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"Hi, honey," said Eric.

"What happened?" Patricia sat up.

"The doctor said you got poisoned drinking all that alcohol and passed out. But I bought here in time so you're fine now" he said.

"Am sorry?" she said.

He inhaled, "If something is bothering you please tell me, am worried about you"

"Am fine". She licked her dry lips.

He frowned, "Did I do something wrong, if I did am sorry but please talk to me. You're losing yourself in this facade of drinking that is making everyone worry about you"

She gazed at him, "It's... It's..." checking on the words Patricia looked away.

"It's what? Please tell me. What happened to not keeping secrets from each other? No matter what if you share it with me we can find a solution then you hiding away drowning your pain in alcohol that it reached this point" Eric sniffed.

He gently pulled her face back to him to see the tears in her eyes falling.

"It's your Dad.." she said.

He sighed, "What did he do?" he asked.

She told him how he had made it hard for her to make any sales on her site even stopping his sisters and mother from buying anything from her.

He had got to know about her upcoming showcase blocking her from getting any financial help or another form of support. It had been stressing her but the old man didn't only stop there and also sent someone to their workplace to secretly send her threatening messages if she didn't quit and leave his son alone. She thought it would stop after some time but it kept going on until she had to stop her online business and postponed her show.

She could miss work sometimes at the office just so she would not get the threat messages.

"You didn't know about this 'cause I didn't tell anyone but he sent his men who took me forcefully to him. He told me I was proving to be stubborn so he gave me a check... I didn't want to take it but I did just so he could let me go. I tore it into pieces after I left that place. ". She cried. "I didn't want to tell you cause you would hate your father, am sorry"

He moved to hold her in his arms he let her cry, "Am sorry you had to go through all that and pretend to be okay in front of us" he said.

She was discharged after two days, and Tatiana and Alex had thrown her a welcome back home party.

"Welcome back" they yelled through balloons at her the moment she walked in.

"You guys are crazy but thanks" she laughed.

They all sat down and had lunch together at their place.

"So Eric told us your difficulties and we made a plan," Tatiana said.

"It's alright guys, am okay," she said.

"Yes you are okay, but your dream isn't, you have always wanted your clothing store and we are not going to let any old man destroy it... No offence to your father Eric" Tatiana said

"None took" he laughed.

"So the plan is," Alex said.

"The plan is going to be divided among us but we still have three more guests before we lay it out," Tatiana said.

"More guests, but we are all here" Patricia laughed.

"No, there are still three more". She walked to the door opening it.

Eric's mom and his two sisters walked in, holding flowers by his mother and more food by his sisters.

"Sister-in-law we are here" Ericka shouted.

Patrica was dumbstruck seeing them walk in.

His mother hugged her squeezing her a little lovingly, "We are here to support you so don't about anything" she said.

She felt her eyes get wet and tears started to fall, "But father.." she said still in her embrace.

"Don't mind that stinky old man and do your thing, we are here to support and protect you?" she said. Patricia sighed hugging her back letting her motherly warm chest calm her down.

"Thank you mother," she said.

His sisters didn't miss out on the hug as they together the two, and then Eric joined too.

Tatiana and the other smiled looking at them.