We’re evil

~The next morning~

“You should have let us do it my way. All these frustrating things wouldn’t even come up.” Alec uttered with a scoff, shaking his head as he slammed into the couch.

“Can you at least tell me what happened first? Is this about Aurora?” Anita asked worriedly and curiously as she settled next to him. Her heart raced uncontrollably in expectation of his revelation.

“Of course, what else is going to annoy me this much? He has proposed to her! Arthur has f**king proposed to her. He made it official.” Alec answered with anger evident in his voice.

Anita went silent as she reminisced over what she had just heard. For some reason, she wasn’t as troubled as Alec was.

“Why don’t you look mad, right now?” He asked after noticing her countenance.

“Because I think it’s even better this way. If they get married, and I appear to ruin it, then the pain is even more on her. And then you will be there as a shoulder to cry on. It’s amazing!” She answered as she broke into laughte