Lucas surprised everyone with his accusation and Klara’s blood pressure rose to maximum level hearing his words but she controlled her temper and waited for Ralph’s reaction but her brother didn’t give Ralph a chance to speak. “You don’t want to be blamed for the things you never committed while you are blaming my father of being the murderer when he didn’t kill your parents. I never saw such hypocrisy in the world’s history”Klara shook her head crawling slowly towards her brother and scratched his foot. It’s really dangerous to poke Ralph’s sore spot. This is not the time to provoke him. Why is her brother digging their own graves? Luc closed his eyes cursing himself for losing his temper. He shouldn’t have brought up the topic but he wasn’t wrong. Ralph should know the truth. His father spent years in anguish for losing Eriksons, in addition to that he bore the accusation of a killer. As a son he couldn’t tolerate injustice towards his father.Luc was intimidated by Ralph’s f
Everyone in Klara’s family and clan would buy her a gift for her birthday and Ralph got scolded once on her sixth birthday for coming home empty handed. Did he really decorate the swing to cut some slack for himself? Here she thought he did that because of his care and feelings. She wished to have Alzheimer for real to forget about this conversation. Ralph is really making her hate him more and more with his words. He is making it sound like he was forced to do everything that related to her. What about their first kiss? Did he accept it because he didn’t want to hurt her? Did he think she’ll complain to their parents if he didn’t cooperate with her? She felt bile rising up in her throat thinking about their precious first kiss. She cherished it for years but for him…it’s nothing but a burden to carry. Was he really that disgusted to be with her? What did she do to make him hate her? “For someone who didn’t remember my sister’s name had quite a memory of our old traditions. Yo
“You mean the one I kissed in front of you”Klara’s cheeks turned bright red hearing Ralph’s teasing words as she remembered his kisses. God! How can he be shameless? She was suddenly grateful to be in the dark because she didn’t want to face her brother. It’s embarrassing. How could Ralph say such words just like that?Ralph’s smile grew more as Luc’s face darkened. Why is it Roselli siblings misery always gives him pleasure than any other thing in this world? “Who is she?” asked Lucas though he knew the answer. He thought he could bully Ralph but why does it seem like he’s falling into his own trap? Ralph isn’t bothered by his questions at all, on the contrary he’s infuriating him with his answers. Despite Ralph’s laziness and Luc’s rage, Enrico was silent as he didn’t want to interact with Ralph and he’s not in the mood for a conversation because he doubted his ability to hide his nervousness. He better stay quiet less his ruse with Cecelia would be exposed and above all he h
Klara crawled out in a hurry once Lucas signalled her that they were alone. She gulped down the water bottle placed on the table in one go to calm her nerves. This is the worst timing ever.Lucas adjusted the air conditioning when he saw his baby sister sweating. He took the tissues and wiped her sweat while she rested on the sofa with a racing heart. Enrico stood aside without uttering a word and looked at the siblings waiting for Klara to speak. He was hurt by Lucas as he hid few things from him but Ralph knew them for fuck sake. When Luc warned Ralph to not hurt someone, a woman who he didn’t know, he was beyond shocked. His best buddy for twenty some years has a woman he cared and he isn’t aware of her. He thought they were best friends and brothers but Luc never treated him like one. He has faith in Ralph to take care of Klara but not him. And he didn’t tell him about his lover which is like adding salt to his wound. “I am leaving tomorrow”Klara finally opened her mouth
Klara braced herself to face Enrico. She ignored her brother and took a step towards Ric who is looking at her with red eyes. She hated herself for what she’s going to say but this is the right thing to do. She didn’t want Ric to waste his time on her and she’s really uncomfortable to be around him if he bore romantic feelings towards her.“Ric I…trust me I never wanted to hurt you. I mean I care about you but I couldn’t bring myself to love you” Klara said approaching Ric but he took a step back shaking his head. “Klara enough” Luc stopped Klara holding her hand pleading her with his eyes but Klara is adamant. She should draw the line right now. She can’t go back to Ralph without making Ric realize the fact that he can’t get her love. “No Luc, he should know”Klara took a step towards Ric who was already on the verge of crying. She tried to hold his hand but he dodged her touch. “Ric, you knew it for a long time but still you are in denial….I”Enrico raised his hand stopping
Ralph closed his eyes resting in the back seat of his car thinking about his conversation with Lucas. He angered his little wolf denying their engagement and also pretended to forget about her name. He was sure she’s all riled up about his arrogance. But the question is what’s she going to do? She must’ve talked to her dad. As always he would say he never saw his mother during the blast. Liar!Now that Klara talked to her dad, What would be her new strategy? Did she give up on her plans? Was that the reason she is roaming on the roads of Cylantra with that dumbass? His muscles went taut and a bone ticked in his jaw thinking about the possibility. She didn’t even care about getting caught. And the way Ric hugged her body while taking her into the Casino....He opened his eyes, clenched his fists looking out of the window. What an eyesore? He didn’t want to think about what he saw. The crucial point is Klara still didn’t meet his dad which means she would definitely come back to t
“You heard him Kate, your husband is accusing me of treachery”Louis let his whole weight on Ralph who supported his body from falling and spoke in defeated tone. Julia couldn’t stand back when her husband is in pain, she hugged his waist wrapping his hand over her shoulder and lowered her head not willing to utter a word. Julia wasn’t the type to cry even in difficult situations. The only time she cried was when her mother died. And now is no different, her face was firm and stony throughout the entire argument. Ralph was well aware of his mother’s silence. She’s mad at both Carl and Louis for ruining Klara’s birthday because Klara was precious to her. She told them to sit together to resolve the issue but they made a fuss.Julia was a woman who does whatever she desired and nothing else matters not even life threatening situations. Right now her priority is to celebrate Klara’s birthday but from the looks of it, it’s not going to happen. “Louis I apologise on behalf of him. Pl
‘Why can’t Lucas love someone?’ Klara thoughtMom and dad would never say no to anyone he loved, they weren’t religious, not to mention they don’t care about status. They always wanted their children to be happy with whoever they wanted. Then why is Luc against love. Or did he love someone who he couldn’t be with? Nah! That’s impossible. Why can’t he be with anyone? Woman would die to have a man like her brother in their lives. Oops exception to Klara, Lucas is dumb and stupid, of course she wanted Ralph and only him.What could possibly make him fear love? Wait a minute! Is he..is he a gay or something? She never saw him with any girl for years. He never brought anyone with him to home. He didn’t have a girlfriend till now. The only person who is close to him is Ric. They were like inseparable. She was shocked at the realization and a dull pain rose in her chest imagining her brother’s torment. He must be in anguish all this time keeping the truth to himself. She felt sorry f
Klara is hurt so badly because of Ralph’s actions and she wanted to get away from him, to escape where he couldn’t reach her and the first such place came to her mind is the top floor. Aurora told her once that Ralph never went upstairs in all these years, not even once. Even the secret passage in the Onyx isn’t connected to the top floor so what Aurora said is true. She didn’t give a shit about Ralph’s warning and straight climbed the steps.She can feel her racing heartbeat as soon as the alarms beeped. The worst day of her life replayed in her mind giving shivers to her spine but she mustered up her courage determined to run away from Ralph.Once she stepped on the last step, she patted her chest heaving a sigh looking down the railings. He didn’t come up or crash landed in front of her like he did on the other day because she still remembered his sudden appearance from that day. How did he manage to climb all the four stairs in seconds? That’s still a miracle to her. She rea
“I’m in a meeting”Klara’s smile dropped and her lips formed a pout hearing Ralph’s stony voice. She knew he’s in the meeting but she spent hours in the kitchen to make this for him, just for him. One bite wouldn’t cost him a penny. She’ll leave after feeding him.“I know….just taste it once. Please…”She expected to see numerous expressions on his face after knowing about what she made for him, to surprise him but he disappointed her. He never once lowered his eyes to see what she held in her hands. She never pleased anyone in her entire life but now she is pleading Ralph to eat the pie she made so that he could compliment her, to look her with appreciation in his eyes and to feel her care, to feel that he’s not alone, to remind him of his childhood but why is he being so stubborn? Why can’t he just take a bite of what she made? Or at least spare a glance at what’s in her hands? Ralph can smell a familiar sweetness in the air as he inhaled but his anger crowded his senses. He
‘There is no movement from Rocco’s side Master but our men informed me about the suspicious transport of people and weapons to Andarc. We couldn’t find the exact location of the destination but we’ll try our best’Ralph burned the paper as soon as he read the content and nodded at Mr. Khan who sat opposite him. “I heard about the attack Master”Mr. Khan said with caution because he’s afraid that Ralph would get mad hearing about the attack. There is a rumour that’s been spreading in the underworld about Ralph’s incompetence. He’s shocked when he got the news about Ralph backing away from buying the paintings and lost the bidding to Xavier Haffman. The Ralph he knew would never lose the battle let alone a bid. And on top of that he didn’t go alone to the auction. If Ralph embarrassed the young lady who the city is assuming as his mistress then she’s not the special one to him which means his daughter still got a chance with Ralph. But first he should know why Ralph is letting t
Ralph looked at the woman who is jumping like a deer in the kitchen creating a havoc. He just came back from the training session searching for her figure as she ditched her class for some unknown reason.After the auction incident, the relationship between Ralph and Klara seemed to be improved a lot and he even turned a blind eye to whatever she does using his equipment. As expected she used his secret passage to leave the fort to meet Lucas when he was out in the afternoon the other day. After her return she looked happy, it seems like she reconciled with her brother.He isn’t scared of her betrayal anymore. Her happiness matters. Mr. Khan is close to find Rocco’s location and it wouldn’t be long before he gets the closure about his ten years of vengeance. The rest of the things can be discussed later. “What’s going on here?” He asked and Klara who covered whatever she’s making with the lids even before he can make his way into the kitchen, turned around flaring her nostrils a
“What's on your mind little wolf?”Ralph asked Klara who’s lost in her thoughts staring into the direction Lucas just left. He’s glad that Lucas took care of Xavier ahead of him otherwise he would’ve turned this auction house upside down. Klara cleared her throat lowering her head and adjusted her tendrils behind her ear contemplating about what to say to Ralph. “I…I was just…thinking about….what you said”Well she didn’t find anything to cover her anxiety and just said whatever that came to her mind. “What I said?”Ralph is as confused as Klara because both didn’t have any clue about what Klara is saying. “Yeah! That..um…about your masculinity”Ralph chuckled leaning into her breathing zone and gestured Dylan to leave with his fingers. Klara’s breath caught in her throat feeling him so close. It’s not new to her but still his golden eyes which stole her heart and his hot breath fanning her cheeks sent delicious tingles to her spine. “What is it little wolf?”Ralph whis
Klara’s body started to sweat hearing the people back stage talk. It’s over. They found the piercing guy and Luc will be in danger if they started investigating the guests. “Leave. NOW!!”She urged Luc to leave but the man is not bothered by the commotion outside. He only fixed his bow and smoothed his suit before walking away. Klara’s jaw dropped staring at his back. Idiot! Who is he showing his attitude to? She cursed and followed him out and is shocked to see the man who is talking to Fernando just few steps away from her and her brother who is rooted on his spot beside her.…………“Little wolf”Ralph came to Klara’s side and held her face in concern. He didn’t forget to give a questioning look at Lucas and then shifted his eyes towards Klara whose face is as pale as white.Dylan who’s behind him rolled his eyes at Ralph’s pretence. Why is he pretending like he’s just seeing them together? As soon as Klara left the hall, Dylan observed Xavier going in her direction after exc
Klara couldn’t watch the prestigious yet respectable paintings going into a pervert’s hands so she left the auction hall and went to the back stage while the host thanked the guests before ending the event with a complimentary speech. The back stage is bustling with workers as they’re vacating the house and Klara found a storage room to vent her anger. She kicked the door shut with her foot and screamed out loud letting out her frustration.The people outside are busy carrying the left out auction items into the truck so they didn’t hear Klara’s voice. She paced around the room ignoring the smoky smell and cursed Xavier for being an asshole to her. The bastard! He deliberately tried to provoke her and snatched her paintings. And Ralph! Why did he stop her from bidding them? He backed up enough millions over the past seven years and for sure mother Julia and father Louis left him a fortune behind, then what’s his problem? Why didn’t he buy her the paintings? While she’s venting
“Thirty five million”Lucas ignored the judging eyes around him and put down his hand after voicing his bid. Klara whipped her head back with an angry look because she didn’t rise her hand as Ralph didn’t give her his approval. Like others she also thought the price of five paintings worth thirty million but that’s not the case. It’s one hundred and fifty million in total. That’s unbelievable and she’s surprised that her brother decided to bid at last but is he in his senses? He rose the price to five million at once. Can he really afford that much? It’s not that he couldn’t but he just lost his powerhouse and with Ralph’s constants attacks, he lost so much. How can he withstand all of them? She knew he’s doing this for her but…..she turned to Ralph and pinched his thigh in distress. Why is he silent? Didn’t he know she’s fond of those paintings? Why is he not buying them for her? How can she let her brother spend millions while she has the Aladdin lamp beside her? “Forty mil
“Fernando, Are you sure? They’re of five in total”The organizer of the event asked Fernando staring at the next auction items. The precious historical paintings which came from south and took them almost six months to restore the original colour. They wanted to leave them for the next year’s auction that too a painting a year but Fernando wants to sell them at a time in this event. Why?The paintings worth millions because of the authenticity and their rarity as they belongs to twelfth century, they worth a lot and to sell them all in such a hurry...what’s the reason? “Let’s do it now. We can’t protect them from Luchhese”Fernando said clapping his hands and his men carefully lifted the paintings stand to take them to the stage. “Luchhese as in Brendon Luchhese”The organizer questioned Fernando with his wide eyes. Brendon Luchhese, the one who demanded Luc to steal a museum piece and also a number one douchebag. He’s such a greedy person and a well known burglar in underworl