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Kimberly followed Kieran and Arabella in. She ran to stand in front of them to block the path she stretched her hand sideways to stop them."But I came to see you" she said planting a bit. Arabella thought about how gorgeous she still looked as she bit the corners of her lips."Why would you come to see me?" Kieran asked."Because I missed you" she said batting her eyelashes as if she was trying to invite him in."Missed me?" Kieran scoffed as she let out a hiss."Yes" she said leaning into him so her cleavage could show a little. "I have no business with you and I don't even want to talk to you even if it's casually" he said with so much spite in his voice. His eyes darted to the smirking Aurora in the corner. How did she even think this far, if he went back to Kimberly she still did not have a chance with him so why did she desperately want to ruin his relationship with Arabella?Kieran tried to go over her arm but she clung onto him like she was a parasite. He wiggled his hands t
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Everyone gasped as they heard what Aurora said out loud. She realised what she had done, the words she intended to say to herself had found their way out of her mouth. She let out a flustered grunt as she took a step back, her body hitting the wall behind her."What?" Kimberly was forced to let out. Her mind finally began to understand what was going on and why she was dragged there. Aurora had told her about the relationship between Kieran and a coworker but had assured her that Kieran always only thought about her and was in the relationship to forget her. She could not believe she was pulled into such a mess. Her mind ran wild as she thought of how shameless she had been in the past few minutes. "Kieran," she said gently taking a step towards him."Was this your plan? To humiliate yourself in front of all these people?" Kieran asked with a smirk as he gestured to the room full of staff."I swear I did not know all that," Kimberly said.As much as she still felt a spark for him, she
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"Everything was going so great until this tramp came along" Aurora screamed standing in front of Arabella. She wanted to lay her hands on her but decided against it in case anything went wrong. She was not interested in spending her day and night at the police station."Going great?" Kieran scoffed as he held Arabella's hand tightly to his side. "There has never been anything between us," he said bitterly. "The only reason we are here standing eye to eye is because of Ryder" Kieran added pointing to the direction Ryder was standing. "We would have lost contact a long time ago" Aurora took a step back. "Sounds like you hate me" "I have never hated you but you seem to be giving me a reason to do so" "You just had to date her didn't you?" Aurora asked pointing to Arabella. Arabella did not like the situation, she wished there was a way to escape from the place but between the firm grip on her wrist and the stares from her co-workers, she knew it was practically impossible. They all
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"I thought we were friends how can you keep such a secret away from me" Chole said as she took the cup of beer in front of her to her mouth.She had successfully been able to take Arabella out of the office before Kieran got the chance to do so. They both saw how messy everything unfolded and how unpretty their relationship announcement was to the entire office. Arabella knew that she would need to discuss with Kieran soon, she was not even aware of what the details of the discussion were going to be but she knew it was important for them."It's been only three days" she said swirling her soda in hand. "Today is the third day" she added with a smile on her face. "What's that?" Chole gagged as she held her chest."I thought you found Kieran hot?" Arabella asked when she saw her reaction. There was no doubt about his appearance. He had an advantage in that aspect. It was always as though he stepped out of a movie or book. "Yes but who thought you would go ahead and snag the handsome
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Chole pushed Arabella towards the car. "Aren't you going to come with us? He can drop you off" Arabella offered. Even though she offered she hoped that Chole would decline, she had not had a chance to be alone with him all day and all she hoped for at that moment was some time with just him."You are inviting me but I can hear the unspoken words. I'll pass" she said nudging her a bit more to the car. "It's no big, we can drop you off" Arabella continued urging. She turned to Kieran. "It's okay if we drop her off at home right?" "Of course," Kieran said. It won't take long to take her home so it was not that much of a big deal for him. "And sit with you both act like lovers and remind me of my single life? No thanks," she said taking a step back and crossing her hands across her chest."You had a drink, it might not be safe for you to be alone" Arabella wanted to be alone with him but she did not want to leave her friend all alone out at night after a drink. "It's fine, I'm barely
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Aurora paced up and down her living room in annoyance, she could not tell if it was the day that made her so mad or if it was because she was rejected by Kieran once again. With each step she took her annoyance rose and she only thought of what she could do to feel better. She hated that the thoughts that came to mind were violent but she loved the way they put her heart at ease. They way they left a smile across her face. She felt pushed more to get those things done.Arabella had offended her so it would not be wrong if she offended her as well. "An eye for an eye" she murmured to herself as she nodded her head."A little kidnapping and threatening should work" she added and felt an evil smile climb her face and the urge to cackle out loud strong within her.At that very moment, she knew that she could not be alone, there was no way she could get to pull off such a thing on her own. She did not know how or what to do so she got her brother a call. He would know better about those t
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Aurora smirked to herself as she began to feel confident about the situation. She knew he would feel moved by money and she had not even mentioned the amount. She was glad she had a savings and investment plan she could pull out if her emergency funds were not enough to pull off her plan. At that moment all she thought about was how to hurt Arabella and she was currently blinded by it."I need to kidnap and threaten someone for a little bit" "What?" of all the things Carlos thought his sister would say committing a crime was not one of them. "Yeah just for a little bit" she added nonchalantly as though she had not just asked him to commit a crime."Aurora, I cannot commit a crime just because you said so," he said gently hoping that she would snap out of whatever it was she was going through at that time. "Then maybe you can connect me with someone who would do it" "Aurora snap out of it" "You snap out of it," she screamed out. "I have lived this perfect life all my years just be
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Kieran and Arabella stood in front of the door to her room, they had been standing there for a while now. Kieran did not invite her for tea and it was obvious from the way he was clinging to her and the way she could not let go of his hands that they were not ready to be apart yet. "I guess we should say good night now" Arabella finally let out. "Good night?" Arabella could not tell if she heard him clearly ask her or if her mind was playing tricks on her. She pressed her lips into a line and nodded her head."Or" she began with a squeaked voice as his eyes brightened up with expectations of whatever it was that she was about to suggest."Do you want to come in?" she asked. He went silent. He did not know what he was expecting but not her being this forward about the situation. He felt a bit flustered, she had been the only girl who had managed to make him feel that way a couple of times. "Just for a minute so your legs don't hurt from standing out here since you have been standing
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"I am so happy for you," Ava said as she stood with Kieran and Arabella; they had just got married, and it was truly a joyous day. Kieran had been so quick with the preparations that it took them barely two months to put everything together. "I just couldn't believe that my little one had found love," she added, tears welling in here again."Mom, you need to stop crying; seeing you cry makes me cry as well," Arabella said, blinking back the tears. Her make-up artist had retouched her make-up multiple times because she knew she was getting annoying already, but she could not control the burst of emotions flowing from her body. "Mom," Seraphina said, coming from behind and putting her hand over the shoulders of her mother. "It is a happy day; why do you keep crying? Someone, I mistake you to be mourning." "I am just thinking of how proud your father would have been to witness today.""I am sure he is watching over us from above," Arabella said, holding her mom's hand tightly."Mom, let
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1 YEAR LATER Arabella was meeting Kieran after work; she had moved out because she was not comfortable with being there while dating him and had found herself a new job where she seemed to function much better. She was even on her way to write a book of her own. Kieran, who started a book publishing house solely for the money, now began to learn about this thing so he could help her out with the publication.She was glad that she had given in and tried to date him, or else she would never understand what this kind of relationship meant. Kieran was so attentive and made her feel like his entire world revolved around her. She learnt to drive and even bought her car.Sometimes she believed that he was going to propose to her because he would bring up discussions that centered around their future home, but then after that, it would be like they were back to base one. She liked base one, but she hated living all by herself. She wanted to move back in with him, and she wanted to begin havi
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"A trip?" Arabella asked, taking up the blanket and covering herself. "Yes, a couple's trip," he said, dropping the phone back on the table and walking to her. "What about work? Aren't you going to work again?" she asked. "Are you afraid that you would live broke?" he asked in a teasing tone."Of course I am," Arabella said before tilting her head. "I am jobless now; at least one of us needs to work so we can live a happy life," she added."You know that I do not mind you still thinking with us," Kieran said. After the trial, Arabella decided to stop working there even though Aurora was no longer there. How could she work there after everything that happened? She would be able to face her co-workers if that were the case. "I am sure I will get an offer soon from one of those companies," she said, and he sat beside her. "And you know you do not need to work again; I can take care of you and as many children as you want to have," he said with a wink. "Children?" she said flustered
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Arabella rolled over, and she landed right into Kieran's hands. She looked at him like it was an offence for her to do so. She peered at him and then covered her eyes with her hand. She could not believe what she had done over the night. If her mom heard she was going to give her a long lecture and then have her head afterwards. She looked at him, and she was tempted to trace her finger across his face in frustration. "Sleep so much more," she was startled to hear him talk as his mouth moved without even opening his eyes. "How long have you been awake?" She muttered, feeling shy that he had caught her staring so much that she could drill a hole into his face. "A while now," he said, his eyes framing open like a princess that was cast under a spell but was now liberated all of a sudden. He pulled her closer as he wished they could somehow get closer and maybe even mesh together. "Should we go home? Everly must be worried searching for us," Arabella murmured into his chest. He opene
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"Somewhere, like where?" she asked shyly, dropping her head so their eyes would not meet. "You would see," he said, lifting her head gently. "But we have to make sure that the ride ends first," he said, looking around. He had thought that they were going to have a moment there, but seeing how things turned out, he could not wait to be out of there. Finally, the ride was over, and he drove out of the amusement park to a hotel. "You brought me to a hotel?" she asked in shock as they drove into the underground parking lot. "Why?" she asked now that her tone was in a hushed whisper. "I told you we should come somewhere, and you agreed," he said as he drove by the cars looking for a place to park. "That was because I thought you said that we should go someplace nice," she muttered, looking around like they were sneaking around. "Why are you looking around like we are committing a sin?" he asked, noticing how uncomfortable she got. "It is not that...""Am I being clueless? Am I jumpin
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Kieran paid the operator to let the ride go in a loop three times, and Arabella wondered why he did that."Why?" she whispered to him."To have some alone time," he replied with the same wink from earlier. She gulped down hard, wondering what he was thinking.As the ride got into the tunnel, Arabella held the hand of Kieran tightly with her eyes closed. She had no time to think of what he might have meant with the wink and statements because the ride was definitely scarier than she had expected it to be. She looked at him when she felt his firm hand hold her face and turn it to him. "Are you scared?" he asked, dropping a kiss on her lip. "Kieran," she said in a hushed whisper as she looked around. "There is no one here, and I have been waiting all day just to get that," he said before dropping his head for another kiss. She placed her hand over her mouth because he could kiss her and therefore kissed the back of her hand. He took her hand from her mouth and began to drop multiple k
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Arabella could feel Kieran's excitement for the date, and she wondered why they got so lucky. They went on every ride in the park like they had been waiting to do this. Arabella was more proud of the fact that a handsome hunk named Kieran was with her. In every line, they heard murmurs of people talking about how handsome he was. She was not letting any of that bother her because she could disagree with them; he was a beauty to behold. She did not let the nasty comments, such as those criticising his choice, get to her. He glued to her like gum on the sole of a shoe, and it must have infuriated the crowd the more because of the kinds of dirty glances she received from them. Kieran was always pushing back her hair and staring at her while holding her hand tightly and dropping random kisses on her forehead. She was shy, but she liked how he marked his terror so openly. She was on a date, and she was going to try her best not to be affected by any of that. "Should we go there?" Kieran
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"Do you want to explain why you are here?" Kieran asked. Arabella had expected him to scream his lungs out, but he was wrong. Myabe's drive down has calmed him down. "It is a stupid reason; I don't want to tell you," Arabella murmured to herself. She had wanted to hear an apology so much that it felt like her self-worth depended on it. She turned her head to the side so she was looking out the window. "Look at me," Kieran said softly. "Look at me," he said again, this time turning her head with his hand gently. "I am so ashamed of myself; I don't know what I was thinking," Arabella said again. Seeing Kieran had somehow triggered something in her. It was like judging her actions without even saying anything. "Tell me, I want to know why you dressed up and left the house to come here when you should be resting.""Okay," she said as she heaved a sigh. "I wanted an apology so bad." "What?" "See, I knew you would judge me.""Ara, I am not judging you. I just want to understand what y
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"Why are you laughing?" Arabella was shocked. That was not the expression she was expecting from her. "Dearest Arabella, you must think the world revolves around you," she said, leaning in that she was seated at the edge of her seat. "Why do you think I would apologize to you? I did what I did, and I would do it again and again if need be.""You are not sorry for kidnapping and assaulting me even though you ended up here?" Arabella asked. "Of course, if I had the chance to, I would do it again. Can you imagine how hard I worked? I worked hard on Kieran, and you swooped in from nowhere and decided you wanted to take him from me. Oh, please, like you deserve him," Aurora said, leaning into the chair. "If you are here to ask me for an apology, I am afraid that you have to go back without one today and that you need not expect one from me," she said, looking at her nails like she had gotten a fresh set of nails. "Arabella, I think one of the problems you have is that you seem to overra
