Celina,whoose beauty is flawless, endowed with a curvaceous figure, having a mixture of naiveness and confidence in her attitude, most of it all guys can't seem to take their eyes off her cos of how glamorous she is. Born in a not-so-wealthy family,Her father "Mr Andrew saunders" dotes on her very much also the fact that she's his last daughter of his late 2nd wife.Because of this her step mom "Mrs Alisa saunders" with her two daughters"Alexa and Diana saunders"are jealous. Having a plan of disqualifying Celina of inheriting the property so it would be left for her daughters.Due to circumstances she meets an enigmatic Prince charming and the most handsome billionaire who has a powerful aura that ring bells and attract all kinds of ladies to him. "Leonardo de Caruso"know to be cold, calculative ruthless, arrogant and most expecially has an impenetrable heart ...Would she be able to melt his icy heart...would Leonardo try to resist their undeniable connection to each other?! with love sizzling in the air, full of bright Sparks... Leonardo who is always on guard with his heart, would he find himself being swayed by a fiery,shy beauty?! "Leonardo de Caruso" known for being a "ladies man",it seems impossible on the outside to see him fall in love with one woman,but would he finally accept his love for Celina and slowly fall in love with her, Even at that when their eyes meets there was nothing Celina could do but be in awe of him and their powerful connection to each other and one thing with "Leonardo De Caruso"he would go extreme length to get what he wants even if it means claiming her as his lovely wife. Celina shy and naive will not easily accept him but with his charm and wit would make her bound to him,but would circumstances tear them apart or at the end of the tunnel would their love bloom and overcome everything together.
There were heavy footsteps that was hurried almost running.She gasped panting heavily,her hair was wet after running in the rain all the way here, coldness enveloping her seeping through her bones,her clothes clinging to her body.She paid no attention to the cold or wetness.All she could think about was her father,who lay inside the hospital, fighting for his life.
As she entered the hospital, her wet clothes clinging to her body.Celina gasped with the warmth of the hospital,as she made move to the ward assigned to her dad in haste, droplets of water from her clothing indicating how wet she was.
She got stares from people working in the hospital,the nurses who were at all corners working,some walking about in haste.Celina wet clothes clinged to her perfectly chubby body, everything got a little silent as she passed some male doctors getting alot of stares from them.while some whistling in pure awe of her beauty,her curves got them gasping for breath, fully entrapped by her beauty the way her silky white Luna crop top clinged to breast,outling how rounded and full it was.
She was wearing a white and long stretchy skirt, matching her top.
It was slitted at both sides reaching the upper part of her knees.The skirt revealed her hips displaying her curvy and chubby body.As she walked in haste it revealed a large expanse of her sexy legs,that was inviting capturing every eye.The dress bold color accentuated her sun kissed skin glowing.
As she glided in haste to the steps,the fabric shimmered catching White light bulbs.
Celina sighed in embarrassment.It was so obvious that she was the center of attraction.she was so much in a hurry that she forgot to wear a coat, hearing the news that her father fell in comma and was rushed to the hospital,destabilized her senses making her act in a haste.celina couldn't care less about people attraction towards her she was kinda used to it.All her mind was centered on was her father's Life was at stake.she was scared of her dad's life as she hurriedly diverted to the hallway of the VIP lounge where her dad was admitted.
As much as celina made few steps on the hallway,she was met with the disdainful gaze of Mrs. Andrea Saunders, her stepmother. The woman was tall and slender, adorned with expensive jewelry and dressed to the nines. Her red nails glinted in the harsh light, and her hair was perfectly styled.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't the 'caring' daughter," Mrs. Saunders mocked.she was know for her luxurious lifestyle and ill-natured attitude."What are you doing here, Celina? Come to play the role of the doting daughter now that you heard ur father is sick?"
"Mother..."Celina hadn't finished her statement, tears brimming her eyes,when she was cut of rudely.
"Hush little one,I thought we had a deal,who would believe u would come running immediately u heard ur dad had just a little illness".
Mrs Andrea laughed sarcastically,accompanied by Diana saunders, Celina step sister,a slender lady not as beautiful as Celina,but like her mother she was dressed stylishly.
"where did u think u are going,u dumb fool",she hissed, rolling her eyes in disgust, immediately she and Celina eyes meets she got chills over her.
"mom!?I hate her!I hate that she's more Preety than me, look at those eyes Mom like,she would kill me if she got the chance"she overreacted angrily.
"Have patience sweetie,she would be out of our life for the time being"Mrs Andrea reassured her daughter.
"Mom please"Celina pleaded almost kneeling"my dad, ur husband is in a critical condition ,I swear on my life I wouldn't set my foot anywhere around u,if u let me see him just one more time,I beg of u".
"Don't call me mom!am not ur mother,u dumb idiot.if u still have a little sanity within u,then go find her in the grave"she cursed.
Celina holding the hem of her lace begged her"get ur filthy hands off me"Mrs Andrea screamed" u trash!"
"Please dad is in a critical condition,I can't leave him like this am scared he might die".
"He won't die..am not so heartless, he's in comma according to the doctor he has a hundred percent of surviving"she laughed again ripping her cloth from her hand
"let go already dumb...only God knows if a miracle might happen if I let u see him".Mrs Andrea continued.
Immediately Celina eyes widened,obviously in shock
"please don't harm him please"she cried,she hated feeling helpless,she couldn't bear the thought of loosing him,of not being able to tell him how much she loved him.
"U dumb fool, I can't afford to harm my husband after all he doesn't know what am capable of"she grinned mischievously "he hasn't even written his will yet"she hissed.
"we had a deal, leave now when he's okay and our deal has been accomplished.Then u can come back,else".she laughed wickedly"u already know what would happen right"she winked.
Mrs Andrea saunders turned her back at her, grinning, laughing obviously enjoying Celina displeasure.Then she turned back slowly facing Celina,her face purely full of joy, changed in that moment, glaring dangerously at Celina clothing,her face showing a sign of displeasure.
Moving stealthily at Celina,Mrs Andrea grabbed her hard forcing her cold shaking figure to kneel at the bare floor,as Celina knelt she felt cold seeping more to her bones,tears stung at her eyes,but she was helpless, having no way out but to agree to their demands,she couldn't fight or struggle.whether she could see her father or not lay at the will of her stepmom.She had to submit to her authority else at the flick of her finger anything could happen.she wouldn't see her father, thinking about leaving her father without holding his warm hands once more, without clinging to him, smelling his fresh breath,made her senses grow sad, angry and emotional.she felt the urge to protect him,to sacrifice anything for him.
She was disrupted from her thoughts as her stepmom gripped her top, squeezing it fiercely like it was a curse,Celina almost made a shrieking sound,but she held herself,swallowing her sobs.
Mr Andrea yelled "u think I don't know u"she sneered."u go about acting like u are one untouched saint, faking a good demeanor to people,acting like u are the most modest girl,"she paused allowing her words to sink in, watching Celina emotions blank.
Mrs Andrea didn't relent instead,she continued harshly"but u know what u are a prostitute, knowing that u have a disgusting,shapeless chubby body,u wouldn't mind displaying it in a shameless manner".
she saw a drop of tear sliding from Celina eye, rolling down her cheek, she knew then she had got her,but dat's nor what she wanted to fully achieve she wanted her to rant in anger so she would use that opportunity to deny Celina her greatest desire to see her dad.
What made her laugh was "whether Celina lose her cool or not she wouldn't let her see her dad, anything might happen..she might see him and then BOOM!!in her face all her plans would fall through.
She wouldn't let that happen.NEVER!!full of spite and rage Mrs Andrea saunders gripped the other edge of her cloth and squeezing it"u know how clothes cling to ur body,yet u still wear it, shamelessly flaunting ur shapeless figure...do u know what u are"she screamed in Celina's face, spitting on her forehead.
"Just a slut!! dat's what u are,a whore, nothing but that a slut!a whore!!"Mrs Andrea went on and on cursing at Celina.celina emotions was broken, feeling sad,Hurt at her stepmom words,her stepmom never miss a moment to remind her how shapeless she is,how ugly her chubby body is.It was disheartening.
But nevertheless Celina refused to succumb to the growing pain in her heart,her emotions resurfacing in pain at the deep inflicted words hurled by her stepmom,she felt her stepmom was always jealous also her stepsisters anytime they wear matching outfits as a family or normal clothing, their eyes would be in awe for a moment and later on it would be masked,then their eyes full of venom towards her almost immediately.
All Celina emotions she was trying to hold back was full of rage and unbearable pain when she heard
"a slut,just like ur mom,no wonder God decided to do her a favor and take her life at that moment she took her last breath".Mrs Andrea finished saying her last words panting heavily.There was silence for a long moment,Alexa and Diana almost shocked at the words spilling from their Mom's mouth.
Celina features were filled with unbridled rage,she stood up at that moment,tears rolled down her eyes,she cried hiccuping,pain filled in her heart,her posture almost shaking with deep-rooted pain.
"don't....ever... ever...ever..."her voice shaking,but filled with dangerous promises, and authority "in ur life call my ..mom a slut or disregard her in any way... spoiling her reputation...else"Celina mocked at the end of her last word, laughing drily"u would know what am capable of"she finished her finger pointing directly in her stepmom face as a very hard warning dat couldn't be taken lightly.
Fear filled her stepmom hear, even Alexa and Diana had goosebumps at their skin, seeing Celina almost reddened eyes and rage filled actions.It was crystal clear that Celina words were not joke and it was something that couldn't be triffiled with, even their mom was taken aback.
Mrs Andrea saunders was shocked to her bones,she didn't expect Celina words to affect her dat much,the way Celina eyes roved towards her like celina meant every threat she uttered,she felt chills run through her spine that instant using the fact that her husband life is in her hands made her immediately regained composture.
Alexa was taken aback by the words Celina uttered.she always knew how Celina was sensitive towards anything related to her mom, even the tiniest little bit of things about her mom was held so dear to Celina heart.but seeing how beautiful Celina was in anything she wears,how people swoon and compliment her many ways fueled her anger.anytime Celina walks into a place and Alexa is there it just seems she's useless, Celina probably capture every eye,also with her annoying interesting conversations with people,her exuberance, everything irritated Alexa to the core.she saw it as fake demeanour Celina was exuding.
Mrs Andrea laughed mockingly"capable...did u just say what u are capable of!?are u kidding me right now"her face changed in a moment, Celina swallowed her pain,her distress, knowing her father's life is at stake,she felt so stupid standing up to her stepmom at this crucial time in her life,but she couldn't bear the fact that her stepmom insulted her mom,it made her pained and heartbroken.she really didn't like it when her mom is disrespected it made her mad with rage.She cried thinking about her dad,her step mom might use her threat against her dad...
"might" was an understatement,she knew how heartless get stepmom is using him to force her to do her biddings.But she had no choice she had to preserve,and see her dad or she end up being thrown out and humiliated.
"Don't u dare talk of capability"Mrs Andrea thundered,her voice full of authority and spite,and then smiling at something pleasant "u forgot for a moment dat my husband life is still in my hands"holding Celina jaw hard, Mrs Andrea laughed,and then freighing to wipe her tears "ohh little one u make me feel bad I treat u this way,"then Mrs Andrea faking her voice to became calm
"it okay! okay!?,"
"This clothes it makes me angry remembering how my husband bought matching sets for u and my girls but it only suited u the most, making my daughters feel insignificant and it made me angry! because u are shapeless and disgusting more because u are chubby"tears flowed freely From Celina eyes,as Mrs Andrea wipe them and then her voice changed in a moment.
"Alexa don't u think it best if we do alitte finishing touches on this dress it isn't to my taste"Mrs Andrea grinned looking lovingly to her daughter.
Alexa smiled, coking up the bottle of wine and pouring it slowly on the glass cup until it filled to the brim "I guess so momma, I could do a thing or two"as the three of them smiled wickedly.
"If u could beg more considerately,I could allow u see ur dad for even a minute or maybe 30 seconds depending on how well u can beg efficiently... don't u trust me darling".
Mrs Andrea finished grinning from ear to ear.
"I love ur dress Celina I forgot to add,more Preety than mine, funnily how they bought us the same clothes, matching sets for us three and urs is the best ".Alexa smiled, swirling the glass of wine in her hands after taking few sips,her emotions hooded with a smile,If one deeply observed her eyes was sparkling with anger.
Celina wanted to argue with her step sis that all the gowns were equally beautiful and none was the best over the other.Fine! even if sometimes hers was the best she always make sure her dad buy her step sisters something Preety too,but them!
They didn't care,they felt she bewitched dad to do alot of things for her and less thing ls for them even if it's so obvious that their dad always make sure he pleases all of them.She cried thinking how her dad is in coma,he didn't deserve the sickness,she had to be in her stepmom side maybe she would let her hold her dad once more.
With a heavy heart,full if desire to see her dad.celina pleaded "I know!I trust u,I just want to hold him,just for a sec or thirty minutes.. whatever time u allotted to me, I just want to see him please......please"Celina cried.
She was about to kneel when she felt a cup of wine poured over her head, making her hair more damp and her shirt stained, Celina gasped turning to look at who did it.She felt helpless.
Seeing as the wine stained her top down to her skirt,made Celina emotional,She was wearing this clothes about to leave their home for good.She decided to wear it while she was leaving so she would remember her dad very much when she heard about her dad's was rushed to the hospital,and now the clothes is ruined.
"Ohh am sorry I didn't see u there"Alexa grinned, satisfied with her malicious intent,eyeing her From head to toe with disgust.
"Do u know how much u disgust me celina"she grabbed her hair as Celina scream in pain trying to get Alexa hands off her hair."ur presence alone sniffled the breath out of me
"Resist me again Celina,u wouldn't know what I can do"then Alexa stop pulling her hair, lowering herself to Celina kneeling posture.
Alexa whispered in Celina ear"who knows I can put a word for u to my mom and u can see dad"Alexa noticing how Celina eyes grew wide and then softened like she was pleading that she should do just that.
Alexa laughed mockingly clearing her throat"but should I... seeing the way u make sure am insignificant If both of us are in the same place...make me reconsider..."Alexa drawled, playing with Celina emotions reducing her hope to nothing.
Alexa then brushed her fingers as if dusting the stained white top"but should I"Alexa laughed,standing up,she twirled flinging her hair off in Celina face "absolutely not".Alexa was the 1st daughter followed by Diana and then Celina the last.They hated celina cos she was their dad favorite and More Preety than them.
"This bitch! staring at her sours my mood".as she shared the glasses of wine to her mom and Diana.
" ohh sorry I ruined ur top"she continued playing innocent,moving to wipe her top and then dropped the napkin on the floor.."am so sorry it just dropped"as they all laughed sarcastically.
"Cheers!!to more luxury" as their glasses clinked.
"kneel!u bitch then I can reconsider"Mrs Andrea mocked.
Celina kneeled helplessly,crying,pleading to her step mom"I beg of u let me just hold his hands just once more".
"Don't forget to use the napkin to clean our shoes"Diana hissed.
Celina cleaned their shoes not able to comprehend the cruelty of their act,hoping her dad would be okay, believing her step mom words were truth,even doe she knew they hated her,and since they had the only opportunity to belittle and render her insignificant,they would do it with due willingness.
"Can I see him now,I can't bear the thought of not being able to say goodbye to him."Celina stood up,inspite of the embarrassment she would see her dad.her joy was cut off immediately her stepmom yelled"security"then a group of men came in,Celina was astonished.
"Take ,this disgusting thing out of here".as her daughters laughed as she was taken by the security admist her struggles.
"...just one more time, please don't do this to my dad."
with tears streaming down her face,celina was thrown out of the hospital,praying no harm comes to her dad,she tried getting in but she was thrown back into the rain,she screamed still pleading,as her stepmom kicked the trash can on Celina,leaving her soggy in the rain, laughing at Celina despair,as she and her daughters went inside.
Celina swore with tears in her eyes that nest time she meets them,she won't be helpless. leaving the hospital crying, with a glint of determination in her eyes.