Marinette's POV

As I was filling some more business forms and contracts, I saw something that caught my eye.

A blue envelope. The seal was a blood red.

I picked it up and saw that it was for me, but there was no name on it.

Anonymous....

I opened the letter and started to read it. As I read it my eyes grew wide with dis belief.

Dear Marinette L. Dupain-Cheng,

I wanted to inform you of some things that are quite shocking. Before I tell you them, I need to explain who I am, though I can't give you my name. You don't know me, but I know you ever since you were little. I was your protector, but not a very good one since you suffered through so much and I had to witness it all. Know that I lament not being able to do anything, but I was forbidden from getting involved into your life. I had to protect you from afar.

Now onto the main reason you have received this letter. Sabine Chi otherwise know as Sabine Cheng and Tom Dubua otherwise known as Tom Dupain, are not dead. Yes you read that right. Your adoptive parents are not dead, but are in hiding. In all honestly I'm glad they didn't take you with them and get you involved in their private affairs, but now you are forcefully involved so this was inevitable no matter what. Another thing that is quite shocking is about your biological father. He is also alive and he know of your existence. He had hired me to protect and keep an eye on you from afar. Your biological mother however, does not know that he is aware of you being his child. Now I need to tell you something very important that will change your already chaotic life.

Your biological father was the prince ,now the King, of China and you are the princess. Your biological father did not tell your mother about his lineage and when he found out that she was committing infidelity to her husband, Baron Juliard, he was livid. At first he didn't know you were his child and had people watch Esmé Tailor and report back to him. Then he started to see some signs that point out that you weren't Baron's child like the missing birthmark that all of the Juliard's had. However, you looked exactly like your mother and there was no similarities between you and Baron or you and your biological father. We needed hard evidence to know for sure if you were his daughter or not.  Your father formed a plan to find out at all cost if you were his daughter. We stole some of your DNA and set it up as an assault, I am so sorry for that, and took some of your hair. We took the DNA test and not only checked once, but three times to be certain that you were the King's (prince at the time) child and every single test results point to you being his biological daughter. Your father was ecstatic to have an offspring because after his affair with your mother, he wasn't able to have kids with anyone else and he seriously tried.

The reason your father hasn't contacted you was for protection. No one should know that you are his daughter, that would put you in so much danger, but he didn't know that you were abused by those bastards and sexually assaulted by that pig. If he knew before, he would have taken you out of that household and send you straight to China with him. He noticed that Sabine Chi and Tom Dubua were taking care of you as best as they could and allowed them to kidnap you from that awful place. The thing is, they have their own skeletons to hide and they thought they buried their past far back, but it came back to bite them. Now thet are hiding from it and rightfully so. I can't inform you about what it has to do with, but all you need to know is that there is danger lurking within the shadows and you need to beware. You put yourself out there when you allowed your court case to be shown live and are now in a serious amount of danger. You need to contact your father the King of China. There needs to be heavier security around you amd to do that, you have to be aware that you are the princess of China. Contact him immediately using this number: ********** 

Stay safe for there is only so much I could do,
  

                         Sincerely,
                                          Anonymous

I am shocked once I finished the letter. Could this be some sort of sick joke? No, the planned assault did happen when I was a little girl and they yanked my hair hard. I can't believe all of this...my parents might be alive! My biological father is the King of China-that might be fake, but if it isn't then what the fuck has my life become? There was someone watching or stalking me ever since I was a child and I am allegedly in serious danger now for showing my court case on live television, because my parents are hiding something awful thaw was from their past and came back which is why they are hiding.

No one's POV
Marinette was so busy reveling in this knew information that she didn't notice someone walking into her study or office.

" M'lady, it's time for dinner. I know you're busy with your work, but you should take a break- what's wrong my love?" Adrien said as he walked over to her in worry. Marinette was silently crying. She looked up from the letter and stared at Adrien with a heartbreaking look on her face.

" Th-They might be alive...My parents m-might be alive and-HOW DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT?! I HAVE BEVER SEEN THEIR CORPSES SO HOW COULD I JUST BELIEVE THAT THEY WERE DEAD SO EASILY?!?! AM I REALLY THAT BAD OF A DAUGHTER?!?!?!" Marinette started to spiral out of control. Adrien tried to calm her down and his eyes widened. He was going to tell eventually, but Marinette got so busy with work, he didn't want to burden her mind with more troublesome thoughts and ideas.

" Marinette let me see what you were looking at please." Adrien said and Marinette handed the letter to Adrien who read it as quickly as he could to understand it as much as possible and to calm down his fiance from her panic attack. As he read it his mind was being blown over and over again. So many things that are being explained in this letter. He can't wrap his head around it. He needs to show this to his father and Nathalie and have Marinette call the number as well. If this was a sick prank then they will take those bastards to court for playing around with Marinette's fragile state and emotions. She was just recovering from her past and now it's coming back with even more shit being thrown into her plate. Will Marinette ever catch a break?

" Marinette I need you to take deep breaths. In.......and out........" Adrien said as he repeated this step until Marinette was more calm.

" We are going to have to bring this matter to my father and Nathalie. They will know what to do next." Adrien said as Marinette weakly nodded. Adrien and Marinette walked to Gabriel's office and knocked on the door. Nathalie answered the door in hurry and as she opened the door her cheeks were quite flushed. Did they interrupt something? He looked at his father who was just as flushed, if not even more, that Nathalie was. Yes, they definitely did interrupt their moment.

Adrien cleared his throat awkwardly trying to get rid of the internal squeal that he was suppressing and clear his mind so he can speak clearly about the important matters at hand. Adrien held the letter in his hand, being sure not to dent it with pressure.

" Father, Nathalie there is something very important that has been brought to our attention just recently." Adrien said with a serious look on his face. Nathalie thought that Adrien was talking about the relationship she had with his father and turned brighter red. Gabriel however smirked seeing Nathalie's face go pink, since he also believed that was the case.

" If it is about Nathalie and I's relationship then I would gladly inform you that I will be marrying her and she will be your stepmother." Gabriel said confidently. Nathalie's face was bright red now and hid her burning face with her hands. Adrien let out a squeal. He was so happy that they were finally together and were planning on marrying each other. He can't wait for Nathalie to be his new mother.

" That wasn't what I wanted to talk about, but I am extremely happy for the both of you! What I came here to talk about is about something concerning Marinette and we would like your opinion on the matter." Adrien said just as seriously after congratulating the to on their engagement. Gabriel became serious and Nathalie started calming down so she could help as well.

" Well then, what is so important?" Gabriel asked. Adrien held up the letter and gave it to Gabriel for him to read it himself. As Gabriel read it, so many expressions were shown on his face. He was shocked mostly, but he was also scared for Marinette's safety. He handed the letter to Nathalie who read it and was also shocked beyond relief. Both of them thought, 'Will this girl ever catch a break?'

" If this is joke, it isn't funny. These are quite big allegations. Saying that Marinette is the daughter of the King of China, saying that her adopted parents aren't dead, saying that she is in serious danger for putting her court case on live television is very grave. This needs to be delt appropriately and if it is proven that this is some sort of sick joke, we are going to court and sending them straight to hell!" Gabriel said lacing his words with a venom. Nathalie nodded and glared at the paper with such intensity that you would have thought lasers were shooting put of her eyes and burning the paper to ashes.

" We should have Marinette call the number and if someone answers we need her to ask the right questions, so we could get to the bottom of this." Nathalie said in her cold and stern voice. Marinette nodded weakly. She grabbed her phone and dialed the number. The phone started to ring and Marinette became more nervous as each ring sounded. Finally someone picked up the call.

" Hello, who is this?" A woman answered on the other line in traditional Chinese. Adrien translated what she said to Marinette.

" Hello, do you speak French?" Marinette asked the woman. You can hear the woman clearing her throat before responding back.

" Yes I do dear, who are you and what do you need?" The woman kindly asked.  Marinette stiffened believing that it was pointless to ask, but she did either way.

"I-Is the King available? I-I need to talk to him." Marinette asked.

" I'll repeat myself again, who are you?" The woman said with a more stern tone.

"H-His daughter. I was given this phone number by an anonymous person who wrote me a letter informing me about my lineage and my biological father." Marinette said. There was a gasp on the other end of the call as well as the woman screaming in Chinese. Adrien translated her words, " Your highness, a girl on your personal phone is saying she is allegedly your daughter!"

" Ask her what her name is and who her mother is!" A booming and powerful voice of a man said.

" What is your name and who is your mother?" The woman asked. Marinette cleared her throat.

" I have many names, Lucia Juliard, Lucia-Marie Juliard, Marinette Dupain-Cheng, and Marinette L. Dupain-Cheng. My biological mother's name is Esmé Juliard but her maiden name is Esmé Tailor. I heard that my father knew of my existence, but kept it a secret for my protection." Marinette said clearly.  The woman informed the man and you can here him screaming at woman to pass the phone over to him.

" Hello? I was informed you spoke French correct?" The man's booming voice came from the other end of the call.

" Y-Yes sir." Marinette stated.

" Let me ask you, what colors were the envelope and seal that you received the letter from?" The man asked. Marinette had Adrien grab the envelope. When he came back Marinette responded with what she saw.

" What shape does the seal have stamped on it?" The man asked a bit more strongly this time, almost impatiently.

" A beautiful rose with two leaves sir." Marinette stated. You can hear a gasp coming from the man.

" D-Does it have anything written on it?!"  He asked loudly. Marinette examined the seal and noticed that on one of the petals there was a word in what looks like Chinese

" Yes, on one of the petals sir." Marinette stated. You can hear the man scream in delight.

" My sweet sweet daughter !! How are you?! Is there anything important that need to tell me about? It must be considering you are calling me on my private phone for emergencies to contact me immediately-well somewhat immediately." The man stated with a cheerful tone that turned to a serious ton in an instant.

" F-Father....someone informed me that I am in danger and should call you so that you can take the appropriate measures to secure my safety. They said that they couldn't much by themselves against this threat." Marinette stated. The man was muttering in Chinese about the person who he hired to keep an eye on his daughter, Yanshi Hima. 

" I completely understand. Shizai call Yanshi and ask for him to explain this." The "King" boomed. You can hear someone respond loudly in the background.

" Now, I would love to chat some more with you dear, but I am also quite busy at the moment. I would love to see you face to face someday and be able to hug you. I love you dearly my sweet little girl. I'll save your number onto my phone and can't wait until you call me again,. Goodbye my dear." The mad ended the call and Marinette was wide eyed with tears and a small smile. Adrien watched in awe yet still sternly. If this is a joke he will personally kill all of the ones who are involved. No one plays with his princess's emotions like that.

" He's my father...I know it. I can feel it." Marinette said quietly. Everyone in the room stared at her worriedly.

For Marinette's sake, let's hope this isn't some sick joke.