Ricardo pretended like he didn't notice her staring at his back. She must have seen his tattoo and fallen in love with it. He grinned briefly before covering himself with a robe. "Your tattoo." Lucia blurted out."What about it?" He asked."Well, I think it looks beautiful. but why did you get a scorpion? you could have got something more charming, like a butterfly or a bird." Ricardo smirked. It sounded like Lucia was mocking him. It was hilarious for her to suggest he had butter or bird tattooed on his back."Are you kidding? a butterfly?" "Uhmmm, yes." Ricardo ignored her, she had just woken up from a relapse, so she didn't know what she was saying. Ricardo found out about her addiction when he had a doctor examine her last night. He didn't tell her he knew about it, he hoped she would tell him herself. and he's sworn to be available whenever she needs him so he wouldn't have to use drugs anymore."Well, can I touch it?" She asked, interrupting his thoughts and he turned to her
Drowned in her desperation to get Lucia out, Claudia took several measures. She didn't want Lucia taking the place of her daughter or son. Seeing how Roberto secretly shows affection for his daughter, her children were definitely on the losing side. She would do anything for them to win his heart."Where's my phone?" Maria asked. And just as she did, they heard it ring. "Give it to me quickly." She ushered and Claudia did hurriedly.She swiped the screen quickly and picked up the call after confirming who the caller was."Hello, Lisa." She said."Maria, where have you been since yesterday? did you check your Twitter yet?" She spoke quickly, Maria almost didn't hear what she said."Twitter? what happened?""Just check it." The call ended abruptly after Lisa asked her to check her Twitter."What?" Maria almost yelled when she saw the tweets she was tagged to. They were all criticizing her for ruining their birthday party of Adela. So many bad comments about her. The issue of Lucas was
"I don't need you or anyone to fight by my side, this is my destiny. Let me live it. Thank you for everything." She didn't expect it, Ricardo carried her up and puts her gently into the car."Where are we going?" He asks, arranging his seatbelt."Anywhere, take me away." "Should we go to my place?" "Of course not, Take me to a hotel. I don't want to live off you. I owe you a lot already."Ricardo ignored her rejection and took her to his place. Soon, Lucia was settled in his apartment.Lucia knew she had a lot of adjusting to do. She was in a different place now and needed to live responsibly. Lucia admired the room Ricardo gave her, it was spacious and clean just like the Master's bedroom. She was a little bored after staying indoors for a while, arranging her things. She then decided to go speak with him about the new changes. He was no longer her Bodyguard now. More like her benefactor.She knows gently on his room door and his bold voice answered."Come in." Lucia didn't hesi
In the morning, Lucia woke up to a throbbing headache. She fell asleep after so much thinking. She stood up sluggishly and heads to the wardrobe where she changed into a robe and her pink bunny slippers. Lucia seemed to have forgotten to bring a toothbrush with her, she searched her bag thoroughly but couldn't find a toothbrush in it. "I have to start my day without brushing? what's worst than this?" She said in frustration, moving towards the bathroom. Surprisingly, in the bathroom, she saw a set of new toothbrushes in different colors. Lucia stood dumbfounded. Did Ricardo always have guests here or there's always a new set of toothbrushes in the guest room bathroom? She thought but then went ahead to use one.When she was done with everything she got dressed and applied a little makeup. Lucia took out her purse and credit card. She was going to get some things for herself. Since she isn't leaving anytime soon. She didn't plan to depend on Ricardo for everything.Immediately after sh
Lucia finished picking toiletries for herself and headed toward the counter to make payments.She noticed a familiar figure also standing at the counter. But she ignored and approached the young woman."here are the few things I picked out." She extended the basket to her and she quickly received it.The man who noticed the woman beside him was stunned. She looked very beautiful and sexy. Matteo couldn't remove his eyes from Lucia. She was the same lady he rejected from his company almost a month ago. He wondered how Lucia's beauty keep adding up. He was standing behind her, his eyes traced from her back up to her neckline. "Miss Roberto?" He called out and Lucia turned. She had been waiting for it to happen. Even when she didn't look at him, she knew his eyes were all over her body. The fact that he tried sleeping with her that day at his office already made her suspect the kind of person he is.Lucia pretended not to recognize him at first, then she made a surprised face. She was g
They almost forgot where they were until a woman's voice spoke from outside the car, the woman seems to be passing by when she saw them kissing."Oh wow, si Stanno bastinado."The woman said in Italian language. (Oh wow! they are kissing). The other women beside her giggled."Lo facevo Durante il Mio tempo." The other woman replied. (I used to do that during my time." Ricardo broke off the kiss and they both stared at each other for some seconds, Lucia could feel the tension between the both of them, the looks in Ricardo's eyes seemed familiar, scary, and at the same time confusing. She couldn't read any emotions from his plain expression.Ricardo moved backward a bit and Lucia turned her face away. She didn't feel angry at him for kissing her, instead, she was calmer and more relaxed. She found herself wanting more and wishing he could continue. Lucia felt her heart skip throughout the kiss and couldn't breathe. She felt a bit suffocated until he finally spoke."Lucia, I.." "This n
Lucia rushed to change her dress into something less exposing since she loved clothes that exposed most parts of her body.She wanted to look presentable in front of Mila's aunt, so she won't judge her by her dress.With that, Lucia wore a pair of bell jeans trousers, when it was time for her to wear a top. She realized she only had crop tops. The rest were skimpy gowns that were very exposing. Lucia sank to the bed. She then regrets not listening when Milla always told her she would be caught up in such a situation one day. She didn't have a choice but to grab anything and just wear it. But when Lucia finished dressing, it occurred to her that Changing the dress wouldn't be a problem for her, she is a fashionista and should know how to solve her fashion problems. Lucia hurriedly took out her phone and opened her graph app. She slides out a mini pen, made for mobile phones only and she started drawing. Lucia smiled in satisfaction after she finished drawing, she checked the time. Fort
Lucia is giving you a hard time, isn't it obvious that anything which comes from your unlucky dead wife is not worth killing yourself over for."Suddenly, she heard a loud sound of a gunshot. It didn't end there, the mirror in front of her continued making shattering sounds as it was broken and falls to the floor bits by bits. Claudia was shocked, it was unexpected. She didn't know if the gunshot was meant for her, or if Roberto made it as a warning and purposely shot the mirror. her face suddenly turned pale white in fear.Mr. Roberto tucked the shotgun back into his pockets."Roberto, what is the meaning of that? Do you plan to kill me?." Managing to find her voice to speak, she asked fearfully. The room was soundproof, so only they could hear the gunshot or the mirror sound. "I missed this time, but I promise. the next one would hit you if you don't stop talking nonsense." Claudia turned to stare at the broken mirror, she barely saw her reflection in the broken pieces still on t
Lucia was busy packing up her luggages to leave the villa. She feared that her life was in danger and wanted to leave.She wanted to flee from the country with the little money she had. She would be able to go away for months.She was still busy packing up when the door was opened by Roberto, Ricardo was standing behind him.They were stunned by Lucia's current actions. "What are you doing?" Roberto was the first to ask but Ricardo was the most curious.He didn't understand why Lucia was packing up her luggage."I asked you a question," Roberto questioned, moving towards her.Lucia left the luggage and focused on her father. "I'm leaving, Roberto. I can't stay here anymore. My life is in danger and you aren't doing anything about it!" She declared harshly."Lucia, you can't leave" "I can't stay either, father. I do not want to get killed" She retorted sharply."I would sort that out." "Father, you do not understand how it feels to live in fear everyday! It's devastating. I no longer
It was in the middle of the night when Lucia woke up from sleep. At first, she wanted to go downstairs and get a glass of milk to help her sleep again.But this time, Lucia thought of doing something different. She's consumed a lot of milk these days, trying to suppress her constant hunger for the drugs.She was slowly getting over it and she didn't want to get addicted to something else in return. She stood on the balcony, gazing outside and enjoying the cold midnight breeze.Lucia closed her eyes for a second and opened it. She suddenly felt like seeing Ricardo, she missed him and they haven't seen each other since afternoon.Lucia was disturbed about his absence. At first, she assumed that he was busy. Her father sent him on a lot of errands these days, since he was short of men to use.Lucia decided to go outside and search for him. She moved towards her huge wardrobe and searched for some clothes to wear.It was almost winter, she dared not expose her skin because of the cold. Lu
For the first time in Ricardo's life, he felt his body tremble as a result of the kiss Lucia gave him. The kiss lasted for a while before she pulled out. Ricardo held her close and hugged her tight. "I'll be back, I promise" he said and left. Lucia heaved a heavy sigh as she slumped on the bed. She pulled out her phone from the plug and began to surf the internet. At least, that was the only thing that she could do without anyone restraining her. After a while, she felt like everything had become boring to her. The internet was filled with several news about her, despite the fact that Ricardo had dealt with the publication of the news, some platforms still published it. She was called several names, a slut and a drug addict. Lucia was devastated. They didn't disclose her identity but they kept saying "the Don's daughter" and in the city, Mr. Roberto of the most powerful Don. Which would make anyone guess that it was her who is the drug addict. Lucia felt devastated for the very fir
The next morning was hectic for Lucia as reporters found their ways inside the mansion and had dared to question her about her father's health condition. The new headlines that morning were all about the famous Rich man's daughter that caused her father to fall ill on his birthday. While Lucia was struggling to leave the mansion and head to the company, her car was flooded by these reporters. Ricardo hurried towards the scene and shielded her till they got inside the mansion. Lucia's dress was torn in some parts as they were rough with her. A video showcased online and its content was about everything that transpired between her and her father during his birthday the previous evening. "Investigate from which angle the video git recorded" Ricardo spoke with someone over the phone as he stood near the door inside Lucia's room. Lucia was sitting on the bed, panicking.Reporters were still outside her door knocking and more were flooding inside the apartment premises.Noticing how pale a
Lucia was in her room crying, feeling guilty over her father's health condition. She never thought that things would turn out this way. If she did, she wouldn't have done it. Even though Don Roberto hurt her, she never wished for him to fall sick.Lucia badly wanted someone to talk to, she had expected Ricardo to come in after everything but he didn't even come to check up on her. She was somehow angry at him and at the same time she didn't blame him. Everyone was disappointed at her and she was tagged as a bad daughter. Soon, she changed from the dress and left her room. Lucia wanted to go find Ricardo and talk to him. She expected everyone to judge her except for him.As she stepped out of her room, she noticed Marco sneaking around the corridor leading to her father's study and she followed him stealthily.Meanwhile, Ricardo was still inside the study and he was yet to find anything. This time, he opened the automatic metal detector compass and faced it towards different angles of
The following week,Lucia noticed that the mansion was buzzing with activities. However, no one mentioned to her about any celebration.She checked her calendar to be sure that she wasn't missing out on anything. Just then, she realized that it was her father's birthday that day. Lucia had forgotten about it. She suddenly recalled how they always celebrated his birthdays when she was a kid. It was just her mother, Mr. Roberto and her that celebrated it together. Sometimes they go out to the movies or the park. Her father's birthday was always the best days of her life as she always got to spend quality time with her parents. After she had been absent since the past few years, Lucia was sure that they changed the celebration style.She decided not to acknowledge them since she wasn't invited in the first place. Lucia decided to draw some digital designs and upload them to her catalog online. She was busy working on her laptop when a knock on the door interrupted her.She allowed the p
"Miss Roberto?" "Lucia" She heard Ricardo call out and she suddenly regained herself.Lucia was caught up in her own imagination. From where she stood, Ricardo was far away from her. He didn't even attempt to come near her. Everything was just her imagination."What happened to you?" Ricardo asked curiously and he tried to approach her."No, don't come near me. Stay where you are" she instantly rebuked him."Are you alright?""I'll come meet you downstairs, please leave" Lucia said to him.Ricardo stared at her for a moment before he walked out of the room.Lucia instantly went to lock the door."Lucia, what is wrong with you? Why do I keep on having these silly imaginations?" She scolded herself as she rushed to put her clothes on.She realized that Ricardo had dry-cleaned them which meant that he was the one who changed her clothes. Lucia was caught up in her wild fantasies that she didn't realize that it was Ricardo's shirt she wore when she woke up. Everything seemed so strange
This tastes awful. I'm sorry.." Lucia giggled, trying to be considerate so that he doesn't feel bad about his cooking."Yeah, I expected you to be honest with me," Renee laughed."What do we do? There's no food in this house?" Lucia continued to clean her tongue with a tissue, she didn't seem to get over the greasy taste of the meal."Are you alright?" Ricardo asked."Yes," Lucia nodded."Remind me not to let you cook next time," she said and they both broke into laughter."Can I have something to get rid of this taste?" She requested."Yes, I think some tequila will do. Mum brought some." He excused himself to quickly bring the drink from the bar.Shortly, Renee arrived with a bottle of tequila, a rubber of ice, and two tumbler glasses."Here," he quickly poured some for Lucia and she didn't waste any time in gulping it in quickly. "This is better." She said and breathed in relief.Renee also poured a cup and drank it all."Aren't you going to have more?." He asked Lucia who sudden
Lucia arrived with Renee in his home, Rex decided that he would wait in the car till she was done with Renee. Lucia helped Renee arrange the stuff they got in the kitchen and he volunteered to cook for them. Lucia sucked at cooking and he knew. While he cooked, Lucia sat and watched him in the kitchen. Renee didn't allow her to do anything even when she volunteered to help him."I wouldn't want you to cut your fingers or ruin your acrylics." He said,"Oh that doesn't matter, I'll just get another done." Lucia explained."No, I won't let you stress yourself. Just sit here and watch me perform magic. Trust me, I'll do just fine." Renee led her to the chair and made her sit.He adjusted the apron on his waist and continued chopping his vegetables and at the same time stirring the soup. "So, what are we having tonight?.""I don't know, I saw the recipe online but it's trusted and I'm sure that you'll love it. It's definitely not an Italian dish." He revealed."Oh, it's not? Then I guess