Episode 2

Antonella picks a red mermaid-cut dress, which reveals her shoulders. She pairs it with high heels, a belt, and finally, a black clutch with a silver clasp.

She looks in the mirror and is satisfied with her elegant appearance. She is sure that Harry will like it as always.

Her father and stepmother were already ready to leave. Antonella descends the stairs and sees them departing without saying anything to her, ignoring her presence.

She pays no attention to her father's indifference, goes to Zoraya's room to see if she is ready, but when she enters, she doesn't find her. Apparently, she had already left as well.

Everyone left her alone as always, but she still had Harry.

Antonella simply goes down the stairs and sits on a couch, waiting for Harry who should have already arrived. However, it was getting late, and he still hadn't shown up. She made several calls to him, none of which were answered.

She decides to take the invitation envelope on the table, leaves the mansion, and takes a taxi since her car was being repaired.

She feels a little bewildered by Harry, as he is also cold towards her. He stood her up and didn't come to pick her up as they had agreed.

After a few minutes on the road, the taxi arrives at her destination. She gets out and pays the driver.

Everything outside the gala venue looks beautiful. There are many people entering, but she truly doesn't know who Roger Athonyson is. However, she attends out of courtesy, as it seems he is quite important based on the presence of influential people from society entering the hall.

She hands the invitation envelope to the person at the door and is allowed to enter.

Inside, everything is beautiful: luxury, delicacies, and pleasant music. However, Antonella doesn't pay the slightest attention to such things; she simply wants to find Harry and talk to him about his strange behavior. Maybe it wasn't the right time, but something was going on with her boyfriend, and she had to find out.

Her father is talking to some executives, and her stepmother is by his side. She doesn't say a word to them and passes by as if she hadn't seen them. If they don't give her the slightest importance, she won't care to ignore them either.

Antonella scans the crowd to see if she can spot Harry or maybe Zoraya, to ask if they have seen him at the party. But she can't find either of them.

After searching for her boyfriend for a while, Antonella decides to go to the restroom.

At that moment, the special guest, Roger Athonyson, enters, and everyone's attention shifts towards him.

"Welcome, Mr. Athonyson."

"Congratulations, Mr. Roger, on your great success with the project."

"Congratulations, Mr. Roger."

Everyone congratulates Roger on his great success in a project that was of great importance to small businesses that benefited from his hard work.

The gala is in his honor. Roger is a very important businessman who manages both small and large companies. He is impeccable in everything related to his work. He has a charming demeanor, is truly handsome, and, above all, he is a millionaire.

Roger expresses his gratitude, and the party continues. Many women try to approach him, but they cannot due to fear of rejection. Roger doesn't pay attention to just anyone, and he has a reputation for being cold, never having had stable relationships, and not taking his adventures with hot girls too seriously.

To him, women who throw themselves at him are worthless, and many have approached him not only because he is good-looking but also because of his money and prestige.

Meanwhile, Antonella is in the bathroom, adjusting her dress and touching up her face slightly with powder and her favorite lipstick, which is not too strong, as she is not fond of heavy makeup.

She is a little worried because she can't find Harry, feeling that something is wrong with him due to his frivolous behavior.

After looking at herself in the mirror, she exits once again, walking through the hallways to reach the gala room.

But she stops in one of the corridors when she hears familiar voices coming from the back.

She approached to find out who they were. When she peeked and managed to see those who were there, speaking secretly and holding hands, she froze completely.

She stops and listens to their conversation.

"Now you won't back out, love, we've already reached this point. Don't you love me? She'll be fine, there's no need to hide it anymore."

"I do love you, babe... didn't I prove it to you last night?" the boy responds, grabbing the chin of the girl.

"Then don't feel sorry for her and tell her about us. You already left her waiting tonight for me, I don't want to wait any longer."

"It's just that I don't want her to hate you for this. And I don't want to hurt her like this either."

"I love you and you love me, it doesn't matter if she gets upset or not."

Antonella listens to her beloved boyfriend Harry and stepsister Zoraya speak in such an indifferent and selfish manner. She couldn't believe what her ears heard and her eyes saw.

Zoraya realizes that Antonella is peeking and watching that disastrous scene between them. She decides to wrap her arms around Harry's neck.

"Harry, you love me, right?" she asks him while looking at Antonella.

"Of course, I already told you, didn't I? Why are you asking?"

"Oh, it's nothing, I just wanted to know if you love me more than Antonella. Am I better than her?"

"Of course, you're much better, my beautiful angel," he answers, gripping her by the waist and pulling her closer to him.

"Mmm, that's what I wanted to hear, sweetheart."

Zoraya decides to passionately kiss him, knowing that Antonella is present at that moment. She practically devours his lips with kisses just to show the young girl that Harry belonged to her.

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