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

important

on his face,

be like this once

I did my best to hide her from

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

Roger asked.

"I know it's impossible."

her head, and then she pondered for a moment before saying, "Roger, believe it or not, the moment I heard that she got divorced,

married, you

two years, you hardly ever visited

their deepest wish is to see you get married and have

to have

disregarded their feelings.' Clara didn't

you came home this time because you heard

your sister, I also wish for you to be

I've been thinking, as long as you're willing to come home to pursue her, it wouldn't matter

to help you persuade

will do that, for you, my dearest

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

breath, held his shoulders, and

you have to know

taken by

he said, "What did

"Roger…"

to see the look of devastation on

a

so anxious that she once doubted her

to accept the

told Roger that it was okay if he were

life

heard his mother say that, a wry expression

their mother, Clara

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

in

that all

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 bake

to witness her beloved brother sit on a stairwell, drinking

was walking side by

related to Rachel, Roger would always volunteer to take

Clara didn't want him to see that

her that Roger wouldn't be able

she knew that it would be impossible to prevent them from seeing each other for a life time, she really didn't want to see her brother in the

was no better than

saw him heartbroken, she vowed to hide the

did she get

in a hoarse voice; his eyes welling up

but according to the prenatal examination, she's

eyes, and continued, "She got pregnant during

sound of falling papers