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.

nothing else to say, I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to leave

still have important

face, Clara's eyes welled up

be like this once you

why I did my best to hide her

to stop us from

Roger asked.

"I know it's impossible."

believe it or not, the moment

got married, you went

past two years, you hardly ever

and their deepest wish is to see you get married and have

is for you to

disregarded their feelings.' Clara didn't finish her

silence, she continued, "I know you came home

sister, I also wish for

I've been thinking, as long as you're willing to come home to

to help you persuade our parents to accept

that, for you, my

told, Roger was moved by his sister's words, but he didn't

his shoulders, and

know one thing…

was taken by

quivering voice, he

"Roger…"

the look

a relationship for a long

that

to accept the possibility that it might

for it, she told Roger that it was

a long, happy life

mother say that,

their mother, Clara knew

knew the reason Roger hadn't gone out with women all this time was because the woman he truly loved got

was in

knew that all too

him go into a bakery despite the fact that there was a storm, just so he could

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

the look on her younger brother's eyes when he was walking side by side with Rachel, she already knew that he would love this girl for the rest

would always volunteer to

Clara didn't want

be able to contain himself

each other for a life time, she really didn't

then, he was no better than a

saw him heartbroken, she vowed to hide the truth for as long as

did she get

hoarse voice; his

according to the prenatal examination,

with pity in her eyes, and continued, "She got pregnant during the

sound of falling papers resonated throughout the