Under the Facade

daughter was always so observant. Fo

, I still w

lowers," So

Isabella assur

you must know I'm fine, and you must smil

felt tears lurking in her eyes. This was he

ll those t

asn't plannin

h my new friend, Dolce. Can you believe I ha

eve you

a chessboard, okay? Great. So bye,"

arrying a chessboard into the hospita

are you giving her that's

ng much, Isabella, just veggies.

her so

w has things been go

ng much. Although, that g

bit. "That's a l

u're right. But there

o be quick, Isabella. Sofia's just fine now because of the

ed her breath s

know she's always fine." Isabell

She just prayed things d

**

fa," Luciano announced to his brother

unge, and he was telling them everyt

tually n

Liceo said am

actually is, Luci

d at them, fr

u feeling now?

s are all cracked up

s just one nigh

e every night is making me

rooms here, Lucia

ooms, Antonio, news might lea

nio said, nodding as he pi

ciano..." Liceo tried to say

to the fullest. I know y

ughed. "

o said as he thre

someone coming in. They all looked

trio, so she was a bit shaken a

," she manage

ome," Antoni

eous," Lic

say something, but he just picked up

tairs, feeling a littl

anything, Luci

ou're back? Where have you been?

know where she's been," A

uciano took his gla

pouse, she can't take a bus to wherever she's g

ed. "What doe

ciano. You're not dumb. Ge

his lips, givin

ht. He couldn't let her keep taking the taxi

e just talk about

in reason why we're here. Let's talk about some filthy lucr

astello Guelemo, then we should

Antonio repli

drugs, power, and women being

io ch

**

rs. Reminiscing on what they talked about, he knew they act

ell of strawberries hit him hard on the face. He fro

the shower rushing made it obvio

o feel out of place. He

h her shower, she wrapped

ned the door and stepped out to meet what she c

turned to her the minute she had walked out

d back in and shut the

oo. He couldn't comprehend what he has just

cklines were so fair and beautiful, and although he had tried not to, his mind

body go rigid. I

re as he turned

ng herself. She hadn't expected him to be upsta

und should open up an

**

y. She had beenawake the whole nig

n. Memories of the night before flashed before her, and she involuntarily gnashed he

the stairs. A row of maids that stood at the foot

you all

answer. They weren't used to peop

t respond and was about to ask t

The master awaits yo

of how she was going to face him after the event

ad chair as usual, she almost missed her steps. When the doors were opened, Luciano l

she went closer. She noticed there was no maid this t

y said, but she got no res

ry, but apparently, her taste buds appeared to have gone on strike, an

really inti

couldn't help but remember her from last nig

and had slept on his weight bed, the mo

plate made Isabella jerk. She quickly looked

she heard threw

to seduce me

then almost immediately, a

"How can I do that?" She

surprised that her vo

entered without kn

to knock? It

as right; it was his room but it was theirs now.

er and stared at her

nock before I enter into my room," he

so unreasonabl

my own room." She didn't e

sed she would say something. Yes, she looked so innocent and s

to leave without turning ba

with a loud thud, she released the

o stay in peace, were t

arted it and he had made her angry, and

**

s again. It was already 12:00 pm, a

y as three in the afternoon, and there had been no sign of him. She had had di

hing for her to do. She decided

urprised to see the maids still stood i

er, they all bo

ere?" she asked not able

thing. They stared at them

really think it should h

master comes back," Vera, one of the m

ldered. What kind

l not tired? Standing all day?" sh

quite something else. How