasted, especially when he saw with his own eye the features of the twins. But he has no choice but to rue and atone for his past sins. That''s really going to be a tough one, especially that the twins'' already gave their verdict of how their relationship with their biological father would become in the future. There are times Louie has to leave even if he doesn''t want to. He can''t stay where he left off, the greater he shouldn''t stay where he even started, because sometimes, the only way to forget the past is to leave. Enough remorse never comes back because no matter how many times he asks the world to bring Luna or the twins back to the moments that have passed, it will not be the same as it was in the past few days.

    Louie thought he had everything under control, the control about his future relationship with the twins and Luna. As he walks at a fast pace to catch up with the rest as they all go to the main mansion, Louie is still worried. He is worried about Luna''s situation, he is also worried about what his relationship with his kids would be after this night. Life, love, anything that came his way didn''t faze him until it did. He believed that he was strong enough to handle the situation and anything that would come until something stronger came along, but why is it now that he is like a candle melting down even if it is not burning.

    "Please keep her and her babies safe" Louie prayed silently as they all entered the main mansion and immediately went to the master bedroom. Harry and Amber immediately went to Luna when Francois laid her to the soft matters. No one is speaking and they all just stared at what Harry and Amber are doing. Francois just sat down in a chair near Luna''s bed, he was staring at his wife''s sleeping pale face.

    Luna is not like the others, and he knew it from the first hello. She was a gentle and soft spirit, her kindness shone brightly through her actions and tender words. At first, he didn''t know her story, a painful tale of strife and struggle; laden with emotional abuse and hurtful feelings brought by her family at the Su household. She got everything in clarification when he read Luna''s diary.

    Isabele and Yuan also saw how worried Louie was who is just standing at the door and they already assess that he was shy to come inside the room. "It''s not your fault Louie Chen. Come inside, we don''t blame anyone for what happened to our Moon. We can take a seat and settle some misunderstandings as soon as Amber and Harry declared that Luna is safe" Isabele cuts the silence inside the room. Except for Harry and Amber all eyes of the people in the room look at Louie in unison.

    Francois sighs very deeply. "Come inside the room Louie Chen, Luna will not be happy to see you like that, we all know that you are also worried about My Queen. She is still a part of your past and it is normal for you to feel that way. Please come inside and take a seat" says Francois.

    Louie walks at a slow pace as he took a seat that is given by Xavier to him beside Francois. Xavier also knows how hurt Louie was right now, he knew that he was hurting inside since he can''t be with Luna as a lover because his time was already past. He remembers the song he once heard although it was a female version and the lyrics of the song resembles the way Louie feels for Luna, the song Help Me Get Over (youtube.com/watch?v=BjhQuVnYWRk) played in Xavier''s mind.

    When life brings you to your knees, you have to make a choice - either stay down or fight back. There was only ever one path for Louie. He may spend a lot of dark nights searching his soul for the courage to dig his way out of rock bottom. But that was the catalyst for my comeback, pain will either make you shrink and hide or grow and get stronger. He needs to fight his own grandparents just to protect his kids and he needs to fight or even annihilate the whole Su family if they try any schemes towards them.

    "Whenever you don''t have enough words to explain how lost you are, broken you are right now and in deep sorrow, it''s okay to let your eyes speak for you. Cry, break down if you need to, shout until you lose your voice, punch the wall, and shut the world for a while. It is okay to embrace sadness, it is okay to be broken, everyone breaks you don''t need to hide it if everyone around you doesn''t understand why you choose to do it. But after that just make sure that you will explain to us about the conversation we had just heard" Ryder''s voice was heard and it is very obvious that he was controlling his anger and he was controlling not to punch Louie as of the moment.

    Louie nods his head, "I will kill you Sofia, this time I will be needing to use Harry''s underground group just to get rid of you and your mother. How dare you plot something to my kids and to my Luna. What happened in the past was the last time you touch a strand of Luna''s hair. I will protect my kids and Luna from your evil works, and I will also annihilate the families of your friends so that they will not have the guts to do some conspiracy with you. This time, it will be over my dead body before you touch the people who are very important to my life" Louie said to himself.

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