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Aiden was laying on his bed that morning when he recalled how pissed and unsettled he had been that week. But asides himself, he thought about Clara and how she must be feeling. If he was still upset, how much more. He had decided to give her space instead of being in her face. But maybe he should actually consider spending time with her. Clara hated him. She wouldn’t want to be anywhere close to him.The week had started with his company discovering a new site with oil. There had been some paperwork to go over, but it wasn’t that bad. A new deal was struck with a company that provides drilling tools even though the meeting was postponed. The week started well even though the announcement was a bad start.His thought drifted to Clara once more. The image of her in that green dress wouldn't leave his head. The green made her eyes pop. He had to admit that Clara was beautiful, and the fact that she totally seemed so unaware of it made him so intriRelated chapters
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CHAPTER 2 Clara could feel her arms itch as the sleeves of her dress scraped against it. She wondered the sort of fabrics they used in making these beautiful yet uncomfortable dresses. Can’t clothing industries use soft clothing materials like that of sweatshirts, cotton trousers and the likes? To top it off, the dresses were freaking heavy! She hated going to parties especially parties with her parents. This particular one was an impromptu and not planned, who holds a party on a Monday evening? Oh, she knows. The Smiths. Unfortunately for her, she had gone home to pick up an old vase from her room. “Sweetheart, I didn’t know you would be coming home today. That’s good. You have to go with me to the Smiths. Your father will meet up after work.” “I'm not prepared to party. I just came to pick a vase up. I will be heading back right now.” “Come on. It is important that you come along.” Her mum stopped in front of her and tuck her red hair behind her ears.
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Since the argument with her mum, everything has been a blur, from deciding what day was best to announce the engagement to the wedding plans. It was so exhausting. Clara got better at being a whole more friendly and accommodating to Aiden. She still struggles with giving a real smile when she sees him, but little progress is still considered progress. The relationship between her parents and her has been a bit strained. She pitied her dad a lot, but she required him to be a man and speak to her. They all rarely talked, and when they did, there were always awkward pauses and conversations. She misses them so much.Clara decided to stay at home today. The last few days have been a roller coaster of emotions coupled with work. Today, she was going to take a break and breathe. At least, that's what the girls said. She was doing some cleaning whether phone rang. On checking the Caller ID and it was Aiden. Clara was beyond surprised, and for whatever reason, her heart began to
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Since her meeting with Aiden's family, Clara had decided to accept and embrace every change as it comes. There was no point in questioning the whole situation since there was no going back. Clara knew she should rather find solutions to every challenge she would encounter along the way. She got to work earlier to cover up for all the time wasted. She had some batch of flowers to deliver today and she had not even started. Alongside that, she was also supposed to plant some flowers seeds that got delivered a week ago. Clara had so much to do. Once she got to her shop, she set the flower display, and did some cleaning up and tending.Being so engrossed in her work, she didn't realize time had gone so fast. Her stomach rumbled signaling that it wanted lunch. After ordering some takeout, her phone rang. It was a call from her mum. She hadn’t been on talking terms with her parents since they dropped the wedding bombshell on her. Clara wondered what news the call could be about.
