Alexis' POV

Flashback

A few years ago

Mykonos, Greece

As the makeup artist walked away, leaving her alone, I decided to approach her.

When I was about to approach her, my phone rang. I frowned, annoyed and stopped walking. Then I pulled my phone out of my pocket and picked up the phone.

"Yes?" I snapped in annoyance.

"Alexis..."

"Mom? What happened?" I asked, worried as I heard my mother crying.

"Vassilis... he had a heart attack." She informed, sobbing.

"What?!" I exclaimed as my heart started pounding in panic. "Is my father fine? Which hospital is he in?" I asked anxiously as I rushed towards the exit.

The End.

I ran my fingertip over her face on the screen, lost in my thoughts.

What the hell with you, Alex?!

I frowned, annoyed and shook my head, breathing deeply. Then I searched Nathan's name on the Internet. There were a lot of photos and articles about him.

The Golden boy is back

The heir of the well-known family, Nathan Carter is back. He graduated from university and is ready to take over their family company.

The bright young heir celebrated his return with a party at his famous luxurious nightclub, Stardust.

I sighed, running my hand through my hair, and looked at his photos. There were his photos with Charlotte as well. I gritted my teeth and threw the iPad onto the couch. I finished my drink in one sip and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

Charlotte's POV

I hung up my phone and sighed, closing my eyes. It was Nicole. She told me that Lucca asked her out two days ago, and they went on a date yesterday. She was so excited. Then she informed me that Lucca gave an interview, and she sent me the link to the video.

I took a deep breath and clicked on the link. In the interview, he was talking about his last race and his career. As the journalist asked when and where was his unforgettable race, he replied it was his race in Italy four years ago, telling it was one of the best days in his life, and he would never forget that day.

I bit my lower lips nervously as I remembered about the day he was talking about.

Flashback

"Charlotte, are you coming? We are ready." I wiped my tears off my cheeks quickly as the assistant called me and placed my phone into my bag.

"I am coming." I informed and tried to pull myself together.

Nathan and Stella's photo was still in my mind. Stella was a model and worked for the same agency as me. I heard at the agency that Stella started dating Nathan. They met when she posed for their new hotel's advertising campaign. At first I didn't believe it, thinking it was just a rumor, but now I had proof that it was true. There was his photo with Stella kissing each other in the magazine.

After refreshing my makeup, I went to continue the photoshoot. I tried not to show my sadness and focus on the campaign as much as possible.

Once we finished the photoshoot, I went to my room. I wanted to leave as soon as possible; I needed to be alone and have a drink.

After changing my clothes, my phone buzzed. I pulled it out of my pocket and looked at it. It was Lucca.

'Saw your photo on your Instagram. You are here as well. Today I have a race. If you are free, would you like to watch the race? Maybe, you will bring me luck ;)'

'I don't think you need me for luck. I am sure you will win. However, I would gladly like to watch the race and see you win. So I will be there.'

'Perfect. Then today I will win the race for you. Then we will celebrate it.'

'With pleasure. See you.'

I smiled and placed my phone into my bag. Watching the race and spending time with Lucca would help me to forget the photo for a while and cheer me up. Moreover, it would be better drinking in a company than alone. Especially today, it would be good for me to be in the company of someone who had been close to me since my childhood.

"Congratulations, champ." I exclaimed happily as Lucca walked towards me cheerfully; he won the race as I guessed. He was one of the best Formula 1 drivers in the world.

"It is your luck."He gave me a charming smile and hugged me. I chuckled joyfully as he swirled me around.

"Don't be so humble, Lucca." I commented and gave him a warm smile. "So are we celebrating your success?" I asked and winked at him playfully.

"Of course. It will be fun. I promise." He stated cheerfully, wrapping his arm around my shoulder, and led us towards the exit.

I wrapped my arms around Lucca's neck while we were dancing at the nightclub. I was having a lot of fun.

He tightened his grip around me and flashed me a bright smile.

"Let's order another bottle of champagne." I suggested, grabbing his arm, and dragged him towards our VIP lounge.

"Again? Don't you think we drank enough? I am barely walking." He chuckled as he collapsed on the couch.

"Don't be a killjoy. We are celebrating you. Come on!" I stated, determined and gestured to the waiter to bring us another bottle.

"How can I resist you?!" He grinned, leaning towards me, and stroked my cheek tenderly, full of affection on his eyes.

"You can't." I said smugly and stuck my tongue out at him.

He chucked in amusement and grabbed the bottle as soon as the waiter brought it. After pouring two flutes of champagne, he gave me one and clinked our flutes.

"To the champion." I exclaimed happily and drank my drink. Then I poured champagne into my glass again.

I was leaning against Lucca while we were walking towards the exit, laughing happily.

"Let's take a selfie. We should memorize this day. Give me your phone. My phone died." I stated while we were waiting for a taxi.

Lucca nodded and pulled his phone out of his pocket. I grabbed it and wrapped my arm around his neck, pulling him towards me. He wrapped his arm around me, pulling me towards him more. I leaned my cheek against his cheek and took a selfie while we were smiling happily.

"Where are you staying?" Lucca asked as we got in the taxi.

I bit my lower lip, thinking, and gave him an impish smile. "I don't remember. It started with a letter A, but I don't remember."

He chuckled. "Of course, you will not remember after drinking a few bottles of champagne." He commented, amused.

"Hey, don't forget I didn't drink all of them alone, champ." I pouted and gave him a dirty look.

He burst out laughing and nodded. "Good point well made. But compared to you, I remember my hotel's name and address." He commented arrogantly and winked at me playfully.

"I am waiting." I rolled my eyes and gestured to the driver with a head gesture.

He cleared his throat and gave me a cocky smirk before saying his hotel's name to the driver, making my jaw drop.

"So, angel?" He smirked, self-satisfied. I rolled my eyes and furrowed my eyebrows, folding my arms over my chest. "Don't worry we can get you a room in my hotel which I remember the name perfectly." He added mischievously.

I gave him a dirty look and leaned towards him. "No, champ. I am planning to crash on your couch in your spacious suite. You will bear me tonight as you kept mocking me." I said arrogantly and winked at him.

"Are you planning to strangle me while I am sleeping?" He asked, giving me a suspicious look, and raised his eyebrow.

"Who knows?!" I gave him a devilish smirk.

"Oh, I am in trouble? Huh?" He grinned in amusement.

"Definitely." I winked at him, grinning wolfishly.

He chuckled and wrapped his arm around me, pulling me towards him.

I grinned, leaning against him, and shook his phone in my hand. "How about another selfie?"

He nodded, smiling, and let me take a selfie.

"Angel? We arrived." Lucca said softly, stroking my cheek gently.

"Hmm..." I yawned and snuggled up against him.

Lucca chuckled and pulled back, leaning me against the back of the seat. Then he got out of the taxi and approached my side to open the door for me.

I wrapped my arms around his neck as he scooped me up in his arms.

"Be quiet. You will wake up the whole hotel." Lucca warned me, smiling in amusement while I was singing loudly.

"I don't care." I grinned and shrugged my shoulders.

He shook his head, smiling, and approached his door. Then he put me down carefully before pulling his key card out of his pocket.

"Welcome." He gave me a dazzling smile as he opened the door.

I chuckled and walked in. Suddenly, my head spun.

"Careful, angel." Lucca said as he caught me by wrapping his arms around my waist.

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