"Augustus?" His voice echoed in the room as Laura immediately got back her senses and stood up in a panic.
"I...I..." She stuttered as Steven said calmly. "This is the name you were mumbling in your sleep."He then narrowed his eyes at her and continued, "Why would a young woman murmured another man's name and also when she was in someone else's bed." His words were sarcastic but Laura didn't feel bad as her heart was still wrapped by Augustus's hurtful words."Actually," Laura wiped her tears as she began but Steven stopped her."Come over here and tell." He ordered her as she nodded her head and walked to him to sit beside him on the sofa."So, I had a crush on him, and then I started liking him, and soon it turned into love or obsession," Laura confessed, he could sense her being nervous."Did you fall for him before he marry your sister or later?" Steven inquired."Uhm... Actually, I didn't know that time, that he was with my sister but when IThe next day, Laura stood all ready to leave as Mr. Xavier came forward and pulled her suitcase but she stopped him. "These things don't belong to me."But Mr. Xavier showed no reaction as he pulled the suitcase out while Laura followed him out with a deep frown.Laura sat in the passenger seat instead of the back as she felt too ashamed to face Steven. She had literally offered him herself but he has rejected her so directly she felt humiliated and Augustus's words still haunted her."You Don't Deserve To Be Loved."She groaned in anger and tied her seatbelt by pulling it roughly. Mr. Xavier didn't speak a word either Laura. She can feel the existence of Steven behind her but didn't look at him for once.As they reached the airport, Laura was the first to get out of the car while Mr. Xavier was second. He took out Laura's suitcase and put it beside her."Master has ordered it." He said the one sentence with firmness and politeness.Laura felt very
BOSTON, USAIt was close to midnight when finally Laura landed at the airport with no luggage at all. She stood empty-handed at the airport as she planned to call Tina to pick her up she saw a man holding her name card waiting for her.She walked to him as she gestured to the card, "That's me.""Oh, Hello Ms. Mathew. Hope you had a good flight I am here to pick you up." He said politely as he greeted her."Okay, who send you?" Laura asked blankly."Mr. Aldrich, of course." He said with a polite smile as he gestured her to his car. Walking to the car, Laura realized that it isn't a taxi instead it's a luxury car. Why would Steven hire a luxury car for her ride home? And why would he actually care if she reached home safely or not?Her mind was occupied by these thoughts all the way as the driver announced. "We're here.""Great, he knew the address already." Laura rolled her eyes as she walked out of the car and slammed the door."The driver fli
"Are you sure?" Tina asked looking at Laura in nervousment. She remembered clearly what happened when she last time came into this club."Yeah, we can't back out now," Laura told her with sudden determination as she pulled her inside the club.As soon as the door opened, the whole atmosphere was filled with loud music. Laura pulled Tina to sit at the bar as they both ordered drinks. While Tina was still nervous, Laura's eyes were hungrily searching for a good match for her that could defeat both Augustus and Steven.She was wearing a gold sequin-colored short backless dress with spaghetti straps, she has matched it with high heels that are wrapped around her slender legs with a thin golden robe making her look more visible in the crowd. While Tina was wearing a crop top and high-waisted jeans.As the bartender passed them both their drinks, Tina took out her card to pay but the bartender simply smiled at her while shaking his head. "It was sent by that mister." H
Tina was astounded when she saw Steven. "She... She..." She stuttered as the guards came over to grab her but Steven's powerful appearance made them stop at their place."Where is she?" Steven asked firmly, his jaw clenched tightly."She... She went inside with someone. She... She looked drunk." Tina blurted out nervously.Steven's brow furrowed as he turned to the guards and showed them Laura's picture on his phone. Soon, the guard recognized her and gave the name of that VIP guest.***Laura was feeling dizzy and a strong headache started occurring in her head. Arthur saw her being uncomfortable as he helped her to lay down on the bed. Just as he was supposed to get up from her the door of his room was kicked open.He frowned unhappily as he stared at the door."Steven...!" He gaped as Steven greeted him with a hard punch. "Bastard, you dare touch her." Arthur fell down as he was unprepared for it. Before Steven could beat him more, he heard Laur
As Steven walked inside into a huge living space with an open kitchen and then to a long hall that leads to his bedroom. He opened the door and walked inside while Laura was still humming a song with her hiccups in between.He placed her on his big bed and then went out to bring a glass of water for her. He helped her in drinking some water so that her hiccups could calm down. He then gently placed her back on the bed and then removed her sandals.While untying the ropes of her sandals, he faintly moved his fingers on her bare skin and she shivered from his touch. He smiled at her reaction and put down her sandals. As she turned, he realized that she is wearing a backless dress and again his smile turned into a straight line.He again felt anger rising through him as he went to his wardrobe and took out a t-shirt of his and put it on Laura. As he was done and about to get up, Laura pulled him and he fell onto her directly as his head hit her head badly and both frowne
"Isn't she too young f..." Before Arthur could complete his sentence, Steven gave him a hard glare and he shut his mouth immediately. "You can leave now.""Fine," Arthur held his hands up in surrender. "By the way, Aunt had asked for you. Should I tell her about you and this girl?" He asked while hesitating.Hearing this, an unpleasant frown crept over Steven's brow as he replied with hatred. "I have no relation with her. Who is she to care for me now?""She always wanted good for you even what you did to her in the past," Arthur said, his words were also started getting unpleasant as Steven was ready to snort at him a voice took both of their attention."Steve?" Laura called his name in a heavy voice, as she walked slowly to him. Her hair looked exploded, her makeup was all over her face and her eyes were all black making her look like a witch that is covered with the white bedsheet."Oh God," Arthur exclaimed in horror while Steven glared at him and then w
"You don't want me as your girlfriend but you would always find a way to use me for your satisfaction." Her words were too blunt and straightforward that Steven was completely shocked and numb for a moment on how to react.When she saw Steven's behavior she smiled with sadness in her eyes. "So I am a whore now. Right? You made me that Mr. Steven." She blamed him as she turned to walk to the bedroom to get her things and leave.Steven came to the room after a while as he dropped a bag and informed her, "This your friend had handed me last night. You can change and then I will drop you." He offered her politely as she refused in an instant."No need."Steven felt helpless as he looked at her thin silhouette angrily rummaging through her bag. He stood there for a while lost as to what to tell her to make her at ease.He didn't want to give her any hope neither he wanted her to feel like a whore. After struggling for a while, he finally told her the truth. "I di
The severe headache Laura felt before has now come again as she held her head in her hands and groaned."What's wrong?" Tina asked in concern."Headache," Laura murmured in a low voice as she again started groaning in pain.Tina immediately handed her the medicine and asked her to lay down and get some sleep. However, Laura's mind was still going on Tina's words about last night's incident. She had blurred pictures of meeting Arthur but Steven was nowhere in it.She didn't know that he had reacted so protectively and even hit Arthur who is his old family friend too. Why this possessiveness when he didn't even want to keep her as his girlfriend?She felt distressed the more she thought about it. After tossing and turning for a long time, she finally fell for a nap.***In the evening, Tina tried to wake Laura and then handed her a glass of warm milk to drink. Laura gulped it down and felt at ease."Are you sober to go back to the cafe?" Tina as
One Year Later“It’s a great honor to interview you Mr. Aldrich or I would say the prince?” A woman in her mid-thirties sat straight with a sharp face and a gentle smile as she began her interview.“Steven would be fine.”“So, Mr. Steven first of all congratulations on the success of your new foundation for cancer patients. This would be the third center you had built in one year. Is there any reason why you’re so passionate about it, saving lives?”“I had lost my wife because of cancer and didn’t want anyone else to lose their loved one because of it. The treatment at the right time saves many lives.”“Oh, deeply sorry to hear about your loss.”“Huh, it was never a loss for me.”“Pardon?”“Please continue.”“So Mr. Steven, what do you want to say about Miss Steva’s praises for you and your wife? It’s been 8
Steven’s bitter laugh echoed in the room and the man standing in front of him winced in discomfort.“I never wish pain for you, Steven. I was angry with you, but that didn’t mean that I would want to destroy your happiness… No… Never…”“So, then why was my happiness taken away from me, Dad, why…” Steven asked, disheartened, and then unexpectedly started crying out while hugging the painting in his arms.“Steven…” The Old Master rushed to him to console him but he looked inconsolable.“I am still hoping that it is a dream, tell me, dad, it’s a dream… I want to wake up, wake me up… Wake me up…” Steven said in a choked voice and then started hitting his face like a mad man, the painting dropped to the floor and it showed a bald, petite woman in the embrace of a man that looked like Steven.Old Master's eyes widened realizing that it was Stev
“Are you sure?” The doctor asked Laura as he handed her a paper.“I am,” Laura replied to him firmly but still he looked hesitant. “It’s going to be fine,” Laura said calmly and then scribbled on the papers.The doctor sighed helplessly and then nodded to the nurse indicating her for the surgery to get started.***“DO YOU LOVE ME?”“ALL OF ME?”“I LOVE YOU.”“LET ME GO.”It has been eight hours since Laura was taken inside the OT and Steven stayed glued to his place waiting for her to come back, her voice echoed in his ears and he kept shaking them away, tiredly.“Drink something, it will make them go…” Augustus said as he handed him a cup of warm coffee. Steven looked at him blankly and then nodding his head, he gulped it down.“She will be fine…” Augustus comforted him while sitting beside him.&ldqu
The dinner went well, Steven didn’t ask Laura anything related to Steva and neither did Laura say anything to him related to her or his past.The next day, Steven left with Laura early in the morning afraid that Tyler would try to stop him, he can’t ignore Tyler’s plea. In his eyes, he is still a child. He had already informed Arthur about his leaving so he would be able to convey his message to Tyler.After what happened last time at the beach he didn’t want to repeat it as he took Laura away from this place as soon as he can.“Here we are,” At the request of Laura, Steven had brought her to meet her mother. “Can you come after some time?” Laura requested Steven as she didn’t want him to go inside with her, she needed some alone time with her mother.“Laura…” Steven was going to refuse her request but Laura pleaded softly, “Please… Steve…”“Fine…
“STEVA."Laura looked from the woman’s shoulder and saw Steven standing behind her with a bottle of water in his hand. His face looked angry as he clenched his jaw and then started pulling Laura with him in a rough way.“Steve…” Laura was completely taken aback by the sudden anger in him but he turned a deaf ear as he kept dragging her with him to the castle not caring about her health.By the time, Laura entered the castle, she was panting heavily and in desperate need of oxygen, at this moment she wasn’t even able to form a word but gasping for air with difficulty.Looking at her state and his brother’s stern face, Tyler rushed to them with a worried face.“Brother, what happened to sister-in-law?” He asked anxiously and it was only then that Steven realized what he had done as he turned and exclaimed, “Laura…”Laura's body fell to the ground as soon as he let go of her hand and
PRESENT“Steve…?” Laura looked up at Steven who was lost in his past with his hand pressing on his chest as though he was feeling the pain from it.“Huh…” Steven’s trance from the past broke and he looked down at the small face of Laura.“It’s alright… It’s gone…” Laura said while taking his hand away from his chest.“Hmmm… but it still haunts me…” Steven confessed in a hoarse voice.“Steve, people can’t change their past you need to move on with it,” Laura told him and he sighed agreeing to her words.“You were just like me, remember the first time, when I saw you crying for Augustus in my room, I knew exactly at that moment that if I won’t help you, you would end up the same way I did. Maybe that is the reason I never wanted to leave your side and stay with you every time so you won’t end up regretting just li
“Steve, do you love me?” Steva’s question made his heart skip a beat.He tilted his head in her direction and said with a bitter smile, “Do you still have a doubt?”Steva smiled with painful dimples and gasped in pain, “Why… Why Steve? Nobody loves me, so why do you?” She started sobbing.“I don’t have any reason to love you… I just love you…” Steven said truthfully and held her face closely and sealed the moment by kissing her lips, she tasted sweet just like she is, he couldn’t help but devour her deeply and then a sudden thud made him fall on the sand heavily.BOOM“No…” Steva said looking flushed and distressed and then ran away from Steven.Days passed to this incident, neither did Steven see Steva after that and nor did Steva try to contact him. They both again went back to strangers burning all the blissful memories of the past.But no m
THE UPCOMING STORY IS RELATED TO STEVEN’S PASTA middle-aged woman wearing a knee-length dress in a light pink color was chatting and laughing happily and then after a while, she turned and called the young boy who was standing near the door looking shy and flushed.“Steven.. Come here.”The boy wearing a plain shirt and trousers walked nervously to her.“Here, that’s my son, Steven.” Sofia Aldrich (Old Madam) introduced her son with a wide smile to the woman sitting in front of her. “Steven, Hello, I am Steva.” The woman offered her hand with a polite smile, Steven shyly stretched his arm and shook his hand with her.“So, tomorrow we will start the class, ok. I don’t want you to be late.” Steva said in a strict tone but her sea-green eyes were soft on him. Finally, Steven passed a smile to her and then nodded his head.“Great… Thank you so much Steva for agreeing on it&helli
After burying Old Madam in peace, Steven stayed behind with his father, and brother to complete the last honor and sent Laura back to the castle because her health condition wasn’t particularly good at the moment.“It’s the young master’s order.” Mr. Xavier informed her as he started pushing her wheelchair towards the car. Laura turned to look at Steven, reluctant to leave him, she spotted him standing under a large tree, his eyes staring blankly at the particular space.Soon, she saw a woman approaching him, when Steven noticed the woman’s presence, he frowned badly and then walked away with a stern face. Laura tried her best to have a look at the woman’s face but her face was partially covered by a long hat.“Mrs. Aldrich…” Xavier’s voice brought her back and then absent-mindedly she sat in the car.***“Laura…” As Laura entered the castle, she saw a woman standing in the