Chapter 178 - The Hidden Weapon

"Now you are looking perfect," Leo commented as he helped her to adjust her hair.

The girl had cried her eyes out in the last few minutes, making them puffy and swollen. The good thing was that Shadow appeared at the right moment and helped her adjust her appearance before the man disappeared once again.

"So when are you planning to return to the mansion?" Daniel asked as he offered his arm to his sister who immediately accepted it. Leo was also quick to grasp her other arm and finally, the three of them decided to return to the party.

"At the moment, I'm planning for a camping trip with you guys with the hope that things will sort out between me and the others. Since you two have already forgiven me, it's a great starting. Let's hope everything goes according to my plans and then I'll return to home," answered Emily as she gave both of her brothers a soft confident smile.

"Don't worry, Sorellina. They all love you too much to stay angry at you for a long time." Daniel said with an assuring look in his eyes before he turned his gaze towards the section where Mark, Simon, and Crist were standing. The trio immediately looked away as they found him looking at them, pretending like their entire focus was not trained on Emily just a few seconds before. 

"I'm really looking forward to this camping trip. Let's have a lot of fun," Leo said in a cheerful tone.

Emily nodded her head in approval before she too found her attention drifting towards the rest of her brothers. Once again they were lost in their own world as they talked with the other guests that had appeared at the party.

A sigh escaped her lips as she tore her gaze away from them and tried to pinpoint the location of her friends.

"You don't have to worry too much. After all, you are not alone now. I'll help you with all my heart. Let me give you advice. Starting with Crist, that man is just pretending. Ignore him for a while and he will be the one running after you to sort out everything," Leo whispered next to her ear as he dragged her towards their seats in the VVIP section.

Emily gave a quick look towards Crist and after thinking for a few silent seconds, she nodded her head in understanding. She too had a feeling that Crist was not as much angry at her as he had been showing around the past several days.

"Good. Then let's move on to Simon. He's a tough guy and he's not pretending at all. But you know what, recall those days when he was hellbent on ignoring you all the time when you first came to live with us. Little by little, you made him open up and accept you. All you need to do is just stick to him like a Koala." 

Leo's words made Emily recall the memory where Simon had also told her to stick to him like a koala. That was the first time he showed any concern towards her. A smile bloomed on her lips as she once again nodded her head.

She waited for Leo to continue but when her brother did not speak even after they all settled down in their seats, she turned to look at him with questioning eyes.

Leo looked at his sister's impatient eyes as she waited for him to speak. He knew that she was waiting for Mark's turn.

"He's really hurt, Em," Leo went silent as he let just words sank into Emily's mind before he continued, "He's back to his cold and indifferent self. He never listens to Dom and mostly ends up creating scenes. We barely got to see him at home. He..."

Daniel patted his brother's shoulder as he kept his eyes fixed on Emily. He could tell that she was already aware of what Leo had just revealed.

While most of them were ready to forgive her, Mark was not the same. Not because he did not love her anymore, rather, it was because of the love that he had for her which was making him afraid of forgiving her.

He was afraid of getting hurt a third time. He was afraid of losing her for the third time. 

"Sorellina..."

Emily looked up towards Daniel who was now sitting beside her as he took both of her hands in his own before he started speaking.

"Don't worry too much about it. You need to take baby steps. Once you have five of us in your team, it won't be too hard to pull him out of his Ice Cave. You just need to try your best and even if it all seemed to not work in the end...remember that you have a secret weapon that can sort out everything." 

A frown appeared on Emily's face as she tried to recall the secret weapon that Daniel was pointing at. However, she could not seem to understand exactly what he was trying to tell her.

Before she could voice out her confusion, Daniel inched his face closer to her ear and whispered something that made a weak smile appeared on her lips.

"Are you sure it will work?" She asked him with uncertainty filling her voice.

"Trust me. It's the best weapon that you possess against all of us. All you need to do is use it and we all will do anything to make you happy. But remember to only use it as a last resort," Daniel instructed her as he turned to look at his brothers who were finally heading towards the sitting area.

"What kind of weapon are you guys talking about?" Leo asked excitedly as he looked at the two of them.

"You don't have to know about it because it won't be of any use to you. Even though you too possess this secret weapon but yours is just useless. It would never help you in any condition." 

It was Shadow who replied to Leo. The man had appeared out of the blue and was standing right in front of them though his eyes were fixed on Domenic.

"You...." Leo wanted to say something unpleasant to Shadow but recalling that it would just be a waste of his energy, he turned his attention towards his sister before he complained, "Emmy, your friend is a bully. I don't like him at all."