Lucia stared at the pictures her private investigator had just sent to her. Staring at them one after the other brought tears to her eyes. She stopped at the one of Lorenzo and Alora at a private cemetery. Her heart literally stopped as well at the way Lorenzo was staring at Alora, as if she had become the most precious thing in his life. There was also a picture of them, walking hand in hand. Another showed Alora making him try street food. Her tears fell when she stopped at a picture of them in front of a building, hugging and holding onto each other, tightly. Even if Sofia had told her that Alora had admitted to being with Don Lorenzo now, Lucia didn’t believe. She didn’t want to believe so she had hired a private investigator to discreetly follow Alora and find out if she was seeing anyone. Though, she was heartbroken but she couldn’t continue to live in denial anymore.Alora was really with Don Lorenzo now?How?How did she pull someone like
*LORENZO* Striding over to the full-length mirror in my dressing room, I ran my fingers through my hair. Looking at the mirror, I barely recognized myself.Was I actually disheartened right now because a woman threatened to end things with me? Should I say I miss the times when I couldn’t feel anything? Right now, I couldn’t exactly decide what part of my life I liked more, my life before Alora or after? I felt it in my bones, that even if I felt happy being with her, she could also destroy me. The only logical thing to do now was to stop chasing her. To be honest, my need for her still leaves me astonished. Would getting together with another woman solve this?I just had to make a phone call and I’d get any woman I wanted. Except Alora. She was being so difficult and it was frustrating. She was like a storm brewing in the sky. You could rage and rail against it, but there was no way to stop it. Just thinking of her like this made my skin crackle wit
Julieta sat on the couch in the living room of the Armani family’s house. She couldn’t believe her own sister was making her wait. Finally, Marina emerged, descending the stairs and looking glamorous as ever, even if she was home or outside the house, she was always glammed up. “So sorry for keeping you waiting, Sister. It’s my turn to host the Elite Women’s dinner next week and I’ve been putting things together to make sure that night is perfect. I would have loved to invite you but then again, you don’t show up for these kind of events. You’ve always been so boring.” Marina purred as she sat down, she reached for a glass of juice.Julieta rolled her eyes. She wasn’t here to banter with her about their individual choices of living so she went straight to the point. “Are you aware that your son is dating Alora Ramos, Gael’s ex-wife?”Marina choked on her juice upon hearing that. Coughing, she bit out. “What kind of sick joke is that?” “Even I, m
*ALORA* As I was led towards the floor of his office at Armani headquarters. I tried to stay focused, not to be distracted by how magnificent the inside of this skyscraper was. When I got to the floor of his office, Diego was already waiting as soon as the elevator doors opened. “Good day, Miss Ramos. The President is waiting for you at his office.” He gestured, politely at a door few feet away. As I walked out of the elevator, he got in and pressed a button, excusing us like he always did. I was told Lorenzo’s office occupied the whole of this floor. I was so mad at Lorenzo right now. I stormed off, pushing the door open without knocking. I walked in, ignoring the enormous expanse of his office, a far contrast from his office at Ford Group. He looked up from his monitor, an expressionless look on his face.I walked closer to his desk and asked, getting straight to the point. “Why are you doing this?!” His brow creased. “Doing what?”
*LORENZO* Meeting, Alora. Signing documents, Alora. Video conference, Alora. Phone calls, Alora. Emails, Alora.That was how my day had been since yesterday. It was like I could see her in everything. But today, I couldn’t concentrate at all. All my thoughts has been Alora, Alora, Alora.And nothing else!Fuck! All my life, I had avoided being this vulnerable. Hell, I thought I couldn’t be swayed by the vulnerability and frivolities that came with emotions. No woman had ever been able to rent even the least bit of space in my mind before, but Alora had easily crept in and there was absolutely nothing I could do to pull her out. *I don’t belong to you. You’re just my sex partner* When she said these words to me, it had felt like I had been hit with lightning. I didn’t even know what to do to her, how to react. I just felt really hurt by those words and then I saw my reflection in her eyes. It was one that brought me shame, it was the image
“Don Lorenzo has terminated the contract.” Javier informed his family when he came back from work the following day. “But there was no breach in…” “I think it’s pretty obvious why he did this.” Javier interrupted Gael, coldly.Gael swallowed. Only him and his mother were aware of the staged illness yesterday. The rest of the family really thought he was sick but also throwing a tantrum so he could see Alora. The weakened effects of the drug had taken some hours to wear off. But Julieta had come to inform him what had happened that night. He had felt too scared to even imagine how furious Lorenzo might’ve been.He hated this! He hated that he was too weak to fight Lorenzo!If his family were as powerful as the Armani’s, he would’ve gotten rid of Lorenzo straight away! Gael was unbearably pissed off by the second at the thought of Alora being with that man. It made him mad and it made his heart ache badly. He had to get her back, no matter what.