Eliana, after a while, slowly withdrew from the hug. She peered into the eyes of Augustus which carried many questions. "Augustus, I am sorry," Eliana said, "for calling you selfish." She grasped his hands and caressed them. "I empathize with what you feel towards your step-brother. You must be hungry. I will bring dinner for you in the room," she asserted and rose to her feet when Augustus caught her wrist.She turned to look at him, who said, "Don't leave me, Eli. Just love me. I will give everything to you and your brother. Everything you desire for, I will give you, but don't ever leave me."Eliana was startled by his sudden request. It was something which was unpredictable to her. He was asking her to love him. She could see the yearning for love in his eyes. It seemed to her that he always wanted someone to love him. But, why her? They were in a contract marriage. Nothing more! "The last person who loved me was my mother. I even forgot how it feels to be loved," Augustus state
Eliana put the cherry on the cake while Arnaldo clicked photos of it. Eliana scolded him for doing that and told him to take the cake out while she would bring Augustus down. "Don't ruin it, else I will punch you," Eliana showed Arnaldo her fist, who told her not to worry. Eliana reached outside the bedroom door and walked in. She saw Augustus was lying on the bed and his eyes were glued to the ceiling. Did he cry? The first thought came to Eliana's head. Because his eyes looked swollen to him. She walked to him and bit her bottom lip. "Augustus, I prepared the dinner. Come, let's go down," Eliana said as she grabbed his arm. Augustus tilted his head and sat up on the mattress. "Bring the food here," he told her. "Ahh, no! You have come downstairs with me. Arnaldo and Luca are waiting for us," Eliana said. Augustus stood up and wore the slippers. He walked out of the room while Eliana followed him. As he reached the bottom of the stairs, he found that the living room was comparat
Rafaello arrived at his home and saw his mother was waiting for him. Josefina and Frederico were seated on the couch in the living room. He saw a few lawyers were also present. Greeting them, he looked at his father."Bury this matter and penalize the ones, who tried to spread rumors about them," Frederico instructed the lawyers and his secretary. He signed on the cheques and told them to work smoothly without leaving any rumored material behind. After the conversation ended, they left the mansion. Rafaello looked at his father, who looked annoyed. "Dad, Augustus wasn't behind all this. Gia was the one who lied about all this," Rafaello stated. Josefina stared at her son in bewilderment, wondering why he helped Eliana. "Gia betrayed my trust in her. I know Augustus never liked her and I always protected her. But this was too much. Augustus is my blood and if anyone lays a finger on him, I hate it. I have broken my relationship with the Toscano family after today's incident," Freder
Augustus got ready for the office. He turned on his phone and put it inside his pocket. Going downstairs, he found Eliana, Arnaldo, and Luca were waiting for him at the breakfast table. "Good morning, Augustus. Hope you are feeling better," Luca said with a smile. Augustus passed a smile to him and glanced at Eliana who had an apron draped around her. Her hair was tied in a bun. He realized that he had to ask the cook to join back the work since Eliana would not be able to cook daily. She had the office work too, though he assigned her the minimal possible work. Eliana served them breakfast and told them to start eating. "Arnaldo, don't leave anything on the plate." Like an elder sister, Eliana threatened her brother. Augustus didn't move the fork at all as his entire focus was on Eliana, who was gone to the kitchen. She was cleaning the counter. For some reason, she looked attractive and his heart skipped a beat. "Eli, the servants are here to do the remaining work. Come. Eat wi
Eliana glanced at Augustus, who looked incandescent at his father. She had heard Luca in the car about how Augustus' father protected him and even broke his years friendship with the Toscano family. "Augustus, you should have a seat before conversing with me," asserted Frederico to his son. Augustus chuckled. "You didn't hear me, right!? Your official wife is the one who is behind all this. You should talk to her about why she did that." Augustus was furious that his father was again not saying anything about Josefina. Every time Josefina was at fault, his father would turn silent. It always upset him and boiled his blood with anger. "Are you sure that Josefina did it?" Frederico asked to confirm. "You think that I would lie to you," Augustus muttered. Frederico glanced at his secretary and asked him about his phone. He dialed Josefina's number and asked her to come to the company. He put the phone aside and told Augustus to have a seat.Eliana found that Augustus did not budge f
Frederico was impressed to hear Eliana. She even recorded her conversation with Gia. He wondered why Eliana didn't hand that recording to the police, so he asked about it. "Umm… because Gia did all this in anger. I mean, Augustus and she were forced into a relationship where they both were more inclined towards the profit side or you can say, the financial benefits. Also, if I had told it to the police, then it would affect the company and its employees more than anything," Eliana explained to Frederico, who keenly listened to her. "Since when did you two start to date?" Suddenly Frederico jumped to a personal question. Before Eliana could answer, Augustus told his father he had already answered about that. "Eliana, I would like to make some changes in the company. Being my son's wife, you also have an equal share in this company, so I would like to give some of the shares in your name too," Frederico informed her. She widened her eyes and asked Frederico not to do so. "Why?" "Be
Josefina entered the office and asked Frederico why she was called out of the blue. "Take a seat first," Frederico told his wife, who sat beside him on the same couch. "Would you like to drink tea?" He asked his wife, who shook her head. "Did you plan out all this with Gia?" Frederico asked Josefina, who widened her eyes and looked at Augustus. How could she forget that his step-son would not stop slandering her? "I told your husband about it. Gia confessed yesterday that you are also involved with her," Eliana said and grabbed the attention of Josefina. "I didn't do it," Josefina told a white lie. "Really?" Eliana arched her brow and played the recording on her phone. Gia clearly mentioned that it was Josefina, who was with her. She widened her eyes and looked at her husband. "That girl is lying, Honey," Josefina told her husband. "I did not expect it from you, Darling. Do you even have any idea how much loss we had to bear yesterday? How could you do this to Augustus?" Frederi
Gia's car abruptly stopped in the middle of the road. Luckily, it was not the main road as it would create a nuisance for her. But the problem was that it was somewhere isolated in the city. She had thought to spend her day in the famous park of her city which was far from the main city. She stepped out of the car and found the smoke coming out of the bonnet of the car. "Ahh, why did this car break? It's such an expensive model!" She muttered and took out her phone. To her surprise, the signals were weak and she was unable to reach the car repair shop. "Dammit!" She let out a frustrated sigh and looked around. Not a single vehicle could be seen around and it made her chuckle. After yesterday's incident, she had thought that she would stay in a peaceful place till evening. And then, this happened! What could be worse than this? Her fate was not on her side for the past few days. She thought to stop a car or a vehicle if she could find one. She stood on one side of the road and wait