Chapter 317 - Crying for their lost friends... (2/2)

Lucinda gave him a faint smile and said, ”Sure Reuben.”

Reuben held her hand and said, ”You're my little sis. So it hurts me to see you like this. Can't we be like before? All happy happy...smiling and laughing together..”

Lucinda thought for a while and then looked back at Reuben, ”You're right Reuben. Whatever happened in the past shouldn't matter anymore to us. We should only think about our present and future...

I promise you today Bro that your this little sis will never cry again and always be happy like she was before.”

Hearing it Reuben gave her a big smile and hugged her. Lucinda chuckled at him and pouted, ”Now.. I want to eat my favorite pastry.”

Reuben became happy to see his sister coming back to her old self again as he ordered Tom to bring her favourite pastry.

He was now only hoping in his heart that he could also be successful in bringing Veronica to her actual self…

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Lopez Mansion…

”Hey Aunt.. how are you?” Reuben asked seeing Mrs. Lopez sitting in the living room, reading a magazine.

Mrs. Lopez smiled at him and replied, ”I'm fine my child.. You tell me, how are you?”

Reuben smiled back and replied, ”I'm as usual good. Where is Vero by the way? I have something important to tell her.”

”Oh!! She is in upstairs. Go and meet her. I'll make some snacks for both of you meanwhile.” Mrs. Lopez said.

Reuben nodded his head and ran upstairs. As he came near Veronica's room, he knocked on the door but getting no response, he entered only to find Veronica sleeping cutely on her bed hugging a teddy bear..

Suddenly, Reuben started to feel jealous over the soft toy which Veronica was hugging at that moment. He badly wanted to be at the place where that lifeless creature was…

He slowly walked inside on his tiptoes so that he wouldn't disturb Vero and sat beside her on the bed.

Reuben quietly removed the hair strands which were falling on her face, hiding her beautiful face from his view and tucked it behind her ear.

He then started caressing her soft cheeks very smoothly like he was touching some porcelain doll. His touch was as tender as the first time he had taken her in his arms after her one month birthday...

His gaze was soft on her and a silly smile was playing on his lips as he was caressing her jawline right now with the back of his hand.

Veronica thought that it was her mother who was stroking her face so she involuntarily leaned on to the touch.

But when she felt something wrong like the hand was a little bigger than her mother, she abruptly opened her eyes to look at the person...

As soon as her eyes fell on the intruder who was none other than Reuben, she shrieked in an almost loud voice, ”You..... What are you doing here???”