Heart Thief

sent

er anxiety. She looked down at her clothes and tried to fix her flower-p

long since your brother came home. Th

nted Marcelina's bright face.

mother's child

"Me too, M

't want to show excitement, but deep insi

n ache creeping in her jaw when she thought of the mom

was als

d polished every corner. Marcelina cooked numerous dishes like they were pr

z's hands and sque

you will learn to become fond of each other. If he says something

looked away, Eliz's warm smi

e would never be able to tell Marcelina. She f

brother's presence inside th

eve

ed to s

dly looking back at some memories with her son.

I

say yes, because she wanted to keep her pride. Yet

, startling Eliz when she saw th

's here!" Marc

kipped like a child to meet the incoming car.

he repeated in her head like

calmed, she fo

e car to stop so she would finally see him. When the car's engin

a man's shoe. She immediately recognized her brother

the car, Marcelina jumped u

a. "Honey, I missed you so much! I'm so

ed. He hugged

small smile formed on her mouth. Her mother often cried becau

eel a bit

f me.' Eliz wondered, as never once did she see

tiffly a few meters away. Her milky-white skin looked better underneath the

pective. She was still that girl who liked flo

ones. She had always thought his buzz cut was the most attractive trait ab

r scowl at her like he used to

n devoid of any emotion as if her

she felt the suffocatin

long

t that Maximus finally came home. He held her soul hostage for a

e coming home to your family, not

imus' face. "You don't look c

embled her pout, which almos

a maid nearby. He looked equally debonair under t

ately after my farew

w Maximus's eyes rolled, Eliz could

elina again and rub

ying?" thoughtf

arcelina sniveled again. "Fin

d the latter immediately showed a

celina called to

take a step forw

ht someone,"

ok at Eliz implied that she had no

he flashy silver-strapped high heels that came out of the car made

fed sleeve top and a mini skirt. Her long bleached straight hair was let

Subconsciously, Eliz looked down at what she was wearin

ched Eliz's heart. She scolded herself internally f

o his mother, possessively wrappin

irlfriend." He introd

' Eliz repeate

Marcelina cheerfully gre

ut you," Jenice told Marcelina. "

d the unfamiliar nick

ina shrieked as her hea

d the same through the years. He liked provocati

meone so opp

y women Maximus had already brought to

liz. She smiled, but Eliz

her. "Hi, and you

ed for Maximus' eyes. She didn't want to believ

" she repl

axy never mentioned anyo

ut her hand fo

nice raised an eyebrow wh

hand, Eliz automatically closed her pal

e exclaimed i