Under the bright light coming from the bulb, Cali stood there staring at the girl who stared back at her. She had beautiful midnight black hair, cute button nose, plump heart shaped lips and the most beautiful pair of eyes. The left one was an alluring shade of gunmetal blue and the right one was hazel in color. Just like his. Cali smiled at her and she returned it equally. She could not help but feel her eyes burning Aa she gazed into the mirror looking at her reflection smiling back at her. "You are beautiful, just like your mother." She could still hear his voice in her mind. One of her hands came up to touch her face on the mirror. "Do I really look like my mother?" She asked herself. She was in the washroom of their office now. She had ran away from there when he revealed who he was to her."You are my daughter, sweetheart." His words rang in her ears. And she let the unshed tears fall down her cheeks. A strangled sob left her lips as she tried to bring it down. "Why?" She ask
Leaning against the window attached to the wall, he was staring at the girl who was running on the road looking all disheveled with tears streaming down her cheeks which she was wiping furiously with the back of her hands. His heart was knowing he could not do anything right now even if he wanted to. After the girl went out of his view, he summoned one of his men to his office. Theodore too, came in along with him. "Keep track on her but do not invade her privacy in any way. Am I clear?" Mr. Russells ordered and the man nodded before going out of his office and out of their view. "What are you doing? How can you let her go after confirming that she is Callistaa, our Callistaa. My precious niece. My Celestaa's daughter." Said Theodore emotionally. He could not understand why Callix was letting her go when just some time ago, he was dying to find his long lost daughter. Callix sighed and went to sit on his chair. "I am not letting her leave, Theodore. I am just giving her time to acce
9 Months later....The cool breeze hit her face making her long black hair fly in every direction along with it. How she loved coming here early in the morning everyday just to relish the nature. Standing near the bank of the lake, Cali was looking at her own reflection. Just how much had she changed in these nine months. Her black hair was now longer reaching her waist. She was wearing a sap green midi dress which stopped just above her knees. Now she no longer used any lenses to hide those beautiful eyes of hers behind. Her father had assured her that she looked really beautiful and unique with them which resembled his. A smile was formed across her lips when she remembered her father, Callix Russells. He was her support now. When she decided that she was not ready to take over the company, he understood and did not press on it anymore. And when she told that she wanted to leave the country for a while to collect herself together again, her father supported her and arranged everythin
The Russells' private jet had just landed. She was back in the country. Feeling full of nerves, she could not help but tap her leg on the floor impatiently. What was she impatient for? She did not know herself. Maybe for this dreadful week to pass quickly so that she could get over with this and could go back to her seclusion again. But she knew it was not going to happen. Someday she had to take over their business and for that, she had to stay here. Her father must had noticed her anxiety, so he came up to her and held her in his arms, rubbing her back in a soothing way. "What happened, princess? You look pale. Is something bothering you?" He asked gently patting her head. She looked up at her father's soft eyes with her anxious ones. She shook her head at him slowly. "No, dad. It is just that...will I be handle all of this by my own?" She had her doubts but not on her ability to do business but on her heart which still could not seem to forget that one person whom she had ran fro
The blue metallic sedan screeched infront of the office building. A man came out from the car and rushed into the building with urgency, not even bothering to take his bag out of it. On his way to his office, his employees greeted him morning but he was not paying them any heed. Rude! That was what they called him. Before, he was sure arrogant but rude? In the last few months, he had not talked to anyone nicely. He had become a walking ticking time bomb which could explode at any time and on anyone. Mr. Cain Hutton had became a rude, arrogant jerk. To everyone. And the reason was...his wife. His wife had ran away from the past nine months. And he was going bonkers on everyone because he was unable to find her till now. But today was different because the private investigator whom he had hired to find the whereabouts of his wife, had called him this morning informing him that he had something new to tell him. So now, he was in a hurry to get to him who was waiting for him in his office.
Standing infront of the mirror in her room with two dresses in her hands, she contemplated on which one she should wear for the party tonight. But even after ten minutes of standing there just holding the dresses, she grew frustrated and flung the dresses onto her bed behind abd then sat there with her hands on her lap. She could not help but fiddle with her fingers anxiously. "Dad, who all are going to come to the party tonight?" She remembered asking her father in the morning. "All our business associates, stock holders, board members and employees are coming. After all they will see my daughter, their future boss, for the first time tonight." Her father had replied her chuckling, feeling proud. But she could just give him her best fake smile in return since she was not sure if Cain Hutton was coming or not. She knew that the CH Advertising and Design was also one of their business associates. So, she guessed he would be there. And for that, she was telling herself that it was alri
It was six o'clock in the evening now. Cali was in her room getting ready for the party that was about to commence in one hour. She was feeling more and more jittery as the time was coming nearer thinking that she would have to face her past tonight. Even Harold, who was her supposed present, was here now and would attend the party with her. When she came back to the mansion with Harold earlier, her father was not quite happy about him staying here for a week but Cali somehow convinced him saying that he was new here and did not even inform her before coming here. So, he allowed her to let him stay but he was given another room which was on the ground floor so that he would stay away from Cali, whose room was on the second floor, as much as possible. She sighed and tried to push all her thoughts to the back of her mind for now and continued with her make up. After debating for more than half an hour, she had decided to wear a wine red spaghetti strap gown. She was now applying primer
Climbing up the stairs, she tried her best to keep her calm just for a little more while and when she reached the last stair to the second floor, she leaned onto the railing holding it tightly in her grip and released a breathe of relief which she was unaware of herself. Bringing her right hand infront of her eyes, she just stared at it. Their handshake from just a moment ago came into her her mind. How much she had missed his touch in all those months! Her eyes became watery remembering those good times which could not become permanent for her. A strangled sob left her lips and she cradled her hand against her chest and she went further to go inside her room. Sitting infront of her dressing mirror, she looked into it to find Callistaa staring back at her and not Cali. She was not Cali Ruth anymore. "I can never have you in my life, Cain. You are not meant to be mine. And...(She sniffled) it hurts." She sobbed. She thought that she was over this. She was over him after secluding hers