Natigilan siya nang marinig ang malamyos tunog na nangagaling sa isang violin. Wala sa sariling tinahak niya ang daan patungo sa kung saan niya naririnig ang tugtog. Huminto siya nang mamataan ang isang nakatalikod na lalaki, kung saan nakatayo at nakaharap sa hilera ng mga orkidya, at ito ang tumutugtog ng violin.

The way he played the violin has his own style. She can't point it out but she felt that his music has touched her heart. 

She knows the piece he's playing. Afterall, it's her favorite above all. 

Kinuha niya ang plawta sa kanyang bag at walang pag-aalinlangang sinabayan ang tumutugtog ng violin. Natigilan ito at mabilis na lumingon sa kanya pero hindi siya natinag at nagpatuloy sa pagtugtog. 

Bakas ang pagkagulat sa mga mata nito. And the way his midnight black eyes softly stared directly at her butterscotch eyes made her want to finish playing the music with him no matter what it takes. Kalauna'y ngumiti sa kanya. That genuine smile of him reached her crying heart. She suddenly felt lighter seeing him smile so brightly at her. Like he's telling her that everything's going to be alright.

Napapikit siya ng mariin habang hinihipan ang flute, at nang magmulat siya'y tumango ito ng isang beses 'tsaka inayos ang violin.

Nagpatuloy ito sa pagtugtog at sinabayan siya hanggang sa matapos nila ang pagtugtog sa malamyos na musika.

Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns 'N Roses

Mai's Pov

"Hi"a man talked to us. And it was Simon Cowell 
"Mr. Cowell it's a pleasure to meet you"Auster said as they shake their hands
"and you are?"he asked
"My name is Austerlitz Balangue Mañalac, Auster for short"Auster introduce his self
"and Im Marty Mionette Losoya, Mai for short sir"I said as Zi walked behind us
"well Auster, Mai I was looking for some talented persons if you don't know and luckily you two caught my attention. Here is my talent agency address go there on Tuesday. You could bring your band if you have. See you guys"he said as he walked out of the Bar

Me and Auster were like statues because of starstruck

"Mai could you pinch me cuz I think Im dreaming"he said as Zi pinched him at the back
"Ouch! Woah Im not dreaming"he said
"well your welcome Kuya and can I join you guys? Please?"she asked me
"yes you could come besides you're his cousin"I said 
"yes!"she said as she hugged the two of us and its kinda awkward because me and Auster were really close at each other like never mind

I can't wait to tell this to my sisters and Mom

"by the way your violin is ready and you need to pick a case for it"Zi said
"I'll pick for her just wait here"Auster said as he walk away

Me and Zi were silent until she spoke up

"so how did you met kuya?"she asked
"I first met him a couple of days ago at school when we bumped unto each other then he became one of my classmates and we became friends"I said making her squeal 
"tell me more!"she said
"umm he asked me out yesterday and he began to court me"I said trying to hide my blush
"awe you look adorable when you blush"she said making me blush harder
"hey guys I got the case and the violin. Ready to go? Oh uh.. Did I disturb you two?"Auster said while holding my gift from him
"not exactly and yes were ready to go"I said
"can you wait for me ill just ask Martin if he could watch and close the bar"she said
"who's Martin?"I curiously asked
"my brother"Zi said as she walked to a young man smaller than Auster
"okay come on Auster Im ready to play this new violin"I said pulling him out of the bar
"hey quit the pulling you might rip my shirt"He said as he flatten the crumbled parts of his shirt
"so wanna learn the basics?"he asked
"ofcourse I do. What's the first step then?"I asked him
"the first step is handling your violin case"he said handing me the case
"okay Im ready"Zi said as she walk towards us

Auster and I walked towards his car while Zi walked to her Kawasaki Ninja H2R

I guess Auster and his cousins have the same taste on rides

Auster parked his car infront of his Manor and Zi did the same. Auster assisted me by opening the door for me.

"Zibelle!"a shout from the balcony caught our attention

We look who it was and surprisingly it was Mk and Maiah. Zi waved over as we walked over Auster's house.

"it seems like a reunion isn't"I said as Auster scratched his nape 
"yeah the last time we saw each other was like months ago"he said as he opened the door for us

"Cuz!"Maiah shouted as she hugged her and Zi did the same
"look at you you're taller than us now"Mk said
"na just a couple of inch, by the way when did you guys moved here?"Zi asked

"its kinda a long story"Maiah said
"and your kuya let us stay here"Mk said as she sat at the sofa

"okay we'll leave you girls for awhile"Auster said as he pulled me to his studio

He opened the door for me and I saw his violin on top of his grand piano and some music sheets

"hey these are for rock music"I said as I analyzed some of the sheets
"yes"he said as he got his violin
"I've been doing some research and surprisingly rock music sounds awesome if your gonna use violin instead of guitars. I set up a recorder here so that we can hear the difference"he said as he gave me a lyrics of Sweet child of Mine by Guns and Roses

"as in Right now?"I asked him
"yes and we'll be doing 4 covers of sweet child of mine using violins while your on vocals. Are you ready?"he asked me
"um yeah?"I replied
"okay well do the vocals first and then youll help me in mixing"he said as he gave me a headphone and gestured me to sit on a stool. Infront of me is a music stand with the lyrics and a Microphone for recording

"Knock! Knock! Can we come in and join you guys?"Zi said standing beside the door with Mk and Maiah

Hmm Kisha's missing I wonder why. I said to myself

"come in guys"I said to her
"and you three will help me on violin covers"Auster said
"on what song?"Mk asked
"sweet child of mine. Why?"I said
"well its easier than I thought"Zi said as she got a violin as well as Mk
"Ill just Do the Mixing"Maiah said as she sat behind the computer
"wait we need one more person to Do the last cover"Auster said
"I'll help"someone said and it was Julius
"since when did you learn to play violin?"Kisha asked behind him
"since we were grade 4"Julius said
"hey Auster what will I do?"Kisha asked Auster
"how about we do a duet? Im pretty sure that your a good singer"I said
"okay then, hey Auster can you give me some headphone? Please?"she asked Auster

Auster gave her an headphone and another Mic for recording

"okay lets start"Auster said as he started the intro.

Well it sounds perfect to me and it do sound great. Maiah caught my attention and gestured me to start in 3...2...1

"She's got a smile that it seems to me
Reminds me of childhood memories
Where everything
Was as fresh as the bright blue sky

Now and then when I see her face
She takes me away to that special place
And if I stared too long
I'd probably break down and cry

Sweet child o' mine
Sweet love of mine

She's got eyes of the bluest skies
As if they thought of rain
I'd hate to look into those eyes
And see an ounce of pain

Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place
Where as a child I'd hide
And pray for the thunder and the rain
To quietly pass me by

Sweet child o' mine
Sweet love of mine

Sweet child o' mine
Sweet love of mine

Sweet child o' mine
Sweet love of mine

Where do we go?
Where do we go now?
Where do we go?
Sweet child o' mine

Where do we go?
Where do we go now?
Where do we go?
Sweet child o' mine

Where do we go?
Where do we go now?
Where do we go?
Sweet child o' mine

Where do we go?
Where do we go now?
Where do we go?
Sweet child o' mine"we ended the song and all of us were silent for a minute.

Now I know the feeling of having friends whos passion for music is high. The feeling that someone is there for you to help. And A man who is caring for you

lets see how Auster and Mai will fall inlove with each other.will a song change them both?will they confess their feelings to each other? find out on Another Song to Remember
by Ztil Knightwalker

After the gloomy melody, a cello appeared before Lucien, who turned it around delicately and played music that was as profound as a man's voice. The violin, having lost support, simply floated in midair.
Enshrouded in the romantic atmosphere weaved by the conversation of the mellow cello and the soft violin, Natasha recalled her first encounter with Lucien. Because of a Symphony of Fate, the two of them were first connected, and because of their mutual interest in music and Lucien's humor and delightful self-embarrassment now and then, she gradually became his good friend, which allowed her to discover his advantages other than music. He was calm, gentle, smart and fun. There was no pressure to hang around with him, and she could be herself freely.
Those were the days that were as beautiful as the spring of April. Perhaps, it was in their deepening relationship that she gradually forgot Lucien's gender. Their love sprouted for the first time.
In the easy and pleasant melody, musical instruments behind and next to Lucien echoed on their own with his violin.
Those musical instruments seemed to be given their own souls and gathered into the concert of an orchestra. It was also as if many transparent musicians were playing together with Lucien.
Thanks to magic, Lucien's solo performance sounded like a minor orchestra.
The soft violin and the magnificent cello 'stood' together again. The deep feelings and the reluctance to say goodbye surfaced in Natasha's heart clearly. That was the farewell after their life-and-death escape and their support for each other. Lucien was about to leave Aalto for Holm. She believed that they would meet again, and she knew it was in the best interests of Lucien, so she let him go generously, but she still found herself missing him although they hadn't been separated yet.
Perhaps it was at that time, when Lucien carried her through the dark forest determinedly, that their friendship transformed. However, because of the pain that Sylvia brought her and her negligence, she merely regarded their feelings as those between two good friends.
From the brass instrument, a creepy, rigorous melody spread out. Grief, fear, panic, sorrow and other feelings flowed out while the violin was competing with the allegro in the band. Natasha seemed to have sensed Lucien's hesitation and agony after he realized that he fell in love with her. She also recalled her suffering back when she was in the abbey. The sole comfort for her at that time was the letters from Lucien. However, having walked further and further down the path of magic, and having disgraced the Cannon and the Doctrines again and again, he seemed unable to even keep being a good friend to her, a devout believer and the future duchess.
The violin let out resolution and anger. Natasha seemed to have heard Lucien's sigh when he made up his mind, and remembered how she treated Lucien as her best friend just like before, overcoming her psychological barriers. However, the pressure from the Church, the duchy, her father, the Violet family and the citizens cast everything into shadow again. They raged like storms and presaged the possible tragic ending.
In retrospect, Natasha realized that she had regarded Lucien as the most peaceful and gentle part of her mind since then, but her perception was enveloped by the mists of her habits back then.
Lucien continued playing the violin, and the cello began to play itself while nobody was around, as if it were listening to the violin's subtle confession of love. Then, Lucien turned to the cello, and the violin started to play on its own, as if the time had come for the gentlemen to tell his feelings and for the lady to listen.
It reminded Natasha of the beautiful scene when they met again in Holm and finally told each other their feelings towards each other. It was sweet and warm, but the lovely memory did not last when the melody turned hasty and sharp. The situation in Holm, the danger one year later, and her worries for her father who was far away in Orvarit all turned into rapid notes that constituted a grievous scene. The melody that feathered the wonder of love emanated the sorrow that could make souls cry in such an atmosphere.
Natasha had seen such devastation before, but her emotional experience with Sylvia was not as deep. The moment she thought that Lucien and her would end up like this, she felt that the music whose sadness reached her soul was speaking for herself. She clenched her fists and vowed to break all the obstacles.
But what if her father was the obstacle, and it was a helpless choice for Lucien's safety?
Obstacles were not so easy to be broken!
Natasha's face was somewhat twisted while she struggled in her heart. As her sorrow reached the summit, she finally took a step. Any difficulty could possibly be resolved, and giving up meant that they would never see the dawn. At such a moment, she could only press forward and try to resolve the difficulties until she died!
As if moved by her determination, after the intense grief, the flutes played the soft, splendid melody again together with the harp. Natasha seemed to see the view of Mountain Paradise where all pains were gone and only happiness was left. In the end, the violin began to play the thematic melody in solo again.
This time, there was no more vague sorrow, but only comforting beauty.
Such an atmosphere was like two hands that still held each other after all the vicissitudes of life, the warm eyes of understanding after all the difficulties were overcome, and two butterflies that danced with their dreamy wings around each other after breaking away from the thick cocoons that shackled them.
The music stopped, but the melody still lingered, awing everything into silence with its beauty.
"I have never heard such a music style before, but it is also the most beautiful violin melody I have ever heard. Thank you for your birthday gift, and thank 'Lucien Orchestra' for their performance." A long time later, Natasha finally said hoarsely, "I like the final part best. It seems to have sublimed the whole music."
Half a month ago, after much deliberation, Lucien selected The Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto[1], which was composed by Mr. He Zhanhao and Mr. Chen Gang. While it was a tragedy, the 'Turning Into Butterflies' part represented beautiful hope, and he could express his feelings with it after slight adaptation. It was also fit for the conditions between himself and Natasha.
Putting down the violin, Lucien stood and bowed. "I'm honored that you like it."
"I noticed that you used a lot of different tricks when you played the violin. For example, sometimes you only used two strings." Natasha walked to Lucien's side with a smile and pulled him back to the table. Seeing that he was about to explain, she hurried to hint that it was unnecessary and simply went on. "It's not easy to see you play the violin. Its charm is entirely different from that of the piano. However, it is not the time for this right now. The music just now let me scrutinize our relationship in retrospect. I find it hard to hold back my feelings. I only want to have you and feel you."
Lucien smiled. "It's your birthday today. You'll be the queen."
Naughtiness beamed out of Natasha's smile. "Is that so? Excellent. That's what I want, too. Since today is my birthday, I'll take the lead of everything. You can only accept and cannot take any action until I tell you to. Do you understand?"
Lucien was about to reply, when Natasha added, "Rest assured. I won't cross your boundaries. In fact, I tried to transform you into a girl exactly because I wanted to 'care for' you. Your current status will do. There will be even the additional feeling of conquest. Would you like to cooperate with me?"
Lucien smiled. "You are the queen today."
Natasha chuckled. "For me, music is an excellent birthday gift, but there is only one best birthday gift, which is you."
While talking, she picked up a piece of cream from the table and smeared it on Lucien's throat, before she licked it. When Lucien tried to hug her, she stopped him: "Don't move. Follow my commands."
......
The messy velvet quilts covered their naked bodies, and the air of love filled the room.
Lucien felt lucky that he had changed his bed to a magic bed, which saved him from another collapse experience. Natasha, on the other hand, was like a kid who was occupying her favorite toy. She tied Lucien up with both hands and legs as she breathed steadily sound sleep.
"She had been taking the lead the first couple of hours. She must be exhausted." Lucien's right hand was under Natasha, so he extended his left hand and eased the vague worries on her face.
Suddenly, Natasha opened her eyes and said in a daze, "It's already dawn? I fell asleep."
"Not yet. Sorry for waking you up," replied Lucien gently.
Natasha put on a brilliant smile. "That's great. I didn't plan to sleep at all. It's probably going to be half or one month later before we meet again. How can we pass the night sleeping? Even random talking is better than that!"
Lucien smiled. "Not a problem. Right, I've been confused about something. Why is Sard not worried that the pope will notice what he is doing?"
Lucien did not find it inappropriate to discuss such matters on such an occasion, and Natasha felt nothing wrong, either. Continuing using Lucien's right hand as her pillow, she said, "Because I am the queen of Holm."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Lucien was puzzled.
Natasha smiled. "That's a secret way that the pope checks the major parishes. After the schism of the North Church, the pope discovered that some northern nobles had detected anomalies a long time ago but they were killed when they tried to report the issue. Henceforth, emperors, kings and duchies have been given ways to directly contact the pope. Once the Grand Cardinal behaves inappropriately, they can report it to the pope."
She stopped calling the pope as His Holiness.
"Perhaps, other nobles and night watchers can reach out to the Church in secret, too, but the right to talk to the pope should still be a royal prerogative. I certainly would not report to the pope that something wrong is going on in my kingdom, so Sard is not worried at all."
"That explains a lot…" Lucien nodded. Then he recalled something else. "Sard's goal is unclear. In case of accidents, give the structure of the divine power circles in the Nekso Palace to me when you have a chance. I'll try to improve them. Then, you'll ask Richard to change them accordingly, so that Sard will not control the defense of the Nekso Palace all of a sudden."
Natasha was stunned, "You are going to improve the divine power circles?"
Wasn't it supposed to be the clergy's job?
Lucien smiled. "You forgot what happened before? For a sorcerer, the greatest difficulty to improve the divine power circles is that they may accidentally cut the power source of such circles. After the incidents with Ell and Francis, I am already able to identify the central part that distributes energy and make unrecognizable changes on other parts."
Besides, he also had 'Sun's Corona' as a reference.
"You're more and more capable now. I'll give the structure to you when there's a chance to." Natasha teased Lucien.
......
After another half night's lingering, Natasha put on her dress and left affectionately when it was dawn. 
Lucien, slept for another half day, then returned to Allyn in a pleasant mood but unsteady feet.
"Master, Arcana and Magic have been published in advance. The discussion is rather heated." The next day, when Lucien walked into the Atom Institution, Heidi and other students greeted him with the journal, asking half in confusion and half in excitement, "But why isn't your paper published? The guys who are in favor of the wave theory all claim that you… you have recognized the reality."
[1] It is an orchestral adaptation of an ancient legend, the Butterfly Lovers. Written for the western style orchestra, it features a solo violin played using some Chinese techniques


"A falling star has brought the chaos. The throne of fate has lost its master. The nonbeliever who walks in light and darkness will make his debut."
In this magic world, knowledge is power.

Making a few push ups and sit ups and curls up early in the morning was a good start to start the day. Then I jog in dawn towards the forest. I need something to make my mind clear. I need something for my plan. What should I do? I cannot trust anyone around me. Even my parents and my brothers… even Nicholas. It is a good thing that the cold fresh chill in dawn is helping me to think. 
 
 Being Catastrophe from being Adhiti is hard. I have to lie. I have to pretend. I have to be someone. I am getting tired of being a liar and being not who I am. But this is me now. I need to stand for this plan. Yesterday just make me stronger. And that tragic past that Adhiti suffered, taking all the pain of torment makes Catastrophe stronger and fearless. I have to thank her no matter what. She makes a person that I am today. 

"You are really trying hard." A deep voice of a man speaks behind me that make me stopped from running. "Oh, don't stop. It will sprain your ankle." I face on his direction and throw a fire. He took my fire and mixed with his that almost burn the trees. "Good morning, Catastrophe." His smiles are trying to be charming in front of me. I have to roll my eyes on that. "Keep going." I did keep going and glanced on my sports watch. 

It's 4 am already and I need to meet him. I duck down when a ball of fire was thrown to me. I don't know how aware I am and flexible to duck when the fire is behind me. I get up and glare at Flame who lightens his palm in a ball of fire. He smiles playfully and throws the fire on me. I got a chance to roll over to avoid it. I started running fast when the adrenaline rushes up. My blood is racing too up my head together with my heart. He keeps on throwing fire on me with his both hands while he's running after me. I don't know that he's a psycho. Why is he trying to kill me with his own fire? 

"Run baby, run!" he tease me and chuckles. 

"Psychopath!" I groan and run as fast as I can. 

My head is really hot, am I mad? My palms are aching to let go the very hot sensation. I growl and spread my arms letting go the burning fire. I stopped from running and face him in very swift movement and push the fire on him. He throw another fire but my big fire eats his ball of fire. 

"Awesome for the first timer." He said and walks closer to me. The fire dies and my arms fall. I tried to catch my breath, feeling like I haven't been breathing for minutes. Now, I understand. He's testing me and this is the surprise of my mentor. "Here." He gave me a bottle. "This will help." I took it and twist the cap of the bottle and swig it into my mouth. My whole body cools down from the fresh water he gave to me. I walk towards the three near me and leans my back while still catching my breath. My heart is beating so loud and my brain feels like going to explode. My eyes started to see dark. 

"You should control your fire." I looked at the direction where the voice comes from. "I am actually expecting that you will catch his fire." He stood in front of me and put down his equipment. He took my wrist and holds it while glancing on his wrist watch. "You need to cool down."

"I am cooling down!" I scowl at him. I scream when water from above showers on. I looked like a fire that dies in the water as smoke evaporates from my skin. I suddenly feel freezing. My breath hitches and my whole nerves feels frozen or should I say more relaxed. "Did you just do that?!" I looked at him madly. He smiles and gently tapped a fresh towel on my face. I grabbed the towel from him and started drying my hair and my neck. My head started heating because of agitation towards him. 

"Oh... she looks really cute." Flame said with a twinkle on his eyes and admiration towards me. "Is she really looks more like Adhiti your ex-girlfriend?" 
 
 My heart winced on the ex-girlfriend thing but I shouldn't feel that way. Adhiti, do you still love this guy? Now that you know that he's an asshole, how could you feel even a little thing towards him! I am sorry that I have to curse you but I really fucking hate you Adhiti for loving this asshole! 

 I didn't dare looking at Nick. I looked at Flame who looks guilty on mentioning Adhiti. I guess that Nick is mad or something. I don't care. I should not care right? 

"Let's get to work." He sounds serious now. "You can now leave, Flame." 

 Flame lousily move and walks and glanced back at me. He winks at me which I only show a bored look. I turn to face Nick and he tosses the wooden sword to me. I catch it and toss it up and hold it well. I hang the towel on the branch of the tree and positioned for a defense or attack. 

"You know, I love teaching you..." his smiles teasing me but I stay impassive on my every emotion. He attacks first and I blocked it right away. "You are fast learner." 

"I know I am." I said and gritted my teeth. I push away his sword with mine and attack him in very swift movement. He swings his sword to my side and I caught his wrist as my sword pointed his neck. 

"Impressive. Did you practice?"

"No. I imagine killing someone yesterday but the bad thing is... he's already dead." 

"There are more coming." He murmurs which sounds more like a warning. He gently put down his wooden sword and move closer to me. "You have to understand that I am doing this all for you. I maybe a jerk to Adhiti because I let my depression goes along into temptations. There will be times that I might not beside you to protect you from those monsters and at least you know how to defend yourself and survive in these cruel worlds we are living. Mahal kita." He murmurs the last word and kisses my forehead.  I was quite taken aback from what he did.
 
 I don't understand the last two words because it is a foreign language but the sounds flatter me. I feel like standing on the beach while listening to the splash of the water to the seashore, as seagulls are flying around making a silly-peaceful sound. He pressed his warm lips for seconds as it gives heat around my body and suddenly, I feel just fine. No muscle pain and no heartache.  

"That's it for now. We won't have any practice this afternoon since that there will be a night ball."

 I look up at him and stare at his eyes for a moment. 

"I wanted to ask you something." 

"Anything." He move a little backward.

"Wouldn't your girlfriend get mad when she found out that you have this affection on me?"

"If she gets mad, it is my responsibility. Anyway, I wanted to break things with her. I feel suffocated on lying at myself and for using her." 

"Why? Is it because of me who looks identically like Adhiti?"

"Let's say you give me a gut to make that decision. But, it is not because of you or Adhiti. It is I who make foolish things. I realize the wrongs that I made while she's not with us. I shouldn't use Eliza to cover all the pain. I shouldn't deny that nobody can fill my heart but Adhiti. I should've look for her instead of sitting around drowning myself in depression while she's out there suffering." 

 I wanted to look away from his eyes. It was full of pain, regrets and guilt. His eyes are cloudy and anytime the water will fall. And as a tear fall from his left eye the water above started dripping slowly until it rains on us. 

"Do you know how painful it is, Catastrophe? Do you know how painful it is to think that my Adhiti is suffering physical pain and worse in emotional pain? I just wished that those pain that are torturing her is my pain. So that I won't get hurt seeing her suffering in that torment." 

 I feel like an ugly duckling who was left alone all wet walking in an isolated corridor. I thought that I can be mad at him but now that I know what he really feels I suddenly feel broken again. I don't know when or how I get into my room but I found myself on the floor leaning on the closed door.

 My heart suddenly felt comforted when I let go all the tears and all the pain inside me. Damn you, Adhiti! Why do you still love him?! How can you still love him if he had cheated on you and break you many times since you arrived in this hell again? 

"Damn you!" I mutters. I looked at poor Katherine sitting in front of me with those shinning crystal blue eyes. She purrs and walk towards me as she rubbed herself against my folded kneels. "Oh, Katherine!" I cries and took her and hugged her almost tight. "I miss you so much…" 

"Meow…" 

"I'm so sorry that I have to ignore you… I'm sorry." 

 I stay like that for a while though I am wet as Katherine gives me heat. My heart almost jumped out from my throat when someone knocks on the door. 

"Catastrophe, this is Marissa. You got a delivery from George Canfield, I guess that it's your dad. I will leave it outside the door."

 I heard a little sound of a box on the floor and her footsteps walking away. I shove my face to fury Katherine and push back my face and sneeze and sneeze. Katherine purrs, complaining on my actions. I found myself smiling on a situation like this. I shouldn't be serious all the time. I need to take action on what happened to Adhiti. She need justice… but not only her who needs a justice but for those who died because of them. I let go of Katherine and stood. I wipe my tears and opens the door. I found a brown cardboard box sitting in front of my door. I pick it up, turning my heels to my back and closes the door behind.

 I put it on the top of the bed and opens it. A wooden case of a violin surprise me with a fluffy cottons around. I pulls out the violin and gently put it on the bed. I open the case as a beautiful carved violin surprised me again with a letter over it. I pick up the small envelope and pulls out the card.

Catastrophe,
There are no days that I forget about you. I hope that you are doing fine in your new school. I heard a lot about Mystical Academy as a school for supernatural kids. Would it be good that I came to visit you sometimes? Can I visit you there? I am worried and missed you so much like my own daughter. 
Please remember the notes that I had taught you. Remember to touch the fret and strings of this violin with gentle. Remember to play it with full of emotions. Your father told me that you might missed playing it. Call me in this number anytime you need someone to bother. I won't mind if you bother me. Call me 111-224-546. 
With love,
M. Sander

 I take my time on taking a warm bath, scrubbing my back, my arms…my whole body makes me new. I put up my leather jeans and white shirt.  I brush up my hair and tie it. I put out the bow and brush the rosin gently to its string. I adjust the tune of the violin and it was perfectly good. I remember Mr. Sander. I remember how he taught me to play violin. He told me that I was a very fast learner that I can be Mozart in a day. 

 I play the violin together with the orchestra that is playing on my music box. I play with closed eyes as my mixed emotions are playing with the music. I make a plan inside my mind. I make a plan to make a move to get them. I will totally sue them. I will totally sue those monsters who killed my friends. I will totally kill them all. No matter what they are and how powerful they are. They will know who I really was. 


"Catastrophe!" I turn around to face Mrs. Patterson who is holding the Drama Arts Class. "Have you already decided to audition today? We only need a little performance for tonight. I know it is too rush but you should try."

"Uhm, what am I auditioning to?" I asked formally.

"What about acting? Do you love acting?" she asked me like she knew that I love. Like I was her daughter.

"No. I don't do acting. I only knew how to express a few expression."

"It's alright. You can audition whatever musical or art talent you have. I will see you there. Don't disappoint me." She smiles so cheerfully. She's too excited for me to show up on that audition for a rush performance tonight. 

 I walk back to my room and pick up my violin. The audition has been started since half an hour ago. I smirk on the back of my thought seeing Leona on the corridor keeping the Mystical Academy organized. She wave and smiled at me. I just nod my head as a response. I don't have time to smile at you or to everyone. I got a plan to do for now.

 I enter the Auditorium where lots of people are gathered preparing for everything and at the same time a rush audition. Do they love cramming that much? I heard that the stage director calls my name two times.

"Is this Catastrophe Canfield is going to audition?" she asked. 

"Oh, she's here!" Marissa shouts. They all looked at me and the stage Director sign me to get into the front stage. I stood there and pulls out my violin.

"You are not going to do some acting?" she asked me. I look down on my bow and my violin a little insulting to him.

"Obviously, I will play this thing." I said it to her mockingly that makes her taken a back a little. She were closed to Adhiti on her past life. But that friendship was already dead. Now, I am going to play the plan in my head.

 I gently positioned the violin on my shoulder as I gently lean my chin over it. I positioned my fingers on the fret gently as I place the string of the bow to the string of the violin. I gently brush it to the second string which gave a very high pitch sound. Then, I started to tell them the tragic past of Adhiti on this school together with the monsters living inside here through my music.  I see that everyone are gathered. I see that the people who had join force together to betray her are gathered too, listening to the hidden story… listening to the story telling of my music. 

 On the corner, I saw Patrick who is quietly sitting on the dark as painful tears gently falling down from his eyes. He didn't notice those tears and I have to look away because it pain's Adhiti's heart seeing that her beloved brother is crying because he had done nothing to help her. 

 I cut off my story and face everyone that their pair of eyes are all on me. There is a loud clap from someone and everyone follows. I looked at the running Patrick out the Auditorium that was followed by Marissa who glanced at me. 

"Are you ready to perform tonight?" the director asked with a smile. 

"Sure." I said. I looked at Eliza who doesn't look happy. She show her sad eyes on me and tight a smile. 

"That was very beautiful." Mrs. Patterson come to me. "When did you learn to play violin?"

"When I was five, my father taught me to handle the bow and the violin." I said it straight. She force a smile but her eyes still show sadness.

"And the piece that you play? I never heard of it."

"Yes. Because, I was the one who composed it."

It started when Catastrophe led to a mysterious castle after she partially escape from the people who wanted to kill her. Everyone thought that she was Adhiti, the girl who was missing for years without any trace. But she has Adhiti's opposite attitude on every way, how could she be Adhiti where her only face are alike? 
But Nicholas is very much certain that she was his Adhiti, the love of his life. How would he show her that he still love Adhiti? 
Would Catastrophe accept his love that once he had betray Adhiti? 
Would she survive inside the Mystical Academy despite of her enemies around the school?

Lu Man placed the box down and slowly opened it. She saw that inside it there was a rather old violin, but the violin was very well-maintained by Xia Qingwei.
Xia Qingwei carefully and cautiously took the violin out. From the body of the violin to the strings, she touched it gently like she was touching a child. 
One could tell that Xia Qingwei really had a lot of love and feelings for this violin. 
Not only because it was given to Xia Qingwei by her late father, but also because playing the violin was her passion. 
"Can the strings still be played?" Lu Man asked. After all, it had been a long time already. 
"Yes, they can." Xia Qingwei took the violin over. "Let's head over." 
"Oh my, I almost forgot. I've finished making the dishes. I'll go and tell them, let's have dinner first," Lu Man said hurriedly. 
Xia Qingwei smiled resignedly. "You little child." 
However, Xia Qingwei didn't scold Lu Man for being careless. 
Many times, Xia Qingwei had hoped that Lu Man could be more careless, like a child. She didn't want her to always do everything perfectly, and also Lu Man was maturity and wise way beyond her age which made Xia Qingwei's heart ache. 
Xia Qingwei, too, wanted to be like a mother who would occasionally support her child and put her mistakes behind her back, helping her to clean up any mess she made. 
However, Lu Man had never given her a chance to do so. 
Thankfully, Xia Qingwei had never voiced out this opinion of hers, otherwise, should other mothers hear about it, it would only invite hate and animosity. 
Who wouldn't wish that their child would be more responsible and make them worry less? 
Xia Qingwei sure was lucky, but she wanted Lu Man to make her worry more. 
Lu Man hurriedly placed all the dishes on the table. Meanwhile, Xia Qingwei carried the violin and the case along with her to the living room. 
"Let's have lunch first. After lunch, I'll give it a try," Xia Qingwei said.
Therefore, they had lunch first.
This lunch was completely prepared by Lu Man. 
Since all the four women didn't have much appetite, Lu Man had prepared 6 dishes and 1 soup. 
Old Mrs. Han first tried every single dish, and then kept nodding her head. "I didn't expect that this little girl's culinary skills would be so good. Young girls nowadays rarely know how to cook, let alone have such great culinary skill." 
In the midst of her happiness, Xia Qingwei was a little heartbroken. 
If it were other pampered and spoiled girls from other families, they definitely wouldn't know how to cook. 
But what kind of environment had Lu Man grown up in? 
Since she was young, her family conditions weren't really good, but Xia Qingwei had never let Lu Man suffer with them. 
Back then, Lu Man really didn't know how to cook. 
However, eventually, after she divorced Lu Qiyuan, Lu Man stayed in the Lu family house. 
When Lu Man stayed in boarding school, she could eat in the school canteen so that was fine. However, during the school holidays, the school canteen didn't open either. 
Thus, Lu Man had to save up money herself to buy a stove and pot and secretly hide in the dormitory to cook for herself as that was cheaper. 
Eventually, Lu Man left university and became Lu Qi's assistant. 
Not only she stayed by Lu Qi's side to be at her beck and call, but there were also many times when Lu Qi had already gone home and Lu Man still had to stay behind to clean up after her and would be so busy that she couldn't bother with eating. 
And by the time she reached home, everyone had already finished dinner. 
They entertained themselves by surfing on the internet, going through their phones and watching television, but no one checked on Lu Man's well-being. 
Even the family's maid Auntie Chen would boldly and proudly say, "I'm here to prepare three meals a day only and it doesn't include supper." 
Therefore, Lu Man didn't have dinner before and by the time she got home, it was already very late. 
Yet Xia Qingyang could still stand by the side and nonchalantly blame her. "In the future, you should come back earlier for dinner. It's so hard to manage your children when they're older. They would always stay outside and party until the wee hours, they don't have any self-love or self-respect at all." 


"Take me in, I'll do anything you want me to!" 

In her previous life, Lu Man is sent to prison after being framed by her step-sister and an asshole. After being released from prison, the only thing that greets her is her mother's tombstone. Seeing the asshole and bitch getting happily along together like one big family with her birth father and step-mother, she sets out to die together with the asshole and her step-sister in fiery flames. 

The moment she opens her eyes again, she finds herself back on the very day she was framed. Resolutely jumping out the window and climbing next door, she seeks refuge from the man occupying the room there. But who would have guessed that the man is the brilliant hunk she has always admired from afar in her past life?

She vows to rub her eyes clean and be more discerning of people. She wants to make everyone who owed her in the past to pay her back! 

"Young Master Han, can you let me hug your other arm too?" 
"Actually, I have one more, do you want it?"
"…" 

After Christie's funeral, my mother sent Adrian to a boarding school. He hated us already. His hate was different from what Ayaka felt for me. I was more determined to keep her away from me. I was afraid that I would turn into something like my mother. 
I found my solace in music. My father became fond of me. He would ask me to play the violin instead of my mother. My mother started taking me to the concertos with her. In Country E, I took part in several contests. I was recognized for the talents that I inherited from my mother. My pictures were published in the newspapers. 
Ayaka hated me more. She wasn't good at music. She didn't get the attention or approval she needed. But she didn't know anything. A price must be paid if one wants to achieve perfection. What my mother and I paid was our humanity.
Perhaps, we were never humans. We are demons with the flesh of humans. We are twisted creatures. We are sinners.
A year ago, my mother died in a plane crash. It was unexpected that a creature like her would get such an easy death. A few months before she died, I asked her if she ever loved Christie Kang.
"I loved her so much that I die every day after her death." She laughed. "Her fate was sealed the moment she kissed me for the first time. I destroyed the woman I loved with my own hands until nothing was left. It would have been better if I never met her. Christopher, sinners like us know that we don't deserve love; yet we seek love like starving people. Adrian and Anna cannot be saved either. You know why? Because they are Ash. We are meant for tragic endings."
That day, she talked to me for a long time. It was the day Christie died. She opened her violin's case. She played a new piece for me. It was called 'The Last Wish'. 
It wasn't finished. 
To be honest, it wasn't truly her work. The original piece was created by the first leader of the Consortium. Before he died, he told the Consortium two things: only his descendants could recreate that piece and it could grant anyone's last wish if it was played from the soul. 
Many tried to recreate the piece after the leader's death. There are many versions of that piece of music available in the records, but none of them is right. My mother was the only one who got the first half right. 
I wonder what my mother's last wish was. She left an unfinished musical piece behind. Kirishima Naoki became more unstable after her death. I cannot save him. 
After her death, Nagasawa Kantaro came to see Ayaka and I. Ayaka had to go through the test too. She found out about the Consortium that day. I could do nothing to keep her from knowing. But Nagasawa Kantaro didn't tell her anything about Sylvester or Christie. I was glad that she didn't find out. She seemed excited about the test and the Consortium. We were taken to the Consortium's headquarters.
In the hall, I also saw Adrian. He hissed at me before he took a step forward toward the violin in the middle of the hall. The test was simple. One had to play a musical piece on the old violin. We would be judged on the basis of our skills. When Adrian played the old violin, no sound came out. He blinked his eyes and tried again. The result was the same. 
Nagasawa Kantaro asked him to step aside. He tried to argue with him. Nagasawa shook his head. Two men in black suits came forward and dragged Adrian away. Nagasawa called for Ayaka next. She was quite nervous. Her musical skills were below average. Still, she tried to play the violin and I heard no sound. Not a single sound. I found it odd. 
When it was my turn, I felt cold sweat trickling down my spine. I was sure that there were many eyes watching me right now. If I failed, I didn't know what would happen to Ayaka. I held the violin. I felt that it was like the one that I have used for a long time. I closed my eyes and played the first note of the last wish. My heart found calmness when I heard the sound. The violin was different and strange. I felt like it was listening to my woes and responding to my cries. The darkness, for the first time, felt warm. I was losing myself when I realized that I didn't know the next note. The last wish was half-finished. 
I was told by Nagasawa that I was the chosen heir. I still had to wait a year before I took the seat of the president. Till then, Nagasawa Kantaro would act as a regent. 
Ayaka found another reason to hate me. The Consortium was another thing that she wanted, but she could never have it. I didn't want it, but I was stuck with it. When I came back home, I played the last wish. It was never the same. I realized that some notes could never be played right on any violin other than that one. 
I don't know why that violin is different. I had other worries. Nagasawa told me to choose a sacrifice. He said that it had to be done within a year. 
The sacrifice is still Ayaka.
***
[September 27th 200x]
There are two ways to kill a person -- take their life or their soul.
I don't want Ayaka to die. If I take her soul for some time, can I give it back once she was no longer in danger? 
Can a broken person get fixed again?
If I break her, will she ever forgive me?
I don't know. I am her elder brother. I don't have much time left. If I don't do something, the regent will do something much more horrible. I am afraid. Now, I know why my mother killed Christie. Death was better than forcing a person to go through the pain that they do not deserve. I am starting to see that my mother was a better person than I was. At least, she had the courage to release her lover's soul from a painful existence. I can't do that to Ayaka. Even if she hates me, I love my sister too much. I would rather die than see her lifeless body.
If my death could solve problems, I would have sought it long ago. If the heir dies, she will become a doll of the Consortium. I cannot let that happen either. 
***
[October 9th 200x]
I decided to use Kirishima Naoki to break Ayaka's soul, though I hate it. He has been losing his sanity since my mother died. I don't have to do much. If I get a small scratch on my hand, he hits me first before he goes to her. The physical pain was nothing to me. But Ayaka is still not used to it. 
If she lives, there's still hope. 
***
[October 22th 200x]
Today, I saw her kissing another boy.
I didn't expect her to do something like that. I was extremely upset. Was Kirishima Naoki's punishment nothing to her? I created wounds on my hands before I went back home. He kicked my stomach a few times before he calmed down. Then, Ayaka came home. He used his whip on her. I didn't feel upset this time. I was happy. I was trying so hard to keep her alive and she was kissing other boys. I couldn't stop thinking about it. I knew what was happening to me. I was turning into a demon like Sylvester Ash. I didn't care. I went to her bedroom that night and closed the door. 
I saw her sleeping face and wondered why I was trying so hard. My soul was already broken. Adrian was not the same either. The Ash family was doomed from the beginning. Then, what was the point? If she was going to be tainted anyway, she should be tainted by me.
I wanted to destroy her. I really did. But I could do it. I took a deep breath. I was about to leave when I heard Ayaka's voice. 
"What are you doing here?" 
I looked over my head and said, "I came here to take your chastity"
Her eyes showed fear for the first time. "You are sick! I am your sister. How could you say something like that?"
I left the room. If my mother hadn't died, I wouldn't be facing this so early. I could find something else that I could love. Then, it wouldn't have worked. 
***
Mira turns the page. The next page of the diary is blank. There are no more entries to read. He must have been killed by Kirishima after that entry. She puts the diary on the floor and looks at the woman standing in front of her. Long honey-blonde hair. Grey eyes. Oval face. Porcelain skin. A smile that only speaks of sadness in her heart. 
Right in front of her, she sees the same man with blood pouring out of the wounds on his chest. They are in the same alley. The man's body flickers a few times. Suddenly, it's Yuta instead of that man in the same posture. 
She's not surprised or afraid. There's a dull pain in the back of her head. Something is being peeled away from her soul. She stares at the woman and says, "You are me."
The woman gives her hand to Mira. "It's time to remember." 
Her small hand grabs the woman's long and slender hand. In the next instant, the woman breaks into shards. Each shard flows into the child's body and blends into her soul. When the child opens her eyes, they are no longer hesitating or sad. There's only eerie calm. 


Is there hate at first sight?

Takeuchi Rie is a hikikomori who rarely goes sees the daylight. If she wants food, she will order it online. The love of her life is a manga character. Unless her house is on fire, she refuses to go outside. 

Kamiyama Kiyohira is the arrogant and proud CEO of Kamiyama Groups. When he meets her for the first time at the funeral of his father and stepmother, she is cursing him to rot with genital diseases at his father's funeral.

He breaks her door, destroys her house, and nearly sends her to the prison. 

She sticks to him like a koala and blames him for taking advantage of her during sleep. 

They certainly hate each other, but they can't keep their hands off each other? 

He is the wicked CEO. She is the hateful Hikikomori.

She is the wicked Hikikomori. He is the hateful CEO.

Who is the wicked one here? It depends. Who is at the bottom and who is on the top?

They are quite a match in words, bed, and hate.

They hate each other so much that they keep sleeping with each other?

By the way, if MC and ML are mutually sexually harassing each other, is it sexual harassment? 

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Author's Note: Not the usual CEO love story.

Update frequency: 1 chapter per day (minimum)

Warning: Explicit language, 18+ scenes, NSFW

*HIKIKOMORI = An acute antisocial person/ Shut-in/ A person who rarely goes outside.

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The interview with The Wicked CEO:

Author: How do you draw a Hikikomori out? 

CEO: Demolish her house. 

Author: How do you trick a Hikikomori to sign a legal document?

CEO: Use difficult vocabulary. If she didn't study hard in school, she won't understand a word.

Author: I see. How do you make her so mad that she tries to kill you right after she wakes up?

CEO: Tell her that you have slept with her. Make sure that she misunderstands. 

Author: How do you seduce a Hikikomori? 

CEO: Read the novel and find out.

Hikikomori: How dare you throw me in bed with my enemy? Come here, Author. I won't beat you to death. Definitely, won't beat you to death.

Author: Have fun in bed. 

Mr. CEO drags his Hikikomori wife away before she kills the author. 

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Bayangan gadis itu telah meracuni benak Sean saat ia mencium Kayla namun rasanya berbeda. Sean memejamkan matanya dan memori tentang dirinya dan Alex berputar dalam kepalanya. Baik Kayla maupun adiknya tidak mengetahui apa yang ada di pikiran Sean saat ia tiba mendorong tubuh Kayla menjauh dan ia langsung duduk dan bersandar pada kursi. 

"Maaf Kayla aku sedikit lelah dan kepalaku terasa pusing". Sean memberi alasan!.

"Tak apa Sean aku mengerti, sepertinya reaksi  shock yang kau alami sangat berlebihan dan berpengaruh terhadap kondisi emosionalmu".

Kayla duduk disebelah Sean dan memberikan segelas air padanya.
 "Minumlah air ini Sean, kau terlihat agak pucat". 
Sean tersenyum kecut sambil menerima gelas dari tangan Kayla lau ia meneguk air itu hingga tandas. 
"Kayla, kau kenapa bisa ada disini? Maksudku bagaimana kau bisa terlibat bekerja sama dengan keluargaku?". 

"Grace menghubungiku dan akhirnya aku pergi bersama ayahmu dan David". 

"Oh rupanya begitu,!" Sean berguman kemudian kembali menyandarkan kepalanya pada sandaran kursi. 


Valery yang mengawasi Sean dari jauh sudah menebak apa yang sedang di alami oleh puteranya itu. Sedangkan keluarga besarnya yang sedang berkumpul disana sedang bercengkrama satu sama lain, madam Alberta dan madam Layla serta Grace sedang berbincang. Hanya Valery dan Ken yang mengambil jarak dari mereka. 

Violin yang melihat Kayla terus menempel di sisi Sean menjadi sedikit jengkel. 

"Kenapa juga bibi Grace dan ayah Kenneth mengajak Kayla ikut ke sini". Ujarnya Violin pada Romeo yang selalu setia Mendampinginya.

"Kayla adalah adik dari ibuku, otomatis dia akan selalu ikut serta dalam acara keluarga kita, princess". 

"Aku sedikit bingung jika Kayla menikah dengan Sean, maka kau sebagai sepupunya akan memangil Sean dengan sebutan apa? Secara Kayla adalah bibimu dan Sean adalah sepupumu. Lihatlah hubungan mereka sangat rumit, tapi keluarga Miller sama sekali tidak mempermasalahkan hal itu". 

"Mungkin lebih baik seperti itu princess, kau tahu jika ayah menyetujui hal itu akupun bisa melakukan hal yang sama dengan menikahimu princess, karena aku tidak rela jika sepupuku yang cantik ini jatuh ke pelukan pria lain, selain aku dan Sean". 

Romeo kembali menggoda Violin, karena dia tahu Violin untuk mengalihkan pikiran gadis kecil itu dari Sean dan Kayla.

"Rupanya kau sudah bosan hidup Romeo"... ucap Kenneth yang tiba-tiba berada dibelakang Violin dan Romeo. 

"Ayah Kenneth, apa ayah sudah mendengar perkataan Romeo barusan? Dia ingin menikah denganku". Ucap Violin dengan sangat manja.

"Romeo, kau harus berhati-hati jika tidak ayah   akan memenggal kepalamu. Violin adalah puteri kesayanganku". 

Kenneth sangat menyayangi Violin layaknya puteri kandungnya sendiri. Bahkan tanpa diketahui oleh Ken dan Valery, diam-diam Kenneth menambahkan Violin pada kartu keluarganya dan mendapat bagian yang sama dengan Romeo.

***

Sementara itu masih dibawah langit yang sama, di mansion keluarga Morgan saat Alex dan Renata baru saja sampai di depan mansion yang nampak sangat sepi. Alex sudah mengetahui jika ayahnya sudah berusaha untuk mempersiapkan kejutan untuknya namun Alex sengaja membuat ayahnya marah. 

Alex dan Renata turun dari mobil dan langsung masuk ke dalam mansion, sesuatu hal terjadi diluar prediksi Alex saat yang membukakan pintu untuknya adalah sang ayah sendiri, Alex berpikir jika ia akan mendapat amukan dari ayahnya. 

"Selamat datang di rumah princess". Ucap Mark Morgan dengan santai.


Alex mengendarkan pandangan ke seluruh mansion namun tidak ada tanda-tanda pesta seperti yang diinfokan oleh salah satu sekretaris ayahnya. Sedikit kekecewaan mengingat ini adalah hari ulang tahunnya dan tidak ada perayaan seperti biasanya. 


Alex menghempaskan pantatnya diatas kursi sofa di tengah ruangan dan memejamkan matanya sejenak serta Renata yang meletakan barang bawaan mereka di atas meja tidak menyadari jika Mark Morgan sudah berpindah posisi dan beberapa detik kemudian semua orang masuk kedalam ruangan tersebut. 

Membawa kue tart dan di hiasi lilin dengan angka 22 diatasnya. Alex dengan spontan membuka matanya dengan posisi masih duduk bersandar tidak bisa berkata-kata melihat ayahnya yang sedang tersenyum bahagia. Alex langsung bangun dari duduknya dan berlari menuju sang Ayah dan melompat dalam pelukan Mark Morgan.

"I love you princess, maafkan ayah yang selama ini telah banyak menyusahkanmu dan membuat kau menderita". 

"Terima kasih ayah, i love you too. Aku sangat bangga karena sudah menjadi ayah yang baik selama ini padaku dan mengganti peran ibu untuk mengurus aku selama ini. Maafkan aku karena tidak bisa mencapai target yang ayah inginkan". 

"Ayah sama sekali tidak peduli akan hal itu princess, ayah sangat bangga padamu dengan prinsip yang selalu kau pegang dalam hidupmu, tak apa kita kalah dalam kompetensi asalkan jangan kalah dalam mempertahankan harga diri". 

Semua orang yang menyaksikan momen haru antara ayah dan anak, mereka yang hadir disana adalah saksi mata melihat Mark membesarkan Alex dengan penuh kasih sayang namun dia juga menanamkan kedisiplinan yang tinggi pada Alex. 

"Aku tahu perasaan ayah selama ini, untuk kali ini aku merestui pilihan ayah dan aku ingin ayah bahagia". 

"Maksudmu? Kau mengijinkan sahabatmu untuk bersanding dengan ayah?".

Alex menganggukan kepalanya dan menoleh pada Renata. 
"Maaf Renata aku telah banyak merepotkanmu, tapi aku janji bahwa itu terakhir kalinya aku merepotkanmu". 

"Ada apa sebenarnya ini Alex, aku tidak mengerti". 

"Renata, aku hanya ingin kau bahagia dan menjadi bagian dari hidupku dan ayahku, aku harap kau memiliki perasaan yang sama pada pria tua ini". 

"Apa? Jangan bercanda Alex...."
Renata mulai terlihat gugup saat Mark Morgan menghampirinya dan langsung berlutut dihadapan Renata. 

"Renata Smith...! Will you marry me?". 

Kalimat yang diucapkan oleh Mark Morgan dalam sekali tarikan napas, sukses membuat semua yang hadir menjadi sangat tegang menunggu jawaban dari Renata.

"Come on Renata, apakah kau tidak merasa kasihan pada ayahku yang sedang berlutut itu?".

Renata menarik napas dan kemudian menghembuskannya dengan pelan kemudian tangannya terulur pada Mark. Semoga ini adalah keputusan yang tepat pikir Renata. 

"Yes i do".
 Kalimat itu sukses keluar dari mulut Renata yang membuat Mark langsung berdiri dan memasang cincin pada jari manis Renata. Kemudian Mark menarik Renata ke dalam pelukannya. 

Alex yang kemudian bergabung dengan Mark dan Renata, menhujaninya dengan ciuman pada pipi Renata. 

"Aku sangat bahagia Renata, kau tahu bahwa selama ini aku melakukan seleksi pada semua wanita yang ingin dekat dengan ayahku, namun hanya kau yang pantas  karena ayahku sudah tertarik padamu sejak lama,, jangan kuatir Renata ayahku masih tampan dan usia kalian hanya terpaut 20 tahun sesuai kriteriamu kan? ".

Last For You Volume 1-Valery Katkins & Ken Wiliam
Saat orang terdekat dan dunia seakan melupakan keberadaanya dan takdir seakan menggantikan perannya dengan orang lain dikehidupan nyata selama 15 tahun,membuat hati seorang Valery Katkins ditutupi oleh kebencian,tidak ada seorang pun di dunia ini yang bisa dipercaya,hingga pertemuannya dengan Ken William seseorang dari masa lalunya yang membuat Valery harus kehilangan keluarga dan masa depannya.Akankah Valery memainkan perannya demi membalas dendamnya atau justru merelakan dendamnya.


Sinopsis Last For You Volume 2-Sean Wiiam

Sean Wiliam saat berumur 7 tahun datang berkunjung kembali ke Los Angeles,dan memiliki rencana untuk bertemu sahabat kecilnya namun harapan Sean kembali pupus saat ia mendapati bahwa sahabatnya sudah tiada.

Sean Kecil beranjak tumbuh dewasa dan memiliki kesuksesan ditangannya,namun saat Sean telah melabuhkan hatinya pada Kayla  wanita yang dicintainya,Sean kembali bertemu dengan sahabat masa kecilnya Alexa yang menjadi kompetitornya dalam dunia bisnis,dan perlahan-lahan semua masa lalu Sean kembali terkuak tentang asal-usulnya.

Valery dan Ken Wiliam ternyata bukan orang tua biologis Sean,dan hubungan Sean dengan masa lalu Valery dan Ken,membuat Sean akhirnya terpuruk dengan keadaan itu,rasa bersalah membuat ia memilih  ingin pergi menjauh dari keluarga Wiliam. Tidak ada yang bisa menebak jalan hidup seseorang jika ia menjadi bagian dari sebuah kesalahan dimasa lalu. Hal yang sama dialami oleh Sean Wiliam.....

Akankah Sean bahagia saat mengetahui rahasia besar dari masa lalu dan dengan kehadiran Alexa, diantara Sean dan Kayla???

Semua rahasia akan terungkap seputar kehidupan Sean Wiliam,Alexa dan Kayla....!!!

#cinta#dendam#persahabatan#keluarga#

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