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Chapter 21: A Bet
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avalondraA/n: For Stella, Layla is the protagonist of her story and she treats herself as the supporting female lead. Layla is an important person to her, and her world revolves around her. That's why many chapters in the first few arcs always include Layla.
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In Love With You Chapter 22: Scare
It was around three in the afternoon when I arrived at the Golden Mansion. It was quite early and I bet I am the only one who goes like this. After school ended, there was nowhere for me to go except for the house. This is my routine. School and Home. Looking at the garage, no one has arrived yet except for me. Well, the others have someplace to go to after class. Gabrielle was athletic and active in her club. If she was not in her club, she would be busy dating other men to capture Levi's attention. While Levi has a girlfriend. So he was either spending time with his girlfriend or he was in his father's company. As an heir, he often drops by to his father's company. The two of them would usually be back at midnight. There's no need to mention Layla. She was often out and would be back at dawn. Eduardo who recently joined the group was so busy that he never stayed in the golden mansion for the night. I only see him come here mainly because of Layla. The only person who would arr
In Love With You Chapter 23: Is he worried?
"Stella! Are you alright?" He came to my side and looked me up and down. I was too stunned to answer. How come he arrived so early? After checking that I am alright, he sighed in relief. His eyes...looked worried. Was he worried about me? He was sweating too...did he run all the way here? The security recognized him and greeted him. They briefly informed him about what happened here. As he listened, his eyes darkened. "How come you are here?" I asked after the security finished briefing him. Kane looked at me with a frown. His eyes stopped at the blood on my pants. His frown deepened. I wondered if those creases on his brows would leave deep marks when he grew old. "Gabrielle messaged me that you called. She was waiting for your reply but you did not send anything. She thought it was urgent so she messaged me instead. Why didn't you message her that something big happened? And why didn't you contact me directly or Layla? Are you trying to carry the burden by yourself and w
In Love With You Chapter 24: A Team of Two
I put down the tea and shook my head. "He was wearing a cap. When he bumped into me he just lowered his head and ran away. His physique...I think he is somewhat in his twenties. I thought he was one of the staff who got easily flustered when meeting the tenants." I played with my fingers as I replayed that scene over and over again. But I could not find anything that could be a clue. Oh right. The note. "The note said it is 'retribution for all of us' what could it be?" Kane also thought about it. "Did we have done something that implicated someone? But we never moved as a group." Kane was right. All heirs lived under the same house- except for Eduardo who only often come by- but we never moved as one. We just mind our own business and live our daily life without much interacting with each other. If there was an event that all of us are in the same place that would be some important events that our family forced us to attend. But we also did not stand close to each other or m
In Love With You Chapter 25: A Ship that will never sail
In the end, it was one against five. It was decided I would team up with Kane. My choice doesn't matter. After the discussion, I wanted to talk about this with Kane and pointed out to him what went wrong. However, Layla, who was worried about me, accompanied me the whole day. "How about your work?" I asked her. She had been sticking with me all day long and I even have a premonition that this woman would even sleep together with me. "Eduardo cancel the schedules. Don't worry, I am still paid. Today, I am all yours." "..." And as I thought that night, Layla took her pillow and wanted to accompany me to sleep. I looked at her bewildered. "I am not a child. I don't need you to sleep with me." Layla ignored my complaints and put her pillow on the bed. "Common, we sleep in the same bed since middle school. Just because you got your own room now you won't sleep with me anymore." I rolled my eyes at her for her poor acting. She just worried I would not be able to sleep peacefully bec
In Love With You Chapter 26: Sudden Generosity
She looked for me in that big house. It was only when she met my sister, Anna, and interrogated her that she learned of my whereabouts. At that time, I was locked in the music room with several sheets opened. I was forced to memorize them and practice the music piece over and over again. Only if I perfected all of them I would be let out of the room. Even if it takes days, weeks, or months, I would not be able to leave until I am confident to play every piece. Virginia even placed a small mattress in the corner of the room so that I could sleep there. The music room has its own restroom. My food would be delivered. As Virginia said at that time, everything I need was inside the room and there was no need for me to go out. 'Just concentrate and practice.' For a ten-year-old to be alone in that room with only a bed, musical instruments, and music sheets, without anyone to talk to was traumatizing. It was torture. I could only hug Elizabeth and cried and beg my parents to let me ou
In Love With You Chapter 27: Protect You
Hmm. The egg is cooked well.Although it was only a simple breakfast, it was fulfilling."...Slow down. You will choke yourself." He refilled my cup.I looked at him baffled.He was still willing to share more?Kane saw my stare and raised his brow. "What are you looking at? If you are finished then let's go."He then stood up after swallowing the rest of his food. I did not voice out my confusion since I am afraid everything would suddenly vanish. It was rare for this man to be generous to me. I should savor this first before it disappeared.I was about to clean the table when he stopped me. "I would clean that later. You'll be late for your class."I followed him to his car and sat comfortably. I usually ate breakfast at the university's cafeteria. So it was quite novel for me to have a fulfilling breakfast before going to school. Not to mention I was served with warm milk. It was satisfying.But then my awareness rose.Why is Kane so generous today?"Hey. What's the matter with you
In Love With You Chapter 28: Can't be seen together
A/n: This chapter is fixed. **** But thanks to Kane and his foul mouth, my mind become distracted and the dead rabbit was put in the corner of my mind. At lunch, I suddenly receive a message. [Let's go have lunch together.] I rubbed my eyes to check if I am not seeing things. But the content and the name of the sender did not change. [Sender: Kane] It was from Kane's old number. It was still really working. But wait....how come he knows my number? The number I exchanged with him back then in middle school was already thrown away. I changed my number after I moved here to the Golden Mansion. And we never exchanged our numbers since then. Perhaps he got it from Gabrielle? Well, that's plausible. Gabrielle even sent Kane to check on me. Wait. Another realization came to me. Why Gabrielle sent a message to Kane of all people about me? Her first choice should be Layla. Since Layla and I were closer. Or Levi, since Gabrielle was close to Levi and she could easily ask for a f
In Love With You Chapter 29: Together
There were still at least two untouched dishes left on the table. But I couldn't eat any longer. I put down my utensils and rested for a while. Kane glanced at me, "You eat so little. These two dishes are for you." My lips twitched. This man really wanted to stuff me to death, right? "I can't eat it anymore. You ordered it so you finish it." "You are wasting food." "..." Who was wasting food here?! You are the one who decided to have a big meal and dragged me to clean up your mess. "Then just let them pack it and eat it later," I suggested. There's no need to fight with this man if I don't want to be frustrated by him. "Alright. I'll cook this again at dinner." I nodded but then stopped. What does he mean by dinner? "...Are we still going to eat dinner together?" Kane nodded as if it was a normal occurrence. "Yeah, so you have to wait for me later." I looked at him wide-eyed. "My class ends at four. While your class ends at seven." Kae looked at me in surprise. "You k
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In Love With You Chapter 142: Revelation
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They were the people who kept sending threats with fresh blood. They are the people who caused me to have an accident.Dread came to my whole being. I looked up at the thin middle-aged man with red eyes.Are they here to kill me?This was the first time I saw them in action. There was no doubt that they were here to harm me.I could not help but tear up.After battling with Mckenzie and persevering, I thought I could finally start a new life without being afraid anymore. But it looked like I could not do that anymore.I stared at the man with tears in my eyes, "Are you here to kill me then?"The thin middle-aged man just looked at me, "I want to. But if I do that, I am afraid it will drive my son insane. Like what happened to me."Huh?Son?Suddenly, the familiarity that kept nagging me found its missing piece. The deadpan face overlapped to the face of a handsome middle-aged gentleman."Uncle Tristan?" I asked in bewilderment."So you still recognize me, huh?"His words confirmed my
