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, Clara's eyes welled up

like this

my best to hide

us from seeing

Roger asked.

"I know it's impossible."

moment before saying, "Roger, believe it or not, the moment I heard that she got divorced, I've

she got married,

two years, you hardly ever visited

their deepest wish is to see you

is for you to have

completely disregarded their feelings.'

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

I also wish for you to

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

I can do now is to help you persuade our

that, for you, my

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

deep breath, held his shoulders, and looked into his

know one thing… Rachel is

taken

a quivering voice, he said, "What did

"Roger…"

the look of devastation on

in a relationship for a long

his mother got so anxious that she once doubted her

took her a long time to

told Roger

he could live a long, happy life with his loved one, she would

that, a wry expression appeared on

unlike their mother, Clara knew

with women all this time was because the woman he

was in

that all

there was a storm, just so he could learn how to bake

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

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

would always volunteer to take care of it

Clara didn't want

wouldn't be able to contain himself around

each other for a life time, she really didn't want to see her brother in

he was no better than a walking

him heartbroken, she vowed to hide the truth for

did

in a hoarse voice; his eyes

according to the prenatal

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

sound of falling papers resonated throughout