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Irene’s POVI felt serenity in the cool breeze of London September was near to end. The air was cool. I saw a notification on my phone this morning, about the money transfer. I couldn’t remember when was the last time I had breakfast in my favourite cafe. It felt good. I was planning to do some grocery shopping after my classes. After all that happened, it was worth it. It is way better than worrying about getting starved to death. Raven also sent some congratulatory texts and praised me. What I did was nothing, actually. It didn’t even require any special skill. My face was even covered. This was for the first time in my life after my mother’s death, I felt I was not alone. Not on my own. The tranquillity of the air vanished as I entered my campus. Students were gossiping. Some faces were shocked and some were smirking. Showing something on phone to each other. This was definitely something about some trending topic. I shrugged my shoulders. Last time, I worried myself with thos
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Kian’’s POV“I am heading home,” I announced as I adjusted the coat on my shoulder. “Anything important you want to inform?” “No, I mean, I was informed about some reporter wanting to interview and,..” we both stepped out of the elevator. “Mona! She called me several time.I assume you didn’t answer her.” he looked at me from the corner of his eye. “Yes, did you?”“Nope,” he said, popping the ‘P’.“I just don’t have time to deal with her sh*t,” I explained. “Yeah, how things went with Mr.Backer?” he asked as we walked out of the lobby.“It’s fine, I want you to call a meeting tomorrow. Choose wisely, I want something new for this track. Try newbies too.” he nodded. We were in the parking lot now. We parted our ways to our cars. His car was parked on the left side of mine. I stopped as I opened the door, I was hesitant to talk about her, because the way he perceived my attention back then, made me uncomfortable. “Uhh-did you talk to her?” The truth is I didn’t know myself what I
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Irene’s POV“And then she was like how dare you kiss my boyfriend” she tried to say it in a sassy tone. “And guess what happened next? They started slapping each other. Everyone was just laughing. But you know what? I just walked out of the class.” “Woah! That was dramatic,” I said, as I stirred the gravy. After thirty minutes of listening to her school drama, I finally commented. It wouldn’t have ended if she hadn’t walked out of the class. “What’s the occasion? BTW,” she asked as she tasted gravy from the saucepan. “Nothing,” I said, as I plated the steak. Its juicy texture was already watering my mouth. “Oh, so what about your job? I guess you got a better job.” Better? Yes, it is. “It is actually. The working hours are suitable for my schedule.” I had served everything. Since, I had no dining area. We were using my study table. I had cleared it up by putting my books on the bed. We were short of chairs. So Stacy climbed on the table. It was good. The smell of steak with the
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Kian’s povForty minutes of waiting, for her to finally appear in something modest. I was not used to waiting for someone. How long she was going to spend, to pick a dress and wear it.? God, women.The moment I saw her walking towards my car, mirroring my own nervousness. My reaction was not even close to my own anticipation. She opened the car door and sat silently. Without uttering a word. I started the car showing the same attitude to her. Maybe we both were confused, being clueless how to act. I was in an emerald-coloured sweat shirt with black sweatpants. Also I had a black jacket, because it usually gets cold in Ashwell. She looked impressive. If that’s what you say, when someone warms your heart by just one look. A jade green coloured dress. A V-neckline. With puffed sleeves. It was touching her ankles. The pumps she wore, matched the colour of my T-shirt. Her hair was parted in the middle, with one side tucked behind her ear while the other was fr
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Irene’s POVThe way he smiled when Mrs.Lancaster appeared, it was genuine. He felt soft. Mrs. Lancaster was a lovely woman. Her eyes had the same impression as her grandson's. But they were filled with love. The way she embraced me felt good. She was ill. Her body was showing several deficiency signs. The way she panted after taking some steps, I guessed her heart was definitely not in good condition. The whole day she was so nice. It would be a lie, if I said I was acting. I was feeling happy, genuinely. When she mentioned his grandson’s habit of doing late night work. It just felt right to me to act like I know him. Also, I knew how I usually sleep. My sleep was always so deep. So If I was really his girlfriend it wouldn’t have bothered me. I was already feeling bad about leaving her. But the way she said she wouldn’t take the medicines. I got the feeling she is serious. I searched for his expressions. He was concerned. Her face was turning red.
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Kian's POVI felt like someone just hit my head, when I woke up to a voice shouting my name. I lifted my body a little to see. The excruciating pain in the half of my head was not letting me open my eyes properly. I saw her, she was sitting coiled to herself like a worm. "What happened?" I asked politely, not trying to shout at her because I would have lost my sleep If I had done that."T-thunder-the lightning and the thunder," The way she pronounced a natural phenomena like a paranormal event, I could have screamed at her. But I didn't, because I was still half asleep.I looked at the window, I saw a faint lightening."Just-just sleep. It's nothing," I said, as I relaxed my back against the mattress. I was finally going to get some peaceful sleep, when a large thud of clouds colliding with each other echoed in the room. In normal circumstances, it wouldn't have bothered me. But she screamed again. I woke up, still not fully."
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Irene’s POVI 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 the
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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 POV: I am tired. So, f**king tired. I feel hot and cold at the same time. Cold sweats really running through my body. I am still limping. I fell maybe thousandth time. But I kept walking again. The sun is here, I can see. But I don't know where I am. I collapsed at the ground. I felt like I was dying. Maybe, I was. Tall trees, blocking all the sky. Maybe, it was a good view for a nature lover. But I wanted to see him so desperately. My legs ached. I lifted my body to see my lower half. My feet were bleeding. My knees were bruised. But there was more blood. As I observed more my hand reached under my dress. I was bleeding from my v*gina. My body practically hyperventilated. It could have meant many things. Was I not pregnant? But this much blood isn't common in periods. My mind drifted back to previous months. The stress made me forget that I had missed periods for two months. If I was really pregnant, then this bleeding wasn't a good sign. I felt so thirsty.
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Kian's POV: “Say it again.” “W-we can't find her anywhere sir.” Rush of adrenaline. My brain stopped working. “What the f**k did you say,” I held Robert by his collar, pinning him to the wall. “You had one job. Only one. To. Look. After. Her.” I punched him violently. “AND YOU CAN'T F**KING DO THAT.” “S-sir please. We will find her.” I pushed him away. My eyes roamed through the house, hands brushing off my hair nervously. “FIND HER. OR ELSE YOU ARE DEAD.” I can't believe, I came home just after half an hour of this fight. To solve the matter. But she was nowhere. Robert came rushing into the house. And told me a story that she disappeared while running away from him. How? How can she? Was she that mad? Where is she? “All my fault, all my fault. All my fault..” my body shaking as I grabbed my head kneeling on the ground. In an instant, something clicked. And I grabbed my phone and dialled Raven's number. “Hey, kian-” “She is gone. She is gone, Raven. I don't
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Irene's POV: None of this would have happened, if I had just not created the drama. Or maybe I am wrong. She would have succeeded in her mission one way or another. I am abducted. Helpless. Shelterless. At her mercy. And now I recall everything in my mind, I see how I had forgot the thing I had wanted. I just wanted him. But I got distracted. My attention was diverted to her, because of my own mistake. My own insecurities. My own jealousy. Right now, I just want his embrace. His voice to tell me that everything is okay, and it is just a dream. But it's not. My body ached in pain, head heavy with an unknown weight. My jaw hurt and I got reminded by the slaps. She slapped me, hit me. Mona did that. She did all of that. She planned it, carefully and precisely. The door creaked open, and the rays of light pierced my eyes. I couldn't see accurately. But as the silhouettes of the person came nearer I saw it was Jasper. He was smiling. He slipped the package in his hand In f
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Irene's POV:I was coming from the grocery when I saw Kian’s car parked. It wasn't his time to come home. I got off my car and walked to the corridor. As I entered the living room. I found him sitting on the couch. His head hung back, eyes closed.“Kian, are you alright?” Putting all the packages on the table I walked towards him. He opened his eyes to look at me. I cupped his face, hovered myself over him.“Do you feel pain?” he looked at me, for a second and then blinked. “No, I am alright.” His voice was neutral. “You came early? Did something happen?” I took the space beside him.“No, nothing happened. Everything’s fine. No video of ours is being streamed on social media.” It was a good thing. But why did it sound so bitter on his tongue?“What happened?” My voice was almost inaudible. After all the wait, to give him space. I thought it was over. We will be back to normal.“You told Raven everything?” “I did it because I thought he is your friend and he can handle it.” once agai
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Kian's POV:Two weeks and a half had passed since the fight that happened. I regretted everything I said in anger. For that I tried to make up for her everytime I got the chance. Sometimes in the form of flowers, chocolates other times I helped her feeling good.Well, she didn't mention the incident again. Not that I was unaware of the mental war she must have been going through. But still, there was change. She was trying.A perfect traditional date. In a fancy restaurant. Was a good change. We never really did typical couple things, and doing this felt new. She wore a dress, sky blue in colour. I was sure, I had never seen her in this colour before. She looked ethereal and she wasn't believing even after the hundredth time I was telling her.“Maybe it's the makeup then, I mean it looks too much.” she whined.“You look beautiful, that's my final answer. No matter what you think.” I stated sternly.She rolled her eyes, amusingly. The waiter came and started serving the dishes. I loo
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Irene's POV:“Mona?” I blinked. It felt like time stopped. My heart thumped harder as my eyes tried to shove the reality into my face. It was really her, but, with him?“Kian?” As I looked at his face. It was a new revelation. How a nervous Kian looks. Blood left his body. He looked pale. Eyes wide with fear? I don't know, I don't fuc**ing know. What was this witch doing here, out of all the places in his office. Near my man.The day was extremely boring at university. Some classes were cancelled. Upcoming annual fare at university was driving people crazy. It was necessary for me to participate too. So when Margret asked to join her, it didn't feel wrong. She proposed to me to hang out some more. Because, it felt boring as compared to spending rest of the day with him. So I called Robert and went home. Prepared snacks to pack for him. It was a new recipe for waffles I had discovered recently on Pinterest. I changed my outfit to a floral dress. Kian loves dresses on me, according to h
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Kian’ POV:Five minutes till the meeting start. Long time to stare at the picture Irene just sent showing off her new outfit. Such a tease, deliberately blurring her face. When she knew I hated it. Another picture. her face was not blurred thank God. Hair tied in a ponytail. For so many reasons, I had grown quite liking for this hairstyle. I chuckled at the thought. “Though I’d say hi personally,” I thought it were my ears ringing because there was no way I just heard Mona. As I turned my rolling chair, I came into reality. It was her. My eyebrows pinched at the sight, not sure what to really say. She looked thinner. And for some reason she seemed calmer. Her smile looked genuine, not to mention that I knew it wasn't. “What are you doing here?” Was my question. Her outfit was surprisingly unrevealing. It looked like she was finally cleaning her shi*t or just pretending. None of it was my concern.“For the meeting, you forgot? Tatte company is in the highest sponsor category.” It wa
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Irene’s POV:I watched at my outfit for hundredth time. Checking all the criterias that I had build in my mind considering it’s a not so personal dinner. I was here as his wife. Sara, Raven’s girlfriend looked friendly and bubbly. Which I didn’t see in many of Kian’s acquaintances. She was a redhead. Beautifully slaying the maroon coloured outfit. Her features were very prominent. She looked confident. Well, it was understandable since she was handling real estate business all herself. That wasn’t inherited but built by herslef. Okay, that was impressive. The table was set with all the delicious meals. I was sitting on the chair, revising all the table manners I had once learned. “My chief’s special soup,” she said as put the bowl of soup on front of me. I smiled as I dived into it.“That’s amazing” I praised genuinely. She gave me a cheeky girin. She was outgoing, that eased my anxiety a lot. I was wearing a beige coloured not so short dress. I skipped necklace and just wore silver
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Kian’s POV:As I took out my phone, it was already ten. It was my time to leave. I grabbed my car keys from the table, causing the heads of two of my best friends snapped in my direction. “Already?” Quinn arched his brows.“Uhh, don’t wanna sleep on the couch. She gets really grumpy when I am late.” I said hanging my jacket on my arm.“No matter how much I try It’s really too much for me to get used to this ideal husband's behaviour.” I chuckled at Raven’s comment. “Are you really this scared of her, I mean she doesn’t looked like she would ever look horrible enough to scare the sh*t out of you.” I could see the honesty in his eyes.The truth she never looked horrible, she looked a bit scared herself. Whenever she would shout at me, I sensed the uncertainity in her eyes. Wanting to know if it did affect me. I wanted to give her the assurety that her offence did matter to me. That she wasn’t just some random girl. I took her as my….. Wife. because to me there was nothing left to che
