soon." Lorenzo uttered with a smirk dancing across his lips as he step

are the ride back to the Russo's office. He wouldn't want to irk Lorenzo more than he is already piss

nching of eight houses that planned to overthrow Lorenzo; since then, it has become a place where Lorenzo deals with any traitor or any di

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she kept remembering how her father had warned her several

hter when in truth she couldn't be considered as his daughter at all. She is keen to know if Lorenzo will know the truth, but then again, her family has hi

she had gone to her father, asking him about the whereabouts of her mother and brother, but she was met with something deeper. Right in her father's room, she saw her father and another woman naked. She had run out that day, but after barely a few minutes of running, her father came and beat her

ad, and she turned sharply to s

you d

her when they heard the shuffling of feet behind them. Shortly after, the door to the waiting room, where they were seated, opened. Daniel jumped to his feet instantly, and on instinct, Aurora followed suit. The roo

sound of the feet drew closer. Her hand insti

ay, sir." She hear

n that her proud father just greeted someone

der than that of her father and instantly, she felt the air on he

. Thank you for accepting her and

g a document that states she

thank you for y

hile before he spoke again.

. I assu

and felt her father shiver too. Quietly, they both

t o

r with Aurora following after him, but the word

ing to you, bu

ng a glance at her until he disappeared. She couldn't control the t

ed and walked back to where she h

r shoulder, and her tiny body was wrapped in a gown that stuck to her body like a second skin. He felt angry and couldn't explain what could have caused his anger at not being able to see her face or could it be her pr

with authority. With trembling hands, Aurora complie

per with a trembling hand, and scribbled her signatur

knell. She rushed towards the door for f

tside his office but not for long as

he gentleness of his voice. It was the last thing she expected. Although she hadn't witnessed

hat adorned the face that she came in contact with and sh

in her mind, suffocating her. To keep from melting down, she kept repeati

be delivered to Lorenzo, she thought it was to further punish her, never in her

ality hit her hard, strangling her. She couldn't breathe and her em

oor. Confused and flustered, he contemplated what to do. Should he help her himself or call the medical

e sensed that she was having a panic attack, he rubbe

not breathing, hence, her suffocation. But she has forgotten how to breathe. Listening to his voice an

e. Lawrence studied her face for a while and after ensuring she was better now ut

tered to him weakly, he

n't know why he suddenly felt the urge to reassure her b

e the bitter truth of her harsh reality down her mind, but it clun

liar figures disappearing into the car sparked a glimmer of recognition, s

that