Arantxa smacked Benjamin’s back

Once he finished eating, Mike slowly said, "I have one more thing to confess. I did not message you a small detail about Dina. Dina's grandmother is here at Aunt Kara's house. And I highly doubt that she might have some motive behind her visit."

"Are you implying that they decided to bring Dina back to their family?" Benjamin asked him in astonishment.

"It does look like that but I am not sure why I keep thinking that something is not quite right here. She might have an ulterior motive to suddenly appear here and show concern for Dina," Mike said and stood up from the sofa.

"Your assumption is absolutely right. Tina is missing and they are going to force Dina to take over her place in her arranged marriage. Also, about the groom, I don't know why but I don't have a good feeling about him. Even though he may look like a normal human being to everyone, he is not as simple as he shows the outside world. Something about his family makes me get chills," Benjamin explained to him.

He even shook his body as if he was really shivering from the imaginary cold air that passed him.

"Honey, are you feeling ok? Maybe, you might have gotten sick during our trip here and could have very well caught a cold or something?" Arantxa asked with a sneer.

As if she was worried about her husband, she even checked his forehead for temperature. If one did not notice her mocking tone, they would have believed that she was really concerned about Benjamin's health.

Mike and Benjamin trembled at her concern. They were now sure that they had woken up a sleeping wild beast inside her mother. They gulped and looked at each other in panic.

Arantxa grasped Benjamin's hair and lifted his head. She then held his chin with her other hand and asked,

"Why did you not inform me about Tina? When did she go missing?"

"That… That... Aran, please understand. It was all hasty these past few days and we are still trying to trace her location. We thought we could find her before the marriage ceremony. So, I told the team to not inform you yet about this," Benjamin said while trying to get his hair away from his wife's hand.

"I can't believe you both. And here you are lecturing Mike, that he did not protect Dina well enough," Arantxa muttered and moved her face close to Benjamin.

He used that opportunity to peck Arantxa on her lips and gave her a grin.

"Eww, Dad! Get a room. I am out of here," Mike shouted and ran to his room.

Shocked Arantxa, came out of her daze instantly and shouted behind his back.

"Don't you dare run away from here, Mike? Stop, stop right over there." She screamed at the top of her lungs.

Before Arantxa could chase after him, Benjamin pulled her hands and made her sit above him.

"I am sorry, we are sorry. We didn't know that all this would happen. Everything was going smoothly till now and unexpectedly, both the girl's life turned into a mess. We will work hard to make everything right. Please give us some time and show some mercy," Benjamin begged and hugged her immediately so that he would not get punched by his wife.

"Don't try to act pitiful and try to gain sympathy in front of me. Now, let go of me when I am asking you nicely," She uttered and hit his back with all her strength.

"Ouch!" Benjamin felt a sharp pain in his back.

He understood that his wife did not hold her power back when she gave him that smack.

"This is your last chance. If you both cannot solve these issues before Tina's marriage then I will have to inform the Red Fuchsia family's head." Arantxa warned him and pushed him away from her.

She stood up to leave but before that, she did not forget to give Benjamin his good luck kiss.

"Make sure you get everything sorted out before coming back. I know you can do it. I trust you," She said and kissed his forehead.

Once Arantxa's gone, Mike slowly opened the door and poked his head out.

"Is it safe to come?" He asked his dad.

Benjamin shook his headfirst with a poker face and then grinned from ear to ear. He stood up and started to dance around the room.

"Freedom! Freedom!" He shouted and jumped up and down like a small kid.

Mike came out of his room. When he climbed down the stairs, he witnessed the horror of his life. His dad suddenly became sad and was bawling his eyes out. His eyes had turned red and he was wiping his snort on the sofa's armrest. Mike scrunched his face in disgust. He noted that he needed to throw the sofa sooner.

"Dad, what's wrong?" Mike inquired and patted his back as Benjamin had started to snuffle.

He could not understand why he was crying so much. 'Wasn't he fine, a minute ago and he was even dancing around the room?' He wondered.

Mike had always seen his dad put on a brave front even when he was panicked inside his mind. This sudden emotional outbreak in his father confused him.

"Your mom, My wife, left us… She left me and went back home. What will I do from now on?" Benjamin wailed and hugged Mike tightly.

But behind Mike's back, his face had become bright and a wide smile spread across his face.

"So, when do pubs, bars, and nightclubs open in this world?" Benjamin asked him.

"Dad!" Mike pushed him away and looked at his dad in astonishment.

"Dad, are you serious?" Mike asked him.

"Yes! Look, I already sent my best trackers to find out about Tina. Moreover, Dina would be going to her grandmother's house sooner. So, all we need to do is stick around them and in the meanwhile, enjoy our lives. Don't you already know the rules of our society?

We should never interfere with the twin's life and let them make their own fate. All we need to do is make sure that nothing life-threatening happens to them. Right now is the only opportunity for us to enjoy our life without Aran's interference. So, what do you say?" Benjamin asked Mike.

"Still, Mom…" Mike hesitated as he feared his mother more than anyone in this world.

"Do not worry about her. I will take care of everything. Just trust me and go with the flow. I have even put a spy next to your mother. The spy will keep on informing me about Aran's location. Tonight is our night, my son. Our Night!" Benjamin proclaimed.

"If mom knows about this then we both are going to die." Mike declared.

"Who is going to inform her? I am not going to say anything to her. Will you?" Benjamin asked.

Mike shook his head and gave his assurance that he would not tell his mother.

"See if we both don't tell her then how she will come to know what we did today? Also, Dina's grandmother must have got her bodyguards along with her. So they will protect her. You are worrying for nothing," Benjamin patted his shoulders.