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“... Partiality is a real concern when it comes to academic research. I am sure that even your department suffers from backlash over things like this hence the obvious effort the dean was making for transparency,” Lucian said barging into the conversation.The meeting was going smoothly as they tried to determine who was going to be joining their program but he just had to disrupt the equilibrium.He didn’t know why he was doing this. He had spent the last few days agonizing over how to approach Thea and ask her what he had been meaning to ask for a while now. Deciding to come to this meeting even though his presence wasn’t necessary was partly because he simply wanted to see her after the accident.But when she came into the room, unlike how he anticipated seeing her for days, her eyes barely rested on him as she moved on to talk to Haden, which irritated him.“Lu-! I mean Mr. Salvator! That’s a rude thing to say!” Haden said looking at him as if he grew a second head. And maybe he d
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“AAAh I’m an idiot…” Thea said with a deep sigh as she hung upside down on the couch. Peter passed by her avoiding her legs and walked over to his desk completely ignoring her. “Everybody, an idiot is right here, call that police…” Pen commented from her place on the couch in front of her and Thea wanted to sink deeper into despair. “What’s her deal anyway?” Pen asked “She’s been like that since she came back from dinner with Lucian Salvator,” Peter answered not bothering to look up from his paperwork. “Ugh… I feel like my brain is dissolving away from idiocy overload,” She said with a deep sigh burying her face into the cushion. “Woah, this must be serious… she’s in full breakdown mode,” Pen said, “What did you do to embarrass yourself this much,” Peter asked and Thea sighed again remembering that night. “Ugh… It’s just that it’s been a very stressful week. Lucian was joking around like always…” She lied omitting the proposal thing altogether, She was still unable to summon
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“We should be heading back soon…” Peter said as he leaned backward and Thea nodded. He was right. The ambiance was so good and once he stopped pestering her about Lucian they were actually starting to have some fun, which is why she hadn’t noticed how time was passing. She picked up her phone wondering what time it was only to be surprised. ‘10 missed calls from Lucian Salvator’ The notification read and before she could unlock her phone, it was ringing again. Lucian was calling again. “Hello,” She answered wondering if something important was going on for him to call this much. But her alcohol fogged mind wasn’t really focused enough for her to worry. “You’re finally answering,” He answered in a strange clipped tone. “I’m sorry, I must have not heard the phone since the bar is a bit noisy. Is something the matter?” She asked hoping that it was nothing that required her immediate presence. She was in no shape to meet him not to mention have a normal conversation after what ha
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Thea slowly opened her eyes wincing as the light hit them outright making her wince. She shifted in her bed then turned around to the side before sitting up wondering why she had forgotten to close the curtains. The killer headache she was suffering from was her answer. She shouldn’t have drunk that much last night. Last night… The thought hit her like a fully speeding truck leaving her stunned for a moment as memories of last night flooded her already-addled brain. “What… What did I do…” She mumbled as she sat on bed her hair curtaining her face as she leaned forward covering her face with both her palms in deep despair. As soon as she closed her eyes again, she could see it. Lucian’s face as it drew close to her. His disheveled appearance as he smiled down at her and licked his lips looking thoroughly pleased. The way his hand traced up and down her body. How his fingers tangled into her hair and grazed her ears ever so slightly as he pulled her further into his embrace. Thea
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“Hey… I know I’m the one who suggested this. But isn’t it a bit too much?” Lucian asked as he looked up from the desk looking at them.“Shut up,” Thea and Haden said at the same time and Pen simply sighed.They were busy sorting through the preparations for the orientation fair they organized to select scholarships and members for the project. It had been three hours since they started this mess and it didn’t look like it was going to be over anytime soon.“When I talked about impartiality I only meant that we should really choose the talented people. But this is too much,”“You’re the one who didn’t trust our system to choose who those are going to be,” Pen said her voice irritated, “We are merely doing what you suggested so please shut up and move your hands,” She added and both Haden and Lucian flinched,“She just told me to shut up,” Lucian whispered to her and Thea sighed as she stood up.“I’m making some tea. Who wants some?” She asked.“I would love some coffee,” Lucian said.“
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“Well… that’s not something I hadn’t expected, but I never expected to find out like this…” Pen said with a sigh as she sat down beside Thea that night in her house.They’d all opted to go back home after that incident leaving the awkwardness of their moment to be forgotten.“Tell me about it. I knew you were pretty open about anyone finding out but this is definitely the first time I’m falling into such an awkward situation with you like this.” She said with a smile and Pen sighed.“We just got swept in the moment. Haden is unexpectedly… Passionate…” Pen mumbled and Thea laughed.“Woah! I really want to hear more about that,” Thea said and Pen sighed.“What I want to hear about is you and Lucian. Although Peter told me that he set you two up, I didn’t think that you were already going out!” She exclaimed and Thea almost winced. She really didn’t want to tell Pen anything about her and Lucian. Because then she’d have to lie to her.“I don’t know how to say it… we just decided on it t
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“You seem to be deeply mistaken about something, Professor Pierce,” The dean said looking at Robert through his glasses with the same amused smile he had earlier, except for the cold glint in his eyes, Thea would have never detected his anger.“Pardon?” Robert asked as he looked back at the dean seeming startled by his interruption.“Hearing you talk like this, Mr Salvator might think that our university takes this project as a joke,” He said with the same smile and a chill ran down Thea’s spine.Yupp, her grandfather was angry.“Not at all, I’m already aware of how hard the university is working to accommodate to our selfish requests,” Lucian said with a smile not letting go of Thea’s hand as he intertwined their fingers again.“I’m sure that hiring Thea must make Professor Pierce anxious too. Since he wasn’t there for her thesis and the beginning of her career,” Her grandfather said.The first reference to her thesis made Thea’s heart tighten for a moment. They rarely ever talked ab
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“Are you going to keep avoiding me forever?” Peter asked through the voicemail and Thea sighed.It had already been a few days since their money crisis peacefully ended and she was wondering how she was going to explain the anonymous donor to him. Peter was a sharp person, very fit for his position as a lawyer and very good with remembering details. She was wondering how long it would take him to figure out that Lucian was the one who donated that money.There was no way that she was going to tell him that this was a contractual relationship between them and that this was her compensation for marrying him. Peter would flip if he hears that.She even sacrificed going to see her student’s faces when they learn about their scholarships. Now she had been sulking all week while still frustrated about what happened with Lucian and Robert the other day.Seriously. Why was her life so messy these days… She needed an equilibrium. And she was pretty sure that there was no way she was going to f
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