Augustus sighed helplessly and then embraced her in his arms, "Why not? Can't we both go together somewhere while Aunt Ena will take care of the kids," he said and Lisa was lost in thought for a while as Augustus stared at her little face.
Her lustrous lips appeared extremely moist and tempting. Augustus felt that his throat was becoming drier, taking a deep breath, he suppressed the heat rising from his lower body and waited patiently for her to reply."Did Aunt Ena ask you to do this?" Lisa asked out of sudden and Augustus's brows twitched, getting distressed. "Why does it matter?" he asked, not replying to her question."It does Augustus, you are again doing the same thing proving yourself as victim and me as a culprit who keeps trying making trouble in our relationship," Lisa suddenly got agitated and refused him straightly, "I won't go anywhere with you, I am happy with my kids and I don't need a man like you in my life anymore," she said those harsh words too bl"Where is everyone?" Augustus asked, trying to keep his voice as cold as he could."They have gone to visit their grandma," Lisa answered politely."When they will be coming back, it is getting late," Augustus said with a frown while looking at the time in his mobile."They would be staying at Mom's place tonight," Lisa informed him and he paused for a moment, "Tommaso is also gonna stay there," Lisa said meaningfully and Augustus scoffed in his heart."Really? Just like that you're gonna win my heart back?" he thought and deliberately started dialing his mother's number in front of her while murmuring, "Tommaso shouldn't be staying there, he is still too small.""Augustus, stop," Taking away Augustus's phone from his hand, Lisa's voice turned a bit loud, "I mean... You wanted to spend some alone time, remember. So, I thought maybe why not today?"Augustus stared at her face that looked alluring, he then tried to focus on all the past things she did so
After a few minutes, Lisa heard the voice of footsteps and then looked in the direction of the stairs, she immediately sat up while wiping her eyes and sniffing her tears back.Augustus walked to her with a paper in his hand and then shook his head, unbelievably while looking at her miserable state."You have ruined your eyes," He said with a bit of annoyance as he took out some tissues and then cleaned the mess from her eyes. "I... I completely forget..." Lisa said apologetically, lowering her head in embarrassment."Here," Augustus then stretched a paper towards her and she blinked blankly at it and then at Augustus, questioning, "What is this?""You want an apology right?" He asked and then paused as something else hit his mind and he frowned in distress, "Or have you changed your mind?""Ahh..." Lisa gasped like an idiot and then shook her head, Augustus sneered and then snatched away the paper from her, "Fine then..."Lisa did not understand his we
Augustus took his time to devour her body and teased her for a long time and then finally when he could feel her getting more frustrated, he finally penetrated her while whispering in her ear slowly, "Now do you know how frustrated you made me?""Augustus... I am..." Lisa opened her mouth but Augustus didn't let her finish as he spread her one leg and pushed deeper into her, making her moan louder."Ahhh...""Do you think an apology can make me forget what you said to me?" He hissed into her ear while pushing in and out in a slow rhythm."I know, I shouldn't have said that," Lisa accepted her fault, she knew she shouldn't have said those harsh words to Augustus."Too late," He whispered with coldness in his voice and then started pounding heavily into her making her body flinch and twist under him. The night was long full of tortures, punishments, and complaints.It wasn't a night in which they will make up for their mistakes, instead, it was changed, c
Inside the amusement park, kids were already waiting for them with Aunt Ena and Ms. Davis. Tommaso immediately jumped from Ms. Davis's hold to go to Lisa but Augustus took him first."Say "Hi" to your dad, first," He said while pulling her fluffy cheeks and he babbled that made everyone laugh. Lisa hugged the kids and then thanked Aunt Ena. Aunt Ena teased her about her blushed face and she giggled feeling shy.Soon the family of four took multiple rides together just like any other ordinary family in the park. They played multiple games and had a good time together. It was late at night when they finally left the amusement park and went home.Aunt Ena helped Simon and Maria, while Lisa got busy with Tommaso. After placing him on his bed in his nursery, she finally went to her room. Augustus was wearing his clothes when she suddenly hugged him from behind and thanked him gratefully, "Thank you, Augustus."Augustus was a bit surprised by her reaction and then he k
Two weeks laterA man with a heavy beard and disheveled clothes entered the lobby with a huge bouquet of roses in his hands, and a few threads of large balloons that had printed "Sorry" and "Forgive me" on it. He hurriedly walked to the elevator not minding other people's amusing gaze on him and pressed the number to his floor.He was getting impatient with each second passing and Xavier beside him could see the way he was acting, he smiled faintly as he had never seen his master to be that impatient to see someone.Before Xavier could step out from the elevator with his luggage, Steven hurriedly walked to the door of his apartment and then pressed the doorbell.DING DONG ... DING DONG ...Not getting any response from the inside, he pulled out the key of the door and unlocked it himself. As he entered the apartment it was pin-drop silence, frowning he shouted, "I am back, sleepyhead."He then walked to the bedroom but when he opened the door, he was st
There was no response and then he turned the handle to check if it was unlocked and indeed it was unlocked. Just when he turned to walk into the bedroom, where there had another attached bathroom, a woman wearing a bathrobe walked out with a surprised look on her face."What happened, Augustus?" She asked as she saw his intense appearance."Why you didn't pick my phone. I had told you multiple times to keep your phone with you even when you go for a bath..." Augustus scolded her and Laura lowered her head as she apologized, "I am really sorry for that. I would be careful next time.""Go and change, we need to talk," Augustus told her coldly and then took off his coat, kept it on the stand, and then sat on the sofa casually. "Have you cooked something yet?" Augustus shouted from outside while Laura was in the bedroom changing her clothes."No... I wasn't feeling hungry," Laura answered him back.He then shook his head, looking helpless and worried, as he stoo
Laura, wearing a sweater with tights and a beanie cap on her head, was looking around for the papers she had prepared last night for the submission of her resignation. Just then a knock came on her door.KNOCK...KNOCK.."Coming," She yelled from inside, finally finding the papers she was looking for, and then she took out a square box from the drawer of her corner table, multiple emotions surged into her eyes staring at that box. She rubbed her thumb over it feeling heaviness in her heart and then finally stepped out of her room just to find Augustus sitting at the table waiting for her."Breakfast," Augustus said sharply while sipping his coffee. "We're getting late..." Laura frowned looking at his calmness."Your health comes first," Augustus stated and Laura huffed in annoyance. She then sat on the chair and started eating grumpily. She chewed the food like she was chewing wax."Done..." She finished the breakfast quickly and then stood up hurriedly, whil
As Steven entered his office with a radiant smile on his face, he stopped when he saw Laura’s back at him.An inexplicable feeling of happiness arose in his heart looking at Laura after soo long, he had missed her a lot and knew that she had too missed him a lot that is the reason only why she had been so angry with him.Laura was holding her cap and gloves in her hands while her face was leaning on the floor to the wall glass ceiling window. She looked calmed and disturbed too.Steven frowned looking at her depressed silhouette, he didn’t expect her to be calm like this. The Laura, he knew, stayed calm only in the serious situations or the situations where she felt hopelessly disappointed.Has he disappointed her? A wave of guilt appeared on his face but he quickly shook away all the negative thoughts and outcomes that he least expected today. Today is the day he won’t let Laura forget.He intentionally cleared his throat, as Laura had sti
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