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Chapter 63: Revenge isn't everything
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Entangled with my Lifelong Enemy Chapter 64: The abandoned house
Zendaya paced back and forth in her room, her nerves raking with anticipation over her meeting with him. She hadn’t expected when she was texting earlier that he would ask her to meet up with him and not just anywhere but that place, the place that had almost made him kill her, not literally though.‘I'll see you in the evening at that spot. Don't be late,’ she recalled his message in her head over and over again.The words echoed in her head, making her feel a mix of excitement and nervousness. What did Jayden have planned this time? She wasn’t sure what to expect, but she couldn't deny the flutter in her chest at the thought of it.For all the tension and the back-and-forth they’d been through, she couldn’t deny there was something in his message that felt different. His tone was softer. Less guarded. There was a curiosity that made her wonder if, maybe, he’d really changed. Or perhaps, it was just another game.It was hard to fully trust him as she had seen him once become ‘frien
Last Updated : 2024-11-28Entangled with my Lifelong Enemy Chapter 65: It's going to kill me
****Years ago.“Aren’t you coming, Zendaya?” She heard her younger brother ask her, and she shook her head.“No, I have after-school activities; the driver will come back later,” she replied.“Suit yourself, nerd,” Levi rolled his eyes as he got into the car. Zendaya watched him drive away.As the car disappeared down the driveway, Zendaya adjusted the strap of her bag over her shoulder and sighed. Levi’s teasing didn’t bother her, as she was used to it.She pulled out her phone, double-checking her schedule for the day. She had no actual after-school activities planned; it was just a convenient excuse to get out of going home, as she had something important she needed to do.Digging dirt on Jayden Gerano so she could snitch and get him in trouble, the same way he had gotten her and his sisters in trouble for sneaking out to attend a concert.Zendaya wasn’t one to pry. Normally, she let people have their secrets, but the thirst for revenge was far greater than anything, especially wh
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“What’s going to kill you, Zendaya?” Jayden’s voice was sharp with alarm as he looked around to see what she had been running from. His arms came up instinctively, steadying her as she clung to him, trembling. What had terrified her to that point?“Zendaya, what happened?” He probed.“Jayden!” she gasped, her voice muffled against his shirt. “T-there was a-a s-spider and the noise… and I-I thought—” she was unable to form a coherent sentence.So she had seen a spider. Jayden thought to himself. So overreactive, he thought to himself.Meanwhile, Zendaya’s grip on him didn’t loosen, and her heart was still racing, but his steady presence was beginning to calm her. When she had regained her composure, she stepped back when she realized that she had been hugging him. Looking up to him, she saw him already looking at her.Now that you’re calm, it’s time we had a talk about why you’re here and it better be good, or I’ll kill you,” Jayden hissed, and Zendaya took a step back.“You lied abo
Last Updated : 2024-11-28Entangled with my Lifelong Enemy Chapter 67: The storm
“Come, let’s go,” he said as he began to walk inside the mansion. Gradually, Zendaya's discomfort evolved into curiosity as she followed him. Besides, he would protect her if the need arose.For some reason, it no longer appeared as terrifying as it once did. She glanced at Jayden and saw that he was very relaxed, maybe a little too relaxed, giving her the creeps. “Wait, back when we were in school, you used to come to this place for fun?” She raised an eyebrow.He turned a playful grin toward her. “Fun might be one way of putting it. I liked the quiet, and it was good for thinking.” “Right. I get it,” Zendaya nodded. “Hanging out in a haunted mansion which was falling apart and infested was the perfect environment for thinking.” “I’m glad to see you get it,” Jayden responded, and she opened her mouth to point out that she was being sarcastic, but there was no way he didn’t know that.As they toured further into the renovated mansion, her eyes scanned it as she compared the before
Last Updated : 2024-11-29Entangled with my Lifelong Enemy Chapter 68: Dinner
Zendaya frowned when the power flickered slightly. Thankfully, the lights stayed on. A few moments of awkward silence passed before her stomach growled, loud enough that she winced. Why did it have to embarrass her? She hissed in annoyance as she knew Jayden heard it.“I’m starving,” she admitted with a small laugh, trying to lighten the mood.Jayden shook his head. “You should have told me sooner rather than waiting for that to happen,” he remarked, and she went red with embarrassment. “Lucky for you, I’m prepared. Follow me,” he said as he started walking.He then led her to the kitchen, a space that was surprisingly modern compared to the rest of the house.“This part isn't spooky,” she remarked as she sat on one of the high stools. “I take the kitchen very seriously,” Jayden remarked as he walked up to one of the cabinets and opened it.There were shelves of canned goods, a few bags of flour, spices... and, oddly enough, a stack of fresh vegetables on the counter.Zendaya rais
Last Updated : 2024-11-30Entangled with my Lifelong Enemy Chapter 69: The comfortable silence.
“Will you eat here or at the table?” He asked her.“Here,” Zendaya answered without a second thought. The atmosphere had been set right, and she didn't want to ruin it by making them move.Jayden nodded, and he grabbed a plate, after which he served her food.“This is so good,” Zendaya remarked after tasting the food and Jayden smiled happily.They didn’t speak much after that—just ate in comfortable silence, the storm outside acting as their unspoken company.The storm raged on outside, but inside, the mansion had a cozy warmth to it. “Come let's watch some TV,” Jayden said after they were done eating and doing the dishes.The flickering light from the television gave the room a soft glow.Jayden and Zendaya sat on opposite ends of the couch, the space between them just wide enough to avoid accidental touches, but not wide enough to make them feel entirely separate.They hadn’t said much since, but the silence was comfortable. The movie was one Jayden had chosen, and it was one wher
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Jayden didn’t say anything else for a moment, but his eyes were still on her, and she knew she could feel them, even if she didn’t look directly at him. There was something in the way his gaze lingered, as though he was sizing her up. Plus, why did his stare feel so different? Usually when he looked at her, she could feel the hatred emitting from his stare, but she couldn't feel it anymore.The tension was subtle, and it felt like there was a silent conversation happening between them, one she wasn’t sure she was prepared for.And then, as if sensing her discomfort, Jayden leaned back into the couch, crossing his arms behind his head in a relaxed manner. “I never knew you were scared of storms? Have you always been scared of them, or did something happen?” he asked casually.Zendaya hesitated as she didn't know how to respond. She was scared but she didn't want to admit her fear as the incident surrounding it wasn't nice, but at the same time, she didn't want to lie to him either.
Last Updated : 2024-11-30Entangled with my Lifelong Enemy Chapter 71: Let me help you
The tension in the room was so thick at that point that it could cut through anything.Zendaya could feel her heart pounding in her ears, and her breathing quickened, much to her horror. Jayden wasn’t supposed to know just how much he was affecting her, and she considered it embarrassing, as he wasn’t even affected by her.Jayden didn’t move, didn’t speak, but the way he looked at her was enough to make her want to run out of there, not minding if it was into the storm she was scared of.Her mind raced, searching for an escape, but at the same time, some part of her didn’t want one, she liked the thrill of what Jayden was doing and what gave her. It was shocking to see how they had gone from him showing her around the mansion to sharing pasta in a dimly lit kitchen to their current situation.“Stop pretending like you don’t feel anything,” she heard Jayden say to her, and she gulped as she felt her stomach twist into a knot.Blinking, she thought of something to say, but nothing cam
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Entangled with my Lifelong Enemy Chapter 130: Unexpected twist
The room was dimly lit, the only source of illumination being the faint glow from a laptop screen on a cluttered desk. .Papers and files were scattered, some bearing Jayden’s name in bold letters. The two men stood on opposite sides of the room, their faces partially hidden.The taller man paced, his hands shoved deep into his pockets as his mind raced. He finally stopped, turning to face his boss, who was seated behind the desk.“We’ve got something big,” the taller man said, his voice laced with excitement and malice. “Something that’ll change everything, boss.”The boss didn’t respond immediately. He leaned back in his chair, his sharp eyes narrowing as he studied the man before him. “What is it?” he asked, his tone calm but deadly.The taller man hesitated for a moment before stepping forward and placing a file on the desk. “It’s about Jayden,” he said, tapping the file with a finger. “Something that has been hidden.”The boss arched a brow, his interest piqued. He opened the
