Episode 6

Hours passed and the rain continued, and Antonella remained seated in that same place, unsure of what to do or where to go... She was alone, her grandmother had gone abroad and her grandfather had passed away, just like her mother.

The young woman's teeth chattered from the cold and her skin prickled.

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"Mr. Athonyson, are you leaving now?"

"Yes, I have matters to attend to," Roger says as he turns his back and his two bodyguards follow him, along with his secretary.

That man couldn't get that beautiful young woman he had seen with her sad eyes out of his mind. He glanced towards the door several times as if expecting her to walk in, hoping to see her again.

When he noticed it was starting to rain, he bid farewell to the guests and left. The two bodyguards with his secretary got into a car, while Roger rode in his own.

Roger's mind was consumed by the spell that woman cast on him. In his cold heart, he couldn't accept that he was attracted to a woman he had only seen once.

He tried to stop thinking about her and regain his composure.

But as he was crossing an avenue, he noticed a woman huddled on a street corner. She wore a red dress and held a pair of heels and a purse in her hands. The girl's bare shoulders were exposed to the cold rain, drenching her completely.

He stopped his car and tried to see who that girl was, standing in the rain at such a late hour. She appeared somewhat blurry due to the rain, so he decided to grab an umbrella from the back of his car and stepped out.

He signaled to his bodyguards to stay in the car while he continued alone. His steps led him to the crying girl, and he could see that she was the same lady in red he had encountered at the gala.

Antonella stopped feeling the raindrops and saw a silhouette of a man standing in front of her. All she could see were his shoes since she was on the ground, looking down.

Then she felt a coat being placed on her shoulders, bringing warmth. She lifted her gaze to see the face of the person, and it turned out to be the man she had bumped into at the party.

She simply stared at him, rendered speechless in that moment. Words were scarce for her at that moment.

Roger stared directly into her hazel eyes, noticing they were red and swollen from crying. He felt a pang in his chest at the sight, as if he had the need to embrace her and he didn't know why.

He simply took her by the arm and helped her up, and she complied without objecting.

Once they stood up, they faced each other in an aura of silence.

Antonella trembled from the cold, and Roger decided to take her, his hand on her shoulder while sheltered beneath the umbrella, towards his car.

Antonella hugged herself for warmth, allowing herself to be guided by the man who helped her escape the agony she felt from the cold rain.

Roger helped her into his car, not caring that she was soaked or that she was a complete stranger to him.

Antonella entered the luxurious car of a man she had only seen for one night, not even having exchanged a single word with him.

Roger stored the umbrella behind the car and then got in himself. Antonella still had Roger's coat on her shoulders, exposing her bare ones.

She looked out the car window, her eyes still filled with sadness and tears. Roger noticed but didn't know what to say in that moment; he didn't even know her name.

"Where do you live? I can take you there," Roger took the initiative to ask, his voice somewhat cold, reflecting his personality.

Antonella turned her gaze towards him, but still couldn't say anything. Words failed her, and her mind felt overwhelmed.

"Why are you helping me?"

Those were the only words Antonella managed to utter. In truth, she only wanted to stay in that cold place and die from the pain. It didn't cross her mind that someone would see her and offer help in that moment.

"I wouldn't be able to leave a lady in the middle of a cold and rainy night, that wouldn't be gentlemanly," he said.

Roger could be very cold and indifferent when it came to having a serious relationship with a woman, but he was a true gentleman when it came to helping damsels in distress.

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