Lucia arrived at the restaurant where Renee invited her to, using the address he sent. It is a classy and expensive Italian restaurant in the middle of the city. The place looked perfect to her taste. Showing the facial expression she gave, she was indeed impressed by doctor Renee. She looked around, only a few people but Renee was nowhere to be seen.She then decided to sit at just any table and wait for him.immediately after she sits down, she heard her phone ring inside her purse. it was a message notification. doctor Renee sent her a text. He would arrive at the restaurant a bit late. She read it in her mind and put the phone back in her purse."Waiter," Lucia called out and a female waitress attended to her."Hello ma'am, welcome to "La Elite restaurant. We're ready to serve you the best." The waitress said politely and she smiled in return."Here is our menu ma'am." She handed out a shiny pink square-shaped card to Lucia. It was quite big. It almost seemed like they had everyth
However, in the almost dark room, Renee watched Lucia slowly. Admiring how beautiful she looked. It was quiet in the room. Only the two of them were in the room. Lucia's eyes stared at the beautiful view outside the window. They were almost on the last floor of the building. And in the room which had the most beautiful view, she's ever seen. Italy is a beautiful place and it looked magnificent at night.Lucia turned to Renee on hearing him call out her name."Lucia, I must say. you look beautiful tonight. You have always been beautiful. But tonight's is something different." Renee said calmly extending his hands to Lucia's, holding them firmly."May I have this dance?" Renee finally asked after arguing with his mind and immediately music played and a blue light shines in the center of the room from the ceiling. Renee held her hand slowly and took her to where the light was. He grabbed her waist gently and she puts her hands on his neck. Then they danced, slowly. The room's atmosphere,
The next morning, the buzzing sound of an alarm clock filled the room, disturbing Lucia's sleep. Frustrated she sighed deeply and she opened her eyes slowly. She extended her hands slowly, towards the clock in a bid to turn it off. Instead, she touched her phone and mistakenly pushed the Alarm clock to the floor. Lucia stood up immediately to check the clock."Oh no! no..no no." She said, gathering the shattered pieced clock from the floor."Argh, it's going to be a bad day today." She cursed. The clock is her favorite, she loved it because it was gifted to her by her grandmother while she was in London. Lucia heard the continuous notification pop up on her phone and she sluggishly took the phone from the bed and checked it.It was her email again, these days, she receives random emails from websites she uses and it frustrated her. since they weren't what she was looking for, Lucia kept the phone and focus on repairing the clock."It's useless, I just have to get a similar one." She
Lucia walked past the rest applicants and opened pushed the door open, she entered Abruptly.Mr. Dante and the rest interviewers were shocked to she had returned. And she looked different from earlier. Her dress was stained with coffee and she was soaked in sweat. Mr. Dante wasn't surprised, Roberto informed him Lucia is a stubborn woman to deal with."Miss Roberto what are you doing in here?.""Mr. Dante I see no reason why you have to embarrass me in front of everyone earlier. besides I have the right to be here, I applied for this company. I have an interview to attend to, the interview to which you invited me." She blurted out quickly. Lucia was quiet a talkative."Miss Roberto I won't like to have the securities bring you out," Matteo warned, screeching his already loud voice.it almost seemed like they had a personal beef with each other. Seeing how they argued."Miss Roberto, get out of my office. You look unpleasant to my eyes."Lucia stared at the stains on her clothes and g
After he heard what she said, he became a bit uncomfortable. He badly wanted to confirm if she got burnt and again it would be inappropriate for him to check her body for proof.A few minutes later, they were on the road to the villa. It was a bit silent until Ricardo spoke."How was the interview?" He asked, eyes still focused on the road."It was fine, I guess," Lucia answered.Ricardo hasn't known Lucia for long, but her presence was obvious. It didn't go well with the interview. He had overheard Mr. Roberto calling the CEO not to give her the job.He was sure she was rejected."Miss Roberto, are you hungry? I could take you to a restaurant." He offered. Lucia turned to him immediately and smiled."Are you stylishly asking me out on a date?" Lucia asked.Ricardo was stunned by her question, what would make her think that way? Lucia was so unpredictable. "I just thought you were hungry," Ricardo replied."No, I'm not," she said hurriedly and sat uprightSoon, they got to the villa
Lucia was so focused on reading her menu list she didn't know when she missed a foot and fell backward. Ricardo caught her quickly. Lucia tried to catch her breath, she was scared from the sudden fall she grabbed his suit tightly."It's fine, I got you. I'll always protect you." Ricardo whispered. Lucia felt a sudden feeling of comfort in his embrace. His flattering words sounded intimate and she blushed. The attendants stared at them, they looked like intimate lovers. Some admired them, Ricardo held her up slowly and she was stable. Lucia realized the tablet was no longer in her hands. She saw the pieces of the tablet on the floor. It must have fallen so hard it broke. Ricardo helped her to pick it up.With a slight frown on her face."pack up the dressers for me, we're done for today." She said to the attendant and walked to the counter to pay."Done for today? Are they coming here tomorrow again?" Ricardo thought to himself. What is she up to? this woman has a surprise waiting for
Seeing Maria look around, the attendant guessed she must be thinking they didn't want to sell her the dress."Miss, we have other beautiful dresses. I can show you around to make your choice." The attendant suggested since Maria looked desperate."I don't need any other dress, I only want this dress." Maria was certain of her decision. the attendant know she couldn't force her. She then decided to leave her, if Maria changed her decision, she would call for her attention.When she turned, she sighted Lucia leaving the counter."Oh! that's the lady who brought the last dress." The attendant pointed at Lucia.Maria wasted no time in approaching the woman who she didn't know was Lucia.Immediately she saw the familiar figure, she recognized it was Lucia. She frowned. She didn't have a good relationship with her foster sister, how is she sure Lucia is going to let her have the dress? "Lucia." She called out calmly, inside of her she badly wanted to pick a fight with Lucia. she hated Luci
"What is Lucia up to this time?" Mr. Roberto asked Ricardo who just entered the study room."I. I don't know." He confessed."I employed you to watch and report her every move to me. How did Lucia do something without you noticing? isn't there anything you can get from her phone?" He asked."No, she seems to be deleting the messages immediately it's been sent, I think she's suspecting something," Ricardo replied."She's being suspicious? how did that happen? I paid you to do a good job, not to make her suspect you. Now go back there and do your job. I want reports about Lucia's every move. get me something." He yelled and chased Ricardo out."What's that noise?" He suddenly asked rhetorically and walked towards the window. There was a minivan entering the villa and Lucia stood a few meters from it."What is she up to?" He thought to himself.He watched two men get out of the van and they brought out some mannequins.They seemed to be moving it into the mansion. Her actions were a bit
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