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Moonstruck by You 17b
Hazel smiled weakly, lifting her fork. She stared at the food on the plate in front of her, it looked very delicious, she could even sense her mouth watering already, yet why did she feel a bit at a loss of appetite? "I work two shifts almost everyday, it's only natural I would be exhausted."She forced herself to dig into her plate, cautious to eat very carefully, cutting a piece of stick and sticking it into her mouth. "Why do you work two shifts?" Luca asked, his brows furrowed.Hazel shrugged, letting out a soft hum as she chewed her food carefully, savoring it's flavours. She almost smiled, she has never really eaten food this fancy before. "Because not everybody is privileged enough to be born wealthy in this lifetime Mr. Rossi."She almost sounded angry, bur she couldn't help it. She shook her head a little to remind herself to stay calm, Luca Rossi was not a direct cause of her problems.He nodded, he almost seemed sad, she did not like that look on his face. Like he pitied h
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Panic, it coursed through Hazel's mind, making the hair of her skin stand on edge. Her heart skipped a beat multiple times in a row, she didn't even understand what was happening, her mind was going through several different possibilities, she was finding it hard to keep up with her own thoughts at this point. "Drive faster." She turned to Luca, her eyes almost blurry with tears. "I have to drive safely." He replied calmly.She shook her head. "No, drive faster or I am coming down and taking a cab."He breathed, understanding her fear. "Hazel, calm down... Everything is going to be fine."She sighed, sinking into the chair and turning to the window. He breathed, placing his hand on hers. "Please, stay calm. We are two minutes away from the hospital."Hazel jumped out of the car hurriedly as soon as it came to a stop in front of the hospital. She could not waste a second at all, her heart was beating very fast, she had even taken off her heels and held them in her hands. Luca walked
Moonstruck by You 19a
Marry me. It all sounded so strange, like one of those whispers carried by the wind, you know what you heard, but you are not sure you heard it because it sounds so unreal. "Huh?" She frowned, brows furrowed and forehead crinkled. She of course knew what she heard, but she had to be sure. "You are going to need a lot of money if you intend to go through with the surgery, before, during and even after the surgery will cost you a lot of money." Luca continued, expression solid as a wall. "And God knows you won't be able to take care of her working two shifts a day, you won't even afford the bills."It was the truth, she wouldn't even be able to find the time to care for her Grandma if she continued to work two shifts. At this point, even working five shifts a day will simply not provide enough money. But where was he going with this?"If you marry me Hazel, I would foot all the bills. Every single one of them, and you would never have to work two shifts again, you will have time to s
Moonstruck by You 19b
Luca RossiLuca walked into the office, hair tousled and restlessness slackening his eyes. He took a hold of his coat, ripping off his body and throwing it to a couch in the corner. Luke sat on the office chair with his feet on the table. He had an amused smirk on his face, watching his friend slowly begin to pace the room with his fingers on his jaw. "How did it go." He asked.Luca was quiet for a while. He continued to pace, he stopped for a moment. Turning to his friend with a worried expression. "She seemed.... Extremely skeptical. I do not think she would accept it."Luke let out a chuckle, rubbing his palms together. He stared at the wall for a while before shifting his eyes back to his troubled friend. "I doubt any peasant would say no to thirty million dollars Luca."Anger slowly seeped through Lucas' eyes. He sent a glare of daggers down his friend's direction. "Peasant? Don't you dare call her that Luke, ever." He seethed.Luke chuckled dryly. "Relax... I was only riling yo
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"I have accepted your offer, I will marry you."Hazel stood firmly in front of Luca Rossi, unwavering, unblinking. She had made up her mind, and in two days instead of the agreed three. All he did was stare back at her in a bit of surprise, like he did not expect that she would agree. "For one year." She added. He stood from his seat slowly, adjusting the collar of his shirt as he walked up to her. She took a small step back as he approached, her breathing increasing a little.He stopped a foot away from her, she could smell his cologne, wafting through her nostrils and overpowering her senses. She nearly closed her eyes to savour it all..."Okay." He whispered, his voice deep and somewhat husky"we would be married in a week.""A week?!" She snapped out of her daze, eyes widening slightly. A week seemed too soon! What was the rush? "A week is too soon, what's the rush?"Luca exhaled, tucking his hands into his pockets. "It just has to be so. There would be an engagement party in a
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Company at the hospital had dwindled since Anna left. She did not want to, but she had to. She was a business woman afterall, her work could not be kept waiting for far too long. Therefore, reluctantly, she left her friend to the caring of her Grandma alone for the moment.Hazel had found very few things to do sitting and waiting silently in the hospital. All she could think of was the new arrangement she had agreed to. An upcoming engagement, when her grandma was even yet to be conscious. Something felt far to uncomfortable about it at all, what was Luca not telling her about this arrangement? What was the urgency of it all?"Miss Jacobs?"She titled her head upwards upon the hearing of her name, ears perking up.The middle aged doctor with a notepad in hand stared at her with a soft smile. "Yes doctor?" She answered."Your grandmother is conscious now." He informed, rubbing his wrinkled nose with gloved fingers.She gasped, in relief and in excitement. "Oh my goodness... Thanks a lo
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"When will I be discharged?" That was the first question Grandma asked as Hazel walked in. She sat up on her bed, a dissatisfied look upon her face, fingers intertwined on her lap. Hazel took in a deep breath as she approached the bed. "Grandma..."She swallowed the growing lump in her throat. She knew she couldn't be discharged anytime soon. She was trying so hard to act strong, probably so she could leave soon. But Hazel could see from the constant twitching in the corner of her eye that she was in a lot of pain. "You need to rest." She told her, seating beside her. "I have been out for about three days, I think I have rested enough." She remarked with a scowl. "No, you haven't." Hazel breathed, letting out a long sigh. "You will go into surgery soon."She was scared to even mention it at all, she knew her grandma must have been told this by the doctor upon her waking, but it was a reality neither of them were willing to face, so neither was willing to mention it. She shook he
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Luca stopped by that very evening with a white bag in his hands; he had brought them dinner.When he walked into the hospital ward, Hazel sat by her Grandma's bed, face slack and pale with tiredness and deep thought. Her grandma had her eyes closed, an IV attached to her arm. Hazel's head turned when she hard his footsteps approaching. A look of surprise came upon her features. "Luca... What are you doing here?" She asked, rising from the bed with a confused frown.He was in his suit as always, the first few buttons of his shirt left unbuttoned. "I brought food." He replied, walking over to the table in the corner and placing the bag on it."Food?" She asked, staring at the bag.She had barely eaten all day. She couldn't stomach it. All that was happening, the news of the engagement. It seemed a lot to process. Six days....She had seen it on a blog herself on her phone. And even on the small TV in the hospital reception room, it was written on the headlines that rolled past beneath
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