When Alyssa arrived at the school, she remained in the car with Aiden.

"Aren't we attending the event mom?" Aiden asked curiously when he saw that they weren't stepping out of the car anytime soon.

"We are.. mommy just have to prepare herself first." Alyssa answered, faking a calm tone. She was going through an inner turmoil and she didn't want Aiden to notice that on his big day.

Thankfully, Aiden didn't ask anymore questions and waited patiently for her to do what she wanted to do. Alyssa let down the mirror in front of her seat and stared at her reflection on it.

Like she had expected, her eyes...