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Eleven
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Marriage Bargain Twelve
I stared at myself in the mirror, wearing a dress that Mikaella chose.Zach had left after consuming the juice, and an hour later Mikaella came telling me about the invitation and dragging me to the local shop to look for a dress.It is an amber strapless gown, and Mika wraps it around in a chignon bun, and I apply light makeup but she redoes it because it doesn't suit me. I paired it with cream wedges that matched the complexion of my skin and the dress.But I've been restless for a while, so it's going to be official. And I want to withdraw but remembering Zach's words, I feel guilty for what I am doing now.Why can't Grandma tell them the truth about Cairen? But I know the answer, they want Cairen not me. I blink away the tears in my eyes and get out of my room before tears decide on their own out of my will.When I got off the threshold, my parents were already there. My mother was looking beautiful with her square neckline long sleeve blue dress. Her hair has a long wispy front. W
Marriage Bargain Thirteen
My thoughts were outside the glass window of the café. Will Evan come? I’m not sure. Maybe he changed his mind. It’s been three days since Zach and I saw each other after the engagement party; that was the last time. We should meet when he has to make his date with Grace. I took a deep breath and almost finished the watermelon juice I had bought. He’s not really coming. Why should I hope he would come when he said we would meet? I get on my feet and grab my juice. More customers were coming, and what was quiet earlier was now noisy. He looked up at the door, and from there, Evan entered with a hurried walk, and he was sweaty. I stopped walking away from the table. Our eyes meet. “Sorry, Cairen, if I’m just now. I just arrived in town.” “It’s okay,” I said, ignoring that I had been waiting for almost an hour. “Have you been here before?” he asked, sitting on the chair across from me. “Yes, but I understand, Evan,” I said with a smile. If it were just me, I would really confess to t
Marriage Bargain Fourteen
"Is this a date?" Zach asks, smirking as he strides and stops at our table. He grabs the chair at the next table where an adult man is sitting alone. His gaze fleeted at Zach before continuing eating his pizza.Zach sat next to me, and looked between us. Waiting."What does it matter to you if we are having a date?" Evan answered, strained. He doesn't like Zach, and the feeling is mutual with Zach.I clear my throat, and say something but Zach quips, "It is impossible a date for Cairen won't be having a date with her friend. He may rather choose my brother than you in that regard.”My eyes widened and looked at Zach. So Zach knew of Cairen's feelings for her brother. And Evan knows Grace as well. Except me. I taste the bitterness of the realization.Why would Cairen have feelings for Zach's brother? What did Cairen see with that man? Well, Gio is handsome but I don't see my twin liking anyone like him but rather to Evan.Evan glared at Zach with his hardened expression, and tense jaw.
Marriage Bargain Fifteen
I looked around the university, searching for the familiar face of Evan, and it's been a week. Earlier I accompanied Mikaella to the airport with my parents. Mika was complaining to her father about why she needed to get home and begging Uncle Tyrone to extend her vacation.But Uncle had enough. Who would not know his daughter wasted money again in a week? She had wasted millions on shopping. I told her to stop being a shopaholic, but she did not listen.And she was grounded with her frozen account and card. I shook my head, remembering what happened, and I couldn't blame Uncle Tyrone for his decision. If I were him, I should have punished Mika more harshly.Evan called me last night to meet him at Natel University, and here I am. He has a summer class, but I don't know why we need to meet here at the university.I sat on the bench on the ground under the trunk of a tree that encircled the vast land in the middle front of the university. In front of me was a five-story building, and on
Marriage Bargain Sixteen
"No, I changed course. It's business."“Business?” Grace lowers her voice. “Why would you choose business? It's... unlikely you will choose that course. Why?”Why? Even Grandma asked me the same question. But I want to be a businesswoman, have my own business selling my own brand of clothes and designs. I never told Grandma that I study two courses every semester. I want to surprise her when I graduate."Yes, it's just because I want my own business and know how to manage it. Isn't it interesting?” I looked at Grace and Zach."I don't see business as interesting, and we have the same course, Cairen," Zach was the one who answered. “It's so boring but enjoyable when you gain profits. You know it's about profits and how to manage your money. Like gambling.”Is it boring? I didn't like Zach's opinion on the matter. “For you, it's boring, and it's more than profit and managing money. But the course helps me in my decision and taking risks,” I stated, and my eyes narrowed seeing his lopside
Marriage Bargain Seventeen
I stared at Giovanni sitting on the couch, roaming his eyes around, I had no plan to let him in, but he went inside like he had right going inside. "Are you staying here?" he asked, stopping to look at me standing at the door. I don't know what to do, stay rooted here or depart to my room. Ah! I didn't ask why he was there. "Yes, and why are you here?" I asked, folding my arms. His face scowled, and he looked away from me. "I want to have a talk with Zach. Where is he?" His voice strained with his tensed jaw. What did I do to make him angry like that? "Somewhere partying or whatever life he is doing," I answered in complete sarcasm. "Now you just realized what kind of Zach, and still you choose him. Like how he poisoned Grandfather's mind," he gruffed. I saw his hand fisted and his eyes burning on the poor cushion across him, lying silently on the couch. I raised my eyebrows at what I heard. The brothers really hate each other. It's a good thing Zach wasn't here. If Zach is her
Marriage Bargain Eighteen
"Why are you here?" Zach asked, not letting his grip on me. "Is this your f*cking plan? Is this!" The bottle on his left squeezed, and it burst. The water dripped on the floor. Gio didn't look at him, which made Zach furious. "Zach, stop! You are throwing a tantrum here, being so immature," I remarked and touched his arm, which was rigid, and his veins throbbing in rage. "Can we talk?" I pulled him to the kitchen, and I needed to pull him hard, like a hard cow. He was silent, and he sat on the chair of the kitchen table. Still, his hand is fisted, and I don't know what he's thinking. Jaw clenching, and I am standing there waiting for him to say something. I sighed, not knowing how deep the anger the two had with each other and more than I am confused. "Sit," he ordered, and one chair was on his right. I did and asked if he could take his anger out on his brother. And I was shocked when he grabbed the bottom of the chair and pulled me closer to him. And his head rests on my should
Marriage Bargain Nineteen
What is the biggest thing you ever wanted in one moment? That was to find Hannah and Blake crushing their faces, but no, I am devastated. I was downing the milk tea while I was staring at the children playing on the playground of the park.And one of them noticed my sharp stares, and they whispered what is doing a woman like her sitting on the swing and having a murderous face? They stopped playing and walked away, whispering.Afraid.I didn't go back to the concert, texted Grace I was not feeling well and turned off my phone. My grip on the milk tea tightened, choking it.Zach's words were repeating in my head like a broken cassette tape. She did everything to dump his girlfriend! That woman was a temptress! She looks like an angel but with two horns and a triad. Fortunately, Zach called his cousin and lied to her that she was needed at his grandfather's house.Zach told me his help wasn't free and was in exchange for something he had never told me. I took a deep breath, gritting my
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