로그인‘Mrs. Romano look here.’‘Mrs. Romano, where is your husband?’‘Please smile.’The voices continued to echo in the dark empty room, which is filled with cushioned recliner sofas and chairs in rows. The projector attached to the ceiling, displayed the video on the huge white screen which is fixed to the wall. The woman on the screen looked very uncomfortable with all the flashes blinding her eyes, her hands slightly trembling as she tried her best to pose to the cameras, her smile stiff, her body taut and her lips quivering with unease. She was having difficulty to keep her posture upright but she lost her composure. Matilda was reminding her from the side to put up an act with a bright smile but Clarissa was frightened. She was pitiful and looked like an abandoned child in a foreign land. Her eyes got back the light and a sigh left her lips as though her soul came back to her when she saw Nicholas and took his offering hand like her life depended on it.Nicholas pause
Clarissa emptied her wine and put the goblet down, her eyes staring at the distant sky, her thoughts travelling across the countries and landed on one man.What is he doing right now?Is he thinking about her?Of course he is.She knew it.Because of Natalie, she indeed lost her time with Nicholas but she finally realized something and that is, his love and obsession over her. She thought he hated her all his life but the truth is, he never really hated her but transformed his feelings towards her into hate, to keep her away from consuming him. Should she feel happy about that?Should she gloat at the fact that he took advantage of her drugged state, unable to control his desire for her, unleashing his buried feelings and took her virginity and in return put the blame on her, saving himself from marrying Natalie?Should she adore him for deliberately making her pregnant, intentionally putting a leash on her, so that if things worked in his way, he could get her back and aga
Clarissa placed the drunk Natalie on the sofa in the living room and covered her with two thick blankets before heading back to the balcony.“How is she?”Antoine asked, staring at the sleeping figure through the glass door and held Clarissa’s hand as she sat on the recliner.“Wasted.”She answered, taking the goblet and took a sip, savouring the taste but Antoine’s scoff made her frown and she nudged him with her elbow. “What was that for?”She asked, bemused by his reaction. Antoine filled his glass again, addicted by the taste of wine which is surprisingly sweet and looked into the living room, making sure that the doors were closed. “It’s weird to see you both on good terms.”He said, expressing his opinion. Natalie was a bitch to Clarissa, tortured her when they were kids, made her life difficult in school and even refused to acknowledge her as a step sister let alone a sister but now they are like inseparable. And it’s really an eyesore for him to watch their epi
Natalie looked at Clarissa in fear, frightened by her long silence.Did she really hate her?She shouldn’t have brought this topic at all because she didn’t want to be hated by her sister.In the past five years, she grew attached to Clarissa as she got to know about her a lot, had a better understanding of her character and realised what she had missed in her childhood. She regretted her actions from the past and wanted to make amendments. She finally came to the consensus that nothing can be more important than a familial bond and she has it with Clarissa now.She didn’t want to lose it.Clarissa frowned, looking at the empty glass in her hand deep in thoughts. Natalie gulped, feeling nervous with each passing second and even Antoine straightened his back, looking at Clarissa in confusion. What is she thinking about?“I don’t know.” Clarissa said, breaking the ice but it didn’t help Natalie from feeing anxious and the poor girl, lowered her head in guilt. She knew it
The night fell, dropping the temperature in the air, bringing the cold winds to the city from the hills, filling the empty streets with winds.Clarissa laid on bed with Mattia after a memorable dinner and read him bedtime stories, putting him to sleep. Meanwhile, Natalie and Antoine gathered in the balcony, wrapped in thick blankets, cuddled on recliners and served themselves with drinks. “Delicious! I miss this taste.”Natalie moaned with her eyes closed as she sipped the wine, the bitter sweet liquid quenching her thirst, taking her into a fantasy world. Antoine sighed, rolling his eyes at her exaggeration and sipped his drink, stretching his long legs and put them on the railings. Just then Clarissa pushed open the balcony door, rubbing her hands as her body shivered from the cold and quickly occupied the recliner beside Natalie, covering her body with the blanket. “That’s really fast.”Natalie said, surprised to see her sister join them earlier than expected. “Is he
Antoine put on his jacket and set his hair with his fingers before spraying the perfume around his neck and stepped out of his bedroom. He came to the kitchen and took the bread from the basket, taking two big bites hurriedly and checked the time on his wrist watch. Clarissa slapped his hand which is trying to take another bread piece and glared at him for stealing food. The party hasn’t started yet and he is eating already. Greedy cat.Antoine winked at her playfully and quickly stole a grape from the fruit bowl before popping it in his mouth and left the kitchen, saving himself from another hit. “I am off to get the cake and pastries. Do you want anything to add to the list?”He asked, grabbing the car keys from the wall hooks near the door and wrapped the shawl around his neck, getting ready to go out. “Yes! Here.”Clarissa shouted from the kitchen and ran out with a list in her hand and handed it over to him .“Come back soon.”She said walking him to the door and A
Clarissa’s behaviour reminded Nicholas of a stranded kitten, brandishing her claws as an attempt to protect herself but from what and who? She should’ve understood by now that it’s very hard for her to survive in this world without him by her side.Her every emotion belongs to him and she knew i
***Warning***Mature content ahead.………………Clarissa hugged Nicholas in fear, burying her face in his chest and looked at their surroundings in caution. It’s over.She ruined her mother’s banquet.She would kill her if she knew that she’s making out with her ex husband in the backyard without
***Warning***Mature content ahead.………………….The guests left the banquet hall one by one bidding farewell to the hostess and Matilda started to get worried when she didn’t spot Clarissa anywhere, including Nicholas.She didn’t have to think hard about their whereabouts because she knew why they
Nicholas expected anything. Clarissa begging him to spare her or threatening him with the pregnancy or lying him about having an affair with someone else, anything but not Relationship severing agreement.Somehow all his predictions satisfied his ego because it gave him a sense of authority over h







