“That was so evil! How dare they do that! They had no right to send you away!” Alfonso roared in anger upon hearing Siena’s story.   “It was all in the past! It had nothing to do with them! Tell them to mind their own business!” His tone was getting higher.   “Let it be, Alf…. I’ve told you. That’s the fact I must deal with since I was born here.” Bitterness was clear in her voice.   Alfonso could see Siena was holding herself from bursting into tears. Rage filled his chest at once. How could the people in her neighborhood treat her so wicked? Disgracing her, humiliating her, as if their lifes were better than hers. Everyone did mistakes in their life, who didn’t?   Even when they had arrived at Sakura Hotel, Alfonso was still fuming with anger seeing Siena’s troubled face.   “Hey, let’s order something delicious!” he spoke all of a sudden. “It’s time for dinner. I

 ‘Stop!’ Siena shouted inside her head, telling her body to stop reacting, but her body comply no more with her thought. Her body chose to respond the pleasure of temptation offered by Alfonso’s lips. She whimpered, her breath hitched, her skin tingled with a hot burning sensation under his kiss. Gosh! Why didn’t her body listen to her mind? Alfonso couldn’t help but smile at Siena’s reaction. Her eyes were still shut, but obviously she enjoyed his kiss and his touch. It made him determined to seduce her even more. He kept pressing his lips on her bare neck, his fingers slipped under her blouse, caressing her belly. His lips travelled up to her jawline, kissing and licking with his tongue. “You like it, Cherry?” he whispered in her ear. Siena was almost breathless because of Alfonso’s ‘attack’. She opened her mouth to take

 Alfonso got silent for a moment upon hearing Siena’s words. Deep down, he really wished she was right, but he might be just too stubborn to admit it. Stubbornness and big ego, those were the source of problem in his family. His character wasn’t that different from his father’s and his grandfather’s character. They were just too proud of themselves to admit their true feelings. Things were different with Siena. She was always honest and straightforward in expressing her feelings. Only to her could Alfonso tell the truth about his past. Why? Maybe because he felt comfortable, and Siena seemed to care about his problems. Or maybe because she already had a special place in his heart.... “Thanks, Cherry…. I wish you’re right. But I was also serious of what I said. I can see now, why my Grandfather was so close to you and your mother. We share almost the same story. We both lost our beloved

 Alfonso groaned softly. “I’m getting tired of it.” Siena turned to look at him. “This time, why don’t you try to break the code?” A mischievous smile curved her lips. “Are you taunting me, Cherry?” He arched an eyebrow. “No, but I’m challenging you.” Her smile turned into a wider grin. Alfonso watched her face silently for a while. “Aaah….” He smirked. “So you have known the answer? And you want to test me, to see if I’m smart enough?” Siena couldn’t help laughing. For the first time she could enjoy laughing at Alfonso, not because of taunting him, but more because of excitement. “I haven’t known the answer, but I’m guessing. Let’s see if you can also break the code.” She was getting bolder in challenging him

 “Mister Lambert?” Damien picked up the call from his secretary sitting outside of his office room. “Yes, Natalie?” “You have a guest. He said his name was Brian Jung.” Damien furrowed his brows. Who was that? He never heard of that name. “He wants to meet you. He said it was important, something about Miss Siena Mori.” ***** Damien fixed his gaze on the man with oriental look sitting opposite of him. A stranger for him, but why did Brian say he had something about Siena? Clearing his throat, Brian began to talk, “I’ll straight to my point. I’m Brian Jung, Siena’s best friend.” Best friend? Damien didn’t remember Siena had ever talked about Brian, but of course he had not known many things about Siena.