|| VALENTINA's POV ||
Meeting Kylie in Lorenzo's birthday was the worst dream that I could ever have. I was a human as well. It never felt good to see your boyfriend rekindling with his ex-girlfriend.
Lorenzo responded on my behalf, his voice composed,
" Yes! She is in the sixth month currently."
Then, I fought with my existence to act normal. Wearing a calm smile, I went forward to greet her,
" Hello, Miss Kylie. Actually you were invited by our designer. Though I look after the store now, he was the one who arranged the exhibition and selected the final models."
My words may have sounded simple but I tried to mean the fact that Lorenzo didn't scout her personally out of his old feelings. In fact, I didn't know that she was the same Kylie or else I would have rejected it at once. I didn't want any distraction between our relationship.
Kylie was quick to change her attitude. Smiling back, she replied with humour,
" That's great. We will have a lot of time to catch up. Sorry, Lorenzo and I were good friends before. So, I was just too excited to congratulate him."
Mr.King cleared his throat to catch our attention, waving at the staff who stood there in puzzlement,
" Since you are here already, let's just enjoy the party. Ah.. Lorenzo..let her stay..We have many outsiders around.."
Lorenzo completely ignored her and went back to my side to take my hand before saying,
" You haven't eaten yet. Let's eat together."
Despite Lorenzo's support, I didn't feel good from that moment. I always had this feeling that Kylie wasn't done with Lorenzo yet. If she really had no interest in him, why would she come back after years again exactly on his birthday?
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|| EMILY's POV ||
My lips hung open in disbelief. I expected an apology or explanation from him but the proposal took me off guard. Suddenly,I was thrown into the cold water of the ocean, blocking my thoughts and every consciousness.
" What??", I blurted, eyes widening in surprise. He took a deep breath and repeated those words weakly,
" Marry me, please!!!"
I almost spat blood at that moment. Nothing seemed like a bigger joke than his words. Holding my forehead, I erupted into laughter suddenly. He furrowed his brows in confusion. After a round of extreme laughter, I asked back,
" You are joking with me, aren't you? Or did you think that I have fallen for your charm again just because I got in your car?"
I mentioned the word ' again ' because I was done with Luka a long time ago. The day, I realized that the baby wasn't in my stomach anymore for him, I killed each part of my heart that liked Luka. Now, he was nothing more than a stranger to me.
Luka squeezed his eyes shut in remorse. Once he opened those brown eyes, the light from the streets reflected on it, carrying the pains of his heart. He said in a very serious voice,
" I can't fix my mistake, Emily! I know that very well. I have thought about it for a long time but I couldn't think of anything else.. except you..I think.. that I am in love with you..I should have realized it long ago.. Please forgive me.. Please give me a chance to mend my mistake."
His words were like the slow poison, poisoning my heart and soul slowly. Why now?
Tears stung from my eyes to think about the baby that I had lost. Sneering at him in disgust, I blurted laughing at his face sadly,
" Love?? Marriage?? What will change now, Luka? WILL MY BABY BE BACK EVER?? WILL IT CHANGE THE PAIN THAT I WENT THROUGH IN THIS LAST MONTHS??"
I shouted from the top of my lungs, not caring about whoever heard us. When he heard me, his head hung low in guilt. I guessed that he was willing to marry me out of guilt and pity. There was nothing called love that he claimed. If he were in love with me, he would have never abandoned me back then. Wiping the tears from my eyes, I gave him my final words, feeling suffocated,
" Let me tell you clearly, Luka. Even if you are the last man on earth, I will never marry the killer of my child."
I went out of the car after slamming the door shut on his face. My heart could no longer accept him after what he said on that day. He not only killed my baby but killed me as well.
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|| VALENTINA'S POV ||
" Why are you laying in the dark?", his calm tone jerked me awake from my daze. Ever since, the party ended, I couldn't help but think about Kylie again and again. She behaved well for the rest of the party but she was going to stay connected with us longer. According to James, they had signed the contract already. We had no option to kick her out. Plus, our reputation could be at stake if we treated any supermodel harshly.
I raised my head a little to see Lorenzo entering. His friends stayed in the house longer for the hangover party. Since I was pregnant and wasn't allowed to drink alcohol, I returned to the room fast. Lorenzo smelt like wine all over. Thankfully, his eyes seemed still wide awake.
Taking off his coat, he came on me, staggering all the way out. I replied shortly, backing away to give him space,
" I was just resting..Did they leave already?" He hummed softly, his eyes failing to keep open as he looked like he was going to get drunk anytime soon. He asked for a mumbling, putting his head over my stomach to feel his baby,
" Tell me, you aren't angry with me for Kylie? Trust me, I didn't know that she was coming to the party."
My heart softened at his words. I felt the same because he looked astonished as well. Running my fingers through his curls, I smiled replying,
" No!! Why would I? It was my fault too. I didn't know that James would pick her as our model."
Lorenzo exhaled heavily in my lap. Pushing his head up heavily, he mumbled weakly,
" Trust me!! You are the only one for me now! No one else matters to me any longer. But I can't deny the fact that she was the first woman that I loved so much."
I ignored the string in my heart. It was a gentleman act that he was telling the truth openly. Tilting his chin up to meet my eyes, I told him sincerely,
" Lorenzo!! If you ever want to go back with Kylie, just tell me to leave rather than cheating on me, okay?? I will leave you without a single condition but don't betray my trust for you."
His eyes grew darker and the following moment, he was kissing me wildly. Hovering on top of me, he pressed me hard against the bed and showered kisses all over my neck to body while promising,
" That day will never come back because you are the only one that I want, Valentina."
I smiled wide at him but the discomfort in my heart didn't fade entirely. After all, first love was something that no one could ever forget. Sighing heavily to my luck, I let him kiss me as much as he wanted. As our bodies began to turn hotter, his phone on the desk started ringing loudly. Although he could care less, I told him to push away slightly,
" Your phone.. Lorenzo...Your phone.. It keeps ringing.. Take it.. Maybe it's something urgent.."
He whined not having the intention to take it. Hissing at his unruly behavior, I extended my hand to take his phone. The name on the screen froze me for a while as she didn't call him for months.
NANA!