Under the Facade

ed hard

to find someone

Luc. Just look around," Mar

ut

re this week runs out and b

eed my help," Liceo said

eed your h

ady to share anyway," he said

ything, Luciano

fway. He stopped and looked

unflowers

es, he turned

**

. The rumor was capable of soiling his reputation, but how coul

s no other w

e years ago that made his state of vexation g

he door opened to reveal Ronald coming

ong?" Lucia

e refused to m

eady to sign it already. Who the hell refu

umor," Rona

the business world?" Luciano

o talk, but he

all I care. I was even trying to help their godforsaken comp

oons," he cursed more. "G

e couldn't contend to be the one

, which had gone unsteady because o

k the caller. It was Na

ff, they were still good fri

id, trying to make hi

sorry about the r

e, Nadia.

you s

sound l

. She had been dead

l wanted to be the only one he saw, and if they had gotten married

intoxicated her the way Luciano did, and that was why she had kept in touch with

'

f a date with someone who she was sure was a

together, Luciano. I want

aled. "Wher

ome stupid date wit

ense of humor was one of the thi

alked with feline grace, her outstan

mom didn't accept her. Was i

case, then wh

orrow at the famous

ep me waiting," she sque

his face as he took t

d just taken him as a best friend,

d around her spaci

t. She didn't want Luciano to keep searching for the woman he had acciden

the arranged one into a real one, no matter what it caused, for she cou

Mara, her maid, said. Her h

Mara. You

she said as

swallow her face, she was determine

**

in the comfort of the shop where she worked,

t, ma'am," she said as she handed the bouquet

relief as she wiped a st

to buy flowers. She quickly took a quick check of their stocks and reached for the te

o'clock already. She knew she had to be at the hospital immediately. She had

got an emergency phone call," Tatia, her

I hope everything is alright,"

house again. So she is waiting outside. One time it happened she wandered off. It to

d a little. "It

"I hope your daughter's condition has not

miled sadl

employed her a year ago she had studied her s

ing spoken to, and she nev

nded to the customers well. Even if s

ed heavily

would

o hear a return greeting from Isa

bag and stopped to check if her cash was enough to get her daughter's usuals, and that

r in the middle of a convoy of five cars, had stopped by the shop las

er for lunch by two at noon, but the

r anyway. She ne

that she didn't have an umbrella. A frown flashed through her face

gn, and as she was locking the glass door

tely to the person

n a black suit with an

irectly at her. Isabella took some steps backwards. He w

as she couldn't t

ed," she ma

problem," Ronald Pier

tried to say, but

d like to spe

l as she was being led quietly with an umbrella over her hea

his blood boil in anger. He had sat patiently for an hour waiting for her at the arranged restaurant, but she didn't show up. The reas

after the meeting with his family, that he felt would want

pen the car door an

site a man she couldn't access his features

like she was in her early twenties. She had a pleasantly small beauti

deer in headlights although she

." He finally spoke, his voice so

g she had no excuse, except she hadn't wanted to go a

was not in any way about to continue, he exhaled heavily and at las

his incomparably beautiful fa

some man! S

s ice and his straight nose rest

ding eyes seemed to carry a

ay. It wasn't worth it, she told hers

et you, and I will just go straight ahea

nded him a paper file which he took and

asked, her voice co

a cont

in confusion. "I

ted in a frown but

t to be my spou