ログインAntoine parked the car outside a small store which is named ‘Blossom Haven’ and Clarissa took off her seat belt, quickly got down the car before opening the back door.Mattia is seated inside, securely tucked in child’s seat and looked at his mother with his cute smile. Clarissa swung her tote bag on her shoulder and leaned towards him, grabbing his jaw and combed back his already combed hair with her long fingers.“Mom is getting down here. Don’t trouble Antoine.”She said, looking at Mattia seriously and the little boy nodded his head like a bird pecking the food. Clarissa smiled at his adorable response and looked at the schoolbag beside him. “Did you pack your drawing book?”She asked to which he nodded, swinging his legs back and forth.“Your colour pencils?”She inquired further and Mattia nodded again patiently, assuring his mother to be at ease.Clarissa hummed softly, checking her wrist watch and kissed his cheeks. “Good! Mom will come to take you back home aft
The sun rose, leaving behind the darkness, illuminating the city. Nicholas woke up to the continuous ringing of his phone and fondled his hand to find the irritating thing which disturbed his beautiful dream. He squinted his sleepy eyes at the brightly lit screen and sat up, groaning softly and rubbed his eyes. Did he fall asleep in the theatre? He put away the phone when it rang again, his head pounding with headache as he slept during late hours and shook his head, trying to get sober. “What is it?” He answered the call when it rang for the third time and slumped back on the sofa, feeling tired. “I am at the office. Where are you?” Came a soft voice from the other side and he sighed, checking the time on his wrist watch. He is late for work. “I will be there in an hour. I just woke up.” Catherine went silent when she heard his words and sipped the coffee given by Victor. “I’ll come to you. We need to talk.” She said after a long pause, her voice plain but t
‘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
A Black Maybach GLS stopped in front of the Romano group and the guards at the entrance stood up straight, their bodies moving in sync and saluted to the people inside, their postures resembling that of military salutes. The car drove smoothly into the parking lot without security check ups and t
When Matilda came home from the motel, it was already half past one in the midnight and she saw the light still glowing in Clarissa’s bedroom. With a frown, she entered her daughter’s room and saw her sound asleep, her body curled like a baby as always which shows her insecurities. She removed
The night grew darker as the monsoon winds blew past the empty streets, evoking a moody, mysterious air. A black Jaguar Mark 2 drove into the basement of a motel with zero surveillance, convenient to commit crimes or to continue the secret affairs.A woman in black veil got down the car, accompa
Natalie stood in the doorway of the lounge like a statue even after Clarissa left the office thirty minutes ago. Nicholas returned to his desk and started working. He didn’t attempt to ask her about the reason for her arrival nor tried to explain about the situation between him and Clarissa and i







