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Thea slowly walked down the corridor as if the VIP reserved ward was her property. She looked around for a bit then as soon as she saw the door number before her, she paused taking a deep breath. A tremor passed through her as she readied herself to meet the person beyond that door. Her uncle. The man who was greedy enough to steal money from his sister’s charity program.She slightly knocked and opened the door not bothering to wait for an answer. As she stepped inside, she found two men sitting there on the table cutting down some fancy meat as they spoke.It seems like she interrupted them.Even Better….“Oh my! I thought that you would be alone… It seems like I interrupted…” She said in the same formal way she addressed her grandfather in public.It was a convenient way of speaking when she thought about it. It bellied familiarity and closeness, but it didn’t lack the politeness expected by their society.“And who might you be?” The man at the right said whom she knew was her un
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“I can’t believe he told you that! What a jerk,” Pen said as she huffed and Peter gave her a tolerant smile.“It’s to be expected. It’s not like he didn’t know what was the money he took for,” He told her and Thea nodded.“The man has no regrets about what he did whatsoever. And what makes me even more frustrated is the fact that he is going to get away with everything he did. Those students would have to withdraw their applications soon,” She said with a deep sigh and Pen put her hand on top of hers.“We will find a solution…” She reassured her.“I know that we will be able to find a solution. But I’m afraid that it’s going to be too late by then,” She said and Pen sighed.“This is depressing…” She complained and Peter scoffed.“Tell me about it,” He said.“How’s the legal procedures going?” Thea asked him,“With what we have right now, there’s only a slim chance that we will win the case, but it’s going to take months to get some results. I don’t think we should rely on this road to
His Defiant Bride Three Questions
“So, let me ask my first question,” Lucian said leaning forward on his seat as soon as the waiter left their table.“Alright,” She said, “What is it that you want to know so much from me?”“Is there someone in your life right now, or someone you have your eyes on romantically speaking?” He asked and Thea wanted to be surprised at that question but she honestly wasn’t.Lucian had been digging into that part of her life persistently since they met and Thea was wondering when he was going to get tired of it.“I don’t have anyone like that and I don’t intend of making one either…” She answered sipping from her champagne feeling a bit disappointed.What had she expected from him?What kind of question was she waiting for…“Hmmm,” He hummed seeming quite satisfied with her answer as he passed the tip of his finger over his wine glass like. Somehow, the scene was so erotic and sexy under the golden light lighting the restaurant that Thea had to take a deep breath.The man could simply breath
His Defiant Bride Proposal
“How did you know about this?” Thea asked her voice coming out hard and defensive. Lucian smiled at her and leaned back with a satisfied grin on his face. He caught her. And he knew it… “Let’s just say that I have my own network.” He said, “As soon as I heard your lectures, I knew that you were the head behind ‘Boundless’. The best outreach program in the country.” He announced, his praise sounding like nails grating against glass to her ears. He could distinguish this merely from her voice. She knew she should have had someone else teach those online lessons for the program. Now her identity was out there. If Lucian unmasked her, who knew who else would be able to tell who she was? “Is this why you came to my lectures?” She asked feeling her skin prickle and somehow the room grew smaller around them. Since when did the restaurant feel so empty? Since when did his gaze turn from sexy to terrifying? Or was it always like this and she was only too intoxicated to realize it?
His Defiant Bride Lucian's POV 1
Lucian silently watched as Thea walked into her house closing the door behind her, then he started his car and drove away from the house trying not to clench the steering wheel so hard.He screwed up… He screwed up big time and he needed to do some damage control.With the way things are right now, he would be lucky if she agrees to remain his friend from now on. Not to mention his wife…Anger rose within him as he remembered her face when he mentioned “Boundless”. He had underestimated the hold that program had on her. It was almost a dirty move to play on her seeing how she reacted.Damn, he even reduced her to tears and managed to wound her pride twice since they met. What kind of screwed-up plan was he following?!Lucian sped up the road heading toward the coast. He needed to clear his head a little. Maybe that would help. Or maybe it won’t and he would keep screwing things up with her.As he reached the place, his phone rang and he sighed looking at the screen.“It’s a total bu
His Defiant Bride Lucian's POV 2
Lucian slowly helped the woman into the bench noting how pale she still was. He was worried that her condition might be more serious than they anticipated. If only she would let him take her to the hospital. But he could tell that she was a highly stubborn person and tied not to get on her bad side by insisting. He watched as she rubbed her stomach for a few moments then an Idea sprung to his mind. “Give me a minute. I will park my car and be right back,” He told her and jigged off toward his car which was still blocking the empty street. Hurriedly parking the car near the portable coffee shop at the end of the park, he got off and quickly made his order. Maybe this will help settle her down a little bit if his guess is right. If it doesn’t, he will take her to the hospital. He watched from afar as he walked toward her. She pressed her hand against her mouth and her body convulsed as if she was trying to stop herself from dryheaving. Yupp… This was definitely what he thought it
His Defiant Bride Lucian's POV 3
“I am sorry to keep you waiting,” Lucian said as he made his way into the dean’s office.The older man looked up at him through his rimmed glasses and smiled.“That’s quite alright, I heard the details from James. Sorry that my granddaughter caused you so much trouble,” He said standing up and shaking his hand,Lucian was taken aback for a moment. Lucian barely got the information that the woman he met was the dean’s granddaughter. As expected for a man who runs the campus.He needed to be wary of him.“Not at all. I am glad that she seems to be doing well now,” Lucian answered with a professional smile.“Well then, let’s finally talk about this program. I can see that you finally made it happen.” “Yes, It took a few years of work. But we can finally sign on it…” Lucian said with a smile.“Although we might be signing on it. Research is a long time commitment, don’t expect too much too soon.” The dean said eyeing him with a serious look on his face and Lucian then smiled at him.“Thi
His Defiant Bride Lucian's POV 4
A few days later, Lucian found himself sitting in the lecture hall, staring at Thea as she animatedly explained how the relations between cells work to an engaged audience.He had known that he was late for the meeting and Haden had filled him in before disappearing off with that other professor.But he still wanted to come for the chance of meeting her again. She was already nominated by her seniors to lead the project. And from what he heard, this class wasn’t even hers to teach, and she was informed to fill in last minute. Something he learned from the receptionist who looked concerned after talking to her department head.Clearly, the man had a problem with not being chosen as the lead researcher for this project and was playing silly games on Thea. She didn’t look like she was filling in though. She was completely in her element.He looked around the hall for a few moments, he could note a few male students whose eyes followed her around like lost puppies. He was pretty sure that
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