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Augustus phone kept ringing but he did not answer the call. Luca came to the office and told Augustus to answer the call. “Throw it away,” Augustus said when the landline started ringing. Luca noticed that Augustus’s mood was badly ruined in the morning. Still he tried to calm him down. “Sir, your father might get angry at you later. So, please answer the call,” Luca humbly said.  “Did you find everything about Eliana?” Augustus asked as he opened his eyes and straightened his back on the swivel chair.“Yes, sir. Please answer the phone first and then you can go through this,” Luca suggested to Augustus. Luca was like an elder brother to Augustus whom he listened to even if he was in terrible mood. He picked up the mobile from the desk and answered the call. “Come home right away. If you won’t then you will lose the rights over the company in next one hour,” Frederic

Eliana still wanted to negotiate with Augustus so she said, “You want me to be your bodyguard, right? Fine, I will do that. I will protect you. You can find some other woman to get into a contract marriage with you because I cannot do that.” Eliana expected for a positive answer from Augustus who refused that idea.“You are the one and only woman with whom I can get into this contract marriage. Others might rip me out of money later when the contract marriage period will get over,” asserted Augustus. “Why are you taking so much time in thinking? It’s a win-win for both of us. We will not expose it front of the world so that our lives can’t be hindered. You just need to act as my fake wife in front of my family for sometime. In the office, you will work as an assistant for me. I will take care of every other thing myself,” stated Augustus. Eliana was still hesitant but then Augustus was not ready to let

Eliana and Augustus were inside the car, going to the Penthouse. “Umm… are you okay?” Eliana asked Augustus who was looking outside the window. Augustus turned his head towards Eliana and asked, “What if I am not okay?” Eliana had no answer regarding that. She stayed quiet for a few minutes when she opened her mouth to speak. “How will you tell my brother? Did you come with anything?” Eliana asked Augustus. “I need to tell him that you and I were in a secret relationship for over six months and then we decided to get married,” Augustus pronounced. Eliana with bewilderment looked at Augustus. “Do you think he will believe this? He knows his sister never dated anyone,” Eliana affirmed. “Eli, I would talk to him in my own way. Your brother will be delighted to see that his sister is married to the of the richest men of Italy,” Augustus stated. “But it is not something to be proud of! We both know that we don’t know each other,” Eliana asserted.

Augustus opened the door of the bathroom and took Eliana inside. “I will do myself,” Eliana whispered. Augustus smiled. “I am afraid but I think you might break more taps,” he taunted and twisted his lips. Eliana clutched the towel tightly. It never happened with her and it was the first time that the things got broken by her hands.“I think those taps have not enough tensile strength,” Eliana proclaimed. Chuckling Augustus looked at the woman. “Indeed, your hands are stronger than high speed steel,” Augustus commented and walked ahead. He opened the faucet and water started pouring in the bath tub.“Shower room is there, in case you need that and towels are there in that cabinet,” Augustus stated pointing his index finger towards the left. Eliana thanked him for the help. “I will wait for you outside.” He stepped out of the washroom, closing the door behind him.Eliana put the towel aside a

Eliana stared at him for a few seconds before speaking. “Did you never eat with your family?” Augustus put the napkin at the table and simply refused.  “What about them? The one where you took me,” Eliana queried. “I know it is your personal matter, but I am just a little curious,” Eliana stated, as she picked the plates and almost stood up from the chair when she heard Augustus.  “That is namesake family, but you are my family now,” Augustus stated, and gave her a bright smile. Eliana blinked once and then twice before getting up. What was she even expecting? Augustus was again playing with her. She picked the dishes and went towards the kitchen. She put them in the washbasin and opened the tap.  Augustus walked behind her and stood beside her such that his back rested on the counter. “Leave them,” Augustus said.  “No. Dirty Utensils shall not be left like this. You shall go to your room. The living room is quite big, so I have de