Loving The Wrong Man
other, Lucia turned to face her with tears in her eyes. Ye
could speak further. How could she even have the guts to still call her mother? Stella regretted having concei
her. She continued to plead her innocence, "Mom, it's no
er left cheek with
ld leave a red mark, it wa
ve with Daniel? That you were not jealous of Sophia even
emained
aniel for a long tim
her hand back to her side, while Lucia simply covered her swollen c
one who gave birth to h
Lucia cal
r. I only had one daughter,
er expensive purse when she walked out
nguish and heartbreak, "Mom, you never even treated me like
disgrace. She seemed to have truly forgotten that Lucia was her biological daughter, the
r in embarrassment
r. She entered and met Lucia inside the room. She rest
powder she applied, she could not hide the fact that she wasn't beautiful. She was the ugly duckling of the family bu
er hand. "Lucia, it's not too late to turn back now. You can leave him and go f
d at her hand. Her ring finger was bare, but soon
ps into a foolish smile. "I want to gamble with everything I have. Just this one time. If I leave now, I won't ever
n the air. She could not understand why a foolish woman such as her best friend would exist on ear
lish to venture ahead k
y there was nothing. But deep inside her chest, a piece
e tenderly powdered Lucia's face which made the girl smile,
that point in time, would things turn
were just too m
ent back to the time when
hat year and S
head in a princess-like manner. She looked at the item hanging arou
for that?" She pointed at the doll in Luc
he amulet with her palm. She could live without the doll even if she received a beat
yrant. She stood up and sprang towards Lucia. The o
y walked over and hugge
ther. "Mom, I want the thing hanging around sis
a glared at Lucia. She thought, " How could she be so thou
tened. Her lips were pressed in
Sophia bawled even more in her arms. She was beating
stretched her hand eve
head. "Mummy, this is the only thing I hav
d out and gripped Lucia with one hand, and with
Sophia. She then walked away - just like
her lips. She picked up the worn out doll
was there t
, what is wr
yes open when she heard Bett
ng from the past." She apologetically sm
. Lucia was crying again, and there was no way to wipe t
off her friend's question lightly. She then turned to look at h
would begi
mind. Her smile was stunning and precious, yet it lacked the beauty of a blooming Beg