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
When Lucia entered the mansion of Mrs. Paulo, she was wowed. Although Roberto's Mansion is two times bigger, she was still surprised the divorced woman had such a big house. They reached the living room."Sit and make yourself comfortable. What should I offer you?". Mrs. Paulo said politely."Thank you, ma'am, I'm fine.""Call me aunty or Graciela." She suggested."Okay, Auntie Graciela.".Graciela thought Lucia was extra since she decided to call her both at once."Rest a bit then I'll show you to your room." She said and went upstairs.Soon, she came down to meet Lucia. She was changed to another beautiful dress which looked more comfortable."Aunty, is there no one else in the house?." She summoned the courage to ask although she felt it was a bit awkward if she did."Well, who do you expect a divorced woman to live with? my boyfriend." Lucia almost choked on nothing when she heard that."Sorry, I didn't mean that aunty." She apologized slowly."I'm just kidding." She said and pa
Lucia entered the room accompanied by Graciela, She didn't expect the room to be as big as hers back at the mansion. It almost seemed like Graciela took her to the Master's bedroom."Do you like it?. It's my old room though." "Like? I love it, auntie." Lucia replied and instantly went towards the bed."The room is beautiful." She exclaimed."I'm glad you liked it. Although it's in a bit of a mess. I don't have any maid to Tidy it up. Tomorrow we'll do that together.""Thank you so much, you don't have to worry about that, I can clean the room myself. It's no big deal." Lucia said."Are you sure you can do it? the room is pretty big and it'll be a lot of work for you.""I can do it. I love cleaning." Lucia lied. She didn't do house chores and it was going to be hard for her. She just didn't want Graciela to stress herself since she's helped her to this extent."You can sleep here tonight, tomorrow we can go pick up your luggage together. what do you think?." Graciela was trying her be
Lucia didn't expect it when Ricardo went and carried her on his shoulders. No matter how hard she kicked and punched him. He didn't flinch nor let go of her. Instead, he held her firmly till he got to her room and he puts her down gently. Ricardo caught her hands which anticipated another slap towards him. Lucia's face looked sweaty and her hair was ruined after everything. She was too angry to face him and wanted to leave. She assumed he was acting this way because it was his house. She felt disrespected by his utterances.Ricardo kissed her, ignoring if she would become angry at him. All he wanted was to have this woman to himself. Being close to Lucia for so long awakened his beast. To worst it all, she slapped him. He didn't care about anything, he just wants to punish her. Probably for being with another man. Although she pushed and struggled with him, Ricardo was still more powerful than her and he subdued her by carrying her up to the bed.By this time, he was already on top o
When he entered, he noticed the room was empty and there was no Lucia. He rushed towards the wardrobe to confirm if his suspicions were right and indeed it was. Lucia left the house. But where could she possibly go to? He wondered as he was about to rush out to search for her, his eyes caught something on the bed and it was her mobile phone. She didn't take it along with her? how was he going to track her? He noticed there was a note beside it and he went to check it. Lucia wrote boldly on it. "Roberto shouldn't bug into my life anymore."She was referring to her father and Ricardo knew he couldn't possibly pass the such a message to the boss. What mattered to him at that Moment was to find Lucia. It was almost as if Roberto knew when his call suddenly came in."Hello." "Ricardo, bring Lucia home in the next two hours," Roberto said and ended the call. without allowing him to say anything. Lucia just made matters worst and he would have a hard time finding her without the tracker.
"Just as I thought, you won't do that right?." he asked and she didn't respond but just stared at him."Get me, Miss Tisha." He ordered and the secretary left hurriedly.Shortly after she left, miss Tisha came into the office. A beautiful and elegantly dressed woman stood in front of him. Miss Tisha is the oldest staff in his company and also his assistant. She runs all his errands for him, no matter how personal it was. She was in her mind thirties, but she didn't look like it at all. The woman greeted politely when she entered."Change the office dress code, I don't want anyone to wear the particular design Miss Roy wore today." He ordered.Tisha tilted her head respectfully."Yes Mr. Dante, I'll have that sorted out now. Is there anything else I can help you with?." She asked."Yes, get me the files and all information about miss Roberto." He said.Tisha looked confused. "Miss Roberto?" She didn't know who it was."The woman I rejected a month ago." He said.Tisha still didn't get
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