52.The Missing Clue

Mia

I felt bad for the triplets. They would never forget this birthday of theirs no matter how long they lived. Things had gotten messy and it was about to get messier.

The way Albert was looking at them, I was afraid he was about to fly off the handle and lash out at the boys. I had to talk. I had to do something. No matter how angry Albert was, I knew he wouldn't lash out at me. I was the only one who could do this impending confession session without making everything go out of proportion.

"Don't blame the boys. It is all my fault." I confessed.

He looked at me, staring at me in disbelief. I knew he would find it hard to believe me. He would think that I was trying to protect them or worse, think that I had been threatened by them to lie on their behalf.

I thought hard, wondering what I would say to make him believe me. I didn't know of anything and realized that I just had to come up with the truth.

"I met the dark wizard before your wedding. It was the weekend the triplets came