Eliana stood in front of the lockup when Augustus walked to her. "What are you doing here?!" He was bewildered and looked at Arnaldo. "Ma'am, please this way," a station officer told her and took her to the other side where Augustus' lawyer was present with Luca. Seeing Eliana and Arnaldo, Luca walked to them and asked what they were doing in the station. "What did Gia do? I think she's lying," Eliana told Luca when he took both the brother-sisters outside the station. Luca narrated everything to Eliana and Arnaldo. "But my brother-in-law loves my sister. Why did Miss Toscano do this? Isn't it odd to claim rights over another woman's husband?" Arnaldo got furious. "Calm down, Arnaldo. You don't know the history of Gia Toscano with Augustus' family," Luca asserted. "The note retrieved from Gia mentions that he's the one who forced her to take this step. He dated her and cheated her with another woman," Luca said, looking towards Eliana. "Where is this woman? I will make her speak
Rafaello told Eliana to stay in the waiting room of the lobby. He had decided to meet Gia and check why she did that. As he slid the door and walked in, he saw his mother laughing along with Gia. However, they both stopped as soon as Rafaello walked in. Gia immediately turned her facial expression to a sadder one. Rafaello asked his mother if she could go out as only one person was allowed inside the room at a time. Josefina stood up and told Gia not to take the stress. She walked out of the room. Rafaello locked it from inside as soon as his mother stepped out. He put the fruit basket on the table beside the table. "How are you feeling, Gia?" Rafaello asked as he settled on the chair beside the bed. "I am good, Rafaello. Thank you for coming to see me," Gia said in a low voice. "I thought I would die after consuming the poison, but—" she paused as tears streamed down her cheeks. Rafaello could not believe his eyes. A few minutes ago, she was laughing with Josefina. That's why Aug
As per the plan, Eliana disguised into the attire of a nurse. Rafaello helped her get a fake identification as he knew the hospital staff well. He handed the identification card to Eliana and said, "Be careful. Though, I have asked a doctor to help us, so he would take you in without any trouble. You will have ten minutes because her mother will soon be here." Eliana took the ID card from him and said, "If for some reason, I don't come out within ten minutes, then try to stop her mother." "Sure!" Rafaello agreed with her. She hung the identification card around her neck and took the instrument table out of the room. She had worn a mask and round eyeglasses so that no one would identify her face. Doctor Ivan accompanied her and they easily passed the security. Rafaello walked at a safe distance from them and when the two walked in, he stayed out. Ivan picked the cardboard and checked Gia's BP level, followed by the oxygen one. "Miss Toscano, I will come back in a while, until then
"Umm…you both have planned it and I have proof about this. Augustus' mother had told everything to her son, Rafaello. Luckily, I heard them and recorded everything in this," Eliana said and showed the voice recorder to Gia, whose eyes grew big. "You have five minutes to take back your complaint, else this will be shown to everyone. The people who are accusing Augustus will be violent on you," Eliana asserted. Gia was stunned to hear that Josefina did such a foolish thing. Who had told her to tell Rafaello about their plan? Literally, she could not hide any single thing with her son. Gia was stupid to believe Josefina. "But he did make me feel depressed." Gia thought to snatch that recorder from Eliana's hand. She waited for the moment when she could sntach that. She extended her hand when Eliana stepped back. "Gia, I gave you the chance. You have lost it and now, you will rot in jail for the lie you have told the police. You will be interrogated along with the doctor, who made a f
Eliana and Rafaello reached the penthouse. They both went in. Rafaello was a little nervous because he was anxious about Augustus' reaction. Eliana told him not to worry as in front of her Augustus would not behave oddly. They both heard the voices of Augustus. He seemed furious and was even cursing. As they reached the living hall, Augustus stopped and knitted his brows to find Rafaello."Augustus," Eliana walked to him after pronouncing his name. "I am glad that you are good," she said with a smile. Augustus hugged her tightly in front of everyone. Eliana tried to move away and whispered near his ear, "Leave me, Augustus. You don't need to do this." "Please," Augustus whispered. Eliana put her hands on his muscular arms and patted them. After a while, he pulled away and thanked her. "Rafaello helped me. Without his help, it was impossible," Eliana said and stepped back. Augustus looked at Rafaello, whose eyes were on the floor. When he heard Eliana, he lifted his eyes to look at
Eliana, after a while, slowly withdrew from the hug. She peered into the eyes of Augustus which carried many questions. "Augustus, I am sorry," Eliana said, "for calling you selfish." She grasped his hands and caressed them. "I empathize with what you feel towards your step-brother. You must be hungry. I will bring dinner for you in the room," she asserted and rose to her feet when Augustus caught her wrist.She turned to look at him, who said, "Don't leave me, Eli. Just love me. I will give everything to you and your brother. Everything you desire for, I will give you, but don't ever leave me."Eliana was startled by his sudden request. It was something which was unpredictable to her. He was asking her to love him. She could see the yearning for love in his eyes. It seemed to her that he always wanted someone to love him. But, why her? They were in a contract marriage. Nothing more! "The last person who loved me was my mother. I even forgot how it feels to be loved," Augustus state
Eliana put the cherry on the cake while Arnaldo clicked photos of it. Eliana scolded him for doing that and told him to take the cake out while she would bring Augustus down. "Don't ruin it, else I will punch you," Eliana showed Arnaldo her fist, who told her not to worry. Eliana reached outside the bedroom door and walked in. She saw Augustus was lying on the bed and his eyes were glued to the ceiling. Did he cry? The first thought came to Eliana's head. Because his eyes looked swollen to him. She walked to him and bit her bottom lip. "Augustus, I prepared the dinner. Come, let's go down," Eliana said as she grabbed his arm. Augustus tilted his head and sat up on the mattress. "Bring the food here," he told her. "Ahh, no! You have come downstairs with me. Arnaldo and Luca are waiting for us," Eliana said. Augustus stood up and wore the slippers. He walked out of the room while Eliana followed him. As he reached the bottom of the stairs, he found that the living room was comparat
Rafaello arrived at his home and saw his mother was waiting for him. Josefina and Frederico were seated on the couch in the living room. He saw a few lawyers were also present. Greeting them, he looked at his father."Bury this matter and penalize the ones, who tried to spread rumors about them," Frederico instructed the lawyers and his secretary. He signed on the cheques and told them to work smoothly without leaving any rumored material behind. After the conversation ended, they left the mansion. Rafaello looked at his father, who looked annoyed. "Dad, Augustus wasn't behind all this. Gia was the one who lied about all this," Rafaello stated. Josefina stared at her son in bewilderment, wondering why he helped Eliana. "Gia betrayed my trust in her. I know Augustus never liked her and I always protected her. But this was too much. Augustus is my blood and if anyone lays a finger on him, I hate it. I have broken my relationship with the Toscano family after today's incident," Freder
Eliana came downstairs after she quickly freshened up to cook breakfast for them, but she did not find him in the house. She wondered where he could have possibly gone and called his name. She searched for Augustus in the living room and the garden, but she did not find him there. Eliana ran to the bedroom and picked up her phone from the table and dialed Augustus’ number. She got stunned when her call got cut from the other side. He did not want to talk to her and he did it again when she gave him the call for the second time. She ran her fingers through her hair and lowered her hand. She took a deep breath and then, exhaled a deep sigh when she heard a ping on the phone. She checked it and saw Augustus’ message on the screen. She read the message and it said, “I have left for the office.” “Without having the breakfast?” Eliana typed the message and sent to him. “Yes. I was not hungry.”“Sorry. I have the faint memory from the last night. The only thing I remember was when I tol
The bright sunrays found their way to fell over Eliana's face through the gap of the curtains. She brought her hand on the top of her face and tightly shut her eyes to prevent those rays to invade her eyes. Her hand moved on the bed and rested on something soft. It felt skin to her. She continued to move her fingers over the skin and then pried open her eyes when she suddenly got a realization. She had lowered her hand and saw Augustus, who was next to her. He was naked and was laid on his back. His face was toward her, his hair was disheveled.She then looked at herself and lifted the blanket. Her eyes grew wide to find that she was naked too. Her mouth widely opened and she brought her hand to cover her mouth. "Did I do it with him?" She murmured and tried to recall about the last night. She remembered very well about their deep conversation and then Augustus asked her if he could kiss her. She had this vague memory of being kissed, but after that there was nothing. Her mind was
The kiss was intense, full of passion and love. Both had forgotten their surroundings. A sweet moan escaped her mouth when he bit her lip and licked it, asking her to give permission to let him invade her mouth. Eliana slightly parted his lips while Augustus shoved his tongue in. Their tongues rolled over each other. Her hands raked through his hair. Her control on herself had lost completely. Her mind was no more controlling her body. Eliana left breathless and she gasped for air when he let go of her lips. She didn't want him to withdraw from the kiss. Her insides burned once again when Augustus' lips touched her neck. He continued to kiss at a particular spot right below her ear and another moan escaped her mouth. "Your sounds make me want to do more," Augustus said and his hand moved under the hem of the t-shirt she had put on. Eliana didn't resist it, instead she was liking it. "Shall we go inside?" Eliana asked him while resting her chin on his shoulder. It seemed he was wai
Eliana kept her eyes fixed on Augustus. She took a deep breath and put the wine glass on the table. She put her hand over his and patted it. "Augustus, it must be tough for you. However, it was all for you. She wanted to protect your future," Eliana said. "No. My future would be more secure if she had been with me today. She never felt the happiness in her marriage. Can you imagine the pain that I had to undergo seeing her in that state? This is the reason I am unable to respect my father. I stayed in that family because my mother made sacrifices. So, I had to acquire the company and become the CEO." Augustus' eyes turned misty upin recalling his mother.Eliana moved her hands up to his shoulder and pulled him into a warm hug. She patted his back with her left hand and said, "You should be happy that your father didn't abandon you even after your mother left you. He still loves you." She started to caress his back and did it for a few minutes. He withdrew and put the wine glass on
Augustus found that Eliana had already set the dinette. He was surprised that she cooked food for them in such a short time. She asked him to sit and served the food to him. After him, she pulled out a chair for her and settled on it. Augustus served the food to Eliana before she could. "I will do," she told Augustus, who shook his head and filled the platter with spaghetti and meatballs which she had cooked. Eliana thanked him and picked the fork. They both started eating while a silence prevailed between the two. "Are you still angry with Rafaello?" Eliana asked Augustus, thus breaking the ice between them. "He called you but you didn't answer his calls," she stated. "I called him earlier but his mother answered the call. She told me not to talk to Rafaello as in her eyes we brainwashed him against hers," Augustus asserted. "She is a sick lady!" Eliana remarked. "Why does she have to talk this way? Did you tell Rafaello about it?" She inquired. "No. I didn't want to trouble us
Rafaello found it weird that Augustus didn't answer his call. However, he didn't think much about it. He almost put the phone down when a message popped up on the screen. He found out that it was from Lilith. He checked it and a smile formed on his lips. 'Did you reach home safely?'"Yes," Rafaello typed the message and sent it to Lilith. He waited for her to send more messages, but she didn't. "She is a doctor, Rafaello. She must be busy," he murmured and recalled the kiss. Was she interested in him? He was unable to understand whether to ask her out or not!? He wanted to ask Augustus about it, but he didn't answer his calls. "Are they both good? Even in the morning, they left without telling Luca." He wondered and thought to call Eliana. He scrolled his phone directory and dialed Eliana's number. After a few rings, Eliana answered her call. "Yes, Rafaello?" Eliana said from the other side. Augustus glanced at her. "Are you two good? In the morning, you two left somewhere. Augus
Eliana didn't tell Arnaldo about their father's condition. She thought once he would be home, then she would discuss it with him. She sat down on the couch and brought her hands under her chin. She could not believe that her father's survival chances were so low. She tapped her right foot on the fluffy mat. She was restless and every kind of weird thought appeared in her mind. Augustus reached their bedroom and found her in deep thoughts. He quietly sat beside her after removing his blazer. "Augustus, I don't want my father to die. Why do good people have to suffer so much? My father never did anyone wrong, yet he had to see all such things," Eliana said and waited for his response. "Truth to be told, even I do not know," Augustus replied and put his hand on her thigh. He caressed it and turned silent again. "I thought my father would wake up one day," Eliana said with a dejected expression. "Don't be pessimistic. Your father is still alive. That means your father has slight cha
Rafaello and Lilith left after visiting the kid she had promised at his house. "Lilith, kids love to be around you. You are in the right profession. I keenly watched your interactions with that kid and it astonished me truly," Rafaello complimented her. "In what way did it astonish you?" She waited for his response. "Umm… I will take my example. I usually get annoyed by kids' questions. I feel it's kind of tough to handle them. However, watching you it felt otherwise. That's what amused me," Rafaello stated. "I am glad that you felt the other way," Lilith said. "You didn't tell me about your family," she suddenly changed the topic. "Did you not ask your father?" Rafaello queried her. "No. I thought to ask you. It's important to know each other on a date," Lilith replied. "I have a brother. Augustus Ferrari is his name. He's the CEO of the company. Also, we are not real brothers but we are step-brothers," Rafaello said. "Okay. It seems you two don't have a healthy relationship,"
Rafaello closed the deal somehow and asked Luca not to let anyone know that Augustus left before the deal. Luca nodded his head and thanked Rafaello for handling the deal with Ryan Petrakis. He left Rafaello's cabinet as he had to check some paperworks. Rafaello leaned back on the chair and closed his eyes. At that moment, his phone rang and he answered it."Yes, Dad!" Rafaello said. "I have sent you the restaurant where you need to go on a date with Miss Dawson. Also, you need to pick her up from the hospital. I have sent you the address of the hospital too," Frederico said from the other side. "Sure, Dad. I'll check," Rafaello said."You need to leave now because as I said she doesn't like to wait," Frederico stated. Rafaello hummed and assured his father that he would leave right away to meet Miss Dawson. He hung up the call and picked the blazer from the hanger. He called his secretary inside and informed her that he would be leaving the office. Picking the car keys, and his ph