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Love's Redemption: A Second Chance Affair 76: Study Group
Aurora and Vivienne lay down on the bed together ready to sleep. Vivienne turned off the lights with only a little lamp left turn on. "You can keep the lights on," said Aurora considerately as she knew that Vivienne didn't like darkness. One could see this from the fact that even now, the whole house was brightly lit and it'd stay this way till this morning. She knew that Vivienne purposely bought this house with such huge windows and glass walls that could bring in the natural light during the day and make the house feel brighter and spacious."No, it's okay. You can't sleep with the lights on," Vivienne also didn't want Aurora to consider her habits so much. "I just told you to be selfish!"Vivienne chuckled and said, "It's okay. With you around, I can really manage with the lights off. I'm not forcing myself to be considerate of you.""You're stubborn," commented Aurora."So are you," retorted Vivienne. They lay in silence for a while before Vivienne called out to Aurora asking
Last Updated : 2024-09-03Love's Redemption: A Second Chance Affair 77: Unhealthy Habits
Aurora woke up from a call. It was an unknown number and no one spoke after the call connected. Aurora didn't pay attention to it at all. She extended her hand toward Vivienne's side but felt the empty space. Feeling the cold temperature, she knew that Vivienne had gotten up long ago.Aurora looked at the time which was just hitting a little past 6 in the morning and frowned at her. She sat up and rubbed her eyes before patting her cheeks to wake herself up a little. She was too sleepy right now after all the fun last night. She didn't know where Vivienne was going or for how long she had been up.She tied up her hair and got up. She first checked the balcony as Vivienne seemed to really like sitting here when she had nothing to do. But right now, she wasn't here. Aurora went out of the bedroom and came to stand outside the studio door. She hesitated before knocking and only then did she open the door slightly to peek inside.Vivienne seemed to have not heard her knocking on the door
Last Updated : 2024-09-04Love's Redemption: A Second Chance Affair 78: Why Need A Boyfriend?
Just that expression on Vivienne's face was enough to show Aurora what was happening with this girl. She got all the answers from the guilty look on Vivienne's face. She sighed heavily, "You didn't sleep, did you?"Vivienne took a deep breath and faced Aurora, "I couldn't sleep.""When was the last time you slept?""Just yesterday," replied Vivienne. "In fact, the time Noah stayed here, I was able to sleep very well.""Are you blaming me for your insomnia now?""I didn't say that," retorted Vivienne hurriedly. "Rory, what I mean to say is that, since I was able to sleep so peacefully with Noah, I actually assumed that I was getting better. But who knew that last night I wasn't to sleep no matter how much I tried. It isn't your fault. It's my own. Maybe it was because of inspiration that came at a bad time and I couldn't continue trying to sleep any further. So, I decided to work instead of sleeping."Aurora squinted her eyes trying to see through her but she wasn't able to gauge anythi
Last Updated : 2024-09-09Love's Redemption: A Second Chance Affair 79: Sidetracked
Vivienne was still considering what to eat for breakfast when Noah sent her a message telling her that he was at work now. He even asked how she was doing and what she was up to. Vivienne answered him truthfully before taking out eggs from the refrigerator.She whipped something for breakfast and ate it alone sitting with her phone by her side. Since Noah got busy, he didn't send any more messages. Especially since Vivienne told him to focus on work rather than on her.She called the cleaning company and someone soon came to clean up the house. Vivienne sat with her phone as she overlooked the staff cleaning up the entire house. Then she went out to even guide them on how to take care of her plants. She went back to the room and started getting dressed. She couldn't stay inside the house even if she would love to do so. Thinking of something, Vivienne pulled out her phone and dialed Xavier's number. Putting the phone on speaker, she placed it on her side and started dabbling some mak
Last Updated : 2024-09-10Love's Redemption: A Second Chance Affair 80: Dark Room
"Sorry, sorry! It's all my fault," Noah readily took the blame without any hesitation at all. Anyway, it was he who distracted her just now. So, there was no problem in reflecting on it. "I won't do it again. You tell me, what is it?""I was going to buy a car today," replied Vivienne. "Aurora doesn't have time to go with me and I don't want to disturb Angie either. Rory said I should ask my boyfriend since he should find some time for me when I need him for something. Although this isn't an important matter where I really have to have you with me, I still wanted to ask for your opinion."Noah was silent for a moment and Vivienne heard some noise from his side like he was tapping on the keyboard. She didn't know what he was doing but she thought he must be busy."Are you busy? Am I disturbing you?"Noah said no in response, "I was just checking if I have any important matters to deal with today. It seems I can spare a couple of hours. When do you want to go?""I was just about to leave
Last Updated : 2024-09-12Love's Redemption: A Second Chance Affair 81: Reconsider
"""What do you even keep thinking about in this head of yours?" questioned Vivienne as she really couldn't understand how his brain was wired. Why were all his ideas so peculiar? "Rather than maturing, you are becoming childish now."Noah laughed along with her and said, "Actually, my original thought listening to the dark room wasn't so pure. So, I purposely changed it into something funny because I did not want to give you the impression that I'm a pervert." He took a pause and added, "But if you want or like it, I don't mind the dark room play either."Vivienne was initially confused by his words but when she replayed his words in her head, her eyes widened as she slowly realized the innuendo behind those words. "Who likes dark room play? When did I say it? Your thoughts are on two extremes. Do you understand that?" "I do," he replied. "But now that the topic has come up, it reminded me of our very first time together. The room was shrouded in darkness, lit only by the faint light
Last Updated : 2024-09-13Love's Redemption: A Second Chance Affair 82: Bring You Along
In the end, Vivienne still insisted on buying the G-class. Noah didn't know what to say about this but he certainly felt really good about it. How could he not be happy if his girlfriend got the same car as him? "Since we are already out, how about going for lunch?" suggested Noah."Can you think about something else?""What else can I think about? It's lunchtime, shouldn't I be thinking about lunch?""I don't think you have such good eating habits," replied Vivienne.Noah rubbed his nose as he smiled at her, "I don't have good eating habits but I do want to find any excuse to spend more time with you. Right now, that excuse is lunch. So, are you eating with me or not?"Vivienne couldn't really say no to him and it was indeed lunchtime. If she refused, who knew that he might even skip lunch altogether? It was better for her to have lunch with him."They'll deliver your car, you come with me," said Noah as he pulled her to his car. He decided the restaurant to eat at too. But he let h
Last Updated : 2024-09-15Love's Redemption: A Second Chance Affair 83: Take The Leap
"How can I charm your mother?" retorted Vivienne looking rather unconvinced. In her mind, she must have left a very bad impression on his mother. His mother looked like a proper lady who was well-bred and seemed to have high standards too. How could she like her? Especially since their first meeting was in such an embarrassing situation. She couldn't imagine what she must be thinking of her when she saw her running away in her own son's shirt. Just thinking about it made Vivienne cower back. She did not want to run into her again or face her. "Maybe just like how you charmed me," said Noah with a teasing smile. He loved the way her expressions were always so cute and lively whenever he teased her. She would even blush slightly and if he didn't have keen eyes, he'd even mistake that to be just makeup. It was such a surprise to know that her skin could flush so easily and looked even more enticing to him.Just like right now when he found her face more enticing than the food in front
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Love's Redemption: A Second Chance Affair 96: Lucky
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Mr. Sullivan's eyes swept across the room, his sharp gaze landing on each familiar face with a warm nod until he paused, his eyes narrowing slightly in confusion. He had spotted Vivienne, the only unfamiliar face in the living room. There was a flicker of curiosity in his eyes, the kind of look he reserved for puzzles he hadn't quite figured out yet.Jeanine, catching the subtle shift in her husband's expression, stepped forward with a smile that seemed to brim with a hint of mischief. "What are you looking at? Let me introduce you to Vivienne," she said, gently touching Vivienne's shoulder. "She's Noah's girlfriend."For a split second, Richard's face froze, his eyes widening in surprise. "Girlfriend?" he echoed, his voice tinged with disbelief before a delighted smile slowly stretched across his face. "Well, now, that’s certainly a wonderful surprise."He turned his full attention to Vivienne, his stern demeanor softening as he extended his hand to her. "Vivienne, it's a pleasure to
