In Love With The Wrong Man

ther, Lucia turned to face her with tears in her eyes. Yet,

out to her

e could speak further. How could she even have the guts to still call her mother? Stella regretted having conce

one believed her. Still, she continued to plead, “Mom, it’s not wha

her cheek with a

ld leave a red mark, it wa

have nothing to do with Daniel? That you were not jealo

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

he calle

r. I only had one daughter,

er expensive purse when she walked out

rs, “Mom, you never treated me like I was your daughter. Sophi

said was true. She seemed to have truly forgotten that Lucia was her biological daughter, t

r in embarrassment

or. She entered and met Lucia inside the room. She res

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

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

other. “Mom, I want the thing hanging around s

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 beatin

stretched her hand eve

r head. “Mummy, this is the only thing I h

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 dol

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