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Emotional Damage

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last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-10-15 09:21:53

Since childhood, Esther had never been raised to be an expressive woman. She was trained to keep her face composed, her expressions carefully managed whenever she was among others. It was no surprise, then, that when she recognized the girl Derek had pointed out as someone she actually knew from campus, she forced herself to remain perfectly calm. Unlike Derek, who immediately walked toward them, Esther seized that moment to slip away. With the striking outfit she wore tonight, Gaara would notice her far too quickly if she stayed. So instead of following her father’s instruction to join them at the bar once she and Derek were done, Esther chose to escape toward the ladies’ room.

She took a long, steadying breath, knowing it would be foolish to head to the bar alone without Derek. Their parents would only ask questions about where the young man had gone, and Esther had no patience for such an interrogation.

When she finally stepped out of the restroom, having shaken off at least some o
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  • Chained To My Bad Boy's Wild Love   Complicated

    Esther winced when she felt something rather hard hit her shoulder. She turned around and found a bundle of wool yarn lying near her chair. The girl frowned briefly before glancing at Elise, who was grinning at her. In an instant, Esther understood the situation.She picked up the bundle of yarn, then handed it to someone sitting directly behind her seat. “Could you please pass this to Elise?” she asked politely.The person she asked nodded before handing the bundle to the person behind them. Esther turned back to the front and refocused on the lecturer, who was still explaining the lesson that day.Perhaps Elise was simply bored, and when she saw Esther’s back right in front of her eyes, she decided to use it as a target for her little throwing game. Once, twice, Esther still tried to be patient. After all, she was just a normal human being with limited patience and temper. Even though it was nothing compared to what she had endured before, it still disturbed her concentration.The m

  • Chained To My Bad Boy's Wild Love   Helpless Anger

    Without waiting for the clinic staff to return, Esther decided to treat herself. Using the little knowledge she had about first aid, she cleaned her face, scrubbing away the traces of blood and tears that made her reflection look so pale and pitiful. When she finally looked somewhat presentable, she let out a shaky sigh and hurried toward the lockers to grab her accounting textbook.Ms. Anna, her accounting lecturer, was known for her strictness and her merciless intolerance for tardiness. Esther could already imagine the woman’s sharp eyes narrowing at her the moment she stepped into the classroom late.At least she had this handkerchief, she thought bitterly. A bloodstained one, but still proof of her excuse if she was questioned.But the moment she opened her locker, her heart stopped.Everything inside was gone.Her books, her notes, her pencil case every single thing she’d left there had disappeared. For a split second, her mind went blank before a dozen ugly possibilities began

  • Chained To My Bad Boy's Wild Love   Gaara's Apologize

    All along the corridor leading to the campus clinic, chaos followed in their wake. The moment they passed, whispers erupted like a wave, hands flew up to cover shocked mouths, and wide-eyed stares trailed after them. It was, by far, the dominant reaction Esther saw dozens of students gaping in disbelief as Gaara carried her over his shoulder as if she were a sack of rice.The man at the center of all that attention, however, couldn’t have cared less.Esther, on the other hand, was mortified. She had covered her face from the very beginning, wishing the floor would open up and swallow her whole. She had never liked being the center of attention, and now, every single pair of eyes seemed fixed on her and on him.Things got even worse when, without warning, Gaara shifted his hold. One smooth motion, and suddenly Esther found herself cradled in his arms like a bride. Her heart leapt to her throat.“Gaara, you can put me down here. I can walk by myself,” she squeaked, repeating the same pl

  • Chained To My Bad Boy's Wild Love   What's Going On Between Esther, Gaara, & Vinson?

    The man’s chiseled face hardened instantly.Meanwhile, Esther lowered her head, avoiding everyone’s gaze.Beside Nelsy, Vinson seemed to be suppressing a laugh. To him alone, Esther’s face looked comical. But to the other three in the room, the sight of her face smeared with blood and tears evoked a mix of emotions—worry, fear, and above all, anger.Nelsy stomped on Vinson’s shoe and glared at him fiercely.“Stop laughing! There’s nothing funny about this,” she hissed.The look of fear on Derek’s face was undeniable, and guilt quickly followed.“Oh God, I’m so sorry, Esther,” said the blond young man, grimacing. “Please, don’t hold a grudge against me. And don’t tell my parents, I beg you,” he added, bowing slightly in a gesture of remorse.“Enough…” Esther murmured, covering her nose, afraid that more blood would start flowing.“Yeah, enough, Derek. She’s not dead anyway,” Vinson muttered, earning himself another hard stomp from Nelsy.“You need to go to the clinic now,” Gaara said s

  • Chained To My Bad Boy's Wild Love   Let's be Friends

    “Wow… that’s not the kind of remark I ever expected to hear from you.” Nelsy gave a soft chuckle.Yet only a moment later, she fell silent again, her gaze drifting back to the figures who had caught both of their attentions. Esther’s eyes lingered on Gaara, while Nelsy, despite having just ridiculed Vinson, still revealed whether she liked it or not that a trace of feeling remained for the boy she once loved. Anyone with eyes could see it.“By the way, why are you alone, Nelsy?” Esther suddenly asked. She had noticed it from the very beginning, the moment the blonde girl had approached her, and secretly she already held her own answer.“I don’t know…” Nelsy sighed, turning her face back toward Esther. “It feels like the people who used to surround me don’t really… like my presence anymore. I guess the only reason I had so many friends and all that attention was because I was Vinson’s girlfriend. Now that I’m no longer ‘Mrs. Vinson’…” She let out a bitter little laugh, pausing as if th

  • Chained To My Bad Boy's Wild Love   Cover Up

    No. Impossible. Esther refused to die so foolishly. She would not leave this world before living the life she dreamed of, before reaching the future she longed for. She had to find a way to tame Gaara Maxwell.So with the last of her strength, she acted on instinct. Esther pressed her lips against his, a desperate, reckless kiss that shocked him enough to loosen his hold. Seizing the moment, she bit down hard, forcing him to break away with a curse.His grip faltered, and she twisted free, shoving him back with every ounce of power left in her trembling body. Her legs nearly buckled, and she crumpled onto the cold floor, lungs burning as if she had been starved of air for a lifetime. A raw sob escaped her as oxygen flooded back into her chest, the sheer relief unraveling her composure.Gaara staggered, pain flashing across his face, but then he froze. He stood there, staring at the girl trembling, crying openly before him. Something heavy and corrosive sank into him, stripping away th

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