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Chapter 8: Lingering Affection
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"You won't be dying on my watch" Abraham wrenched the knife from her hand as his blood spilt on her.With shaking hands, Rissa dropped it and stared at his bleeding hand in disbelief.Abraham hissed loudly and scrunched up his nose. "I wouldn't be able to tend to the garden for somedays”, he muttered to himself." What! Is that even the problem, for goodness sake? You are bleeding!" she thundered and quickly made for the first aid box in the shelf corner." You thought it would be easy when you decided to take your life”, he retorted, rolling his eyes.Rissa scoffed "Who told you to meddle then?" she spat out at him while dabbing his wounded palm with wool and antiseptic." Should I have watched you die?" He retorted arching his chin up her face.Rissa drew back, feeling nauseated from the garlic smell he emitted “It is all done”, she announced after bandaging his hand." You should have”, Rissa said out of the blue, taking him by surprise." Pardon?" he responded baffled, " I said yo
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" Call me father”, his word rang loudly in her ears. She was too weak to respond, and Mariah just laughed awkwardly." You aren't her father, you know right!" She heard Mariah snap back at him "So quit your nonsense Aby"" I know, but I will adopt her once Stella and I get married”, Abraham responded boldly." You are too delusional for your good," she heard Mariah say as Rissa dozed off out of fatigue.The two bantered with soft words for quite some time, although the garrulous Mariah had the last say as usual.***In an exquisite restaurant sat Liam. Across the table, facing him was an Asian man; they both laughed at his joke and shook hands." It has been a pleasure working with you, Mr Kim; I hope our relationship extends to the future”, Liam said, smiling." Of course, Mr Hickson, thanks to you, my company won a recent bid in my country, Korea”, he responded excitedly." I am pleased to hear that”, Liam affirmed, sipping on his wine." I am sorry about the recent ruckus in your l
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The angry blaring of her bedside alarm jolted Rissa from her sleep; she adjusted her soft pillow, covering her ears from it.To her ultimate surprise, she felt a tingling sensation in her stomach, and she rubbed her hand over her baby bump.She felt a stronger jab, and her eyes flew open instantly. "My baby just kicked!" she soliloquized in disbelief.The strong jab occurred again and she laughed excitedly "he kicked!" she shouted joyfully and rolled out of her bed.Her joy knew no bounds at that; it's been two months since her suicidal attempt, and her mother's friends have been supportive.Abraham made it his duty to check up on her every day after work, and Mariah brought her snacks daily.She picked up her phone to share the news with Mariah, but unfortunately, she didn't pick up.Rissa trotted into the kitchen to make herself breakfast and was humming her favourite Taylor Swift breakup song as usual.For a short time, her mind drifted to Liam, but she shook it off instantly; his
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" Diane Donaldson, will you marry me?" Liam had suddenly popped the question while on his bended knees.Diane felt like the world was at a standstill, waiting for her to make the first move; she watched blankly as all faces pleaded desperately along with Liam.She felt like a Cinderella in her designer comfy shoes, and amusingly enough, Liam doesn't fall short of a Prince charming." Yes! Yes!" She screamed excitedly as all hands jammed together, and Liam took her slim fingers into his; he slipped a diamond ring into her finger.Surprising breaths were drawn from other female onlookers, "this ring must cost more than my annual earnings," Diane thought to herself, smiling satisfactorily.She hugged Liam tightly and kissed him with enthusiasm; never in her life had she expected her fantasy to become a reality after all.Not just dining with prominent personalities but getting married to a billionaire CEO who is extremely charming." I love you”, she whispered into Liam's ears, which he
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“I was,” Rowen Hickson said with confidence. Being baffled was an understatement as Adrian exchanged gazes with the security personnel.Bianca said she had suspected someone from the CCTV footage showing up every night for three consecutive nights and always staring at Adrian's apartment. So they decided to set a trap for him that night.“What sly bastard did our trap…..”Bianca was saying as she walked into the living room. The word got stuck on her tongue when he saw who the intruder turned out to be.Shocked, she backed away from the room to catch her breath. What was Rowen Hickson doing there? Wasn't he bedridden?Rowen just looked over at her and looked away instantly, not caring about the emotion that was evident on her pale face.“Why are you here Mr Hickson?”“You know why I am here Adrian”.“You have all the resources to hire someone to do it, why are you here by yourself?” Adrian questioned suspiciously.“Could I trust anyone with it? Of course not”“Excuse us”, Adrian said
