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Irene’s POV
I didn’t know how to react to his pitying gaze at me. So I smiled, foolishly.Having almost zero social circle is sometimes beneficial. You don’t have anyone to ask you consistently about how you are doing? Or how is it going? About your family, or your life. It makes it easy, you don’t have to explain it all the time. But sometimes it gets a little lonely. Maybe a little bit more.Why was he looking at me like that? with his dark gaze.Maybe it was darker than the dead of the night.After we were done with breakfast. Mrs. Lancaster suggested me to have a short tour of the town. To what I agreed, happily. I was sure, It won’t disappoint me. The beauty of Ashwell was something I always wanted to see with my own eyes.The car came with the driver. I followed Mrs.Lancaster with her maid helping her to walk to the car. Also she was holding a stick. I stopped and turned to see where he was. He was standing in theRelated chapters
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Kian’s POVShe was asking for it. First, she interrupted me during my phone calls. And then she refused to listen to me. It is alright. She deserves this. I don’t f**king care. If she calls my name like that. Or her eyes were filled with tears looking so crystal clear almost like an ocean. It doesn’t matter if her lower lip was trembling and that expression. It has nothing to do with me. It shouldn’t be. This is not me. Thinking about her in such detail. I was driving for ten minutes, hardly and my mind was already flooded with the flashbacks of each of every moment that had happened a while ago. “F**k”, I said as I hit the steering wheel with force. Applying breaks in such a sudden manner, gave me a jerk. The cars behind me, appointed for my safety, stopped immediately. I turn the steering wheel, without thinking about the questions I was asking myself. And in no time, I was heading my car backwards. And the cars behind me followed without any obje
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Irene’s POVMy body was feeling a little numb. Also my eyes were heavy. The scene in front of me was not very clear. Making it difficult for me to know where I was, actually. A painful groan left my mouth as I tried to move my body. My body was aching. “Don’t move,” a very familiar voice hit my ears. As I tilted my head to see. The vision was becoming clearer now, it was Raven. It was not like I didn’t want to see him. But I felt a need to hear someone else's voice. Maybe his voice? I just looked at him numbly and listened to the information he gave me about my injury. I was not fully awake. Too tired to remember everything. And I felt the heaviness get over me again. This time the smell of a very familiar cologne teased my sense of smell. I was feeling less weak. And this time when I opened my eyes I recognized it was a hospital room. As I turned my head, I saw him. His head w
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Irene’s POV“Are you? By any chance, attracted to me” he said, curling his lips.Was I? Maybe I was. Maybe his looks did some spell on me. But was that weird? I mean he is attractive. And I have eyes. So, is that something I should be ashamed of? Being attracted to someone who is attractive. That’s something he has, without any effort. It feels ridiculous to see, he is flexing something he is born with. That’s not something he actually earned. Of course I was not supposed to be attracted to him. But it was going to fade away with time. With the gradual shots of reality. As he did give, by calling me a low life. Something I was to him. It was better this way. It stopped me. Made me realise the difference between attraction and love. I was hating him for his words, but I wasn’t hurting because I was not involved in him. And that does matter. “What if I am?” I said, as I folded my arms against my chest. Hi
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Kian’s POV “Where are you?”“I am okay.”“I am saying, where are you Kian?”“I'm spending some time alone, Raven.”“Why didn’t you bring your bodyguards with you?”“Because I wanted to be alone. Now can you please let me be?”“Just tell me where are you? Just in case,”She wasn’t in my sight now. Her window was shut down. Felt like my time to go.“Doesn’t matter, I am heading home,” I informed him on the phone. “Just please tell me, when you reach there,” his voice was irritated but he was pleading. “Okay, Mom!” I said as I took one last look to her window. No sign of her. I started the car and made my way back home. Irene’s POV I was absent for only three days. But the whole campus felt like I haven’t been there for years. I was feeling better. Not that I wasn’t almost limping around the campus, but still I was grateful that I was
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Irene’s POV“What do you want?” I said. Instead of answering me , she grabbed me by my elbow and started dragging me with her. “What-.”“Shh, we are in a library, Sweetie. You are supposed to be quiet.” her tone was scary. So was she. An evil smile was resting on her lips. I followed her out of the library. But she didn’t stop there. She was heading towards the hallway. The vast hallway. I knew what was going to happen. Whatever she was going to do, she wanted to show it. She wanted the audience to cheer her up. She shoved me into the wall. I stumbled at my feet. A painful groan leaving my mouth. My foot was becoming numb and just when I thought I was going to fall, I felt a hand around my waist. And it saved me from falling. I turned to see who it was. It was Ben. “Irene, what happened?” he was concerned. “Ohh looks like you’ve got friends,” Mona shouted. Everyone’s attention was on me. Why? Because it was Mona who was
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Kian’s POV“What? You don’t like coffee?”“No, it’s just not my taste,” she scrunched her nose. “I should’ve asked you before ordering,” Raven rubbed a finger on his forefinger. “It’s okay I can eat cheese balls,” she said as her hand approached the aluminium container. “I don’t know how the hell this meeting is going to end in an hour. When you two are talking like it’s some kind of kitty party,”I was actually talking to Raven and looking at him. Her hand stopped at the lid and she drew back. “Thank you, Kian for reminding me,” A sarcastic smile rested on his face. “As you told me Irene, you have a break. And also Kian had a meeting in Italy.”She nodded slowly, her lower lip captured between his teeth. “So, I was thinking. If we’ll do another public appearance there,” he informed her.“In Italy?” she asked politely.“Uhh-yeah. Have you been abroad before?”“No, but I have a passport. If that’s what you are asking. It was required at the time of my admission. But I think it’ll
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Irene’s POV“She is-close to me and part of my personal life. Not my new project that I’d like to inform you about.”Old me would have been cringing at me watching a press conference of a famous celebrity. But new me is not finding it weird. I was working with him. Flying to Italy with him. I had all the rights to know about him. Right? As I searched about him, his latest appearance in public came. He appeared too good on camera. No wonder he was a superstar. The way he speaked, explaining his work professionally. He was definitely good at his work. Questions popped about me in the conference. It was working right? This was something we were supposed to achieve. Becoming a hot topic. But why did his features look tense? He was not liking it. Well, I would have understood if someone didn’t want to talk about his personal life. But in his case, this was the point. Maybe it was all part of the act. It made me wonder, some other things too. Like if he was always acting tough like perfor
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Irene’s POVThe mess that was created by his fans. Helped me a lot. To overcome the embarrassment. Every Time I was with him, silence hung like pinching me in the a**. Well, normally being silent with someone was not so uncomfortable. But with him it was. I felt like I was supposed to talk to him and I wasn’t. After an hour of driving, we reached a private hanger. Yes, a private jet. I stepped out of the car. And my eyes were widened in surprise. It felt like a dream I never actually dreamt. Seriously, I never wanted to fly like this. Like in such luxury. I used to wish to go abroad. Not specifically Italy. I saw him talking to Raven. After they were done Raven directed his hand to the boarding stairs of the jet, I started to walk on the steps. As I came closer my pace slowed. The interior of the jet was making my eyes stop. I didn’t realise I was still at the spot. When I felt his fingers pushing my hair back, tucking them behind me. He was standing behind me. His mouth came close
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