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2021-04-08 17:00:45Serene’s eyes were as round as the moon as he stared at Justin. She kept blinking her eyes in disbelief. One second… two seconds… ten seconds…
Serene still cannot believe her ears. She continued to stare at the man who was calmly bringing his coffee cup to his upturned mouth.
“Say that again.” Her voice hitched up, sounding unconvinced that she heard him right.
He gently placed the cup that kissed his mouth back on the table. He leaned forward and cupped his face in his right hand. Looking at her straight in the eyes, he uttered, “Come back to Hyacinth Bay with me.”
So I heard him right, Serene mumbled. She stared at him as she digested his words, then responded flatly, “No.”
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The Rain International Building looked very imposing. Its 80 floors towered over Hyacinth Bay’s Central Business District. Serene recalled that she looked at this same building with excitement and enthusiasm after she had graduated. On her first day of work, she felt nothing but pride when her high-heeled feet first set on its premise.How ironic, now here she is, craning her neck as she tries to look at the skyscraper’s expanse. She no longer felt the same amount of excitement, pride and elation she felt almost three years ago. The feeling of dread now replaced those emotions. She dreaded to see those three men.Taking a deep breath, Serene lifted her foot and entered the building. She approached the lobby receptionist, whom she no longer recognized. She informed her of her name and purpose; the receptionist gave her her ID pass.
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Serene felt powerless when Dylan kindly requested to make Justin his plus one. She was famished, and all she wanted was to have a steaming bowl of miso ramen. She no longer protested Dylan's request.They took Justin’s Maybach. She sat in the back passenger seat while Dylan sat shotgun with Justin, who drove.As the car was getting out of the basement parking, Dylan, in his signature energetic voice asked, “What do you want to eat, Shen?”She no longer had to think about this question. Serene immediately blurted, “Japanese.”“Excuse me, what?” Of course Dylan knew what she meant, but he wanted to tease her.“Japanese. Japanese food, ramen to be exact.” Serene rolled her eyes at him, to which Dylan just gave a crisp, jovial laugh.Throughout this exchange, one person’s hand was tightly gripping the steering wheel. It was too tight that veins popped at the back of hi
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Because Justin was driving, Serene had no choice but to take the front passenger seat. She felt uneasy and kept shifting in her seat. She did not know where to place her hands. She placed them in her lap, then crossed her arms across her chest, then placed her interlaced fingers on her lap and twiddled her thumbs. Justin missed none of these. He’s in a good mood and could not help but have a tiny smirk on his lips. His fascination with her kept growing as he observed her. Serene could feel Justin’s eyes on her. She stole a quick glance in his direction and saw that indeed his eyes were on her. Was that a smirk on his face? She wanted to roll her eyes at him, but his gaze met hers. The longer their eyes stayed locked, the more she felt uncomfortable. After a while, she saw Justin leaning forward, his face moving closer and closer to her.
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Start over. The phrase rang in Serene’s ears and tugged on her heart. Yes, Justin was an asshole for not correcting her misunderstanding of his relationship with Bryan. Apart from that, he has not really done anything to her. “OK” was all she could muster. When Justin heard this, she felt a huge thorn pulled out of her chest, making it lighter. He smiled. “Thank you.” He spoke so softly and sincerely. Serene felt the warmth in her heart when she heard him speak. Such simple words, yet he said it like she saved her life. Their call already ended for a while, but Serene still continued to stare at the phone she held in her hand. Start over. Such simple words, yet it carried a heavy meaning for her. Indeed, things between her and Justin started a
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