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
Rosaline widened her eyes at William’s explanation.They had practically spent the entire day making out. She was on his lap, straddling him, and he was kneading her ass while leaving hickeys all over her neck.And he asked for permission.“Are you seriously asking me that?”“Of course. Consent is most important.” William replied in all seriousness. “I did not see you asking for consent when we dragged me to the staircase, or when you pulled me into your lap in your house, or when you started kneading my ass.” She huffed. “I could not help it. And you seemed to be enjoying that too.”He said matter-of-factly, which only annoyed her.“And how would you know that?”“Don’t ask questions like that when you get embarrassed easily.”He was having fun seeing the jumble of emotions on her face.“I don’t get embarrassed easily. What’s there to be embarrassed about?”She was not the one to back out either.“In that case, Miss Lexi, let me answer your question. You got mad when I pulled back f
Daynes and Browns met in a restaurant when Rosaline and William were fooling around.They were discussing the engagement between Liam and Lina. When Tina returned to Daynes, she got wind of it right away.Tina had known about Liam and Lina’s engagement since the very beginning. Tina had met Liam a few times, but they were just passing acquaintances. She had never cared about him since she did not get along with Ria or even her brother, Maddox.But hearing Tom gush about what an incredible person Lina was and made a perfect match for Liam, a fit of unnamed jealousy and hatred surged inside her.Tina was Maddox’s real sister, yet he had a better relationship with Lina. He merely participated in her life events, but he was actively planning and celebrating everything that had to do with Lina.Tina had grown up bearing this injustice. To add insult to injury, his fiance was just as close with Lina, while she was just polite and friendly with her.And when it came to making a match for