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Chapter Eighteen
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Claire rested her chin on her palm as she looked at the trees rushing by through the car window. Ethan knew that traveling from Cartersville to Memphis would take around five to six hours but much to her surprise, he agreed as soon as she asked.
Now, they were a few hours in through the ride and have already finished listening to the same playlist thrice. The music resonating in the vehicle through the speakers was faint enough that she could still hear her heartbeat racing. Claire realized that she was likely to spend at least the next twelve hours with Ethan— a flirty billionaire playboy who always acted recklessly. The realization hit her after she got over the mysterious surge of boldness she had, and it made her antsy.
“I’m sorry”, she mumbled without taking her eyes off the scenery outside. “I know this is too sudden”
“I don’t really mind”, Ethan replied with a grin. He peeled his gaze off the road for a split second to glance at her dim reflection
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“Sorry!” Jess exclaimed in between breaths as she jogged. She waved an arm to make herself appear more visible within the crowd. A few moments later, she stopped a few steps away from Greg before leaning on her knees to recover. “I woke up late today”Greg chuckled and scratched the back of his head. “It’s okay, don’t sweat it”The two had agreed to meet at the mall that day to do Christmas shopping together. He actually offered to pick her up but Jess didn’t want him to meet her family just yet. He’s been driving her home from school often for the past few months but she made sure to get off at least a block away from her house every time.This was because she didn’t want her parents to get the wrong idea.They weren’t dating.“Here”, he said as he offered a bottle of water that he hurriedly bought at a nearby food stall. Jess took it gratefully before chugging it
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“Yes, sir!” Claire answered in a hurry upon hearing a guest looking for a server. Her arms were starting to scream in pain but she was lucky enough to have managed to balance the tray while fast-walking and dodging people left and right. “Drinks?”The middle-aged man frowned impatiently at her but decided at the last second to not bother lecturing her. He handed her his empty glass and took a new one from her tray before turning around to leave.Claire had been keeping herself busy for the past few hours, rushing from one end of the room to the other, to avoid stumbling upon Ethan and Stephanie. This was fairly easy to do since the couple was always surrounded by people.Upon realizing that her tray was once again empty, she walked back towards the kitchen.“Ugh”, she groaned the moment she set the tray on the counter. Then, she stretched out her arms to ease out the pain. Her hands were already starting to tremble from
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Claire clutched her textbooks against her chest as she stepped out to the school corridor. The bell rang a couple of minutes ago, signaling the end of the morning classes and she was supposed to have lunch that day with the committee as the trip was right around the corner. She cursed under her breath as she struggled to push her way through the hallway. The conference room was on the opposite hall where the cafeteria was, thus, she was literally going against a wave of bodies. As she concentrated on getting herself past the crowded corridor, a student suddenly bumped into her and she gasped in surprise as her textbooks flew to the floor. “Sorry!” Claire craned her neck to see the culprit running away while waving a hand over his shoulder. His attitude annoyed her but instead of calling him out, she sighed and bent down to pick up her stuff. She tried to pick up everything as fast as she could as she was in the middle of the hallway but unfortunately, she was
