The scandalous love affair

The Request

The evening comes, Romeo is making his way to the Valencia Mansion. Once again he lost deep in his thoughts as he's driving along the busy road. The big mansion that he only come occasionally. The people who live here mainly now are his mom and his cousin. But she's studying abroad at the moment. She should be coming back soon, but the little trouble maker hasn't contact him or his mom at all. He stops his car in the mansion parking lot and walks into the house. 

"Romeo." His mom calls out to him as she gracefully walks up to him. He gives her a hug. She's still looking like she's in her 30s even though she's be turning 65 soon.

"Look who finally decided to come home." She said as she gave him a kiss.

"Just as you want." He said with a slight smile.

"So who is it that caught your eyes this time?" 

"What you mean?" She asked while avoiding his gaze.

"So who is it that is amazing enough to caught the attention of Madam Rosie Valencia?"

"You thought I call home just for that?" She tried to sounds mad to hide the guilt.

"So, it's not?" 

"No, I just want to spend the evening together."

"Madam, Miss Fiona has sent you the dress."

The mother and son stares at each other as the maid walks in and report.

"So Fiona?"

She sighed, guess she can't hide anything against her too smart of his owns good son.

"Fiona Smith, the second daughter of the Smith."

"The Smith?"

He recalls that the Smith is a influential family. Mr. Smith is now a Prime Minster, and his first son is a owner of the Smith Automobile deal in K city. 

"I won't force you to see her. But she's a good girl."

He just nods in response.

"Now, Let have some dinner. Emily, please take out the food."

They both sat down on the dinning table. 

"I have a request." He said to his mother.

She raises her brow, it was unusual for her son to ask for help.

"I will meet with her if you help me."

"What is it?" It's rare for him to agree with her request so easily.

"For our upcoming event, I want you to write a personal request for Lilith to participate."

"You mean Lilith? Lilith Anderson?" She stares at him with confusions in her eyes. Even though she doesn't know what happen between these two youngsters, but she knows that they ended up not on a good term. All these years, no one dare to mention Lilith in front of Romeo. 

"Why?" She asks hoping for an answer.

"There's no need for questions." He said as he puts down his spoon. 

"..." She stares at her one and only son. Everything about him is just like her late husband. The cold icy aura and the mysterious appearance. No one ever know what is going on in his mind or what is it that he wanted to do. 

'The apple doesn't fall far from tree' is exactly true.

Her mind then recalled the image of a girl called Lilith. To be honest, she likes that girl a lot to the point that to these days she still keep contact with her occasionally without letting Romeo knows.

"I know you still go out with Lilith."

She looks at her son. There's nothing she can hide from him at all?

"Is that so?"

"Mother, if you want something in life, you ought to do something for it."

She sighed. Maybe she could use this as an opportunity to see what is her son thinks of Lilith. And if it went well, Lilith will be her daughter in law and that's the best thing that ever happen. Lilith is a gentle girl and maybe she can melt the ice in her son's heart. She just hope that her son won't do terrible things to her. 

(Lilith's P.O.V)

I sat in my living room and read a new novel from my favorite author. It's a bright and beautiful morning. peaceful, and freedom.

~Ding Dong~

The sound of my front door bell rang. I look up from my book. That's odd, Emma didn't say she will be coming today, and I don't remember that I have a meeting with anyone today. I don't expect to have a guest today, so I peep through my window. And to my surprised, I rushed to the door. I grab it open and there stood my best friend.

"Heavan!!" I exclaimed as I throw my hand to give her a hug.

"Hey, girl!." She hugs me back tightly. Heavan Valencia, Romeo's cousin. We knew each other, when I was dating him. And we kind of get along well. She's an easy-going person with a lot of energy. She went to study fashion design in Europe 5 years ago.

"What's up?" She smiles at me. Her smile is still the same after all these times.

"How have you been? Ohh Let me see." I said jokingly as I twirl her around. She's a bit shorter than me which make it easy. 

"You're all grown up." 

"You're the one to talk. You name even well-known across Europe." She giggles a bit. Heavan is also the one who is with her all the time when the thing between her and Romeo happened. It's happened so fast. Even though Heavan was defensing her, Romeo didn't believe her at all. In his mind, I'm just like the other girl that is after money. In his mind, I'm such a girl that will do despicable thing such as drugging a man just to sleep with him. At that day when he stood there in front of me, staring me with his cold eyes as he whispers those hateful words in my face, that was when I knew. I knew that I never had his heart, it was just his lust that brought him to me. It was just his desire to get a hold of her, because she was something new and exciting for him. It was just him trying to get me because I seems different. It just him showing off to the world that everything will be him just because he want and he has the power to get it. It's just him saying that 'there's nothing impossible for the man named Romeo Valencia.'

I shake off the bad memories.

"Come in." I invited Heavan inside and grab her languages. She sat down on the sofa and I went in the kitchen to pour her some orange juice. Luckily, I bought some strawberry Ice cream yesterday which is her favorite so I take some with me.

"You still know my favorite." She said as I put down the ice cream box. Her eyes lit up just like a kid. I smiles at her. 

"So how was Europe?"

"You know anywhere is fun far away from Romeo."

If I recall it was him who push the idea of sending her to Europe after that accident, she wasn't supposed to go to Europe not until she's finished high school. Well, that night it was Heavan who took me to his room. I can't blame her much, because we both have no idea that he's been drugged by someone. 

"So what do you want to do now?"

"I probably going to be one of Valencia designer for the meantime. Can I stay here for a few days though? I don't feel like going back just yet."

"You're always welcomed here." I smiles. She raises her arms to hug me tightly. I pet her like I always do when she's in troubles. I understand what's she going through, even though she's always act she's ok, she I know that she also feel the pressure of being one of the Valencia family. Especially the pressure from Romeo.