Lucia realized she didn't know the room arranged for her. She leans against the wall in the hallway and starts sobbing.
"That woman took my mother's place, her daughter too mine." she cried out more loudly.
"Here miss," Ricardo said, extending to her a clean white handkerchief.
She raised her head to look at him.
"Are you also here to mock me?" She asked and continued crying.
She felt his cold hands on her shoulder, patting it slowly. She seized the opportunity and threw herself on him. Hugging him tightly.
She waited for him to hug her back and he didn't, instead, he carried her up, heading to her room.
He kicked the door open and brings her inside.
Dropping her onto the bed slowly but she didn't let go of him. she pulled him to the bed and he was on top of her.
They were in that position and stared at each other for a while. Then Ricardo tries to get up. Lucia wrapped her hands tightly around his waist.
"Miss Roberto, you're crossing the line," he said.
She kissed his neck and whispered to his ear.
"I want you and I know you want me too."
He swallows in his dry throat. Then continue staring at her. He moved his hands slowly on her body and cupped her face in his palm.
She didn't expect it, but he knocked her out and she became relaxed and fainted.
He took the duvet and covered her body then left the room.
In the study room, which was almost dark. Mr. Roberto could be seen going through some documents. He puts his finger under his glasses and cleaned his eyes.
He heard knocks on the door.
"Come in Ricardo." Mr. Roberto said, he had been expecting Ricardo's report since he arrived with Lucia.
"Mr. Roberto." He said immediately he entered the room.
"How are you?"
"I'm fine."
"Thank you for doing a good job protecting my daughter." He said.
"Thank you, I was only doing my job."
"Are you sure you're only doing your job and nothing else?" This time, his voice sounded angry and he stood up.
"Come closer." He said and Ricardo did.
"How dare the likes of you try to be with my daughter?" He yelled, sending Ricardo to the floor with a blow.
Ricardo didn't say anything and Mr. Roberto pointed a gun at him.
"Tell me, huh? Who gave you that idea?" He stepped on Ricardo's knees, pressing them Hardly. It made crackling sounds like his bones were breaking.
"Arrgh." Ricardo cried out in pain.
At the midnight, Ricardo stood in the garden. Holding a cigarette then he brings out a lighter from his pockets and begins smoking.
Another bodyguard approached him.
"Borrow me your lighter." He said, bringing out his cigarette.
"Marco, you told the boss didn't you?" Ricardo asked, he was referring to the incident in the elevator. With Lucia.
Ricardo smiled and puffed out smoke from his mouth.
Marco walked close to him and whispered.
"Be very careful with the boss, he's not a simple person. I have my eyes on you." He puffed out smoke on Ricardo's face and left.
In the morning, Lucia woke up. She rubbed her neck slowly, it was still sour from the hit. She looked towards the window and find out it was morning already "Ricardo." She yelled out loudly. She just remembered he knocked her out last night and she was furious about it.
She checked her phone and sees it was almost nine a.m. She changed from her clothes into a robe and strolled to the bathroom.
Almost an hour later she was done dressing and she goes downstairs. Seeing Claudia and her daughter in the living room, laughing and discussing. she remembered what happened last night.
"Lucia," Claudia called out on noticing her presence.
"Claudia, we're not enemies and rather are we friends. Don't try to be nice to me you know I won't but it." She blurted out.
"Lucia, I'm just trying to explain things to you, I'm sorry for making you argue with your dad last night. You had just arrived and we bothered you with irrelevant things, making you angry."
Lucia ignored her and turn to leave.
"Lucia you know what? I've had it with you." Maria yelled and approached her with a slap and they ended up fighting. Pulling out each other's hair and pinching their skin.
"Girls, stop it. Stop fighting." Claudia tries to stop them.
They were on the floor, rolling on each other.
Ricardo runs inside and stopped them He was strong enough to pull them away from each other.
"What is happening here." Mr. Roberto said. He give his suitcase to his bodyguard to hold for him, then he moved forward using his walking stick.
The man was all dressed up in a black suit and red tie. Going out and then he finds his two daughters, fighting.
"What happened here?" he asked.
"Daddy, she attacked me. Mum and I were just trying to get along with her and then she pushed and attacked me." Maria lied. Claudia had a pitiful face and started sobbing.
"What is it, my dear?" Roberto approached and hug her.
"I want to make her see me as her mother yet she criticizes me and calls me a slut." Maria immediately goes and holds her mother. "Mum calm down, if she doesn't accept us, we shouldn't force her."
"Claudia, you know that's a lie and if I did I'm not wrong at all."
-Slap.
Lucia falls to the floor, rubbing her face slowly.
Mr. Roberto slapped her hard. She looked at her father with her red teary eyes.
Ricardo clenched his fist tightly, watching Lucia cry.
"Guards," Roberto called out and two bodyguards answered immediately.
"Lock her in the dark room." He ordered.
Ricardo confused. Why did he give the job to someone else and not him?.
He was about to talk when Mr. Roberto spoke.
"Ricardo, you're her bodyguard. You should try to prevent these situations from happening." He said.
"I'm sorry boss." He bowed his head slightly.
"You're to guard her while she's locked up, don't mess up this time."
Lucia's voice could be heard in the hallway of the dark room. A sacred place in the mansion.She shouted, cursed, and cried. kicking the door, attempting to break it. Instead, she got injured by the strong iron door.The room was dark and only the lights reflecting from the hallway made it a little bright. though, Lucia wasn't scared of the dark.She was a bit tired from the yelling and cursing. She became calm and laid down on the cold floor. Her hair scattered and body aching, she looked like a mad woman.The room was very quiet so she could hear the footsteps approaching."Ricardo?" She called out and walked to the door. Only to find Claudia outside. She had an evil smile on her face as she approached her."It's you." She said and frowned. "Lucia Roberts, The strong lady who fights for her dead naive mother." She said sarcastically and smiled.Lucia clenched her fist tightly, she was very furious. But she couldn't do anything."Well, I'm just here to give you a piece of advice,"
A few days later, in the mansion. Lucia didn't come out of her room since she was released from the dark room three days ago and didn't eat anything or agreed to see anyone. not even Ricardo who guarded and knocked on her door every day, bringing her food.Mr. Roberto also wasn't around, he was out on a business trip to another country. But every detail of what happened in the house was reported to him. by Marco.Marco is his most trusted bodyguard for years before he recently employed Ricardo.He sees Ricardo as a competent bodyguard but different incriminating evidence from Marco, made him lower his trust for Ricardo. regardless, Ricardo still did many outside jobs for him asides from protecting his daughter, Lucia."Lucia, open this damn door, or ill bring it down," Ricardo yelled, banging the door hard.He was curious to know how she's been doing in there, how she survived several days without food or water. Was she crying? Is she dead? the room was dead silent. What if she had ha
There were three other big buildings asides from the main mansion in "The Roberto's" villa. Some were used for private dealings of Mr. Roberto and some were just built for fancy. Marco and other bodyguards dragged the blindfolded Ricardo into one of the mansions in the villa.Reaching an empty room, they threw him on the floor and locked the door immediately.Shortly after, Mr. Roberto entered the room followed by Marco and other bodyguards.They untied the blindfold and Marco raised Ricardo's head by dragging his hair.Mr. Roberto walked slowly toward him and smack him hard with his walking stick. "How dare you disrespect my wife?" He yelled, still beating Ricardo with the red walking stick with a golden handle.Marco let go of the already weak Ricardo and he dropped to the floor."I didn't disrespect your wife." Ricardo managed to speak slowly."You still want to deny it when I have the evidence? show him the video." He ordered and a bodyguard took out a tablet, tapped the screen,
Lucia jerked up and cough out water and tried to breathe"Lucia""Lucia""Lucia" Everyone called out at once."How are you feeling?" Ricardo asked, but she didn't respond. Ricardo immediately carried her inside the mansion, straight to her room.Mr. Roberto gave Maria a Stern look and said."Come with me." Claudia stood in front of her daughter."What do you mean?" She asked."How did Lucia fall into the pool?" He asked and Maria faked crying."Dad, I don't know. I met her already drowning.""Why didn't you save her? Lucia would never jump into the pool because she's aquaphobic. you're a good swimmer, right? you took swimming classes in school and I paid for it." He yelled at her angrily."Mother, I didn't do it." Maria cried more and Claudia hugged her."Don't ever let this repeat itself, I won't tolerate any harm caused to my daughter." He finished and left them both still standing by the pool.Claudia looked at her daughter, she knew Maria did it, but she couldn't allow her to be
They both stared at each other, silently. Until a knock on the door distracted them."I'll go check who's on the door," Ricardo said and stood up. Heading towards the door."I don't want to see anybody," Lucia replied and turned, facing the other side of the bed, and covered her body properly."I understand," Ricardo said and opened the door to see the tall, handsome man with dark hair dressed in a black and white lab coat. He must probably be the doctor. "Good morning. I'm ..." He was about to introduce himself and was interrupted by Lucia's voice from the room."Who is it?" she said out loud."You must be the doctor, come inside," Ricardo said and the doctor proceeds into the room"A doctor? I don't need one." Lucia said immediately he entered the room. "Good morning Miss Roberto, I'm Mr. Renee. your doctor and I are here to examine your health." The handsome young doctor said politely. instead, he got a snub and distasteful look from Lucia."Miss, I'll let the doctor attend to yo
Lina's eyes were focused on the man who entered the restaurant with a seductively dressed beautiful woman. Her eyes widened. It was Lucas, What is he doing here with another woman?. She thought.Maria is going to make a big scene out of this. "Lina?" Elisa called, waving her hand across her face. "What are you staring at?" She asked and was about to turn when Lina said."Nothing, it's nothing." then she focused on the triangle piece of strawberry cake on the white plate. and she used the fork to cut a piece from it. She tried concentrating, but at the same time. felt bad she didn't tell Maria.All she wished is for Lucas to leave quickly with the girl.Angel noticed her staring and she said."If you have eyes for him you can go get him, ignoring his girlfriend. You know no man can resist your beauty." She said and they all smiled."And who does she have eyes for? Maria said and sipped a bit from her coffee."Over there, She's been staring at the couple since they came in," Angel said
"Marco, are you doing? get that video out of the internet." Claudia flared up angrily. "Contact the blogs, everyone who published it. if they don't bring it down in the next minutes, kill them all." She yelled. Almost looking like a mad woman. She had just seen the video. It had so many views and more were coming. The comments weren't friendly."Yes ma'am, I'm on it." He replied and left hurriedly.Maria cried out loudly, she looked pale, her makeup smeared all over her face. Her mascara gave her natural dark circles. Her hair was messed up."Maria, it's okay. I'll have that bastard dealt with." Claudia said sitting close to her on the couch."Mum, don't do anything to him. I still love him." she cried more loudly."Okay, I've heard you. stop crying and think of a way to get your man back."Lucia who hid outside the door smiled.Just as she thought, they'll try to bring down the video using their influence. But she certainly won't let that happenJust then she had called a friend in L
Lucia didn't know how long she slept, but when she woke up, it was midnight. She finds herself in a simply designed bedroom, it was average. compared to hers at the villa. She looked around the room and her eyes landed at the wardrobe which was half opened and she noticed the men's clothes neatly hung in it. "Whose house was she in?" She asked under her breath."Did the man bring her to his house after ****ping her? didn't he have enough of her? She thought. She touched her body, she seemed untouched, Does it mean he didn't do anything to her? she had fainted after hitting her head on the wall. what happened afterward, she didn't remember. She was still in her joggers, but her top was changed. She wore a big polo top which seems to be for men. She looked small in the shirt and it covered almost all of her body. She touched her breasts and body. It doesn't feel sour, She then realized the man wasn't successful in ****ping her. Did someone come to save her? who was it?. This time, she s