her lovely features showing her confusion as his eyes fixed on her. "Look... someone has to p

l of uncertainty, and then her head lifted proudly. "Yes," her voice trembled sli

beled a thief is the worst thing ever for me...and I know your fam

live with me. Jaya's eyes and mouth widened in shock. "You...you want me...pretend to be your lover s

walked up to him, her shocked expression showing how she felt. "You can't be serious." She finally came to her

, looked at the sky, rubbed one hand on her temple, and put the other on her hip. She can't. He heard hi

straight ahead, her whole being aware of his approach, aware of His hand was on her as her breathing became

you until tomorrow at lunchtime to get back to me. If you don't sho

body tightening in an unfamiliar way. Stepping back slightly, he moved his hand to her shoulder, and slowly turned he

trying to kiss her lips. Jaya knew she should fight and push him away, but she allowed him

ghtly, not knowing why he stopped. Alfonzo stood looking at her, his eyes too full of fire, and he half laughed, a

ed on the ground to pick up the shoes she had thrown away before, then turned and walked towards the door where she needed to get out o

as she ran out of the suite, before stopping to put her sh

hoped she would come back with good news. If anyone noticed how sad she looked, no one bothered to ask, they all just wanted to know if s

ustic chairs, her home a model of grace and expensive, clean to a sterile degree. "Oh m

sister. "You're not trying hard enough. You should promise him something...whatever it takes...w

her. She stared at her, two pairs of shocked eyes staring at her. "That Alfonzo the... thief!" her mother spat out in disdain. "That...tha

side her. "How can you be so sure?" she asked softly, Jara already showing a hurt expression on her lovely face. "Arzen took the money." The two women stared a

d him I didn't think he loved me and he thought he was going to lose me." There was a flash of sadness in

two frowned, not understanding what she was talking about, all waiting for her to elaborate as she paced the tiled floor. "He said he would gi

to care that she was being pimped as revenge. However, Jara was watching her with barely conceale

ra hissed. Jaya shook her head displeasedly. "No... He hasn't changed." Seeing the look of de

was doing it for Aira and that this little child had lost a parent who, anyway, had how bad. Her voice was cold, and she shook her head, "T

n't looking for a willing volunteer." She threw it back at her sister, then groaned in pain. "W

d Arzen... This will all take care of itself." In front of

n, a flash of disdain in her eyes, and then her eyes filled with greed again. "He's rich. Very rich. Pearl X Inc. is a multinational

s a child, whose manipulative tendencies and malicious nature often led her to attack those who she thought -- rightl

or. "Never," she stepped back from the room, staring at them wide-eyed in sho

ith Alfonz