Caroline and her family were having breakfast together, as per usual. Caroline sipped on her mimosa as she watched the twins enjoying their flavorful breakfast. "Caroline," Elizabeth spoke, making Caroline shift her attention from the twins to her mother. "I'd like to speak to you about something," Elizabeth added.

"After I take the twins to school we will talk," Caroline responded. Caroline and the twins finished having breakfast. She then dropped them off at school for their first day back from winter break.

When Caroline arrived back at the mansion, she went to the living room, where Elizabeth was waiting for her. Caroline took a seat on the armchair next to Elizabeth, and spoke, "what is it?""Caroline, I just want to know how you are doing with everything that has happened.""I'm fine, mom."

"No, you're not. You've been burying yourself in work and you hardly spend time with the twins. This is so unlike you."

"Because of the holidays, there has been just so much work recently."

"Caroline, I am your mother. I know you better than anyone. Please tell me what is going on." Caroline let out a sigh then she uttered, "mom, I am fine. It has been a week since everything happened. If you are worried about me getting into another relationship, that will not happen. I've already made it clear to Harry that I can't be with him."

"I'm glad to hear that, dear," Elizabeth spoke, "I also wanted to know how you've been coping with everything that has been posted on Newser."

"I haven't been on Newser since last year. Ever since the release of C&K's new social media platform, Newser has lost its popularity. Plus, I am abstaining from being wrapped up in gossips and as well as reading them."

"I'm guessing you don't know anything about Liam," Elizabeth commented. "I don't. And before you go asking me about him, I don't know how he is doing, and I could not care less." Caroline looked at the diamond watch on her wrist and stood up from the chair."Excuse me. I must go to work before I-."

"Caroline, there is another thing I wanted to ask you... What are the test results that I saw the other day?" Caroline ignored her mother's question and began to walk away. Before leaving the living room, Caroline paused and spoke, "please don't go through my things again. The twins and I will be moving out of the house soon."

Before Elizabeth could protest, Caroline left the living room. She walked to the entrance of the mansion, where the butler was waiting for her with her designer handbag in his hands. He handed her the handbag before opening the door.

Caroline walked out of the mansion and made her way to her white Rolls Royce. She got in the luxurious car and the chauffeur closed the door for her. Because Liam had gifted her the Lamborghini Urus, Caroline decided to let Charles have it. After all, she wanted nothing to do with Liam.

After the chauffeur began to drive out of the driveway, Caroline received a call from her brother. Caroline answered the call and placed the phone by her ear. "Hey, Mark. How's New York?"

"It's alright. How have you been holding up?" Caroline chuckled. "I'm fine, baby bro." Mark clicked his tongue. "Stop calling me that." Caroline chuckled and asked, "when are you coming back?" After a pause, Mark responded, "tomorrow."

"That's good. I will be leaving the mansion soon. You should stay there with mom until she finds a place for herself and then you can move out."

"What's wrong, Caroline? Why so sudden?"

"I just don't feel like living there anymore. You don't have to worry about it.... Mark, listen. I will call you later. Bye." Before letting Mark speak, Caroline hung up the call. She let out a sigh as she looked out the window.

When Caroline arrived at her office building, her chauffeur got off and walked over to open her door for her. Caroline got off and went inside the building. She wore dark sunglasses that reflected the luminous flashes that were fired at her by the paparazzi.

Caroline ignored the pestering shouts and walked inside the building as her assistant walked behind her. Caroline stood in front of her elevator and waited for her assistant to press the button of the elevator.

As soon as the elevator door opened, Caroline stepped inside the elevator and Joseph followed behind her. "How are the shares going?"

"They keep rising, Ms. King."

"Good." Caroline then grabbed the iPad Joseph had in his hands and opened the detailed schedule Joseph had organized for her. "Ms. King, Mr. Williams has canceled today's meeting." Caroline instantly turned to look at her assistant. She rode her dark down to the tip of her nose and looked at Joseph.

"Why?"

"Mr. Williams seems to have traveled to New York." Caroline rose her eyebrow. "Find out why." Caroline handed the iPad back to Joseph before stepping off the elevator. She made her way to her office past the busy secretaries in the secretary division.

After walking into her office, Caroline closed the door and walked to her desk as she took off her dark sunglasses. She took off the blazer that rested over her shoulders. She rested the white blazer on the back of the chair before taking a seat.

Caroline reached for the control remote and powered on the flatscreen TV that rested on the wall. As soon as the TV powered on, the news came up. Caroline instantly laughed hysterically at the scene portrayed in front of her.

Just by looking at her ex-husband and his fiancée on the TV screen, announcing their engagement and the date, Caroline could not help but laugh. She focused on Liam's face and watched how miserable he looked. She smiled with satisfaction as if she were enjoying his misery.

"So, this is it, Liam. You will get married to her. Just like that. And to think I was actually thinking of giving you another chance. But now I can see you will be miserable for the rest of your life with her."

Caroline let out a sigh. She turned off the large TV screen and reached for her handbag. She grabbed her handbag and fetched her cellphone. She dialed Harry's phone number and waited for the call to get through.

After waiting, the call never went through. Caroline placed her cellphone on top of her desk. She then turned to look at the computer screen in front of her. She opened her email and ignored all her other emails and began to type an email to send to Harry.

When Caroline finally sent the email, it was time for her first meeting. She stood up from her chair and grabbed her cellphone. She walked to the door and opened it. She then found Joseph standing in front of her.

In New York, after spending the entire day locked inside Taekyung's penthouse, waiting for Taekyung, Mark decided to leave the penthouse. He stood up from the couch and went to the bedroom. He walked into the bathroom and undressed before going into the shower.

After getting ready to go out, Mark made his way to the elevator. Right when he pressed the button from the elevator, the elevator doors opened with a ding and Taekyung stepped off the elevator. "Going somewhere?" Taekyung asked. "Yes, I got tired of being here the entire day."

"Why didn't you call me? I could have come earlier." Mark stepped closer to him and wrapped his arms over his neck. "It's fine," He spoke as she inched closer to his lips, "since you are here now, it is all good."

Taekyung placed his hands over Mark's waist and pulled him into a passionate kiss. After biting Mark's lips, Taekyung separated from the kiss. "I will get ready to go out, okay?" Mark nodded and retrieved his arms. Taekyung took off his coat and placed it on top of the table in the middle of the entrance.

Then, Taekyung made his way to the bedroom and began to undress when he walked into the bathroom. He stepped inside the shower while Mark chose an outfit for him to wear. He carefully laid out the outfit on the bed and then he sat on the armchair in the corner of the bedroom.

After showering, Taekyung walked back into the bedroom and found Mark focused on his cellphone. As soon as Mark noticed Taekyung was in front of him, he put down his phone and stared at the muscular man in front of him.

"Don't drool too much," Taekyung commented jokingly. Mark blushed and looked away. Taekyung smirked and walked to the bed, where Mark had laid out his clothes for him. Taekyung smiled and began to get dressed.

After getting dressed, Taekyung walked in front of the armchair and spoke, "okay, let's go." Mark stood up from the armchair and walked up to Taekyung. He grabbed Taekyung's hand and locked it in with him. Taekyung smiled and they both walked to the elevator. They got in the elevator and Taekyung pressed the button to the lobby of the building.

After having dinner together, Taekyung told his chauffeur to drive them somewhere before going back to the penthouse. When the chauffeur parked in front of a building, Taekyung looked at Mark and smiled. He got off the car and walked over to Mark's door.

Taekyung opened Mark's door for him and Mark got off the car. They stood in front of the tall, familiar building, holding hands. "Why are we here?" Mark asked. "I have a surprise for you."Taekyung began to walk towards the entrance whilst holding Mark's hand. They walked inside the building and made their way to the elevator. Taekyung unlocked the button to the penthouse and pressed the button. "Why are we going to Caroline's penthouse?"

Taekyung looked at the man standing next to him and smiled. "I told you it was a surprise.""I'm starting to be scared of your surprises." Taekyung chuckled. He leaned closer to Mark and pressed a peck against his cheek. Taekyung smiled and the elevator came to a stop. The doors opened and they got off the elevator.

They stepped into the dark penthouse and then Taekyung walked over to the light switch. "Stay right there," he commanded. Mark stood in the middle of the entrance, looking at the vast darkness. Mark took off his coat and placed it on the table by the entrance.

When Taekyung turned on the lights, lighting the entire penthouse Mark gasped at the scene portrayed in front of him. There were trails of boxes of red roses parallel to each other. In the middle of the roses were rose petals leading to the living room of the penthouse.

Mark turned to look at Taekyung, who was placing his coat next to Mark's. Taekyung smirked and stepped closer to him. "What's this?" Mark asked as he continued to look around. "Your surprise," Taekyung responded. Mark smiled and began to walk down the trail of rose petals as Taekyung followed behind him.

Mark stood in the middle of the spacious living room, where there were white and red roses in the shapes of teddy bears. The room was dimly illuminated by the romantic light of candles."What's all this? You spent the entire day doing this?" Taekyung nodded. "Why?" Taekyung stepped closer to him and explained, "because I wanted to surprise you and do something nice for you. Because you deserve this." Mark smiled and then continued to look around the room.

Mark looked behind him and when he looked back at Taekyung, he was kneeling on one knee. Astonished, Mark gasped and took a step back. "Mark King... I know we have not been dating for long, but we have loved together for four years and through all those years, I fell in love with you. Will make me the happiest man alive and marry me?" As he asked, he took out a small

 jewelry box from his pocket.

Mark covered his mouth with his hands. He did not break eye contact with Taekyung. "Yes. Of course, I will marry you." Taekyung gently grasped Mark's hand and slowly placed the ring on his finger. Taekyung stood back up and Mark placed his arms around his neck.

Taekyung placed his hands over Mark's hips and pulled him into a passionate kiss. Their tongues met and slowly swirled around together. Taekyung bit Mark's bottom lip before enveloping into another kiss. This time when Mark sent out his tongue to meet Taekyung's, Taekyung sucked on his tongue and then kissed his soft lips once more.

When Mark and Taekyung separated from the kiss once again, Mark whispered, "I love you." Taekyung pressed a peck against his lips before responding, "I love you, too." Mark smiled and then Taekyung smiled back. Mark pulled Taekyung into another kiss.

Mark began to step back as Taekyung stepped forward. Taekyung pinned Mark again the large floor-to-ceiling window without separating from the kiss. He then separated to kiss Mark's neck. He licked Mark's neck before sucking and biting his skin.

Mark let out a soft moan as Taekyung continued to leave bruises against his skin. Taekyung stopped sucking on Mark's soft skin and smirked and then placed his lips over Mark's ear. "I love you," he whispered over Mark's ear. He trailed his tongue Mark's ear as he placed his hands on Mark's belt.

Taekyung began to unbuckle Mark's bet and then his pants. Taekyung then whispered over Mark's ear, "turn around." Mark obediently turned around and faced the luminous city. Taekyung pulled down Mark's pants and boxer briefs as he placed his fingers inside Mark's mouth.

After his fingers were covered in Mark's saliva, Taekyung removed his fingers from his mouth. He slowly slipped one finger inside Mark as Mark let out a soft whine. Taekyung began to ****** his finger in and out of Mark, making a moan escape from Mark's lips.

Taekyung smirked and added another finger to his ******. Mark let out another moan as he tightened around Taekyung's finger. Taekyung's other hand wrapped around Mark's **** and then he began to stroke his ****.

Mark let out a loud moan, fogging the clear glass in front of him. Taekyung wiggled his fingers against Mark's walls as he quickened his strokes. Mark turned his head and Taekyung leaned closer to him. Taekyung kissed Mark's lips as he stopped stroking his **** and slowly slipped his fingers from inside him. He then unbuckled his belt and undid his pants.

Taekyung pulled down his boxer briefs a bit and took out his hardening cock before giving it a few strokes. He stepped closer to Mark and slipped himself inside Mark. Mark let out a soft gasp as Taekyung slowly penetrated him.

Taekyung gripped Mark's hips as he quickened his pace. Mark bent down a bit more and lout a loud gasp when Taekyung harshly pounded into him. The window in front of him fogged every time Mark let out a deep breath.

Taekyung let out a soft grunt as he continued to ******. He leaned closer to Mark's ear and whispered, "I love you." He then removed one of his hands from Mark's hips and wrapped it around his ****. He stroked on Mark's **** as he harshly pounded into him. "Ah- stop. If you continue I-."

After driving Mark closer to the edge, Taekyung quickened his strokes, making Mark clench around him. He moaned Taekyung's name as he came all over his hand. Taekyung slowly slipped out of him. He spun Mark around and their eyes met.

Mark leaned closer to his lips and uttered between breaths, "I love you." Then, they enveloped in a passionate kiss. Taekyung bit Mark's bottom lip then he separated from the kiss. "You came, but I didn't." He pressed a peck against Mark's lips before Mark took off his clothes and kissed him again as Taekyung pinned him against the window.

Mark wrapped his arms over Taekyung's neck as they continued to kiss. Taekyung lifted Mark's right leg and slipped inside him. Mark tightened his grip on the hug as Taekyung thrusted into him.

Mark separated from the kiss and let out a soft moan. Taekyung leaned closer to his ear and pressed his lips against Mark's ear and let out a soft moan. Mark bit his bottom lip before Taekyung let out another grunt against his ear. Mark felt his cock twitch just by hearing Taekyung's soft moans and grunts along with his heavy breaths brushing against his skin.

Mark tightly held onto Taekyung when his thrusts turned into harsh pounds. Taekyung gripped Mark's other leg, making Mark cling onto him before he continued to ******. "Taekyung- ah-. Not so hard!" Mark let out.

Ignoring Mark's cries, Taekyung pounded harder into him. Mark let out a loud moan and then bit his bottom lips to suppress the moans that followed. Taekyung desperately thrusted into Mark, trying to send himself over the edge along with Mark.

Taekyung let out another soft grunt and looked into Mark's eyes. "I'm close," he huffed out. "Me too." After seeing Mark's blushed face illuminated by the dim candlelight, Taekyung instantly pulled Mark into a kiss. Mark let out a moan through the kiss as they orgasmed in unison.

Taekyung separated from the kiss and let out a deep breath. He slowly slipped out of Mark, letting his seed fall from Mark, down to the floor. Taekyung walked towards the middle of the living room as he continued to carry Mark in his arms.

Taekyung let Mark down on the couch. He stood up and looked down at his black shirt, which was stained by Mark's seed. He looked at Mark. "I'm sorry," Mark apologized. Taekyung smiled and shook his head. He slowly took off his shirt, revealing his perfectly muscular body.

Taekyung leaned down and kissed Mark's lips. He began to pull up Mark's shirt as he sucked on Mark's tongue. He separated from the kiss to take off Mark's shirt and then he kissed Mark again."I love you," Mark huffed out between kisses.

Taekyung bit Mark's bottom lip and then whispered, "I love you too." He then placed his hand over Mark's abdomen. He moved his hand up and licked Mark's neck. He licked the place where he previously left the bruises.

Taekyung trailed his lips down to Mark's shoulder. He pressed a soft peck against his shoulder before biting against his tender skin. Mark let out a soft moan, making Taekyung smirk. He then licked the mark left by his teeth before continuing.

Taekyung trailed his large hand down Mark's body, sending shivers down Mark's spine. He then trailed his hand up to Mark's ******. His fingers toyed with Mark's ****** as his tongue brushed against his other ******.

Mark shivered when Taekyung's hot tongue brushed against his sensitive spot. Taekyung smirked as he commented, "your body is so sensitive." Taekyung pressed a peck against Mark's nipples as his fingertips brushed against his other ******. Mark let out another moan, making Taekyung swirl his tongue around his ****** before grazing his teeth over them.

Mark let out a breathy moan and placed his hands over Taekyung's head. He ran his fingers through Taekyung's silky hair as he bit his bottom lip. Taekyung looked at him and leaned in to kiss him.

As they kissed, they slowly got off the couch and continued to kiss while sitting on the floor. Taekyung separated from the kiss to continue what he was doing. This time, his fingers pinched Mark's other ****** as his tongue teased the other one, giving the same attention to both his nipples.

Taekyung sucked, bit, and kissed Mark's nipples and when he finished having his fun, Taekyung met eyes with Mark as a string of saliva disappeared when he leaned closer to Mark's lips. Taekyung's large hand wrapped around Mark's **** as his lips brushed against his.

Mark was about to kiss Taekyung when he leaned back with a smirk. Taekyung then pressed a peck against Mark's neck. He continued to kiss Mark's body, leaving a trail of kisses from his neck to his abdomen. He got between Mark's legs and when Mark was about to stand up, Taekyung pushed him down.

He slipped himself out of his boxer briefs. As he slipped inside Mark, he grasped Mark's hands and placed them above his head. He slowly thrusted into him, waiting for Mark to beg him to quicken his pace.

He pressed his lips over Mark's ear and let out a soft moan. Mark tilted his head to the side, giving Taekyung full access to his bare neck. As Taekyung continued his slow thrusts, he kissed and sucked on Mark's skin.

Mark moaned Taekyung's name and then he tried to slip his hands out of Taekyung's grasp, but Taekyung tightened his grip. "Fast-faster," Mark huffed out. Taekyung pressed a peck against Mark's lips before he quickened his pace.

Mark wrapped his legs around Taekyung. Taekyung let go of Mark's hands. He got on his knees and tightly gripped Mark's hips. He harshly pounded into him as the sound of their skin slapping together echoed all over the penthouse.

Mark moved one of his legs that were wrapped around Taekyung and placed it over Taekyung's shoulder. Taekyung grasped Mark's leg and placed his lips closer to Mark's lips. He pressed a peck against the heel of his foot before brushing his tongue over Mark's foot.

Mark let out another soft moan before placing his leg back on the ground. Taekyung slowly slipped out of Mark and commanded, "get on your hands and knees." Mark obediently turned over and got on his hands and knees.

 Taekyung grasped his hips again and slipped inside him. He continued his harsh pounds, just like before. He slowly trailed his hand from Mark's hip to his ***. Taekyung brushed his large hand over Mark's *** before giving it a harsh smack. Mark let out a loud whine when Taekyung's hand came in contact with his skin.

He continued to smacking Mark's ***, enjoying each whine and moan that would escape his lips. After having his fun, Taekyung stopped smacking Mark's *** and trailed his hand up Mark's back, making him shiver and stop holding himself with his hands. Taekyung wrapped his hand around the back of Mark's neck.

He thrusted harder into Mark as he let out a grunt. He then pulled Mark by the back of his neck, making him stand on his knees. He moved his hand from the back of Mark's neck to his chest. His hand wandered over Mark's chest as Mark tossed his head back.

Taekyung brushed his lips against Mark before kissing him. He then trailed his hand down over Mark's body and wrapped it over Mark's ****. He began to stroke Mark's **** as they continued to kiss.

Mark separated from the kiss and let out a breathy moan. "I'm gonna-." Taekyung interrupted him with a kiss, stroking faster and thrusting into him. Mark let out a moan as he released his ******.

He separated from the kiss and gasped heavily, trying to catch his breath. As he leaned down and supported himself with his elbows, Taekyung gripped his hips once more and released his hot seed inside him.

He slowly slipped out of Mark and sat on the floor. Mark slowly laid on the floor a let out a deep breath. Taekyung stood up and finished undressing. He sat back down on the floor, watching Mark catch his breath.

Mark turned to look at him and sat up. He leaned closer to Taekyung and pressed a kiss against his lips. He sent out his tongue to meet Taekyung's. After their tongues rubbed against each other, Mark separated from the kiss.

He looked down and blushed. He looked at Taekyung and commented, "you're hard." Taekyung smirked and responded, "you too." Mark's head dove down as he wrapped his hand around Taekyung's ****.

"What-what are you doing?" Taekyung asked. Mark looked up at Taekyung and uttered, "you always make me feel good, so I want to return the favor." Taekyung bit his bottom lip and Mark licked his lips and placed Taekyung's **** in his mouth.

Mark began bobbing his head up and down. Taekyung cupped Mark's face with his hands, making him stop what he was doing. "You're terrible at this," Taekyung commented. He watched Mark frown a bit. He traced Mark's lips with his finger before placing his fingers inside his mouth."Suck." Mark sucked on Taekyung's fingers before getting his next command. "Play with your tongue."

After Mark teased Taekyung's fingers, his head dove down once again. He licked his lips once again and placed the tip of Taekyung's **** in his mouth. He teased the tip with his tongue by swirling his tongue around. Taekyung let out a breathy moan and leaned back a bit. Taekyung ran his fingers through Mark's hair and began to push his head down. He slowly bobbed Mark's head as he let out another breathy moan.

He continued to guide Mark's head until he was close to cumming. He pushed Mark's face down and orgasmed in his throat. As he did this, he huffed out, "I love you." After slipped Taekyung's **** out of his mouth and swallowing his ***, Mark responded, "I love you two."

The next day, the two men woke up in the middle of the living room. They had a bedsheet covering their ***** bodies. The sun's rays shined through the large window, hitting their eyes. They woke up from the maddening ray of light hitting their eyes.

Mark let out a grunt as he tried to bury his face against Taekyung's broad chest. Taekyung slowly opened his eyes and pressed a peck on Mark's head. Mark hummed and slowly opened his eyes. Taekyung grabbed Mark's hand, which was resting on his chest, and locked it with his. "Good morning," he uttered. Mark let out another hum before saying, "morning."

"Tired from last night?"

"How can I not be? You didn't let me rest the entire night." Taekyung chuckled. "I'm sorry about that, Mark." Mark hummed and tried to bury his head against his chest again. Taekyung neared Mark's hand closer to his lips and pressed a peck against his hand.

Mark slowly opened his eyes and made eye contact with Taekyung, who was inspecting the ring in his hand. He looked around and then asked, "why did you choose this place to propose?"Taekyung smiled and then responded, "because this is the place where we first met. I was living here with Caroline when you came to visit... Did you forget already?"

"How could I forget? I've liked you since that moment."

"Yeah?"

"Yeah." Taekyung leaned closer to Mark's lips and pressed a sweet kiss against his lips. Taekyung caressed Mark's cheek and separated from the kiss. "I love you," he whispered. "I love you, too," Mark whispered back. They both smiled and enveloped into another kiss.

Taekyung separated from the kiss and spoke, "we need to get ready."

"Get ready for what?" Mark asked. "We're going back to Miami."

"What? Today?" Taekyung sat up after Mark. He ran his hand over Taekyung's tattooed arm and let it rest over his shoulder. "There are some things I must take care of and you need to go back to work."

"I don't," Mark responded, "I will quit, and I have you now. You will take care of me." Taekyung chuckled. "Didn't you once tell me you wanted to continue working?"

"Well, I'm allowed to change my mind." Taekyung leaned closer to Mark's lips and pressed a peck against his lips. He then stood up and walked over to the couch.

As Taekyung walked over to his clothes, Mark followed him with his eyes. He watched as Taekyung dressed and go the urge to comment, "I thought we could stay here a little longer. I was hoping we could use this time to spend it all by ourselves."

Taekyung smiled and responded, "you don't want to go back to Miami?"

"It's not that. It's just that I wish we could spend more time together."

"Mark, we have the rest of our lives to be together. Whether it is here or in Miami or wherever you'd like." Mark looked at the ring on his finger before looking back at Taekyung. "Is something bothering you?" Taekyung asked.

"It's just that I want to spend more time alone with you and when we go back to Miami, I fear that we will not be able to be by ourselves... You know, we live at my mom's house and all-." Taekyung let out a soft chuckle, cutting off Mark's comment.

"Why are you laughing? This is serious."

"Is this you trying to tell me you want to move out?" Mark nodded. "But I don't want to leave my mom alone in such a big house-."

"I think it is time you moved out. The only reason Caroline lived there was because of the twins, but I'm guessing she feels the need to move out now. And the only reason I stayed there was because she asked me to. And then I got to know you better."

"The only reason I stayed there was because you were there." Taekyung stepped closer to Mark and crouched down. Now at eye level, Taekyung looked into Mark's eyes and uttered, "we can move to anywhere in the world. Where do you want to move?"

Mark placed his hand over Taekyung's. "You have not lived in Korea in a while and I have always wanted to live there."

"Really?" Mark nodded as he slowly leaned in for a kiss. Taekyung kissed Mark's lips and before he could get too wrapped in the kiss, he separated from the kiss and whispered, "you should get ready. We will be leaving in an hour."

Back in Miami, Caroline had just ended a phone call with the principal from the twins' preschool. She rubbed her aching temples from all the stress she had received just from work. She picked up her cellphone again and dialed her cousin's phone number.

When Charles finally picked up his phone, Caroline spoke, "Chuck, are you busy right now? I need you to go to the twins' preschool. Apparently, Mia got in trouble."

"I don't think I can go right now, cuz. I need to scare off the new recruits and there are some other things I have to do. You know, military stuff." Caroline chuckled. "Well, isn't your job entertaining."

"I really wish I could help you, but I'm really swamped with work."

"That is fine, Chuck. Thanks anyway." Caroline hung up the call and stared at the stacks of documents she needed to sign or reject. She let out a sigh and stood up from her chair. She grabbed her designer handbag and made her way to the door.

When she opened the door, Joseph stood up from his chair. Caroline continued walking as she said, "clear my schedule. I will be taking the rest of the day off."

"Ms. King, I don't think-." Caroline got in her elevator, completely ignoring her assistant. As she stood in the elevator made of glass, overlooking the city she put on her dark designer glasses as she descended from one of the tallest buildings in the city.

When the elevator arrived, she walked out of the elevator and made her way to the entrance of the building. She walked out of the building and stood next to the white Rolls Royce. Her chauffeur walked over to the door and opened it for her. He closed the door after Caroline had gone inside the car.

The chauffeur went to the driver's seat and started the car. "Where to, Ms. King?" He asked. "The twins' school. After you drop me off, get the Maserati."

"Yes, Ms. King." Caroline took off her dark sunglasses and opened her handbag to find her vibrating phone. She looked at the screen, which portrayed eight missed calls from her assistant. Then, she powered off her cellphone to stop her cell phone from getting calls.

When Caroline arrived at the twins' preschool, she made her way to the principal's office. She opened the door of the office and found Mia and Ian sitting at a chair next to a boy on one side of the office and the little boy's mother sitting in front of the principal.

As soon as Caroline stepped into the office, the boy's mother stood up. She glared at Caroline as she looked at her up and down. Caroline looked at the angry petite woman standing in front of her.

The woman wore a small-sized black ruffle dress under a jean jacket accompanied by some black pointed-toe flats. Her long hair in desperate need of care rested about her waist and her bangs covered her entire forehead. Her chubby cheeks were excessively colored in blush and her lips were dreadfully colored by raspberry pink lipstick.

The principal walked up to them and said, "Ms. King, thank you for coming." Caroline looked at the principal and then at her little angels. "What happened?" She asked. The principal was about to respond when the other woman interrupted, "you need to teach your kids how to behave. They are like savages."

Caroline glared at the woman. She then calmly spoke, "excuse me, it seems as if it is you who does not have any manners. I asked the principal and you should not be insulting children."

"Ladies, please," said the principal, "why don't we seat down so we can converse like civilized people?" Caroline walked over to one of the chairs in front of the principal's desk as the other woman did the same.

"I really don't like to do this, but I cannot let this slide. Your children got involved in a fight and that will not be tolerated. I'm afraid your children will be expelled." The woman let out a soft chuckle, making Caroline's blood boil. "I don't think you must go that far," Caroline spoke, "they are just children. I am sure nothing serious happened."

"Nothing serious? Look at my little boy. Look how those two savages left him." Caroline looked over at the boy sitting next to Ian. His uniform was all out of place. His tie was nowhere to be found, his hair was all ruffled up, and his cheeks were blushed.

Caroline looked at the principal and asked, "what happened exactly?"

"What do you think happened? Your children decided to beat up my little baby." Caroline decided to ignore the woman next to her and looked at the principal. "What happened?"

"Well, they have not exactly said anything. They said they would not talk until their lawyer was here." Caroline instantly laughed. "I don't think this is funny. Why are you laughing?" Uttered the woman.

Again, Caroline ignored the woman and looked at Mia. "Mia, could you tell us what happened?" Mia nodded. "We were outside playing, and Caleb stands behind me and lifts up my skirt... and then I hit him because mommy taught me to hit any boy that tries to lift my skirt. But he pulled my hair."

Caroline looked at the woman as she raised her eyebrow. "My child did not do that. She is lying. Caleb, tell them what happened." The little boy looked at Caroline and at the principal and then he said, "Mia punch me. I pull Mia hair. Ian punch me."

"Did you lift up her skirt?" The little boy looked down, avoiding Caroline's fierce expression while shyly shaking his head.

"Look at me. And tell me the truth." The woman grabbed Caroline's arm, making her look at her. "Don't you dare raise your voice at my child."

"I suggest you take your hand off me before I make you regret it." The woman slowly let go of Caroline's arm and then Caroline looked back at the boy. "Answer me, did you or did you not lift her skirt?"

The little boy looked at Caroline with tears streaming down his face and responded, "I did." Caroline looked at Mia and uttered, "Mia, honey, could you show us how you hit him after he lifted up your skirt?"

Mia stood up from the chair and walked over to the boy. She stood in front of him and slapped him. Caroline smiled and then uttered, "could you do that again, I don't think we saw." Again, Mia slapped the little boy, leaving her fingers marked against his cheek.

"Mia, please do it again." Mia was about to slap the boy again when the principal stopped her. "Let go of my child," Caroline spoke as she stood up. The principal let go of Mia's arm and looked at Caroline. "I apologized Ms. King, but I do not condone this type of behavior."

"You don't condole this, but you do condole boys lifting up girls' skirts?"

"That is not what I meant, Ms. King."

"Then, tell me why my children must be expelled after they defended themselves. Because what really happened was that Caleb lifted Mia's skirt and she defended herself. By doing so, Caleb, here pulled her hair and then Ian, protecting his sister and taught Caleb a lesson."

"Ms. King, I don't think you should be teaching your children to be violent. Violence is never the answer."

"You are right. I shouldn't be teaching my children how to defend themselves, instead, I should teach them to become sex offenders." Caroline looked at the woman that was still sitting when she was finishing her sentence. "Ms. King, I understand, but you know the rules-."

"I don't give a **** about the rules. Do I need to remind you I am the one that makes the rules?"

"Look, Miss, I don't know who you think you are, but you shouldn't talk to the principal like that," interrupted the woman. "And you shouldn't be a kiss ***. That will get you nowhere." The woman stood up from the chair as she glared at Caroline."I don't think you know who my husband is. If you did, you wouldn't be talking to me like this." Caroline laughed, taking the woman by surprise. "Do you think I give a **** about who your husband is?" Just then, the door to the principal's office opened.