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“And how did you feel hearing those words?”Following Adi’s revelation, Lacey closed her eyes, transporting back to her third therapy session. The first two sessions had served as a sort of introduction, and trying to get comfortable with each other. The third time was when her therapist finally asked her about Thomas. “Betrayed. I guess you could also say I was bamboozled. It was like someone yanked the rug from under my feet, making me lose my footing.”Lacey’s therapist, Diane Cross, was a woman in her early fifties. She always had a smile and the right words, and asked the right questions. Diana had scribbled on her notepad, before meeting Lacey’s gaze again calmly. “Do you blame yourself for it?”“Yes.” Lacey’s response was without hesitation. “If I had been a little more spontaneous and less rigid, if I had been easier to approach, Thomas would have been more open about his real feelings.”Diana hummed softly, writing something down. “Tell me, Lacey, do you actually believe th
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Shock was a gross understatement to what Jonathan felt as he watched the unexpected scene unfold right in front of him. Maybe it was really destiny that made him make a stop at the deli, or else how would he have found out that his younger brother’s girlfriend was two-timing him?“Could it be a different person? Someone that looks exactly like the picture Mum showed me? Someone that has an uncanny resemblance to the woman from the party?”Jonathan shook the thought out of his head. Of course it was her. He was willing to bet his most priceless property that it was. The hair was a different color and length than the one she had in the picture his mother took, but wigs existed for a reason. The woman, whose name he still didn’t know, and the man were now picking out a few things from what was displayed in the deli store. Jonathan’s earlier thought that they might be siblings was also put down quickly, seeing how the two people were joined at the hips and kept laughing at what the other
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Jonathan didn’t respond to the woman’s suggestion to call Steven. If his brother found out he was being cheated on, it would break his heart. Especially since Steven already introduced her to their parents. “I don’t care how you do it, but break up with my brother. This little secret,” As Jonathan spoke, he alternated between pointing at the woman and the man, “will be taken to the grave.”He didn’t wait for an answer because he didn’t need one. With a final glare directed at the woman, Jonathan got into his car. She remembered him. The sigh of relief had already left Jonathan before he could catch himself. There was nothing to be relieved or happy about. The little information he had about this woman already told him she was nothing but trouble. It didn’t matter if she was his first kiss, it was better for her to stay far away from him. And Steven too. “You’re home.” Steven was in the kitchen when Jonathan got home. Hearing the sound of the keycode, his younger brother came out. “
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“Adi, this time, give me some free poses that scream natural. You want to sell that these clothes are classy and comfortable.” Snapping sounds filled the air as a photographer called out instructions to Adi. Even when a hairstylist ran forward to slightly fix Adi’s hair, the shutter of the camera didn’t let up. An eternity later, the shoot was over, allowing Adi to breathe a satisfied sigh. He’d been there since the early hours of the morning, and now, the sun had gone home. “Adi?”As he came out of the changing room, Adi found Grace crouching in a squat. He still had makeup on and the hair was untouched; the only thing that had changed was that he was now in his regular clothes. “Yeah?” Grace was Adi’s friend who was also a model, but for that day, she was Adi’s escort and moral support. “There’s an event happening this evening. A restaurant soft launch. You interested?”The shoot had taken most of the day, but Adi already expected that. It was for a luxury men clothing brand tha
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“Great job, everyone. Let’s work even harder during the official launch.”After the last of his staff left, Liam stuck around to do a quick closing checklist. The lights, the sink, the restrooms, he checked to make sure everything was in order before leaving. After locking up, he scanned his environment, then took out his phone where he was at the entrance of his restaurant. Upon his request, the guests today had filled out a feedback form, so Liam took his time going through every single one of them, noting the areas they found good and those they found lacking. Back in Italy, owning a restaurant had been one of his dreams, but now that he’d made that dream a reality, Liam wasn’t exactly sure how to feel. With a degree from a renowned culinary school and his work experience at a couple world-class restaurants, Liam had sufficient expertise under his belt. Still, he felt something was lacking. A few of the guests had already made posts about his restaurant and tagged him. Liam drop
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The blue envelope stared at Lacey from the table in her room. After returning home last night, she’d found it in her mailbox and left it untouched since then. Although Lacey was yet to open it, it was clear by the floral design of the envelope that this was an invitation of some sorts…Most likely a wedding invitation. Speaking of weddings, after the day Adi revealed to Lacey that he found out her ex-husband, Thomas, was engaged to the woman he left her for, Eliza, Lacey hadn’t spared it another thought. Until now.Seeing the envelope, Lacey could only wonder whether Thomas sent her an invitation. If that was the case, then he was crazy if he thought she was going to attend. Those few seconds thinking about Thomas filled Lacey with annoyance, causing her to remember what happened yesterday at the deli. Meeting Piano Man and him being one of her client’s brothers had definitely not been on her bingo card for the year. Also, he didn’t remember. Lacey had tried to see if there was any
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“For the upcoming year, we’re looking more on how to make a bigger impact in the foreign market.”Jonathan’s attention was on the powerpoint drive that was playing on the projector in the conference room. It was September ending, which meant the last quarter of the year was approaching. Soon it would be the new year, and this was a pre meeting before the board meeting happening next month. “ABE Ent. are also planning to do the same.” Hearing one of the managers say this, Jonathan leaned back in his chair. ABE Movies was JT’s Entertainment’s biggest rival, but more than that, the CEO of ABE Ent., Adam Rashidi, had a personal grievance with Jonathan right from when they were in high school.Jonathan had been the quiet kid in school, not because he was shy, but because his goal had been this: To be the best. As the son of immigrants, Jonathan didn’t have to be told that he needed to work harder than all the other kids. So, at school, he’d always placed first in all his classes. What m
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The next day, when Maddy got to the school, Maria’s signed consent form was sitting at her desk. It was at the same time it clicked that she had forgotten to call Maria’s guardian back the day before. So as not to forget, Maddy made a reminder on her phone. Maddy’s classes that day turned out to be not as active as she would have liked them to be, and for the most part, it was her fault. Her thoughts were preoccupied with seeing that man again. Maddy blamed herself for the confidence that she would never see him again. Coward. Sure, she was a coward. A coward who was going to protect her daughter, a coward who doesn’t want another party to come into their lives and disrupt it. He’s not just another party. He’s Lea’s father. “Miss Meadows?”Like her eyes just cleared up, Maddy saw two students standing in front of her. Their faces were full of worry. “Are you okay, Miss Meadows? The closing bell has already rung.”A quick glance at the classroom showed that half of the class had alr
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