Rosaline sighed and corrected him.“This was completely on me. Not only did I start all this. I taunted you and practically pushed you into it. Not only did I not stop you when I realized what you were up to, but I became happy that you did not know how to unclip a bra. I must have lost my mind.”William could not believe his ears. “Did you mean that?”“Yeah! I have lost my mind. Your shamelessness has corrupted me.”“No, that part, silly. You aren’t mad at me. Did you mean that?”“Do I even have the right to be mad at you? I have lost all face today. Today is the day I have managed to embarrass myself to unattainable limits.”“You are so adorable. I’m so happy today.”“Of course you are. After all, you are not the one who has been doing one embarrassing thing after the other.”“I had never dared to hope I would have a place in your heart.”“Yeah, when did that happen?”Rosaline hugged him tightly and explained.“Do you know something? I wanted to rent an apartment for the first time
“My mother has some colorful words to describe you,” William told her as they were seated in the living room after lunch to discuss the next course of action.“She has started to play her cards then,” Rosaline replied indifferently. William did not know what to make of her.Since that morning, she had been different. Like she was unreachable and locked away.He panicked seeing her like that.But he could not ask her anything just on his instinct, especially when that same instinct told him she would not tell him anyway.“Here’s the case files and all the evidence.” William passed a file to her.“I had filed the complaint the day after we met.”He was getting increasingly uneasy and wanted to resolve this as soon as possible. “Okay.” Rosaline carelessly hummed her reply while flipping through the case files.“This is enough. It will land Supriya in jail for at least a few months. And if we disclose this to the public, she will lose all credibility. What do you think?”“It’s not enoug
William and Rosaline went to the same mall they had visited in the morning.And to William’s utter dismay, she headed straight to the same jewelry shop that Ria had visited.“What’s with this store and you girls today?”He muttered under his breath. Rosaline did not hear him and walked straight to the counter. She showed her VIP card and asked to talk to the manager.William was surprised to see her VIP membership card as he also had one.They were escorted to a lounge and asked to await the manager. “You have their VIP card?” William enquired.“Yeah. Why?”“Nothing. I just didn't peg you as someone interested in jewelry, at least not enough to have the VIP membership.”“I have been pegged.”“I would not say that.”“You said that already, no take-backs.”“You don’t seem to care about such things at all. I have not seen you fuss about anything yet.”“You are right about that.”“Huh?” “I don’t like jewelry all that much. Just some smaller stuff. Something I can wear when I need to dr
Rosaline and William stood up as the manager showed up.“Hello, Miss, Sir, I’m John Whitmore. I’m the manager of this branch. How may I help you?”“Hello, Mr. Whitmore. I am Rosy. I talked to you in the morning regarding the new line of products that came in today.”“Of course, Miss. Rosy. I have already asked someone to separate the new designs based on your requirements. They will be officially launched and displayed after five days.”“I hope you understand that this is but an exception made for you as the VIP customer and only because you have the approval from the top.”“However, you and your friend would have to sign an NDA since the products are not on display yet. Also, you will have to sign the consent that you won’t be wearing it or showing it to others before the official launch. And everything you do today will be recorded live.”“This is standard procedure as our designers work tirelessly on every item, and we can’t repay their efforts by getting involved in a plagiarism i
It took another fifteen minutes to get everything sorted before they exited the showroom. “Where to next?” William asked her.Rosaline asked, “What do boys like?”“Are you buying a gift?” William’s face lit up.“Sure, what would you like?” Rosaline was stunned at his reaction but quickly covered it up. William had already noticed that, “Who are you buying a gift for?”“This got awkward very quickly.” Rosaline stammered.“Yeah, I can’t believe you want my option to buy gifts for others.”“Don’t be mad! Remember the friend I ran into yesterday, Tristen? I missed his 18th birthday party. Exams and all. So, I owe him a gift.”“...” William snorted, but he remembered she was absent at his brother’s 18th party.“Hey, it’s not like you have brought me a gift.”“I tried to. You rejected it.”“When did I reject it?”“...” William just glared at her.It took a few seconds before Rosaline realized when he had tried to give her a piece of exorbitantly priced land as a gift.“Can you not be so e
William and Rosaline took their bags from the baggage counter and hailed a taxi to Tessa’s house. They did not speak en route as they were unsure who was listening.The only time they ditched and distracted their stalkers was when they had gone to AR Mansion. “What was that about?” William asked Rosaline as they settled in Tessa's living room.Tessa was still outside. She was working with Albert and Chandler handling Uncle Kevin’s matters, so they were the only ones in the house. “I saw my cousin,” Rosaline started, but she did not know where to begin.Tina had been something of an archenemy since before she could remember. She still did not know why Tina hated her so much. “I take it you are not close,” William surmised.“Not close would be an understatement of what we are. Honestly, I’m not sure what we are or why my cousin hates me so damn much.”William could feel her emotions and helplessness, so he pulled her in his lap, straddling him.He only said, “I have all the time in
Rosaline took a deep breath as she needed the courage to relive the experience.“Anyway, I woke up to a slap in my face. My parents were under the impression that I had slept with Jack.”William felt her tremble as she paused and took deep breaths before she continued.“My cousin had helpfully shown them the pictures, and with a timestamp to boot, of me dragging Jack upstairs, me leaning towards him, and Jack leaving my room with a satisfied look on his face after about half an hour.”“While the first two pictures could have been a coincidence, the third had deliberately excluded Leena, who was with Jack. Not to mention, I was at the party, and being the birthday girl was in the limelight the entire time.”“She had done similar things before as well.”“My parents did not so much as listen to my explanations, much less believe me. They have been ready to believe every bad, every promiscuous thing about me at the drop of a hat since then.”Rosaline sighed at that. Before he could say an
William’s face had brightened up.He could barely suppress his glee as he whispered, “Phones.”Rosaline quickly pulled her phone out, but Tessa called her before she could put it on silent mode.She hurriedly answered it before it could ring.“Tess?” Rosaline replied indifferently.William switched his phone to silent and tossed it back into the pocket.He decided to tease Rosaline as she was on the phone.He sat on her bed, holding her on his lap, as he kissed her neck and earlobe while kneading her ass.Rosaline had to cover her mouth to keep herself from making awkward noises.Tessa was surprised that Rosaline picked up before it could even ring. “How did you pick up so quickly? It usually takes you forever to pick up the phone.” She rambled.“I was on the phone.” Rosaline tried her best to sound calm.“Oh! Why were you playing on the phone and not making out or something?” Tessa teased.Rosaline was embarrassed because William heard it and grinned like an idiot.She pinched him o