When I was about to walk into our mansion, Charlotte called me behind me. Her voice was strange.

"Lottie, what happened?" I asked, worried as I saw her face. Her eyes were red from crying.

"Sienna..." She muttered as she approached me quickly and hugged me tightly.

"What happened? Why are you crying?" I asked, concerned as I hugged her back, caressing her back tenderly.

"I... Nathan..." She mumbled, sobbing.

"Come on. Let's talk inside." I suggested as I pulled back and gave her a compassionate look.

"Are your parents home?" She asked, wiping her tears with the back of her hand.

"No, they aren't. Don't worry. Troy and Liam aren't home as well." I informed as I wrapped my arm around her shoulder, leading her towards the door.

She collapsed onto the stairs and held her head between her hands, starting crying.

"Lottie..." I mumbled, concerned and sat down beside her on the stairs. "What happened? You are scaring me." I asked anxiously and stroked her hair gently.

"Nathan... He broke up with me." She sobbed, wrapping her arms around her legs.

"What?!" I looked at her, shocked.

"He told me... he no longer wanted to continue our relationship. And suggested being just friends." She resumed between sobs. "Sienna, I still love him so much." She burst out crying and hugged me.

"Oh dear. Don't cry, please. Everything will pass." I stroked her back, trying to calm her down.

"Charlotte? Why are you crying?" We pulled back as we heard Romeo's worried voice.

"I..." Charlotte sobbed, wiping her tears with her hand.

"Who made you cry?" He asked, concerned as he bent down beside Lottie, resting his hands on her knees.

"Nathan broke up with me." She mumbled, looking down.

"I will kick his ass! How dare he hurt my sister." Romeo stated angrily, clenching his fist.

"No, Romeo! Please, don't intervene. We will handle it between us." Charlotte refused, giving him a begging look.

"But..."

"Please." She pleaded, resting her hand on top of his hand.

He breathed deeply and nodded. "Fine, but if you need anything, just come to me. Even for asking me to beat the shit out of him." Romeo said, cupping her cheeks. She nodded. Romeo gave her a sympathetic smile and hugged her.

"Thank you, Romeo." Lottie said, giving him a sad smile.

"I am always by your side, sis." He placed a soft kiss on her forehead.

I looked at them affectionately. As much as Romeo acted a real jerk most of the time, he had a golden heart.

A bad boy with a good heart.

I walked out of my room, closing the door behind me as Charlotte fell asleep.

"Is she okay?" Romeo asked as soon as I closed the door.

"Better. She is sleeping." I sighed and folded my arms over my chest.

"Good. Please, look after her till I come back." He asked in a serious tone.

"Where are you going?"

"To talk to someone... if I don't change my mind and beat the shit out of him." He replied between gritted teeth, clenching his fist without looking at me.

"No, Romeo. Didn't you hear..."

"I will not let anyone hurt my sister." He stated and stormed out.

"Damn it!" I ruffled my hair anxiously. Then I decided to go after him. Someone should stop him before he did something bad to Nathan.

As soon as I arrived at the Carter mansion, I asked the security guard where Nathan and Romeo were as I saw Romeo's car in front of the mansion. As he informed me that they were in the garden, I rushed towards them.

I breathed deeply in relief when I saw Nathan in one piece without bleeding nose or lips. They were sitting on the sun loungers while talking. Yes, they weren't fighting, but it would be best if I stayed and watched them to intervene when the things got heated.

I hid behind the wall as they stood up. My heart started beating faster when their voices were coming together.

"I am glad you understood I didn't mean to hurt her. I just... You can't order your heart to love someone when..." Nathan sighed without finishing his sentence. "It will be the best for us. Continuing this relationship when I didn't feel the same would be wrong." He added gloomily.

"I promised Charlotte not to intervene, but it didn't mean I wouldn't talk to you. But I understand you too. You can't order your heart to love someone or... stop to love." Romeo said in a serious tone.

"Charlotte will always be dear to me, but I can't say I still have romantic feelings towards her." Nathan stated sadly.

"I hope she will pull herself together soon." Romeo sighed. "Fine, I have to leave. See you."

"See you... And please, inform me about Lottie's state. I am worried about her." Nathan said sadly.

As I heard footsteps, I breathed deeply and decided to leave.

"What are you doing here?" I froze as I heard Romeo's voice behind me.

Shit!

I breathed deeply and turned around, giving him a nervous smile.

"Umm... I..." I mumbled without knowing what to say.

"Were you spying on us?" He asked angrily.

"No, I was just worried you could do something bad to him." I replied honestly.

"I am not a caveman, Sienna." He stated, irritated.

"Yeah, you just act like one when it comes to me." I rolled my eyes. He gave me a dirty look. I sighed and continued. "I am glad you acted mature because I think they will get back together." I commented hopefully.

"I don't know. I just don't want Lottie to be unhappy." He said honestly.

I smiled. "I like when this kind boy appears while the arrogant, annoying Romeo disappears." I confessed playfully.

He raised his eyebrow in surprise. He shook his head as a mocking smirk appeared on his face. "Kind boy? And annoying Romeo? You forgot to call me a liar too. I think you are confused, little thing. I am just me. Real, not fake compared to your good boyfriend. But you just see what you want to see, not what is real." He said dryly, emphasizing the word good. "And these days, your intuition sucks." He added bitterly and left without letting me say anything.

"Jerk!" I snapped behind him, clenching my fist.

"Sienna! Wait!" I shouted as I saw Sienna with Justin walking towards his house.

"What do you want again?" She snapped angrily.

"He lies to you. He planned all of these with Robin." I stated firmly.

"Enough, Romeo! I love Justin. Leave us alone! You are nothing to me. You are just my brother's friend!" She declared, poking my chest, full of anger in her eyes.

"Sienna... I..." I mumbled sadly as she grabbed Justin's hand and walked towards the house.

"No!" I screamed and woke up in sweats. I looked around, dumbfounded while my heart was pounding. I ruffled my hair, breathing deeply.

"Just my brother's friend." I said sarcastically and shook my head.

I pulled the cover away angrily and went to the kitchen as I saw my glass empty.

I cursed under my breath when I saw Sienna in the kitchen. I forgot she was going to stay the night in the mansion because Charlotte still felt bad.

"You couldn't sleep too." She commented softly after taking a sip from her drink.

"Because of you." I mumbled under my breath, annoyed and approached the cupboard.

"What?"

"Nothing." I replied curtly.

She sighed and approached me while I was pouring a glass of water for myself.

"Umm... today... I think you got me wrong. I didn't want to insult you." She said softly.

I turned towards her, giving her a sardonic look. "I don't care what you think about me." I said bitterly and left without letting her say anything.

"Jerk!" She shouted behind me, but I ignored her and went back to my bedroom.

***

"Romeo, are you listening to me?" Troy asked, annoyed, interrupting my thoughts while I was watching Justin.

"Umm... I have to go. See you at the practice." I said in a hurry and followed Justin as he walked towards the parking lot after picking up his phone. It was probably Robin. I had been following him for the last two days. I had to find out what they planned and get proof to show Sienna. Firstly, I went to kick Robin's ass, but the lucky bastard was out of town.

I hid behind a car while he was getting in his car. He was still talking on the phone. As soon as he got in his car, I crawled towards his car quietly, trying not to draw attention.

"Fine, I got it Robin." He snapped in irritation. "I got it. I am not stupid. I will take her virginity, and the next day, everyone in the school will know about it." He added, annoyed.

My jaw clenched as soon as I heard what they were talking about. I clenched my fist in frustration; my body was trembling with anger.