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.

have nothing else to say, I'm afraid I'll have to

still have important matters

the displeasure on his face, Clara's eyes welled up with

be like this

I did my best to hide her

stop us from

Roger asked.

"I know it's impossible."

shook her head, and then she pondered for a moment before saying, "Roger, believe it or not, the moment I heard that she got divorced, I've been contemplating on whether to tell you about

she got married, you

two years, you hardly

wish is

is for you to have a loving family, but

disregarded their feelings.' Clara didn't finish

moment of silence, she continued, "I know you came home this time because you

sister, I also wish for you to be

been thinking, as long as you're willing to come home to pursue her,

is to help you persuade our parents to

will do that, for you,

his sister's words,

took a deep breath, held his shoulders, and looked

have to know one

taken

quivering voice, he

"Roger…"

the look

a relationship for

mother got so anxious that she

took her a long time to accept

prepared herself for it, she told Roger that

as he could live a long, happy life

his mother say that, a wry expression

their mother, Clara

this time was because the woman he truly loved got

in

that

when she saw him go into a bakery despite the fact that there was a storm, just so he could learn how to bake a cake for Rachel's

it broke her heart to witness her beloved brother sit on a stairwell, drinking alone

was walking side by side with Rachel, she already knew that he would love

related to Rachel, Roger would always volunteer to

was why Clara didn't want

frightened her that Roger wouldn't 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 a

him heartbroken, she vowed

did

voice; his

to the prenatal examination, she's been pregnant for

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

sound of falling papers resonated throughout