"Isn't it your day off today?" Carnation raised an eyebrow when she heard what one of her coworkers said. "Why did you come today even though you had the day off?" the woman added.
Carnation faced the woman, her arms crossed. "So, what about it?" she asked boldly. The woman, as well as the other niñas in the waiting room, were shocked by her response. Carnation, unlike those girls who like to join groups and circles, is a quiet person and prefers to fly alone
"I-I was just asking, okay?" Carnation sighed. She expected the woman to hit her and start a fight with her. Well, she's in the mood for mischief. She wanted a fight because she was enraged by what happened in Mr. Lust's office.
"I have a special booking tonight," Carnation spoke softly this time. "If only I could be in the house now and sleeping, I would have stayed in the house," she says, "but I have no choice but to work," Carnation added and turned her back to the womens. Tsk! She'll just hang o
When the young man remained silent for a few seconds, Carnation spoke up, "What? You're not going to say anything? Because if you're not, you can leave me alone." However, Luca remained silent.Disappointed. Carnation shook her head in disbelief. Maybe what she said to him earlier, which was similar to his friend Wregan, a cheater, really hit home. Because if he's a sensible man, he will not try to kiss him. For Pete's sake! He has a girlfriend. Can't men be content with just one woman?"I'm sorry..." Carnation's attempt to leave the young man failed, and she instead frowned at what he said."I'm sorry? I'm sorry because you're a cheater?" She sarcastically laughed as the young man's mouth tightened. What? Is he angry because she was correct?"That's not true. But I want to say... I'm sorry." Carnation's mouth tightened this time because of what the young man said. "It's not my intention for you to believe that I'm cheating on my girlfriend with you."&nbs
Luca's eyes could not leave the side of the ballroom where Carnation was. He saw how the expression on her face changed when Samantha announced about him and Tilaine. He gave her a friendly smile, but she frowned even more. She took a goblet of wine from the tray of a passing waiter. She drank the entire contents of the glass she was holding all at once. He waited for Carnation to look at him again, but she didn't; she's avoiding their side.Damn. She tells him all the time that she doesn't care about him, but Carnation acts otherwise. Why can't she just be honest with him about how she feels? That's all he's waiting for, her confession, and Luca will do anything for her."Is that her?" Tilaine asked curiously looking at Carnation."Yeah""She's pretty," the woman commented. Tilaine crossed her arms. "I no longer wonder why you're so crazy over her.""It's too bad she's still not over him," Luca said, referring to Wregan. To be honest, he can tell
"I come straight from the airport," Wregan said sadly to Carnation, tiredness and stress were visible on his handsome face. He doesn't appear to have slept yet, as evidenced by his blackened eye bags."W-what are you doing here?" Carnation asked, taking a step away from him. She was aware that she did not have asthma. But why couldn't she breathe properly, and why had her knees suddenly lost strength?"Babe, can you talk to me now? I've given you the space you needed, and I let you think for months. Can you give me your time now? Hear me out... Please?" Carnation's heartaches by the young man's pleading, but it seems impossible to be completely shaken by his words of pleading now."Get out of my sight, Wregan.""No!" Wregan shook his head repeatedly. "Not until you listen to my explanation," he said, taking her hand in his. Carnation fought back, but the young man was stronger. He dragged her out of the hotel. Wregan dragged her until they reached the sma
As he hid and listened to Carnation and Wregan's conversation, Luca's jaw tightened. He wanted to show himself, but he didn't think it was right for him to get involved in the conflict between the two. His covert listening was enough."I never had an affair with her; please believe me, babe," Wregan said this while kneeling and pleading with Carnation, who was crying. She is deafeningly silent."After you left the house, I tried to run after you, but my mother wouldn't let me leave the mansion, and we even argued before I finally left the mansion with Kara." Wregan held out both of Carnation's hands, and she just let Wregan hold her.Luca, on the other hand, clenched his jaw even more as he watched the two."I prepared a surprise for you, and Kara was the one who helped me with the preparation, which is why I didn't pick you up and was with Kara when we arrived at the mansion.""My plan that day was to take you to the rooftop after we visited my mo
Luca's gaze was drawn to the stage of Casa de Lujuria. He stood on the platform in the middle of the twin staircase, both hands on the platform's railings. He was looking at the woman dancing in the center of the stage with two other girls. Luca couldn't get Wregan's words out of his head the night before. Carnation was a victim and had expirence miscarriage. He couldn't imagine how Carnation had handled it; if he had known sooner."Hey, you've been staring at her for quite too long." Luca didn't have to look at the speaker. He recognized the voice right away."I haven't heard from you. How's the runaway prince?" Luca jokingly asked Enver Honvy, the Envy sin of SSA."Don't change the subject, kid." Luca laughed out loud. Enver still hasn't really changed, he still looks 80's aged when speaking."I heard you and Wregan were in love with the same woman; what's up with you two fighting over one woman? Is there a women's crisis in the world that I'm not aware
"What the hell! Put me down Mr. Lust!!" Carnation slapped the young man's back but it was still useless. He just walked quickly in the lobby as if he wasn't carrying her on his shoulder. They entered a room at the far end of the lobby. The young man immediately threw Carnation into the velvet lounge. She even bounced because of the force of the impact."Ouch! What the f*ck?" Carnation shouted in annoyance and threw the one pair of her shoes at Luca who was standing in front of her, but the young man didn't seem to be hurt at all."I'll call Farkas, I'll tell him to send someone else to Rufus.""No!" Carnation stood up. "He's my customer and I should serve him—""No, you're staying here.""No! Why are you doing this? I need to work!" she persisted and pushed Luca so she could pass.Luca chased Carnation, who was already standing in front of the door. Carnation opened the door, but Luca quickly raised his hand and slammed it shut.
"Are you okay? It looks like you were bitten by a large snake," Lizette inquired as Carnation returned to the waiting room. Her friend was the only one left here; perhaps the others had gone home because it was already dawn and the Casa de Lujuria was about to close."You can say something like that happened," Carnation said as she sat tiredly in the lounge."What? There's really a snake here? Oh, my goodness! Tell me where and I'll let Sir Fast know!" bewildered Lizette says and stopped what she was doing in front of the mirror. She's removing her make-up and accessories."There's a lot scattered here. Others are staying on the main floor," Carnation answered. Referring to their clients. Lizette looked at him with a straight face."What snake, the dangling one or the b*tches downstairs?""Dangling...," she said timidly. She still hasn't recovered from what happened earlier! She didn't run a marathon, but f*ck! She was exhausted and had difficulty
"Where are you taking me?" Carnation has lost count of the number of times her boss has asked her this question. He did nothing but ask her where they were going from the moment they left the room. She didn't say anything and just dragged him down the stairs. She had no idea what was going through her head when she pulled him to the stairs instead of the elevator!"Where are you taking me?" Luca questions again, making Carnation roll her eyes."Where are you taking me, Carnation?" She still didn't respond to him. Tsk! Isn't it possible for him to keep his mouth shut? This young man is starting to irritate her. Fine. She has no idea where to take him, okay? Because of those annoying love birds, she just dragged him out of the waiting room."Where are you taking me—""Ugh! Can you shut up sir? I don't know, okay? I just want to get out of there." She stopped and faced her boss. "I'm not sure where we're going; if you want to go back to your office or
"I thought you're the one who's gonna pick me up?" Wregan sensed that his girlfriend was sulking. He secretly smiled but immediately wiped it out of his lips. "Yeah, I'm sorry. I think I won't be able to finish this immediately. I'll just see you in the house.""Okay.. I understand." Carnation sweetly said but he's sure that his girlfriend is already in a sour mood. Damn, he needs to make it up to her later. "Okay. I'll see you later.""Bye–" he immediately ended the call when he saw Kara with a sales lady. "Here, this is the only thing I saw that can fit her. The stones of the other rings are too AO." The lady presented a beautiful ring in front of him. "I like it. Simple yet perfectly beautiful." He commented that it made his best friend smile. "Just like her, right? That's how detailed you describe her to me.""Yeah.. Just like her." There was a smile on his lips when he answered. "I'm so excited to meet her in person." Kara smiled as she said that. Tonight, Wregan is plannin
Carnation's POV"Hi," Wregan greeted me with a little smile. My grip on the glass of water tightened. "I'm glad that you finally gave up hiding from me." If only I had the strength to be like Captain America I might have broken the glass in my hand with my grip on it so tightly. The thickness of his face, he has the guts to tell me that even though it all started with him."I'm not hiding from you, it's just that my stomach can't handle watching your cheating face in front me," I calmly yet firmly said. I glared back at him. I won't let myself lose to him this time, even though it hurts, I won't let him see my vulnerable state right in front of him. His jaw clenched. "Will you believe me if I'll tell you that nothing happened between me and Kar–""Don't even mention that b*tch's name." His gaze on me sharpened. Seems like he didn't like what I just called the woman he loves. The fuck, it's because of these bastards thag swearing became my hobby. "Nothing happened," he insisted bu
Carnation's POVI lost consciousness due to chest tightness, I had difficulty breathing, and when I woke up it was dawn. I forced myself to get up to go down to the first floor. There I caught up with Wregan sleeping on the long sofa with no top on. I never saw Kara again, no trace of the woman in the whole flat.I sneaked out. I couldn’t stand Wregan’s presence, I just remembered the sh*t that he made last night. I left his condo with only my cellphone and wallet. Opposite the condominium building I hailed a taxi and drove to St. Luke’s, I hung out and ate breakfast at a nearby fast food chain.I no longer care if other customers look at me. How can they not when I am crying while eating? To the extent that my tears have become my rice soup.I stayed in that fast food chain for god knows how long as long as I knew my ass was getting thicker after a few hours of sitting. The staff didn't bother telling me off either so I stayed there first even though I looked like a fool. I
Petunia's POV"KISS! KISS! KISS!" I couldn’t help but roll my eyes because of the screams of the guests. I was even more irritated by the sound of goblets being beaten with utensils. A waiter passed in front of me. I took from its carrying tray a glass of Negroni, a cocktail drink. I took a sip from my drink, and I immediately tasted the delicious mixture of vermouth rosso, campari and gin."Whooa !!" The guests shouted again when the newlyweds accepted their request for a kiss. My jaw clenched and held the negroni glass tightly.The scene was stressing me out! Too painful in the eyes, especially in my heart. Why did I even go to this wedding? Annoyed, I drank the rest of my glass, and when the waiter passed by again, I took another serve of wine."Aren't you going to get drunk with that?" I raised an eyebrow at what I heard. I faced the man who spoke behind me. It was Wregan Leath, a friend of the groom like me. But we are not close to each other, they are in a different c
Wregan's POV"I was surprised to learn that you will be visiting here at home." A beautiful woman approached us. I couldn't help but get a second look at her face. She was like a living Barbie doll talking and walking in front of me. What's her name again? Tilaine? I've heard her name before. If I'm not mistaken she was the woman Luca had a relationship with in New York back then. I was not aware that she was a Doukas. Who is she among the Doukas sisters? I wonder."I'm sorry. It's just that Wregan is insistent, I don't have a choice because this jerk is too stubborn," Kara apologized to her cousin. I, on the other hand, just smiled sheepishly. What will I say?"I see. Daddy is already waiting in his office. Will you all come inside?" Tilaine asked. I still couldn’t help but stare at her beautiful face."No. Only the three of them will come inside to talk to your daddy," Primus replied and pointed at me, Luca and Carnation."Okay. You can come with me, guys." She led the way an
Luca's POVI was bathing on my own barf when I woke up on the couch of a living room. The place is unfamiliar and I can’t remember how I got to this place. This place looks like a condo of someone, but who could it be? I knew no one who could take me to this place, and especially I had no friends at university to take care of a drunk like me."You're awake…"I looked up to see the man, he looks familiar yet I can't remember exactly who he is--wait, I remember. "You were one of those weirdos," I claimed pointing at him. I can't be wrong, he's with the man who always follows me wherever I go. I can't definitely be wrong."If those guys out there you were referring to, yes. I'm one of them. It's hard to accept but those crazy people are my friends." He was referring to the men on the balcony of the unit, they seemed to be arguing."Your friends are crazy….""I know right." He chuckled and sat down on the other end of the couch where I was sitting. "I'm Gregory Zahied. I’m not actual
Sloan’s POV"This is Wregan Leath and Gludox Portoni, my fuck'n bestfriends. They were the ones that I've been telling you about,those guys who were a chick magnet!" I examined the two gorgeous men Primus introduced to me.I first noticed the almost perfect face of the man he called Wregan. Like me, he's absolutely tall, but I’m sure I’m a few centimeters taller than him. He has eyes like fox and tiger, fierce, sharp and seems to be hiding a lot of things but it also looks full of pleasure when its eyes sparkle. His nose was a perfect shape with a small mole on the lower end. I won’t be surprised if it’s true that he's considered a casanova. It's already obvious in his presence. I then looked at the man Primus called Gludox. Its skin is so white that it seems to have beaten snow white to whiteness; it is a little shorter than Wregan and I, but Primus is still shorter than this man. It has a charming cat-like appearance but is unreliable. His cuteness is like something cute but d
Carnation’s POV"Are you sure?" Samantha asked when I declined her offer to take me to the bus station.“No, I'm still going to the library. I have to borrow books for my report on Friday,” I explained and smiled at him.She frowned and forced herself to nod. "Alright, but tomorrow, we'll be the one to drive you home okay? Take care on your way, you know perverts nowadays are lurking around!" I nodded and waved at her. She went inside her service car and waved at me through the window. I went back to the school building to go to the library. I actually have a report on Friday and I need some materials to use. I was at the library for a while, I just borrowed books and then went home."Seems like it's about to rain," I said to myself and looked up at the sky. I just hope the rain won't continue to come because I don't have an umbrella to use. I took a deep breath before quickly running towards gate 2 of the school, because it was closer to the bus stop if I took that route. I only tak
“I really like this place. How old is this house? ” he asked and looked around the cave house. Luca and I had just returned from the Philippines after their honeymoon in Istanbul and Georgia, and here they immediately went straight to its cave house in Cagayan Valley.“7 years? I did this after I built my house in Luzon. You want wine? ” He nodded in response to its question. It was in the kitchen and he was in the living room looking at the paintings on the wall. The husband tells him it sold the paintings at an underground auction."It's been a long time," he commented and faced the biggest picture. He suddenly remembered that the tank of one of Luca's pet snakes was hidden behind the picture. With full courage, he approached the painting and pressed the button there to see the cage."Who took care of him when you were in New York?" he