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.

say, I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to leave me

still have important matters to

seeing the displeasure on his face, Clara's eyes welled

be like this once you

why I did my best to hide her from

think you'd be able to stop us from seeing each other

Roger asked.

"I know it's impossible."

believe it or not, the moment

she got married, you

two years, you hardly ever visited

Mom are getting older, and their deepest wish is

is for you to have a loving family,

disregarded their feelings.' Clara didn't finish

silence, she continued, "I know you came home this time because you heard that

also wish for

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

do now is to help

that, for you,

was moved by his sister's words, but he

held his shoulders,

to know one thing… Rachel is

taken

voice, he said,

"Roger…"

the look of

in a

so anxious that she once doubted her

time to accept the possibility that it

herself for it, she told Roger that it was okay if

long as he could live a long, happy life

that,

unlike their mother, Clara knew

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

was in

knew that

was a time when she saw him go into a bakery despite the fact that there was a storm, just so he could learn how to

her beloved brother sit on a stairwell, drinking

eyes when he was walking side by side with Rachel, she already knew that he would love this girl for the rest of his

to Rachel, Roger would always volunteer to take care

didn't want him to see that

her that Roger wouldn't be able to contain

from seeing each other for a life time, she really didn't want to see her brother in the same state he was two years

he was no better than

on that same day Clara saw him heartbroken, she vowed

When did

hoarse voice; his eyes

ago, but according to the prenatal examination, she's been

brother with pity in her eyes, and

falling papers resonated