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“I want to talk to you.” Gavin stopped my path by blocking it.The little chit-chat I had with Celine was concluded following her announcement of the good news. They were expecting. Gavin Astor and Celine Alonso were on their way to embrace parenthood. I didn’t speak much, or should I say words didn’t come out of my mouth, or should I say my brain completely zoned out after hearing the joyful news? Which one to choose? Well, that was a brilliant question indeed, but for me, that would be only a waste of time.Coming back to Gavin’s life or allowing him to be a part of my life once again would be one of the foolish decisions to take, which I wasn’t planning to do in any way. I learned a pretty solid lesson from my past and didn’t plan to make the same mistake once again.I avoided Gavin as much as I could, and I’d grown suspicious of him in the last half hour. What I left here for him to say? He had already impregnated his former lover; they were getting married in the next ten days; a
Marriage of Deception Gavin
“You aren’t picking up my calls. Is there anything wrong?” Dad asked me.“Nothing. I wasn’t in the mood to hear the same story again and again. That was all.” I signed the last page of the document that Lily gave me this morning.The only task my father could think of these days was how to break up this wedding, or should I say, how to rescue your son from the woman you hated. It had nothing to do with me but more with his taste. I couldn’t recall a moment where my father had shown any sort of affection to Celine or given his consent to our friendship.My Dad was friends with Celine’s family for more than two decades. The two families shared a tight-knit sort of relationship even before I came into this world. My dad saw this girl from the moment she was born until now. My father, surprisingly, saw this girl at each stage of her life. At this rate, anyone would have fallen in love with that kid, not just my father.He was affectionate with Celine when she was a kid, but that affection
Marriage of Deception Gavin
“What the fuck is wrong with you?” I heard a male voice screaming as soon as I set foot inside the house. “Did you fucking lose your mind?”“Perhaps I did. Why the hell do you care? Whatever I am doing is my business. I don’t see why you are getting so hyped up about the entire thing. Relax, dude, and let me do my job.”And that was my future wife, Celine’s, voice. So the male voice that I was thinking was coming from the TV was wrong. It was my friend Dean who was screaming at Celine like a caveman. I didn’t think much or ask myself a thousand questions like what he was doing here alone with Celine. Were they still sleeping together? Blah blah blah. What was the point of all these questions when there would be no clarity?I went through this once, and this time I was tired as fuck. Even if these two were sleeping all over California or fucking in this house, I wouldn’t give a damn.They were in the living room; I was able to see them from the main gate of the house, but nothing when
Marriage of Deception Lauren
After I took this wedding project in hand, Dorthy was all over me, however, she was more affectionate with me, which was a rare scenario to watch when it came to this heatless money-earning machine. She showered me with all sorts of facilities, from food to a car. The one car that she assigned for me, so I could reach the wedding venue, which was an hour from my hotel. It was a gracious gesture from her, especially since with Joy I really needed something more than the bus.Every morning the car arrived at my hotel sharp at 9. This morning was usual too, despite that, there was an oddity in everything. I was enjoying the morning in California like always, when the car stopped at the traffic light, that was when a human being stood a few feet away from me. The man was all covered in black; a black hoodie, cap, and pants, and there was a woman with him. I knew it was my sister Ashlee.Although I figured out the female, I was having a hard time seeing who her friend was however; I had an
Marriage of Deception Lauren
Twelve Years LaterDays passed, then months, and then, suddenly, a year, as did my life. In the meantime, nothing special happened, nor did my life face something that blew my mind. I was living the same life with the same people around me until I saw Knox once again. This time, he was with a girl.I was working in a restaurant as a waitress for a month. This was my new job, which I was doing alongside the convenience store and the fast-food joint. The money was good, but I was saving for my future, for college. It was up to me to fulfill my dream at that time as my parents couldn’t afford to do that. There was hardly anyone who helped me in this life, and I never asked for it. Working my ass off for money to buy food was my motto, and I aced that from a pretty young age.I was working my shift one night, serving food, taking orders, and smiling at strangers. I was done serving food to a group of friends when a voice entered my system, which froze my blood along with freezing me on th
Marriage of Deception Lauren
Twelve Years LaterOver the next week, Knox and I fell into a routine that wasn’t doing good for any of us. While he didn’t have a job, I was doing whatever I could with the given situation. I was going to school, but there wasn’t a single time when I was doing homework or assignments that I needed to submit to the finals. Even my grades were going down, which was terrifying. My teachers were worried about my future. The straight-A student was getting a B, and a C wasn’t a piece of good news for anyone. The three jobs that I had thankfully stayed with me due to Knox’s constant visits to my workplace painted me red in the eyes of my employer. One evening, Teddy, my convenience store owner, pulled me aside and asked me what I was doing with that boy.“He is a friend,” I replied.“He doesn’t look like someone with whom you spend time,” he said, frowning.“Looks aren’t everything, Teddy. You can’t judge a person based solely on the tattoos on their hands,” I said, smiling.“So, you are
Marriage of Deception Lauren
Twelve Years AgoI blocked Knox from my life with a perfect plan which I thought was solid. I changed the schedules of all the part-time jobs I had at that time. The school was what I began to give importance to more than anything in my life at that point. The main reason for that was to improve my grades. By the next exam, I was back on top, the top girl in the school with 98% marks in all the subjects, which put a smile on my mum’s face, and seeing her being proud felt worth all the sleepless nights I spent studying.Knox didn’t cross his path with me for the next six months. After I left his house and came back to mine, he followed me everywhere I went. From my school to my workplace, he was standing outside every place I went. It was embarrassing when people whispered about seeing the notorious boy of the town waiting for me every single day for a week straight. I was already the weirdo in the eyes of my classmates, and seeing me with Knox, the notorious boy of the town, was only
Marriage of Deception Lauren
Eleven Years AgoMy mother never liked Knox. During the time I was dating him, although it started with a threat, however, over time we both became inseparable. My family was aware of the twenty-two-year-old boy I was dating, but they never approved of my choice. While my mother stayed quiet the first few times Knox visited our house for dinner or picked me up, it was my father whose anger flew over the bridge every time he saw Knox. Dad hated him so much that one time he kicked Knox out of our house.It was during Thanksgiving. Knox wanted to spend that time with me alone in his warehouse, but it was my mother who made it clear that if I didn’t stay for Thanksgiving dinner, I wouldn’t be allowed to return home. So, I convinced Knox to spend time with me at my parent’s house, which he refused several times. It was my endless nagging that forced him to change his mind. He didn’t change his damn mind, he just lost the game of a nag that I was playing with him at that moment.The next da
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