He stared at the blood oozing out of her finger and his heart sank, then crouched down quickly and held her up. " I told you to stop, why don't you listen for once, " he scolded and held her up then pulled her to the living room.
She watched as he went upstairs while sitting down on the couch and sighed, then saw him came back shortly after with a small box that looked like a first aid kit.
" I'm sorry, " she softly muttered as he sat down beside her and treated her finger. " Ouch." She suddenly flinched when he applied some liquid substance.
He quickly blew on her finger and dressed it then looked up at her glossy eyes and sighed before going back upstairs with the box.
'Hmmm, how can he even love me if I keep on acting this way." she looked down at her finger and sighed again.
After a while, Carl came back and after giving her a glance at the couch, he walked to the dining area to clear up the mess, then went inside the kitchen and washed the other plate.
He came back to the living room and his eyes darted to her bandaged hands then slowly moved forward.
Clara looked up and watched him coming toward her, and she shifted on the couch with a thumping heart and quickly muttered, " I.. I'm sorry. . . I promise to__" she paused as her eyes darted to the direction of the door.
Carl frowned as he also heard the doorbell ring frantically and wondered who might be looking for him while hoping it was not his brother, as he had gone to the mansion that morning.
He pressed the remote on the table and walked toward the door to confirm whether it was his brother.
" Big bro, " Lucy wailed and ran into his arms with Gina following behind her with puffy eyes.
" It was all brother's fault, he he was the one that made Big Sis left__" she wailed loudly and hugged him tighter.
Carl stared at the two girls and sighed exasperatedly, feeling another headache coming. ' why would Zach tell them.'
" It's alright stop crying." He patted her head and led them into the living room.
Clara frowned when she heard the commotion from the door and her eyes widened as she watched him coming bag with a girl clasped tightly on his arm like a koala and another girl following behind.
When the girls sat down they did not notice that someone was sitting across them as they continued hysterically. " Big bro, do you know where she lives? We saw her in the company the other day, " Gina said while wiping her tear, and Carl shook his head with a sigh. He had also known that she worked in his company recently and when he asked her department's manager, it was too late.
" Big bro, what did brother do to her, you know...right?" Lucy sniffed and looked up at him with a tear-stained face
He patted her head and shook his head, not wanting to recount the bad incident he had heard from his brother after returning from the business trip three years ago.
Clara watched them not quite comprehending what they were discussing and all she knew was that the girl sitting beside him might be his sister as they looked alike.
She frowned and looked down while wondering where she had seen them before. ' wait, aren't these the girls Mira called her babies? and what are they saying about the big sis that left because of their brother.' Her frown deepened as she remembered them calling Mira big sis. But they could also have more than one big sister, right?.
" Big bro, please tell us what happe__," Lucy said but was suddenly cut off.
" Lucy isn't she Big sis friend?." Gina pointed at Clara who she had caught from the corner of her eyes.
" Huh?" Lucy's gaze darted in the direction and stared at Clara with opened mouth. ' Why was she here with her big brother.' She looked between the two perplexedly and quickly left her brother's side and joined Gina who was already sitting beside Clara on the couch.
" Where is big sis?"
" Did you know what happened to her?"
Both girls asked anxiously while staring at Clara who was now looking dumbfounded. If Mira was the big sis they were talking about, then does that means the brother they talked about was Carl's other brother, Zach? she gasped as she had once heard Carl mentioned his name while making a call.
Was he the Zach that kept bugging her friend?' Oh no, Mira' now everything had started to fix in as she remembered Mira's expression and behavior after the girls told her it was their big brother's company then after that day, she stopped coming to work and had even made excuses that she was sick.
" Clara?" she was broke out of her trance by Carl's voice and looked up at the three people whose eyes were fixed intently on her.
" Oh." She stared back at him stupidly and her gaze darted toward both girls. She needed to see Mira.
Lucy and Gina both stared at each other with wide eyes and their gazes darted between Clara and Carl.
Then Lucy gasped. " Big bro." she paused and clasped a hand on her mouth, then her expression instantly brightened, and she stood up rapidly then ran to his side. " Big bro is she__"
By that time, Clara had already darted out of the room while her thought was only filled with Mira. She ran out of the house and gazed around the silent neighborhood, then dialed Mira's contact several times which was switched off, and started walking ahead with the sun shining brightly above her head.
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Meanwhile, inside the bungalow, Carl stared in the direction in which the girl had just gone with a frown and wondered what had gotten into her. He quickly stood up without answering his sister's question.
" Big bro wait, Is she your girlfriend?" Both girls stared at him excitedly.
He stopped and turned back with a sigh. " Wait for me, okay?" he said and quickly strode out.