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THE CONQUEST LIST CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
I'M SORRY.THE BRAVES CLUB, 3:25PM.The sound of a knock at the door, had Andrew looking up from the app he was creating on his computer, taking a look at the wall clock in front of him, he wondered why Robin had not showed up at the club yet. He muttered a swear word at the break in his concentration before saying "come in," in his deep masculine voice.At his reply, the subject for his annoyance throughout the entire day walked in. After the argument with her that morning he had gone through all his lectures with a sour mood and it was even worse when he got to the club.Though he wasn't one who was extremely friendly with his staff, but he surely wasn't always as unpleasant as he had been the entire day.He had found faults in all the ideas and projects that everyone brought up to him, even his most competent members of the club Harry and Stanley had not been spared from his scolding.To top it all, Gina, a blonde student from his department, who also worked for him as a designer m
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THE LITTLE THINGS.HARVEY SNACKS DINER, 6:30PM."I'd like us to have lasagna for dinner, I know it's your favorite, right?" Robin asked with a smile after a while of keeping silent."That's great, but I don't want you forcing yourself to eat something you don't like, I know you love pizza and I hate it, so let's do it this way. You'll have pizza and I lasagna, what do you think?""I like lasagna too, but not as much as you, so we will both have it and after dinner I'll tell you what you will do to compensate me," Robin replied."Hmm, am I free to imagine that you'd ask for a kiss or two?" Andrew asked teasingly."You wish, I'll let you know later. Could you drive any faster, you're driving like a granny, I'm so hungry that I could pass out now. Come on, step on it.""Me a granny? I'll show you who's a granny," Andrew replied as he stepped on the accelerator and in a few minutes they parked at the entrance of the diner.They got in and sat at a table after making their order. Andrew to
THE CONQUEST LIST CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
FALLINGMEGHAN'S ICE CREAM FACTORY, 8PM."Take the ice cream as dessert. Even if I don't have the money to take us to an expensive uptown restaurant, at least I can complete the whole experience this way. So what flavour would you like to have? Don't you even tell me you're not an ice cream person." Robin asked after they took a booth at the ice cream factory.Andrew looked at her angelic face, he felt his heart constrict with a strange emotion and the need to protect the girl in front of him. "You know you didn't have to, I could have just taken us out to an uptown restaurant.""No, that wouldn't have worked, since it's my treat, we have to play by my rules.""Aye aye captain," Andrew replied with a smile."Good, so what flavour of ice cream would you like?" Robin asked smiling."I prefer chocolate to any other flavour, what about you? You strike me as the Strawberry type.""Not even close, I also love chocolate, so I guess that's the first thing we have in common, right?" Robin aske
THE CONQUEST LIST CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
BETRAYAL AND LOVE.BUTTERFLY LODGE, 9PM.Robin rang the doorbell of her flat and waited for Stacey to open up before getting in."Where the hell have you been? I never saw you as the type who keeps late nights," Stacey said.Robin only smiled and took a seat on the couch where Clara was seated, before answering, "Guess what? I finally gave Andrew my answer," she said while blushing."Please, tell me you said yes," Stacey said excitedly."Tell me you said no. Andrew is such a player, you should know that," Clara said."Calm down guys, I know what I'm doing okay? I said yes and I don't regret it, I will make sure not to get too emotionally attached to him and I will be the one to break things off surely," Robin replied with a determined look.Stacey gave her a high five and said, "that's great, I have the feeling that you're the girl who would unravel the mystery behind Andrew and his past. He has never been able to talk about his mum to anyone. You are different from anyone else he has
THE CONQUEST LIST CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
IT'S ALL ABOUT FORGIVENESS PT 1BUTTERFLY LODGE, 8AM.A Week Later...Andrew's black sports car came to a stop at the parking lot of Robin's lodge. He had promised her on their date to a gaming house, the previous night to take all of their friends out for the day, since it was a Saturday.Taking the stairs, he rang her doorbell, to which Clara opened the door. Since he and Robin started dating he had only said hello to her and there was still some kind of awkwardness around them because of what happened in high school with Evans."Hey, where's Robin and Stacey?" He asked with a tight smile."They just went out to get some things from the pharmacy," Stacey replied and motioned for him to come in."The pharmacy? Is Robin fine? I mean is anyone of you sick?" He asked in a worried tone.Over the last week, Clara had noticed how concerned Robin and Andrew had become about each other and she could see from the look on Andrew's face that he was very worried about Robin. It made her feel hap
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IT'S ALL ABOUT FORGIVENESS PT 2BUTTERFLY LODGE, 9AM.Andrew looked at Stacey as he wondered if she had actually heard what he had said."It's nothing, don't mind what he said. Are you ready, let's go," Robin said as she tried to stop Stacey from asking more questions."I heard you say Miller has liked me since the first time we were introduced," Stacey pressed on.She just wanted to know if that was what she actually heard, because she had liked Miller since a long time and wanted to know if she was the only one with those feelings. He had always seemed unreachable because he was the governor's son and she was only the daughter of a maid."Yes, he has always liked to be your friend. What I meant was we can all be friends, right Rob? I mean Stacey is my childhood friend, it's not abnormal if my best friend wants to be friends with her. Let's get going then, we have places to visit," He quickly changed the topic."He's right, that's what he meant, I think we should get going now. I can
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IT'S ALL ABOUT FORGIVENESS PT 3AMUSEMENT PARK, 11AM.Andrew got up from the bench where they were seated and faced Robin, "What sort of question is that? I told you I've never loved Jenna, she has only been a friend of mine, a fellow tool in our parent's quest for continuing business between both families.""Then that's all the more reason why you should look at things from her point of view. She was also forced by her dad to be in a relationship with you, despite her love for Joe and she was just too scared to let anyone know that she didn't like you." Robin said while getting up also."I'm not mad at Jenna, I can understand that she's only a girl and has no other person supporting her after she lost her mum, but Joe is the one I'm mad at. He is a cool guy, the governor's son, the one who gives all of us the best advice and it is just so out of character for him to do something like that, behind my back. If he truly loves Jenna, he should have been brave enough to talk to her dad ab
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AWKWARDNESS AND ACROPHOBIA?AMUSEMENT PARK 12PM.Clara turned to Evans at the sound of that nickname. "What the hell did you just call me?" She asked in a cool voice.With a mocking look, he asked "C, what's wrong with me calling you C? That's not even the question I have for you. Why did you do it? Why did you turn your back on me, on all your friends that summer. Why did you leave London? I want answers, don't sit there looking at me that way.""I don't want you to call me that, my name is Clara and if you are going to sit there and order me around for answers to your stupid questions, then I'd like to take my leave now. Between us both, I think I'm the one who needs answers. I deserve an explanation for your behaviour that summer. You betrayed me and our relationship, you were not there when I needed you. I hate the fact that I have to run into you from time to time because we share common friends, but I'd like to ask you a favour, let this be the last time we talk about the past.
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ONCE AGAINTWO YEARS LATER...ACHIEVERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, 2 PMROBIN'S POVPaying the designated driver, I got out of the car with my handbag and waited for him to get the rest of my luggage from the car trunk.After ensuring that all my things were out, I thanked him before he drove off.Looking at the environment around me, I smiled as I took in the beautiful decorations of AUT. The beauty of this college seemed to have augmented since the last time I was here two years ago.After admiring the college entrance for about two full minutes, I took out my phone to call Stacey. She and I were still in touch even though I was away in London for the past two years.The previous week when I informed her of the fact that I was done with the graphic designing training that Uncle Joe had enrolled me for and that I was gonna be coming back to AUT, she had screamed in unconcealed excitement and promised to pick me up at the school gate when I arrived.When she had said that, I had asked
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RINGS AND KNIVESTHE BEEHIVE ARENA, 12 NOON."Yes, you heard me correctly guys, Robin is more qualified than anyone else to play for us in virtual football. I got to know about her amazing skills on the night of our app launch party. She and I played together and she almost beat me, in fact, we eventually settled at equal scores. I think she was going easy on me that night. You know me, I'm not the type to admit that anyone else is better than me, so it takes a lot of courage for me to give Robin this role. If there's anyone who isn't in support of this, please indicate," Andrew said seriously."Jack has told me about her amazing skills, but I never thought she could beat you at your best sport, Drew. If you think she's good, then she must be." Miller teased while laughing."Shut up Mill," Joe playfully hit Miller's shoulder while laughing."Team leaders from The Gators, The Believe Team and Team Ice, please bring your players to the tournament corner. The tournament for third place w
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ROBIN?"And 1. Programmers, please proceed. You have thirty-five minutes to finish all fifty questions. Remember to use at least forty seconds for each question," Alan announced.The Bravers as well as other teams quickly gathered around three computers and started working on the first ten questions.Andrew sat in front of the system for problem-solving while the other Bravers sat behind the two other systems for offence and defence."It seems like Andrew Grey's team are more relaxed this year and their speed this time is also very good," Linda, one of the commentators remarked."Yes, you're right Linda. Oh, wait, it seems like Team Ice is trying to launch an attack on The Braves, but of cause they are quick enough to defend it. It seems like The Bravers came in very prepared!" Alex, the other commentator replied.Robin watched Andrew from where she and the other Bravers sat and never before had she felt so tensed. She watched the frown of concentration on Andrew's face as he solved t
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COMPETITIVE PROGRAMMINGTHE BEEHIVE ARENA, 11 PM"Why do I feel like Max is gonna retaliate violently?" Robin asked fearfully.The look Andrew gave her had her shivering on the inside."He can't do anything, don't worry about him," Andrew replied, holding her hand."Okay ladies and gentlemen, with that settled, I believe we can all continue with the competition. Bravers, you're free to go back to your seats, thank you. We've wasted enough time indeed," Vanessa said after The Storm Team alongside Harry was led out of the arena."Now that The Storm Team is out of the competition, we have only nine teams left. Jeffery Michaels will give us a report on the top leaders of the first round. This round has a total of thirty points and the next one has a total of forty points. Any team that fails to make up to fifty points from the first two rounds added together, would not qualify for the final round. Are you guys excited to find out which team has won this popularity round?" Alan asked."Yes
THE CONQUEST LIST CHAPTER SEVENTY
DISQUALIFIEDTHE BRAVES WAITING ROOM, 10:40 AM"You guys can't let this happen to me. Andrew, you can't let them take me away. I've been your friend for such a long time, you can't do this to me!" Harry shouted as the security guards took him by the arms and dragged him away."What do you think they're gonna do to him?" Robin asked I'm fear."It's definitely gonna be what he deserves," Roberto replied.★★★★★THE BEEHIVE ARENAMax Reed was also dragged up to the stage for questioning and Camila couldn't sit put while her nephew was being maltreated, so she stood up and asked, "Who do you think you're dragging that way? Max is my nephew and I have the feeling that he has been set up by someone. I'm sure that Robin Stevens must have set Max up, she was the one who sold those ideas to him. There must be a mix up somewhere!""Miss Reed I advise you to have your seat and stop giving those remarks. We all just saw the video where your nephew and another student from AUT was talking about how
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DAY 1 ONCE AGAINTHE BRAVES WAITING ROOM, 10:00 AMRobin stepped back from Harry and said, "Let's all go out now. It's 10:00 AM already."Why didn't I get a hug?" Harry frowned."That's because you don't deserve it," Robin replied tartly."Ladies and gentlemen, we welcome you once again to The Regional Gaming Competition. As you all know, the competition was scheduled for last week, but due to some misunderstandings, it had to be postponed to this week. Who is excited?" Alan's voice came booming from all the speakers in the arena."I am!" The fans replied, excitedly."The competition has started, can you please keep quiet?" Robin frowned and then all The Bravers focused their attention on the large LED TV in the room, which showed what was happening on stage.★★★★★★THE BEEHIVE ARENA, 10:02 AMThe fans showed their excitement when the camera focused on their corner as they sprayed confetti and raised thundersticks to cheer their preferred teams on. Some even raised banners with the na
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PAPER BAGS AND GUMMY BEARSTHE BEEHIVE ARENA, 9:30 AM"Babe, check out who's here to cheer us on!" Andrew said with a smile when Robin opened the door of the room reserved for her in the arena.The competition was to begin in thirty minutes time and all gamers had been given rooms to rest and practice in.She had been working on her increasing the speed of her programming skills. The previous day after the meeting, Harry left, saying he could practice well enough on his own.That left Andrew ensuring that all The Bravers played virtual football matches against one another in pairs. They also made some amendments to Campus Silence, Love Run and SAFE.Robin was indeed tired due to the constant training sessions they all went through all night long and now even with bags under her eyes, she was still very much excited to compete."Who is it?" She asked while rubbing her eyes tiredly after letting Andrew in.Jack then walked into the room with a huge smile and said in a rush, "Hi my cutes
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REVELATIONSANDREW'S APARTMENT, 12:30 PM"What do you think? Of course, you have to apologize to her. I told you she was innocent, but you just won't listen," Stanley said.Looking down at her phone with a smile, Robin read the text message Andrew sent to her.MESSAGE DETAILS: Get everyone seated, we're in the parking lot now. Harry shouldn't suspect anything when we walk into the house."Okay, Riley, Gabe, Sophie and Brie, you all have to go downstairs. Andrew and Harry will be here any minute from now. Everyone, please be quiet, okay?" Robin told them all.After they had all relaxed in their seats and pretended like they were discussing other club related matters, Andrew and Harry walked into the room.Fiddling with his glasses, Harry said, "Sorry that I'm late guys. So what system do I use? I think we need to work on our speed first. I noticed most of us are quite slow in comparison with the other teams."Taking a seat in the swivel chair with President written on it, Andrew replie
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DEALSANDREW'S APARTMENT, 12PMRobin spent the rest of the morning after church, preparing light snacks and refreshments for The Bravers alongside Sophie and Gabrielle.The rest of Andrew's family had gone home to rest so that they could make it early to The Beehive Arena, the next day for the competition."You see how good they turned out? I told you I make the best hors d'oeuvres in New York City," Gabrielle bragged."Oh please Brie, my cupcakes taste much better than your ridiculous h'ors d'oeuvres which I just can't stop eating," Robin retorted before sneaking another samosa into her mouth."Why do you keep eating them then?" Gabrielle laughed.Beating Robin's hand, Sophie said, "You think her hors d'oeuvres are ridiculous, but you keep eating them. At this rate, there'd be nothing left for us to serve the club members.""Ouch that hurt, Soph. You're just jealous because you haven't been away to eat any of hers yet. I love your punch and cocktails though, the taste is very differe
