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
Tom and Rita, who understood the temperaments of all present, did not know how to react.They knew their sister-in-law, Anabella, liked to be flattered and was vain, but Lina was not fake. On the other hand, Tina was pretentious, hiding her scheming self under her kind and gentle facade.They also knew Tina had suddenly become very attentive to Anabella in the past few months, but they could never figure out why. But now they had an idea.Moreover, Ria had told them in the morning that both Lina and Liam were seeing other people outside, so they had called everyone here today to dissolve the engagement.Tina’s appearance had diverted the topic elsewhere before they could even start.George was stunned for a while before replying with a chuckle, “Of course not! How could that be? Lina and Tina both grew up as siblings. It’s just Lina had been staying away in a hostel and then went away for college, so they both now have a lot of uncommon friends.”Anabella thought George’s words made
Elisa could only close her eyes in disappointment.On the one hand, Lina always created trouble for her. On the other hand, Tina was better than her daughter in everything but got implicated all the time.Despite Lina framing Tina on multiple occasions, Tina still stayed loyal to her and covered up for her.She had had enough.Lina needed to be taught a lesson and shouldn’t get shielded like that.Elisa roared at that.“You don’t have to cover for her. It’s my fault I could not educate my daughter. I’m sorry to have embarrassed everyone here. I guess we better call off the engagement.”Rita could not believe Elisa would accept Tina's accusations against her daughter without saying anything.Even they knew Lina had already rejected the engagement and was seeing someone.Since she was dating, it was only typical that she was with someone else.The picture clearly showed they were in a secluded place, and some took it stealthily. Yet, Daynes did not even defend her.Unable to take it, sh