Meanwhile, as Mrs. Simons was busy plotting how she would manipulate Maya to her advantage, Maya’s friends- Oli, Ryan, and Sally, who had just arrived at the restaurant, huddled up to construct some kind of plan and theories where Maya was.If Maya was there, she would be really amused as well as happy to the point that she might end up crying. Because what they were doing now was just a proof that they value Maya so much.Each came up with a theory of their own, and each one was surprisingly more absurd than the previous one. Everyone was worried and at their wit’s end as Sally entered the restaurant.Sally chuckled nervously, before she asked, “Yo… how’s it going?”Everyone looked at her with dead-set eyes. Oli made a face that said, seriously? And then she scoffed, “Are you being serious right now?” She questioned with a raised brow. Then added, “Okay, we need the old Sally- logical and al

So with that, Maya decided to fix her room and little and then, she headed out to begin her search for her parents.Doing so gave her a conflicting feeling. How many years had it been, when she decided to give up on her search? Yet, here she was, leaving the people who cared about her, despite not having any trails or led to follow. It might not be a good idea. It was so risky as it might be, but she knew she had to follow Pedro.It was hard to accept it, but Pedro might be the only person who knows. There was a part of her that still wanted to believe that he might be just fooling her, but what else could Maya do?He was basically her only hope. It if she put it that way, would that not a blessing in disguise since Pedro was the reason she was in Russia in the first place?In Russia, she met Oli and Sally again, then there was the possibility to see her parent too because of him.With that in mind, Maya headed to a café near Pedro’s a

Then Maya continued further, “Thank god. You’ve been saving my ass twice in a row now. I’m really grateful for you, Mrs. Simons.”“Don’t mention it.” Mrs. Simons said“You were talking to him earlier. Did you already expose me?”Mrs. Simons chuckled, “Pedro and Stephanie are one of the powerhouses, so I know them, but to answer you, no, I didn’t even know what to say about you. Anyways, how about you? How do you happen to know those kids and get into their mess?”“It’s really… a long and complicated story.”“Tell me about it.” Mrs. Simons kindly reached out her hand and said to Maya, “You look like you could use a friend too.”Maya was hesitant, but she took a deep breath and explained everything to the old lady. Maya told her how she was stuck in France because of Alexander and Stephanie. She told her troubles and doubts,

Oli glared at him. Her face was noticeably bright red. She was not sure what was going. Her confusion was evident as she suddenly pushed Ryan away.She was speechless for a few more seconds before she stuttered, “Hey! Get away from me! I wasn’t thinking about kissing you―”Oli covered her mouth and quickly walked away from embarrassment. She was also grateful that she managed to stop herself from speaking further.Ah, what was I thinking? I must have been completely out of my mind! Oli thought to herself as she hid her blushing face.Ryan scoffed as he saw Oli react in such a way, and he remarked under his breath, “How cute.”If Oli was able to hear what he said, Oli’s face might be redder than a ripe tomato.As she left, Oli held her cheeks as she tried to calm her racing heart down. She went to the female bathroom as it was the only place she knew Ryan wouldn’t be able to go to.She

Sam tried to act cool and brush off the fact that he knew that Oli and Sally knew Maya and the fact that until a day ago, she was living at Oli’s mansion, which Sam recklessly sneaked in to meet Sally that day.It was one of the things that he was really proud of doing. Sam looked at Pedro with a smile and casually replied, “And? Are you still looking for her? I mean, you made it impossible for her to leave Russia anyway.”“I’ll find her.” Pedro replied, “And this time, I’ll admit my feelings and take her as far away from this mess as possible.”Sam scoffed. With a mocking tone he responded, “You know how crazy Stephanie is. You know she won’t let that happen. Besides, why are you even telling me this? I have to leave and fix the mess at the branch―”“Because I know you know where she is- or at least, where she was.”“And what of it? Are you forcing me to tell