Arthur reached the parking lot and halted the car, then glanced at Ana through the rearview mirror.Ana opened the car's door and stepped out of the car, then ran into the house.For the first time in her life, she didn't greet Mr Reginald, the butler, before walking past him.She ran up the stairs to her room, slammed the door behind her and then let out a shaky breath,Don't cry, Ana. He's not worth your tears. Ana told herself as she fought her tears. This is all for the best. He would never love me back, someone else has his heart, so this is all for the best. Yes. This is all for the best. Good riddance, anyway. I'll surely miss him, but I'll get over him with time.She locked her door and threw herself on the bed, then turned around and stared up at the ceiling.Phew! If only Lincoln were here. She thought to herself. Then I'd be less miserable. It's only been two days of his absence, and it feels like hell already. When he gets married, then what will happen? Yes, Lincoln!She
“Alright, then, that would be the end of today's class. We'll be dealing with the other topic in our next class.” The female professor standing in the middle of the hall shut his textbook and headed out of the class.Students began to rise to their feet and head out of the class.Arthur, who has been standing by the door since the beginning of the class, stepped into the hall and advanced towards Ana, who also rose to her feet.School for the day was officially over, and it was now time to go.She let Arthur pack her stuff for her without uttering a single word to him as she glanced around the lecture hall searching for Hunter who she hadn't seen again since their morning class.Arthur finished packing her stuff into her backpack and then held out his hand to collect her phone.She reached for her phone and handed it over to him. He stepped to the side, allowing her to pass.She walked out of the lecture hall and headed to the parking lot, Arthur following closely behind.In no time,
Now, Ethan's face was not only a mask of shock but also that of fear… an expression Lincoln barely saw… and he hurriedly sprang to his feet and moved to snatch the phone from Lincoln's hand but Lincoln already saw that move coming.He quickly stepped backward avoiding him with precision.“What the hell are you talking about, Lincoln?” The feminine voice on the other line asked.“No!” Ethan mouthed the words desperately.“I don't want to get married to you, Evie!” Lincoln repeated, “I never wanted to. Let's break the engagement.”“Whoa, that's huge!”“Huh?” Both Lincoln and Ethan blurted out in confusion.“I knew it! I knew you never wanted to get married to that bitch!” The feminine voice yelled over the phone and Lincoln's eyes widened in realization as he recognized the voice.That's not Evie!That's Ana!How on earth did he dial the wrong number?Ethan seemed extremely relieved that Lincoln dialed the wrong number but he didn't like that that little brat calling Evie a bitch.“Oh m
“How to get someone to open up to you?”Lincoln typed out the words and hit search.He bit on his lower lip while waiting for the page to load.It finally loaded and he began to read in his mind.*BE VULNERABLE. IF YOU START BY SHARING YOUR FEELINGS, IT WILL CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE…He didn't bother reading the rest of the words and skipped to the other one.He has been vulnerable with Ethan for, like forever now but still nothing.*BE HONEST ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT…“Ugh!” He groaned out, rolling his eyes, then returned his phone to his pocket.None of this would work on Ethan and he knows it.It was stupid of him to search for this kind of thing on the Internet anyway.His phone dinged and he fished out for it, only to find an angry text from Ethan.“Hey, how long are you gonna take a walk for? It's been fucking hours for Christ’s sake! Where the fuck are you?!”He returned his phone to his pocket, deciding not to respond.But then another text dropped.Groaning, he fished for it an
Evie twisted and turned in her bed as she stared up at the white ceiling of her room, completely and utterly bored.Hailey and Taylor were at their various works, as usual, and she was bored to death.She wanted to text Lincoln, who was the only one she texted aside from her two best friends and ask to meet up with him and maybe hang out or go on a date, but Lincoln was at Ethan's penthouse taking of him.She had been scrolling through the Internet for the past hours, but the algorithm was only bringing up boring reels and videos.What's wrong with the algorithm lately?Groaning in exasperation, got off the bed and walked out of her room, then headed to her mom, Kim's room. But to her surprise, she wasn't there.Thinking that her mom had gone to one of her fellow aristocratic housewife friends to catch up on the gossip she missed, she shut the door and returned to her room.There and then, she decided to treat herself nice… take a drive by herself, go to a nice restaurant and eat the
“Am I right?” Andy repeated, chuckling in amusement, “Is Ethan really fucking you?”“You're talking nonsense!” Lincoln spat while maintaining a straight face, “As if!” Then he turned and called the waitress over.“Really? Then why did you look so shocked just now?” Andy pressed further.“Because that was the most ridiculous insinuation I've ever heard,” Lincoln retorted, “How did you even have a thought like that?”Oh God, this guy almost made me have a heart attack! Lincoln thought to himself in utter relief. I thought he knew for sure! Oh my fucking God! That was so fucking terrifying!Andy raised her shoulders in a light shrug, “I don't know, maybe it was because he turned the straightest guys I know in college gay,” He said with a smile.The waitress came over and took their orders.Andy ordered pasta and Lincoln did the same.Lincoln gave him a puzzled look, “What do you mean turned straight guys gay? You don't just turn people gay that's something people are born with.”“That's