oh, wow! can't believe he kissed her! so, how about Tristan? hmm, we'll see the next chapter.
Tristan waited in front of Clarice's apartment as he walked back and forth. He felt he had to protect her because, after all, he had met her and liked her from the first moment he met her. But this time, he couldn't do much considering the man Clarice was with was the man who had everything. Even Joshua could bankrupt his apartment or take it over, maybe not only that but the whole business Tristan was working on could fall into his hands also. He hated that he could do nothing but wait. There was no answer also when he called Clarice. And on his watch, he saw that it was eleven o'clock at night, but Clarice hadn't returned. Tristan crouched in front of her room, waiting for some time until he finally saw Clarice appear. She looked startled to see him in front of her room, paused for a moment, then resumed her walk. Her eyes were swollen, evidence that Clarice had been crying recently or at least a few hours ago. Tristan looked at her as he stood up. "Clarice … " he called.
Three days with Tristan ... never before had Clarice been so close to a man she had only met since the death of her boyfriend. Tristan was gentle with a much different character than when they first met. He didn’t show much of a caring side, but he understood what Clarice needed. Three days with Tristan could even make Clarice slowly accept Joel's death. But Clarice still considered Joel her boyfriend because she still loved him so much. She could only accept his death with the little she felt. Now, there were four days left when she would face Joshua again. She felt so heavy to face him, especially with her closeness with Tristan just now. It felt like she was betraying him even though they were not in a relationship. Tristan kept asking if Joshua was seeing her or not, but Clarice always replied that Joshua wasn't seeing her, which was true. Joshua had promised Clarice that he wouldn't see her until the week was up. "I won't see you for a week until you come and tell me your
Clarice woke up from her sleep when she realized that she had been sleeping on the sofa all night. She blinked her eyes and gathered her strength before moving to do some activities. That day was her day off, she should have been able to wake up later, but somehow she woke up so early that she couldn't go back to sleep. The gift Joshua had given her was still in her hand and she had unconsciously carried it with her all night to sleep. When she realized it, she put it away and then stood up from the sofa while stretching her muscles. "It's a nice day, but I don't know what to do today," she said, as she opened the balcony window of her room. Clarice made coffee for the first time in her apartment. Clarice's late boyfriend used to drink Joel's specialty coffee, but now she was going to carry on Joel's activities, knowing that coffee wasn't as bad as she thought. While waiting for the coffee machine to start, Clarice tidied up her apartment, which she found quite messy. She was us
Tristan's words were no joke to Clarice. Because Clarice did make a mistake for him, she didn't tell Tristan about Joshua and her university reunion which even had Joshua in it. Somehow Clarice didn't want to tell him and that was what made her feel guilty. "Why are you silent? Did you make a mistake?" asked Tristan who noticed Clarice's silence. Clarice was taken aback. She shook her head quickly, not wanting to create a suspicion that would make her feel even more guilty. "N–no. I–I just miss Joel," Clarice replied, softly. Tristan sighed. Whenever Clarice discussed and mentioned Joel, it made him feel even more jealous and resentful. He knew there was no point in feeling that way when he knew the person she longed for was dead. But it still meant that Clarice still had Joel in her heart. The reason Clarice always used Joel's name was to avoid any suspicion. Because it proved to be true when she saw Tristan's expression when she mentioned Joel's name, he changed. He seemed
"ARE YOU SERIOUS?!" asked Clarice, shocked. She couldn't show her surprise and couldn't deny that the news had completely made her forget about Tristan. Her heart was beating fast just hearing his name mentioned along with the news of his unexpected presence. Clarice had only expected that Joshua would not be able to attend due to his busy schedule, just like in previous years. Even when friends sought him out, he always apologized for his absence. Unless it was because he didn't want to see me with Joel ... Clarice thought. "Are you really surprised by his presence, Clarice?" asked Kristi. "I thought you were surprised because he's Joel's big brother, but I get the feeling there's something else about your expression." Clarice blinked her eyes repeatedly. She bit her lower lip because of her fear that the closer the time got, the more it would seem like she would die of a heart attack. "That's because he's Joel's big brother, yes. But–" "But there's another story between
JOSHUA PULLED CLARICE'S HAND OUT. They were now face to face in a place where their college friends didn't see them, but of course, many of them were curious about what happened to the two of them. "Well, let's talk. What do you want to talk about, Clarice?" asked Joshua, calmly. "Aren't you the one who wanted to talk to me? That was just an excuse for Kristi to leave me, I know you're a man who can't be denied." Joshua smiled wryly. "I don't like you wearing clothes like that." "It's not what I wanted!" "But you can say no. You know, you almost seduced a few guys in there, including ... me." Clarice swallowed. How could she get out of Joshua's sight if it was like this? She didn't even have a change of clothes and she certainly hadn't thought of anything like this. "There's a clothes shop nearby, I'll take you there," Joshua said suddenly. He pulled her hand back to the car park, but this time Clarice stopped him by dismissing his hand. "No!" Joshua's eyes darkened.
SHE STAYED WHERE SHE WAS WHEN SHE HEARD HIS ANNOUNCEMENT. Her expression couldn't lie that she was completely shocked. Although she knew that on the seventh day, she would answer that she would become his wife, but who would have thought that in this reunion event, Joshua had trapped her without her being able to refuse or get angry. Her life has completely changed since Joel's death with Joshua's sudden presence making her unable to move. Plus Clarice had no one but herself and her weakness really couldn't help herself. "C'mon, Clarice ... why are you being so quiet?" Joshua's voice startled her, but she moved closer until she stopped right in front of him with a look that was hard to express, but she was disappointed in him. Joshua's hand slipped around her waist, the first touch Clarice felt, making her body stiff and strange. "Yeah, as you heard. We're engaged and about to get married. I know our engagement is a family affair. But you won't be missing our wedding," Joshua
"Explain to me, Kristi!" said Clarice, grabbing her hand. Right now she just wanted to talk to Kristi, she wanted to know if Kristi knew all about Joshua's plans or not. "I don't know, Clarice. I only found out when Edo told me when Joshua was with you. If I had known from the beginning, I would have told you." Clarice sighed, looking frustrated. She looked away from where Joshua was because she knew he was still watching her. "I'm really stuck and can't do anything!" Kristi felt bad that she couldn't help her friend after seeing how frustrated Clarice was. Everyone here knew how powerful Joshua had always been, of course, they didn't speculate because they knew what Joshua was like. They all even knew that there was something strange about the way Clarice looked at Joshua. Her look of fear towards someone who threatened her. But again, no one could do anything but watch and enjoy the show. "Did he hurt you?" asked Kristi with concern and worried. Clarice shook her head. J