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Chapter 009: Getting back at Dante
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Moments after Lyra left, Felix lay rigid on the hospital bed, with Aria sitting next to him. They maintained quietness for about three minutes, staring directly into each other's eyes. When they were sure that Lyra was completely gone and that they had the room all to themselves, Felix's face suddenly flattened into a smile, then he sat up energetically and announced,"It's over. The divorcee, it's completed." "For real?" Aria asked with widened eyes."Hell yeah." Felix quipped excitedly, pulling her into his arms and latching his lips onto hers. They kissed with arms around each other's necks.Then, after they detached, Aria threw a glance behind her and echoed."Wait." She glanced at the door again and said,"What if she comes back now?"Felix shrugged impatiently."And so?" He mumbled with his arms half-suspended."Do I look like I care? The divorce is done and dusted; that's all that matters."Lyra smiled shyly and looked away, looking satisfied at the way he seemed so confident.
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After Aria picked up the call, Lyra's tender voice filtered through the speaker."Hi babe I just got home; how is Felix doing now? Are you still with him?"Aria glanced at Felix on the couch, who was grinning deviously in his seat. She smiled too and said,"Oh dear, you shouldn't stress yourself; the doctor said he will be discharged tomorrow.""Really?" Lyra's voice rose happily outside the phone, while Aria was scoffing at her from her own end."That's some good news." She added."Can you please pick him up at the hospital? This boss of mine won't let me rest, and I need to see Dante. He told me we were going somewhere this weekend."Aria made another pretentious face and responded with:"I will do anything for you, baby girl; just relax and be good."Then, in a show of sudden recollection, she went further to ask. "Erm... I thought your phone was faulty; how did you get to do it so fast?""Oh," Lyra exclaimed as though she too had just noticed."I forgot to tell you; Dante got it
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"Was that what she was looking for earlier? How clumsy?" Dante remarked casually, shrugging right after before making a quick turn to leave the room.The moment he tried stepping out through the opened door, he bumped into the incoming figure of Lyra, her head slightly brushing against his chest."Oh…Oh sorry." She mumbled awkwardly, waving apologetically.Dante, who had been equally startled at first, soon regained himself, stepping back and waving back slightly to say,"It's fine."Then, after a small, uneasy pause, Lyra fumbled with her hands and asked without exactly looking at his face."Still hungry? Because I made you some noodles."Dante raised his brows. "Noodles? Is that the only thing you know how to cook?"Lyra's gaze met his own for a moment, then she hurriedly looked away again, making a sharp, furtive gesture."Not really... You didn't seem to have much at home. I only prepared what was available."Dante sighed tiredly and walked out measuredly, heading for the dining
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"Felix, please not today," Lyra said, stopping him with one of her hands rigidly held out."Can you hear that rumbling?" It's about to rain. You know I need to get home as soon as possible; it's late already." She added.Felix ran a hand over his hair, looking like someone who had just lost a rare contract. Then she shrugged and said,"Alright, maybe next time then.""Yeah, yeah, next time," Lyra replied in a hurry, going close to him and hugging him briefly."We'll see some other time, okay?" She whispered, before limping out of the room, leaving Felix, who was still unmoved and expressionless, gazing straight at the wall like a statue.The rain was beginning to trickle down little by little by the time Lyra got outside. She quickly flagged down a taxi with urgency in her tone as she described the junction located a few meters close to Dante's estate, the same one she stopped the other time, knowing that none of them would agree to drive into the estate itself.Lyra climbed down fro
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