Eliana stared at Augustus for a few seconds and then said, “We need to talk.”
“What do you want to talk about?” Augustus asked her as he saw her going towards the couch. He too followed her and stood in front of her.
“I agreed to this marriage because you were going to end the career of my brother. You and I both know what a contract means. Since you know little about me, I would like to tell you that if you think I might fall for you just because you are providing me with these expensive clothes, which are hard for me to get, then you are wrong.
If you try to touch me without my permission, then I will use strength, and trust me it is going to hurt you only.
Another important thing is that
Eliana stared at him for a few seconds before speaking. “Did you never eat with your family?” Augustus put the napkin at the table and simply refused. “What about them? The one where you took me,” Eliana queried. “I know it is your personal matter, but I am just a little curious,” Eliana stated, as she picked the plates and almost stood up from the chair when she heard Augustus. “That is namesake family, but you are my family now,” Augustus stated, and gave her a bright smile. Eliana blinked once and then twice before getting up. What was she even expecting? Augustus was again playing with her. She picked the dishes and went towards the kitchen. She put them in the washbasin and opened the tap. Augustus walked behind her and stood beside her such that his back rested on the counter. “Leave them,” Augustus said. “No. Dirty Utensils shall not be left like this. You shall go to your room. The living room is quite big, so I have de
Bright sunny rays fell on Eliana’s face, which woke her up. She shut her eyes tightly as the luminosity of the rays was sharp. She felt the mattress was so soft. Pulling the blanket up, she covered her face thus, saving it from those sun rays. She turned her body to the left when she realized it was not any dream. Immediately, she threw the blanket away and sat up on the bed. “Ahh,” a sharp pain formed in her head. She held her head and gradually opened her eyes.She was on the bed. But how? Last night she was on the mini couch, then how did she end up on the bed. She looked around and found Augustus was not there. Checking her clothes, she heaved a sigh of relief. She tightly shut her eyes, trying to recall what she did last night. “That wine was strong. I should not have drunk that,” she murmured when she heard someone had slid the doors. She tilted her h
Augustus was in the living room, reading a newspaper. Eliana came towards him and handed him a coffee mug. “Why are you wearing the same clothes?” Augustus asked Eliana.“My clothes are at home. I still need to bring them here,” Eliana replied.“Did you not check the closet in our bedroom? There are clothes for you,” Augustus stated. “Don’t look at me with those eyes,” Augustus asserted as he sipped the tea. He liked the taste of the coffee. “Why are you standing? Have a seat,” Augustus stated as he put the coffee mug at the table and folded the newspaper.Eliana sat on sofa the left side of the sectional sofa. “So, I need to work from today, right?” Eliana questioned Augustus.“Hmm.” Eliana nodded when she heard Augustus, “But before that there is something we need to do.”Eliana with inquisitiveness looked at Augustu
“What shall I tell my brother? I do not want him to know about this through media. Let’s talk to him first,” Eliana concernedly said. Augustus nodded and told her to dial the number of his brother. “My phone is in the room,” Eliana asserted. Augustus nodded and the two walked out of the closet room. Eliana picked her mobile from the sofa table but before dialing the number of Arnaldo she asked Augustus what he would tell her brother. “Just dial the number. Rest things I will manage,” Augustus pronounced. “I don’t trust you. What if you tell him about contract marriage?” Eliana skeptically looked at Augustus who was not amused at all. “I won’t,” Augustus replied. “That thing is between you and me,” he added. Eliana nodded her head and called Arnaldo. After a few rings, he picked up the phone. “Sorella, where are you? I am at home. Did you leave early!?” Arnaldo asked from the other side. “There is something I want to tell you,” Eliana s
“Mr. Ferrari, that was such a sere answer,” the woman reporter replied. Augustus averted his gaze from Eliana to the reporter and thanked her.The famous reporter for ZY magazine caught the eyes of Augustus. He cursed inside his mind. “He will definitely ask some stupid questions again,” Augustus thought when Charles passed a smile to him. He glanced at Luca. “How could he let this guy enter here?!”“Mr. Ferrari, did you cheat on your fiancée?” The sudden question of Charles Rutherford created a chaos in the hall. Eliana flinched upon hearing this question. She did not think about this that media could blame her for getting in between the two engaged couples. And after hearing the question of Charles she was assured of it.Augustus kept the smile on his face. “Mr. Rutherford, that was very blunt. As I said earlier that Miss Toscano and I broke up a long time ago. It is just we didn’t want t
Arnaldo came towards her sister and sat beside her. He looked at her from head to toe. “I don’t believe him. Is there something you are hiding from me? How can you marry him without telling me?” Arnaldo asked.“We two are married. Whatever he said is true. I did not tell you because Augustus is a CEO and he did not want me to get affected in any way. I hid it from you for that reason only. Forgive me,” Eliana asserted.Arnaldo looked into her eyes. “What was the reason that you married to him in just a day? I mean you two could have married after telling me. What about our father? Don’t tell me you married to him because he is a rich man. Are you doing same as our mom did? Left us behind for another man!” Arnaldo skeptically asked.Eliana could not believe her ears. “What are you saying? Why will I leave you two behind? I am not like our mother!” Eliana ended up crying. She was trying
Augustus entered his bedroom and saw Eliana was sitting on the couch, in deep thoughts. Augustus walked in and closed the door behind him.He stepped towards Eliana but then stopped upon hearing her voice. “You married me just because you wanted to escape the marriage with your fiancée. I have never felt this guilty in my life as I felt today. I was compared with my mother. She left us for a rich man. I will also be considered as a gold digger,” Eliana pronounced and turned to look at Augustus.Augustus saw Eliana was still crying. He wanted to speak but he could not as Eliana again started speaking. “I hate you. I should not have saved you that day,” Eliana veraciously said. “I lied to my brother that you love me that’s why you married me. I don’t know how many do I have to lie just because my brother sent a fake resume of mine in your company. I never did wrong to then why did you wrong to me?” Eliana questioned
Augustus reached the hospital with Eliana and Arnaldo to see their father. The both asked at the reception about their father. “Your father has been taken to the ICU at the 5th floor, in the second ICU room. I am calling the Doctor-in-charge so you can talk with him,” the receptionist replied and dialed the landline number of Doctor Brambilla.The other receptionist told them to wait in the lobby. Augustus told them to sit there but Eliana did not agree to. She was panicked at the thought that her father was taken to the ICU. Augustus excused himself from there as he thought to talk to Luca regarding the matter. In a few minutes, Stefano Brambilla came there.“Doctor, what happened to father?” Eliana asked.“Mr. Russo got a heart attack and it needs a bypass surgery,” Stefano replied. “The operation will not be started until you will give the permission. Please fill the form and submit the amount required for