A LOVE UNTOLD - CHAPTER 43&44

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“Sera”.

“Mm”. Seraphina muttered resting her head in Lucian’s chest.

*I Love you*.

And Lucian wished he could say that out from his inner mind.

Seraphina looks at him and he gulps down nothing.

“Do you want to tell me something”.

Lucian takes in his lips looking at her.

“Lucian”.

“Huh”.

“Do you want to say something to me”. She asked

“Well…I….I…I…”

“You what Lucian”.

“I forget to tell you, you have a fan signing event tomorrow at sunshine industry”. Lucian said, and deep down he knows that was not what he really wanted to say.

“Oh is that so”. She muttered.

“Yes, will you go, or should I have it cancelled”.

“No don’t”.

“You want to go”.

“Ever since you became manager, have changed a lot, so I’ll do it”.

“Will you be okay”.

“Just because I cried in your arms ealier doesn’t mean am weak okay”.

And Lucian smiles.

“You don’t always have to act strong in front of me Sera, you can always lend my shoulder anytime you want to cry”.

“Really, I might wet your clothes with your tears”.

“It doesn’t matter, I won’t mind”.

Seraphina smiles and rest her head on Lucian’s shoulder.

“Thanks alot for coming into my life Lucian, I feel like my life has some meaning now, you and your painting really mend my broken self, thank you Lucian”.

Lucian smiles and patted her gently.

*I hope I’ll be able to tell you, how I feel one-day Sera*. Lucian said inwardly and continues patting her gently, until Seraphina fell asleep in his shoulder.

He drove her home, and carefully place her on the bed watching her beautiful face and smiling as well.

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LUCIAN’S HOUSE***

Tinsley keeps pacing around the house waiting for Alvin, it was late into the night, and he was not yet back, and to top it all, both hasn’t not speak to each other, since the Yulia’s incident earlier today.

The door cracked open and Alvin enters the house.

“Alvin”. Tinsley muttered rushing to meet him.

“What do you want Tin”.

“I was just worried, since you weren’t back from wherever you went”.

“If you really care about me, you won’t have done what you did to Yulia”.

“I didn’t pushed her Alvin, she intentionally fell on her own”

“And why will she do that”.

“To get back at me because I…” Tinsley stops half way

“Because you what Tin”.

But Tinsley went silent.

Alvin sighs and said.

“I don’t know what to do with you anymore Tin, because of you, Yulia cried today”.

“And you think those tears were real, she wants to become an actress right, of course she’ll know how to fake a tears, just like in the movies, believe me Alvin I didn’t push her.”

“Then apologize to her”.

“What!, Didn’t you hear what I just said, I didn’t push Yulia”.

“I don’t care Tin, just say sorry to her”.

“I won’t Alvin, because I didn’t push her”. Tinsley said.

“Then there is no point talking to you anymore”. Alvin said and leaves for his room hitting shoulders with Tinsley, and Tinsley staggered.

“I didn’t push her”. She muttered looking so sad.

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RODRIGO’S MANSION***

Madelyn keeps knocking on Yasmeen’s door ultering her to open up, but Yasmeen didn’t bunch, she just sit in her bed, crying as Jaxon refused to answer her calls.

“Yasmeen can you please stop crying and open the door, Yasmeen!!”. Madelyn said knocking on the door.

“What going on with Mee”. Matteo asked.

“She’s refusing to open the door, and she has been crying”.

“Why”.

“Because of Seraphina, that little witch is trying to steal Jaxon from her, do you know she agreed to be in partnership with Jax”.

“And what’s so wrong in that Madelyn”.

“You don’t find anything wrong in this, Seraphina is trying to get back with Jaxon using that as an excuse, and you see it as nothing”.

“Your the reason why Mee is so spoit, I mean how can she be crying over a guy, if she’s so confident that Jaxon loves her, while will she be affected by the fact that Seraphina and Jaxon are business partners, is high time your daughter act her age”.

“If I wasn’t Yasmeen’s Mom, I’ll have said your not her biological father, try to make your daughter happy rather than supporting someone who’s not your daughter….your so annoying Matteo”. Madelyn said and leaves.

Matteo looks at Yasmeen’s door, and he could hear her crying from inside, begging Jaxon not to leave her for Seraphina, and he sighs.

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NEXT DAY ~ SERAPHINA’S MANSION***

Seraphina and Lucian were busy playing a video game together, when Matteo enters the house, and seeing them laughing and playing together really shocked him.

They were too occupied in the video game they were playing, that they didn’t notice him.

“Seraphina”. He called.

And Seraphina on seeing him, quickly ran to hug him.

“Samchon”. She said hugging him so tightly.

“How’s my angel doing”. He asked.

Seraphina looks at him and smiles.

“Good afternoon Mr Matteo”. Lucian greeted.

“How’re you Lucian”.

“I’m fine Mr Matteo”.

“Is this real, or am I being delusional”. He asked.

“What do you mean uncle”.

“I mean the last time I came here, you both were pulling each other’s hair, and now you both are laughing and playing together, is this real”.

“Of course is real Uncle, I and Lucian are now friends, those fighting days of ours are over”. Seraphina said smiling.

“Is that true Lucian”.

And Lucian nods.

“Then am glad to hear you both are finally getting along, and I can see being friends with Lucian is changing you Seraphina, you don’t always smile so widely like this”. Matteo said.

And Seraphina laugh, Lucian looks at her and smiles.

“Will you be free tonight, let hang out together, just the three of us, to celebrate the cat and rat being friends”.

“I’ll have really love that, but I have a signing event to do today”. Seraphina said.

“I thought you don’t always condole to that”.

“Well I think is time for a change, don’t you think”.

“That right Seraphina, so where’s the signing event taken place”. Matteo asked.

“Sunshine entertainment”. Lucian answers.

“Sunshine entertainment…. alright…. endeavor to watch and take care of Seraphina okay”. Matteo said.

“I’ll, even if you didn’t tell me to”. Lucian said.

And both Seraphina and Lucian looks at each other smiling.

Matteo notice that, and intentionally coughed, and both snapped out of it.

“Yes, uncle you were saying..”

“I was not saying anything, you both should continue staring at each other”. Matteo said mockery.

“Samchon”.

“Yes Seraphina”.

“How’s the investigation going”.

“Am still on it Seraphina, don’t worry, once I find the person behind what happened to Paisley, I will let you know right away okay”.

“Alright, and I if I need to be questioned about what happened that day, I won’t hesitate to give my statement”.

“Just leave everything to me okay”. Matteo said.

And Seraphina nods.

“You seem to be close to Mr Matteo”. Lucian said after Matteo left.

“That’s because he’s the only one who’s not a psychopath, among his family”.

“So that means he has been there for you right”.

“No, I already told you, I grow up struggling to survive alone, he only came to apologize to me after I became the face of Australia, I found it weird, but since he made a stepping stone to apologize to me, I forgave him, and he has had my back since then”.

Lucian sighs and takes Seraphina hand slowly caressing it, while Seraphina only looks at him.

“You can’t count on me too Sera, am always here for you, always”. Lucian said.

And Seraphina smiles widely.

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8PM~ SUNSHINE ENTERTAINMENT***

Lots of people filled the grand hall of Sunshine entertainment, looking so happy to get an autograph from Seraphina, which was so unlike her.

That was why, no matter how costly the ticket was, they bought it, so they will get an autograph from her, cause Seraphina isn’t a fan of autograph.

“Gosh, I really h@?? it when people gather around because of Seraphina”. Jamila said.

“So Why are you here then”. Vance asked.

“I didn’t come here for her Van, I came here to see Lucian, the last time we spoke, it didn’t end well, so am here to fixed it”.

Vance looks at her and sighs.

“Then I guess you will have to wait forever, Lucian is so busy helping her out”.

Jamila looks at Lucian from where she was standing, and when she saw how he was taking care of Seraphina as she signs autographs, she frowns.

“I really h@?? that Seraphina”.

“Don’t h@?? her Jam, she’s a nice person, you can’t just h@?? someone because they’re closed to the person you like”.

*Just like how I can’t h@?? Lucian because you love him Jam”. Vance added inwardly looking at her.

“Wh@??ver Van, I hope that Paisley wakes up soon, so Lucian can’t stop being her manager, and will you stop looking at me!”. She half yells at him, and Leaves the grand hall.

“Sorry”. He muttered following her from behind, trying to hide his sad face.

The fan signing event ended, and Jamila quickly rushed to Lucian, when he came out from sunshine building with Seraphina.

“Lucian”. She said and quickly hugs him, and Seraphina felt jealous when she did that, but didn’t show it.

“How are you Mila”. He asked smiling.

“Am Fine”.

“Am so happy to see the both of you, did you both came for the signing event”. He asked.

“I can sign for you both, even though the fan signing event already ended”. Seraphina said smiling.

“Did we asked for it”. Jamila asked rudely.

“Huh”. Seraphina muttered.

“Just because we’re here doesn’t mean we need your stupid autograph, we came here to see our friend Lucian, so stop feeling so high and mighty, not everyone likes you”. Jamila said.

“Mila stop being rude”.

“I wasn’t being rude Lucian, I was just telling her the truth facts, she thinks because she’s the face of Australia, I’ll go crazy over her, that where your wrong Seraphina, I don’t like you, and stop pretending to be nice, it pisses me off”. Jamila said.

“That’s enough Mila……Sera I….”

“Is fine Lucian, you can talk to your friends, I’ll just used the restroom”. Seraphina said and leaves.

“What was that for Mila”.

“What did I do Lucian”.

“You…..”

“Lucian, let’s forget about what Jam said earlier, and talk as friends okay”. Vance said, cutting him short.

Lucian looks at Jamila, and she rolled her eyes, folding her arms.

“Mila what’s going on with you, what’s with this attitude of yours, is like I don’t know you anymore”. Lucian said.

But Jamila didn’t say a word.

“Is she by chance possessed”. Lucian asked Vance.

“Just ignore her Lucian, she gets crackly when she in code red”.

Lucian sighs and looks at Jamila.

“Mila if you have a problem with me, can you please just say it, and stop acting this way, is getting me worried, your my best friend you know that right, you can talk to me, did I do something wrong”. Lucian asked.

Jamila looks at him and sighs.

“No you didn’t Lucian, is just me being me, and am sorry for the way I acted at Militia makeup house, and just now, am sorry”. Jamila said

Lucian Smiles and rough her hair.

“Stop it Lucian, am not a kid anymore”. She said even if she was so happy Lucian did that.

“You’ll always be my little princess Mila”. Lucian said playing with her cheeks, and Jamila laughs.

This was what she wanted, for Lucian to be more close to her then to Seraphina, and she couldn’t wait for Paisley to wake up, so Lucian could stop being her manager.

Vance looks at them and felt so sad, Jamila was never playful towards him, like she always did with Lucian.

He clears his throat and said, trying to show how sad he was.

“Now that things are settled between us, can we get a drink together over there”. Vance said pointing at the nearby bar, just a little far from Sunshine entertainment.

“But Seraphina is still inside the building, let’s just wait for her”.

“Am sure she’s going to call you once she can’t find you standing on this spot, let’s just go Lucian”. Jamila said taking his hand.

And Lucian had no option but to follow them, since is being long he spent time with them.

**

As for Seraphina, the moment she went back inside the building, a man wearing a face mask followed her, and he was so good at it, that she didn’t notice.

And when she enters the restroom, he immediately locked the door from outside, using a big padlock.

He smirked, and Leaves, but he didn’t stop there, he went ahead to set the entertainment on fire.

The building began burning gradually until it became known to the people who were still inside the building.

?Fire, there’s a fire!!!

? Fire!!

?The building is on fire!!

People screams in fear, as they began making their way out of the building, trying to save themselves.

Seraphina after easing herself tried opening the door of the rest room, but it’s didn’t open.

“What’s going, why’s this locked”.

And then she began hearing voices shouting that there was fire Inside the building.

And she began knocking on the door looking so scared.

“Someone help, am stuck in here, help!!”. Seraphina said screaming and coughing since smokes were already entering the restroom.

“Someone please me, am in here, please help me…….Lucian!!!!”. She screams out his name crying.

Lucian quickly stood up from the chair he was sitting like someone was calling out for him.

“What’s going on Lucian”. Vance asked.

“I don’t know Vance, but it seems Sera is in danger”.

“What are you talking about Lucian, what danger could the face of Australia, possible be”. Jamila said.

“I have to go back for her”. Lucian said and quickly left the bar, and both Jamila and Vance follows suit.

On getting to sunshine entertainment, Lucian could see people screaming and running out from the burning building.

And he began looking at every single person coming out from the building.

“Vance do you see Sera any where”. He asked looking scared.

“No I don’t, how on earth the fire start”. Vance asked looking surprised.

And Lucian keeps looking at very single person coming out from the burning building.

“I can’t find Sera, she’s not coming out”. Lucian said crying already.

And Jamila smiles on hearing that.

“What if she still inside the building Lucian”. Vance said.

“Then I have to go in search of her”. He said, he about going inside the building when Jamila held his hand.

“Are you crazy, can’t you see the building is burning, if Seraphina inside, you shouldn’t be the one to save her Lucian, you aren’t spider Man”.

“I don’t Care, I have to save Seraphina, so let go of me Mila”. Lucian said and forcefully removes his hands from Jamila, and ran inside the burning building, not minding how dangerous it was.

“Lucian, what do you think your doing, come back, Lucian!!”. Jamila screams.

TBC.