LOGINClarissa 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 woke up the next day, her heart jumping in excitement to celebrate her boy’s birthday. She kissed her sleeping son on the cheek and quickly washed herself before stepping out to do the arrangements for the big day. “Bonjour!”Antoine greeted, entering the kitchen, his voice hoarse and squinted his sleepy eyes at the woman who is actively roaming in the kitchen, her hands skilfully cooking the breakfast. “Bonjour!”Clarissa greeted back, not sparing him a glance as she cut the fruits like a master chef.Being a mother promoted her from businesswoman to a chef and she enjoys feeding her son with her hand cooked food. “Sorry! I woke up late. Bad dreams.”Antoine said as he dragged the chair from the counter and slumped his body on it, his hands clutching his hair as though he is hit by a hangover. Clarissa’s hands paused for a second as she lifted her head to look at her friend, her brows furrowing in worry.“Pour yourself a cup of coffee.”She said, pointing at
Natalie stood outside Nicholas’s office, her heart in vehement turmoil as she made her way towards the coffee room opposite to Victor’s cabin.She wants to question Nicholas, demand explanation for his actions and wishes to kick Clarissa out of his office but she can’t do any of that.She stormed
Nicholas can feel Clarissa’s distress, her pain because she never liked to see him be with Natalie, not just her but with any woman and he took great pleasure in her jealousy. But now he’s not in the mood to entertain his ego as he’s eager to get rid of Natalie’s irritating hands from him as they
“What is she doing here Nick?”Natalie asked, standing close to Nicholas, their bodies sticking together, her brows lifting up as she stared at Clarissa with loathing.She thought she got rid of the bitch after Nicholas divorced her but no! She lured him into her banquet, pretending to be his wif
Clarissa never felt waiting to be terrible because in the past, her heart would be filled with anticipation, excited to meet Nicholas but now she can’t wait to leave his office because the closed space is suffocating her and her ears almost exploded from the deafening silence. She looked at the m







