“Hey, Lia! I heard someone’s back in town!”Iris, a friend of Lia, said the news excitedly.
Lia then looked behind her.
“What? Who? ‘Cause if you’re gonna tell me It’s Ivan, just shut it, please. I’m done with him, and I’m not interested.” she laughed in sarcasm, then rolled her eyes out of annoyance.
Then a laugh came out of Iris’ mouth that made Lia wonder.
“What are you laughing about?!” Lia said, feeling pestered.
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After seeing Keith and Lia kissed, Iyah seems to have lost her last hope.Like I care, she thought to herself after seeing Keith and Lia together.A week has passed like a snap. Iyah made herself busy at work for two weeks straight.Then Sunday came, and Iyah didn’t have any choice but to be at home alone.But the main door opened the same time she got down from spending alone time in her room the whole day.For
“Sophie, we’re running out of Canvases. Can you please call the supplier to send us some?” Iyah instructed.Sophie then just nodded and walked straight to the phone.It has been a week and Iyah’s studio has been very busy due to orders.Iyah bit her lip, and she slowly guided the brush to her empty canvas. Iyah is good at drawing, but she likes her canvas empty when putting paint on it because it makes her calm and paints what she likes and what’s in her mind.“Miss? Should you try another concept for your painting? I actually like it, but you’ve been using red for a week
“I'm really sorry that I acted like a child. I was really just afraid. I didn’t know what I felt. I just don’t want to lie and hurt Lia again,” Iyah said, sitting in front of Keith’s car, feeling nauseous. It was the most stupid excuse she had come up with.“I said it’s fine, Iyah,” Keith directly said while looking ahead.“Thanks for the ride.” Then Iyah bid goodbye.After that night, Iyah was restless and bothered by what had happened. She still seems guilty of her reaction, but she just panicked.
Lia was grinning, but her eyes were looking at Iyah with contempt and disgust.“I did not expect for you to be such a slut,” Lia said.“Lia!” Keith yelled frantically. “What is wrong with you?!” He said as he stood between the twin sisters.The situation had gotten out of control, and Iyah did not know how to handle it. She also did not want to hear them talking about how she was a slut. Because she knew deep down that it was partially her fault as well.So she left, feeling defeated, her relationship with her sister that had never been too good was now even worse.Iyah knew that she could not live in the same place as Lia for another minute.Iyah decided to get away from her because the house will create infinite anxiety in her, where the judging gaze of her sister did not stop pursuing her. Her guilt for what happened gnawed at her, but the look of anger that Lia threw at her knocked her out.&ldq
Iyah was startled, as she did not expect him to agree just like that. Thankfully she immediately managed to get a hold of herself. “It does not matter. What matters is what I have to say-” Iyah paused as he moved closer to her. He was so close to her now that she could already feel his body heat. His scent, mixed with alcohol, was intoxicating her as well, making her unable to move. He stopped a few inches from her, staring at her heatedly, before he spoke softly, “I wish you were more like Lia.”The phrase took Iyah by surprise, among all the possible things she expected him to say, that one was the last and worst of all. In the darkest part of her brain, the triumphant sneer of her sister began to surface in her mind.And perhaps because of the hormones of the pregnancy or because of the hurt in her heart, she began to cry inconsolably.Keith was startled when she started crying. He raised his hand to w
Three years ago…“Drey! Just forget about her! She’s not worth it!” David said to his broken-hearted friend while patting him roughly on the back. They were together drinking in a bar.Drey pushed David’s hand away with a glare, “You don’t understand! You never had girl issues! Just shut up and let me drink!” He said furiously before filling his cup with liquor and drinking it in one go.David smiled helplessly and shut his mouth just like he was told. There was no point arguing with a drunk when it was the truth as well.As the only son and heir to one of the biggest multibillion-dollar industries in the world, he had it all; fast cars, properties all over the world, and more money than he knew what to do with.His looks were also worth dying for, so it’s no surprise that women were always at his feet. Because of this, he never had any‘issues’with w
“Wife…?” David not only murmured but also repeated that inside his head multiple times until he finally realized what mistake he had made.‘Un-fucking-believable mistake!’David screamed and glared at the woman being dragged out of his room.“I am so sorry!” Betz screamed through her sobs, over and over again. She was struggling to cover herself as the man drags her to get out of his penthouse.Sorry? To who?David glared at Betz murderously. He was never the merciful type. Thus, it did not matter if the woman continued to cry and kneel in the middle of the room and begin forgiveness.“You bloody slut. After all, I did for you? You still had the guts to cheat on me? I was such a fool for trusting you. Only God knows how long you have been cheating on me. No more! It’s time for you to go back to where you fucking belong, you dumb slut!” He grabbed her hair and pulled her out to
Three years after…David was home for dinner. After the scandals, his father had forbidden him from coming home or seeing the family until he fixed his mess. This might seem a bit harsh, but it seemed fair to David, for he knew how much that decision must have hurt his family.Due to his actions, the company shares had fallen by almost fifty percent, and investors had started pulling out.It was a really trying period that had taught him a lot. It had a taken a lot of pleading and bribing to get the investors back. He had also been able to compensate Betz’s husband, so the lawsuit was canceled.For the other scandal, after a lot of investigations and a paternity test, the pregnancy claim was dismissed, thankfully. David was not so keen to be a father after all.Three years had quickly gone by. The company shares were back to how they used to be with a promise to do better, and his father had called him home for dinner. It had tak
She knew she was. She made heads turn, and her presence alone could make even the strongest man weak to his knees. Single men, dating, married, poor or rich all wanted her, but she went for Paul thinking he was the saint he portrayed himself to be.She could have said no, but she was confused. He might change, she thought, but now he wasn’t going to.He proved that over and over again. Dorothy got tired but didn’t know how to break up with him, and she was grateful he was finally gone, although she didn’t like the circumstances surrounding that fact.“Here is your tea,” she said as she placed the cup of tea on the table before Aston in his studio. She took a few sips of hers before placing her cup on the table too. “The weather outside is beautiful today.”“Yes. Yes, it is,” Aston confirmed, although his eyes never left Dorothy. “How about we go somewhere else while this dries?” he suggested.“Sure.”Together with their teas in their hands, they walked out of the studio. Instinctively
Stella observed the interaction between the two, and once again, she knew she had lost Aston to Dorothy because he never looked at her the way he was looking at Dorothy, and that spoke volumes.Stella stood up and straightened out her dress.“I’ll check on you later, Aston, and nice to meet you, Dorothy,” she said with a smile and walked towards Steve.They bid each other farewell, and she left the room.Steve sat down in the chair Stella had just left vacant, crossing his arms over his chest again. He said with a strange emotion in his voice, “You mentioned something about you thinking Paul would change. Has he done something like this before?”Dorothy let out a heavy sigh before replying, “Yes. Yes, he has. Many times.”“Will you be able to testify against him in court?” Aston asked as calmly as he could.“Yes, I will. I think I’ve had enough of him,” she finalized.“Well, I admire your courage, my lady,” Steve commended, further encouraging Dorothy. “By the way, did you meet the pa
‘’We caught this young woman trying to force her way into the ward, and we suspect she might be part of the paparazzi,” the first police officer answered.Steve observed Dorothy noting that she looked familiar then he remembered her. ‘It’s fine, boys. Let her through.The police officers released her arms, and Dorothy threw them a disdainful look, then sent a grateful one Steve’s way.He opened the door for her, and she walked in, thanking Steve with a smile.Steve closed the door with a gentle click and faced Dorothy. “He’s right this way. I’m not supposed to say this, Dorothy, but he’s been expecting you.”Expecting her? Did he want to see her? Did this have something to do with her, or did he just want to see her? She wished it was the latter.Wait, this is Steve, Aston’s best friend and the owner of ‘From Our Hearts’ gallery, but how did he know her?Steve seemed to sense her conflicting thoughts. He sighed and then said, “I can assure you that there’s nothing to fret about, and w
She opened her eyes and brought her fingers up to see them coated with her juices— and Aston hair she had been supposedly pulling happened to be her shower curtain.She just fantasized about Aston pleasuring, but it was better than anything she had ever had with Paul, and the best part —she didn’t regret it.She wanted more of it. She wanted to make it real, so much that she was started to became inpatient and frustrated.The reality of her situation dawned on her when she got out of the shower. She stared at the ring on her finger, and for the first time, she felt trapped.The ring became heavy on her finger, and it began to feel like a heavy burden on her. She slipped the ring off her finger and placed it on the drawer bedside of the bed.Suddenly, she wasn’t sure she wanted to spend the rest of her life with Paul. She closed her eyes to picture Paul in her life as she had always done, but this time, Paul was replaced with Aston.And that moment, it became apparent to her that she w
Dorothy turned around to see Paul standing there, arms folded across his chest and his eyes shooting daggers at Aston, who ignored him, by the way.“So I’ll call you and let you know how it goes, okay?” Aston asked while looking at Dorothy, who nodded excitedly like a kid.Aston smiled and then replied, “Bye Dorothy, and take care of yourself.”“Okay!. Bye Aston, and thanks for visiting. It really means a lot,” Dorothy said, as she walked him to the door.He stopped for a moment and took a look at Paul, who was still standing in the doorway.“And you too, Paul. It was nice to meet you,” she added, and with that, he walked out of their flat without waiting to hear Paul’s grunt of a response.Not wanting Paul to ruin her mood, Dorothy hopped past the grumpy Paul happily to their bedroom, humming a song.The only thing in her head was that her art was going to be at an exhibition– something she never expected to happen.For the rest of the day, Dorothy was in high spirits humming a favor
Dorothy turned around with a smile. “Hello Mr and Mrs Harris. Wonderful weather we have today, yeah?”“Absolutely,” Mrs. Harris chirped while Mr. Harris only nodded.“Let’s go in,” she said to Aston leading the way. “How do you like your tea?” Dorothy asked as they entered her flat, locking the door behind them.“Anything is fine, thank you,” he replied with a smileDorothy walked to the kitchen, and moments later, the sound of a kettle whistling was heard, followed by cabinets opening and closing.Aston took this time to observe the interior decor of the flat. It was an average-sized flat with clean white walls decorated with prints of beautiful paintings.Different artifacts, frames, flower vases, and books sat well arranged on the shelf.Wine-colored drapes framed the windows, and the inner lace curtains remained drawn, allowing the sun rays to enter, casting a golden sheen into the living room. The decor was simple yet beautiful and welcoming.This reminded Aston of the typical co
“Oh, thank you so much. You have no idea how much this means to me. And believe me, when I say coming from you means so much more,” she said.“I thought I was doing horribly, so I stopped painting for a while. I only began painting again when I came across your works in a gallery. I was in awe of hyperrealism. It was magnificent, and I knew I wanted to know how to paint like you,” she explained excitedly. “Meeting you here might be the best thing that has happened to me this year.”It was Aston’s turn to feel flattered, and he did ever so much. He had received a lot of compliments, but in a weird way, Dorothy appreciating his art made him feel he did something for someone, and it made him feel good.“I’m sure you’ll learn a lot from this class, and I can give you pointers if you want.”“You know I didn’t exactly enroll for this class. Mrs. Michael is my aunt, and she just allows me to join in and last week was my second time here.”“That makes sense. I didn’t think you paint. I though
For heaven’s sake, he wasn’t some teenager going through hormonal changes, so why couldn’t he stop thinking about Dorothy’s body and, even worse, smiling and blushing at the memory.‘’I guess we can now deduce my idea wasn’t laced with foolishness after all,’ Steve said with the smug look still on his faceAston scoffed, rolling his eyes at him, and said, “Don’t get ahead of yourself. I am still not convinced the class will do me any good.”“We’ll see about that, mate. We’ll see.”The whole weekend felt like torture to Aston. He longed to see Dorothy again, and it seemed the weekend was taking too long to end.Everything was confusing to him; what he was feeling about Dorothy and why he was feeling that way didn’t make any sense to him, but he just wanted to see her again.When Monday finally came, Aston could hardly wait till 3 pm when classes started, and by 12 pm, he was already at the building waiting for Dorothy to show up, but she didn’t.Class started, and she was still nowhere
In one swift moment, a bang was heard, and the whole dining table came crashing down, sending a wave of shock throw Dorothy.She had seen this happen so many times, but she could never get used to it. He promised to change.He said he was going to be better, but after two years and nothing had changed.The last time, it was the TV that suffered it, which took a while to replace, and now, the dining table had also felt the impact of Paul’s fist.The table was ruined; dinner was ruined too.“You love being a whore, eh? You love letting different men run their hands all over your body under the guise of art, right?” He barked the vile words pacing the dining room.The words made her feel she had just been prickled with over a hundred pins.“I am not a whore, Paul!. I am not! I love art, and you know it!” She yelled at him.He scoffed before he said, “Oh c’mon. You’re just using art as a cover-up. You enjoy the way these so-called artists of yours touch you.”He then grabbed her shoulder