Captivation: Want Nothing But You

Clara had been standing at the door of Roger's room for a while, before she finally mustered enough courage to knock on the door.Seconds later, she heard footsteps coming from inside, and soon, the door was opened.

Roger had changed into his pajamas.

When he saw Clara at his door, he was a bit surprised.

In a hoarse voice, he greeted, "Clara."

"Mom is worried that it'll be bad for your stomach if you don't eat anything.That's why I'm here to bring you some food," she replied while making her way into the room.

Roger closed the door once she was inside, and took off his glasses. He just nodded and hummed in a tone devoid of emotion.

"Roger, I'm so sorry.I never meant to lie to you."

When he heard Clara speak, he was sorting out some documents.

For a moment, it made him pause and lower his gaze without saying anything.

"Roger, are you planning never to talk to me again?"

Clara's eyes were filled with regret and guilt.

From the corner of her eyes, she saw the documents he was sorting.

Her eyes quivered upon seeing them.

"Wait a second… Are you planning to go back to America?"

Roger set aside the papers and didn't answer her question.

Instead, he looked at her and asked, "Had I not seen her today, how long were you planning to hide this from me?"

Clara was rendered speechless.

"Sister, you, of all people, know why I came back to this city," Roger said in a calm tone.

"I…"

Clara wanted to speak up, but she found no words to respond to his statement.She then lowered her gaze for a moment, thinking of what she should say next.

Moments later, she said, "Roger, it's been over two years.I had thought you've given up on her already.Two years ago, she got married, and it broke your heart to know that it would be impossible to be with her."

Roger's eyes darkened.

"But now, she's divorced, isn't she?"Clara was stunned.

After a long silence, she clenched her fists and scowled.

"You think you'll be able to work things out between you two just because she's divorced now? Roger, open your eyes! Do you think she's worth all of this effort? My God, Roger! Don't you know how many ridiculous things she's done in the past two years? She doesn't deserve…"

"I'm the one who decides whether she deserves me or not,"

Roger interrupted her abruptly with a frown on his face.

"Sister, just put the food on the desk.

else to say, I'm afraid I'll have to

still have important matters to attend

on his face, Clara's

knew you'd be like this

I did my best to hide her from

us from seeing each other

Roger asked.

"I know it's impossible."

a moment before saying, "Roger, believe it or not, the moment I heard

married, you

past two years, you hardly

their deepest wish is to

want is for you to have a

completely disregarded their feelings.' Clara

know you came home this

also wish for you

you're willing to come home

can do now is to help

will do that, for you, my

by his sister's words, but he didn't say

his shoulders,

to know one thing… Rachel

was taken by

he said, "What did you

"Roger…"

to see the look of devastation on her

a

anxious that she once doubted her own son's

took her a long time to accept the possibility that it

prepared herself for it, she told Roger that it was okay if he were

long, happy life with his loved one, she would

that, a wry

unlike their mother,

knew the reason Roger hadn't gone out with women all this time

was in

that all too

fact that there was a storm, just so he could learn how to bake a cake for Rachel's

her heart to witness her beloved brother sit on a stairwell, drinking alone during Rachel's

moment Clara saw the look on her younger brother's eyes when he was walking side by side with Rachel, she already

remotely related to Rachel, Roger would always volunteer

Clara didn't want him to see

Roger wouldn't be able to

prevent them from seeing each other for a life time, she really didn't want to see her

he was no

that same day Clara saw him heartbroken, she vowed to hide the truth

When did

in a hoarse voice; his eyes welling up with

few days ago, but according to the prenatal examination, she's

paused to look at her brother with pity in her eyes, and continued, "She got pregnant

clamoring sound of falling papers resonated