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Married in the Shadow of My Best Friend Chapter 84 - The Feud Is Over?
Kasper's POV~*** Kasper's office ***"Damn" I cussed silently as I ran my fingers through my hair in frustration. I mean how did I even pile up this much paperwork? I was really tired and could use a break. "I know, I'll have Steve look through some of them first before I'll.....""Drriing! Drriing!" My phone suddenly rang, startling me as it interjected my thoughts. "Geez, who the hell is it?" I muttered as I stretched my hand over the files on my glass desk and picked up my phone. Looking at the screen, my face grimaced in a mix of disdain and annoyance as I saw my brother's name floating across the screen. It had been quite a while since we talked last so I was kind of skeptical why he was calling. As my thumb hovered over the screen, my mind became a fierce battleground as I tried to decide if I should pick up the call or not. One the one hand, he was the one who caused our conflict to begin with, but on the other hand, he could be calling to apologise (It was highly unlikely b
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Later that evening>>>>>>>*** At the hotel lounge ***Lucas's POV~"Where is he?" I thought as I took a sip from my drink. He usually isn't the type to show up late, so I was quite surprised at this point. "Perhaps I should call him again" I decided as I dug my hand into my pocket and brought out my phone. I was just about dialing him when suddenly......."There you are. I was looking all over for you" I heard Casper's voice as he walked up behind me. "Oh, same here. I was just about to give you a call" I said with a feigned smile as he sat down. He looked around the place and back at me with a smile. We smiled at each other for about five seconds of silence before bursting out in laughter. It had really been a while since we met up like this and had it not been for the fact that I still loved Anna, I wouldn't trade this for the world. But what was a man consumed by love supposed to do? I had to pick between my love for Anna and the bond I shared with my brother, and frankly, I was a
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Cora's POV I walked into the mansion in fury, I wanted to break everything in my path. “ Woah, chill there hotman,” Lily noticed my mood the moment I walked in. “ How the f*ck am I supposed to stay calm?!” I tugged at my hair. “ Okay... From your mood, I'll be right to guess that your plans failed... Again?” She emphasized the ‘ again ’ which wasn't helping. “ You have to be specific about the failure you're asking about,” I huffed. “ So now there are categories? Ugh! Fine, did you somehow snake your way between them?” She inquired after throwing a fit of frustration. “ Well, I caused the misunderstanding and Anna took the bait. She left him,” I answered with folded arms. “ So why are you mad?” Lily twisted her brows. “ Kasper hates me,” I spat. “ Erm... Is that supposed to be new?” She stared at me confused. “ You don't have to rub it in my face, you know?!” I screamed at her. I didn't know when I began to cry. “ One minute you're
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Anastasia’s POV I sat down on my bed crying thinking about all that had happened in just a week. Kasper had given me up to a million calls and a trillion text which I ignored without a second thought. “ How could he?” I sobbed. All I ever did was love and trust him again after our initial misunderstanding. I thought everything was going to be fine and never did I think that one day he would cheat on me. This was more infuriating than I thought. “ Can I come in?” A knock followed by mom's voice came from outside my room door. I had moved in with the twins to mom's place, there was no way I could still keep on living with Kasper and I'd probably run mad staying in that glass house of mine. She walked in with a tray of strawberries. “ You should have some,” she offered placing the tray on her thighs as she sat on the bed facing me. “ I don't have an appetite,” I muttered. “ Honey, you haven't eaten properly in days now. I'm getting worried,” mom expressed her con
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A month laterSebastian's POV~ "Beep! Beep!... Beep! Beep!" My G-Shock watch beeped distracting me from my paperwork. I took a quick glance at it and my eyes widened in surprise."Geez, I almost forgot." I muttered. I was supposed to meet Anna in the next ten minutes. I felt a bit jiggy inside, almost like there were butterflies fluttering in my stomach. These past few weeks had been nothing short of heavenly for me. I literally get to see her everyday. I mean, what more could I ask for? " *Beep!*..... Hey Liam, get in here now...*beep!*...." I called out to my PA via the intercom on my desk. I had to delegate the paperwork to someone else. And besides, he was always better suited for this kind of stuff than I was. "Knock! Knock! Knock!" I soon heard a knock on my door. "Must be Liam" I thought as I sorted out some of the files. "Come in" I answered and he immediately walked in. He had this look on his face that meant that he already knew why I was calling. He didn't really lik
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*** Street bench by the riverbank ***Sebastian's POV~"Bwubwubrrr!" I shivered as sea breeze blew inland. It was sorta chilly tonight. I took a look at my watch and look up at the night sky. It was rather star-studded and I could clearly see the milky way spread out across the sky. "She's quite late tonight" I muttered as I looked around for her. It's a good thing I brought my coat. I didn't expect that it would be this chilly. Why did she even pick this place? "Hooooonnnkkk!" I heard a ship honk from a distance. I couldn't quite make it out in the darkness but I could see it's lights as it floated across. "Hey" Anna's voice suddenly reached my ears as she walked up beside me. I turned around only to see her. I didn't even realize when I subconsciously smiled."Oh you're here. I was beginning to think I had the wrong location" I said with a chuckle as she say down beside me. She laughed too."Nah, something came up" she said, "So how was work today?" She asked. "Well, you know?,
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Cora's POV I stood in front of Kasper's mansion, I had rung the doorbell over a million times probably but no one seemed to respond. I had come to check on him since he had not been coming to work steadily. “ I'm Cora Vanderburg, the daughter of...” “ I never asked you to introduce yourself. I know who you are so what are you doing here?” The maid spoke through the gate intercom. She was bloody rude for a maid, how in the world did Kasper let his maids be this sharp tongued? “ I'm here to visit Kasper. He hasn't been coming to work lately so I wanted to check up on him,” I forced a smile knowing fully well that she could see me. “ I'm not sure CEO Kasper would ever want to see you so you shouldn't have bothered to come in the first place. If that's all, I'll be leaving first,” she said sternly. Before I could riot and cuss, she had turned off the intercom. “ Argh!!! I swear I'll rip her hair from her head if I get the chance to,” I fumed as I continued to tap t
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Married in the Shadow of My Best Friend Chapter 126 - Rightfully Mine
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Married in the Shadow of My Best Friend Chapter 125 - Regret Comes Hitting Back
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Married in the Shadow of My Best Friend Chapter 124 - The Skeleton In The Closet
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Married in the Shadow of My Best Friend Chapter 122 - A Counter
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Married in the Shadow of My Best Friend Chapter 121 - Truths unveiled 2
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Married in the Shadow of My Best Friend Chapter 120 - Truths unveiled 1
Lucas'POV I took a deep breath as I walked into the Bourne’s estate. I needed to cast all my insecurities and brace myself for the worst possible results - simply put, I needed to confront grandpa. “ I thought it was a prank when the guards said you were here but turns out it wasn't,” granddad was already seated. “ It's unusual for you to give me sudden visits. Hmmm, last time I checked you disliked me but I guess the feeling is a bit mutual so to say,” I clenched my fist at his words. Granddad was always so brutally honest which pissed me, sometimes it made me wonder how he managed to live this long with a mouth like this. “ That's exactly why I'm here. I need answers,” I stated my purpose. “ And what makes you think I will answer willingly?” He brushed the petals of one of his plants. “ Because I'll speak and you will listen. Not only would you listen, you will answer all the questions that have long be eaten me up,” it was now or never. “ Hmmm, quite the ch
