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You're pretty when you smile
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Partner in Crimeย ย ย Working together
Third Person P.O.VCurling her brows, Aiden runs her hand through her hair drowsily, her mouth opens wide yawning. She sits straight and brushes the few strands of hair on her face behind her ears, her brows furrow curiously when she feels the texture of material around her palm, bringing her hand to view she examines the bandage tied around her palm with a neat bow. The corners of her lips twitch upwards to a spontaneous smile, untying the bandage she stomps to the washroom.The crispy golden brown sandwiches pop out, taking it Riley sets the sandwiches on the plate, he then removes the grizzling omelette from the heated pan, the yolk wobbly on the top in a way that when the knife cuts through it the yellow liquid flows out. The other companion which joins the plate are the fried sausages. He sets the plates on the table along with a glass of grape juice. He takes his seat and fixes his gaze to the guest room door. The next minute his gaze averts and he looks away facing the opposit
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2022-07-17Partner in Crimeย ย ย Working together II
Aiden's P.O.VThe damaged cafe is labelled with no entry strips, we stopped by the road scanning the surrounding trying to find anything which can give a useful piece of information. There is only a couple days left for the trial and we are still unprepared, turning to my left I look at Riley, he pinches the bridge of his nose his forehead wrinkled, his eyebrows curled and his eyes are squinted. He lets out a loud weary sigh and sits straight, his eyes tensed. He faces me and forces a smile.Unlocking the door, I push it open "Come, let's go," I step out and walk ahead."The owner of the shop," I speak when he meets my pace "Do you know him?," I ask as we stop by the shop where Mr. Mintz was stood, the damages are cleaned yet not fixed. "No, I haven't been here," he replies as he steps forward looking inside through the frame of shattered glass."I see," I wander in to the counter table, passing a glance at Riley who watches me curiously I spring off to the opposite side of the large
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2022-07-17Partner in Crimeย ย ย Meeting her mom
โWho are you?,โ The man in suit questions staring right at the two, he gaits and stops in front of them his eyes fixed to Riley.โExcuse me,โ Riley counters, his voice comes out stern and deep, he keeps a step forward erasing the few distance between them.โWho the hell are you?,โ He questions adjusting his tie, he slants his head a bit to the left frowning at the person opposite to him, his brow arched questionably.โIโm the assistant of the her husbandโs lawyer,โ the man smirks exposing his identity.The corner of Rileyโs lips twitches up to a smirk, he chuckles teasingly โIโm the lawyer of her husband,โ he scoffs as he crosses his arms over his chest, watching him amusingly.Aiden stands by the side passing her gaze at Riley and the other man.โYou...,โ He lifts his arm his elbow blows backwards swiftly.Aiden steps forward to defend but she stops, her small eyes expands in surprise. She stares at Riley who stops the large fist, his long fingers digging into the manโs skin. Tighten
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2022-07-17Partner in Crimeย ย ย The first trial
Aiden's P.O.VI tuck in my white blouse to the pink trousers, buttoning up the pants I look straight at my reflection. A slight smile forms on my lips when I hear Lisa still squealing as a kid found her missing favourite toy. She is really head over heels for Riley, the way she jumped forward to welcome him and served him is unlike her. She has been repeating that she is his fan countless times and that ear to ear smile never leaves her face. I put on the blush pink coat, taking a look at myself... It's been quite a time to see myself officially dressed, the image in front of me in that suit... reminds me something...I run my hand through the brief strands as I step closer to the mirror... I'm clueless of why this flashed in my mind but to be honest yet it didn't effect me...Mike...He often tells me that I look splendid in this suit... Splendid?...My foot...That bastard...Thank god I'm haughty of myself that I didn't even feel a thing when he states all rubbish...I gather my hair
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2022-07-17Partner in Crimeย ย ย Feeling different
Third Person P.O.VThe ever silent hall gets filled with chatters, Aiden stacks the plates and turns around to see Blake who takes the glassware from the pantry. The plan of hanging out together in the restaurant was called off because she wanted Harry to join the meal with them as he has been locked in for a long time.Aiden places the plates by the sink "Why is everything dusty? I'll wash these you unpack the takeouts," she rolls up the sleeves of the blazer and opens the tap, she squeezes the dishwasher onto the sponge and begins to clean. "Any help?," Riley enters the kitchen, he walks behind her."Nah, just carry the washed plates to the tab...," The last two letters 'le' stuck in her throat when he unclips her hair, his fingers brush over her skin as he gathers her hair to his hand. Aiden's body freezes her movements stop for a second at his touch, she stares at the water which flows, her eyes forgot to blink. He clips her hair and steps closer his body brushing over hers as
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2022-07-17Partner in Crimeย ย ย The pacing heart
The sun passes through the thick curtains, Riley squints his eyes his long lashes untouch his cheeks. He squeezes his eyes shut and opens again to get a clearer vision, his eyes widens in horror when he comes back to reality. His body fixates as he examines her, Aiden who is sleeping beside him, her body turned to his direction. He remains baffled unknown of what happened, he shuts his eyes immediately acting asleep as he doesn't know how to react when she wakes up and he finds it awkward to be awake first, his mind loading up with wild imagination.He stays motionless for a while waiting till she opens her eyes but his wait is only getting longer. He lifts his eyelids slowly peeking a glance at Aiden, his eager hand touches her face, the finger tips caresses over her skin when he pushes the strands of hair from her face. The corners of his lips slightly moves upwards when he rubs his thumb at the corner of her eyes, he moves closer to her as he swallows the lump in his throat, his
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2022-07-17Partner in Crimeย ย ย Jealous?
Riley's P.O.VCinema theatre?Is she out on a date?Why does this seem kinda unbelievable to me?I look away from the shutter and turn to my right, she focuses on driving her eyes fixed to the side mirror reversing the car to park."Who is your friend?," I ask curiously, my mind still eager to know the owner of the voice which I heard.She remains silent like she never heard me."Is your friend a male or female?," I lean forward in interest.She hits the break and looks at me, her expression enough to convey the message, I purse my lips to a flat line as I move back to unbuckle the seat belt.Why does she always have to be cold with the poker face?I step out the very next second after she closes the door, she walks ahead to the entrance not even once looking over her shoulder to check on me.Did I do something which made her mad?Is she enraged because I'm being a third wheel on her date?The only thing which I'm confused right now is that how can she find someone attractive when I'm
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2022-07-17Partner in Crimeย ย ย Behind the blue irises
Third Person P.O.VThe messy room is clean for once with no clothes around, some ornaments packed in a cardboard box. Riley stands straight after he tapes the boxes, he looks around a smile makes it's way on his lips when he spots the red blinking light at the corner of the room. Dusting his hands he pulls a chair and stands on it, he slowly pulls out the cameras fixed, his phone rings the very next second."Why did you remove the cameras?," Aiden questions as soon as he answers the call."I forgot to inform, I'm moving out," he sighs as he throws the camera to a bag."Where to?,""To my house,""Your house?,""The place where dad was staying, I find it useless to pay the rent with the money in hand,""Hmm, it's the first time I see you making sense," she jokes."I always make sense," Riley scowls, he chuckles when he realises that the call is hung before he spoke.The luxury room is brightened with enormous fascinating lights, the tables arranged with variety of deserts and wine. The
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Partner in Crimeย ย ย The wedding
The hall is crowded with people, Emma walks around everywhere greeting the guests present. The guests are seated around the circular tables on the either sides of the walk leading the podium. Pleasant strains of melody music drifts through the crowd. The walk path is arranged with blue and white roses in a row and straight on the stage stands Riley. He is in a black, single breasted, satin tuxedo with a white wing collar shirt. He adjusts his tie and rubs the back of his neck, his stomach feeling weird. He nibbles on his lower lip staring at the large door, waiting to see her. The smell of fresh flowers fills in the air. The music stops, and all heads turn to face the far end of the walk. The opening to the bridal chorus begins to play. The door opens and there she comes down the isle.Everyone in the crowd stares at her, surprised. Aiden has worn a strapless white wedding gown with white embroidery on her bodice. Rhinestone and pearl beads are sewn on her gown. She also has worn a tw
Partner in Crimeย ย ย When you appeared in my life
~Three months later~Rileyโs P.O. VThe shimmering wet sand sweeps over my bare feet. The drizzling of water and the smell of salt only capture my senses. I stroll ahead closer to the water, letting salt water wash over my ankles. Itโs been three months since the tragic incident and it feels like it happened yesterday.The waves are just like our life. The way time washes over us and every time it does, it makes us stronger as it moistens the dry sand. Time teaches us how to overcome obstacles and it makes us a better version of ourselves.Just like how waves bring along the plants in them, itโs like the people who enter our life. Some stay like how plants attach to the sand, but some leave, like how the water takes it back.I was in a relationship with my university crush and we broke after mom passed away as I didnโt hangout with her months and she initially visited me to inform that she is no longer interested in me. And then itโs Mira. She was my colleague, and we worked on a song
Partner in Crimeย ย ย Her savior
Chapter 40: Her saviorChloe lifts his body and stays on his knees, he grabs her tied hands and pins above her head, he lowers his body over hers, their face close to each other โWhy?,โ he growls, his voice loud enough to scare anyone but not her, she never flinches nor blinks, her eyes looks into his โWhatโs so good about Riley?,โ he grunts โWhy are you choosing him over me?,โ he asks, his tone stern.โYou cannot be compared to him,โ she spits, โYou killed everyone for your own selfishness โ she controls her breath.โBecause they took away whatโs mime,โ his grip on her loosens โThe boy I pushed down from the rooftop in school,โ he moves back and continues, his eyes fixed to her wound โHe stole the watch which mom gave me,โ he says, he lifts her shirt and balls the material in his hand โYou know how much I worked hard to take over the company,โ he places the material on her wound and applies gentle pressures on it, Aiden looks down at his side features, her ears only on him โMy father
Partner in Crimeย ย ย Is it because I love you?
The sound of the phone text notification finally gets into her ears, her heavy eyelids lift slowly. She runs her hands through her messy hair and sits straight, her dull eyes look around the empty hall. The phone beeps again. A low weary sigh leaves her lips, Aiden stands and walks to the shelf. Her brows meet looking at the phone screen, an unknown number. She clicks on the message, a current location shared: the underground parking of her apartment.She checks on Emma, a slight smile makes itโs way on her lips to see Emma asleep peacefully. She puts on her shoes and leaves with her phone. The underground parking was closed for a couple of weeks due to construction, the dark alley is brightened with one or two lights which makes the large space dim, some places pitch dark. Aiden holds her phone in the air, with the torch on. She walks through the exit door of the apartment, her eyes observe her surrounding.She doesnโt know the sender of the message but decided to face the music as s
Partner in Crimeย ย ย Bold like her
A fond smile sweeps across Rileyโs lips, he rubs her knuckles with his thumb, her hand in his. His fixed on her sleeping face, he smiles wide when some strands of hair falls over her face kissing her cheek. He moves his bent legs closer to the sofa where Aiden is laid, his fingers brush her, hair away from her face and tucks behind her ear. โYour dad was right,โ he says, his voice low and gentle โYou are ironically weak inside,โ he moves his head closer, his lips softly lands on her forehead. A kiss on the forehead has many reasons and the most affectionate kiss than a kiss on the cheek and lip. It means I will protect you, Iโll be by your side and I will care for you.His phone rings, immediately he grabs it from the short table and mites it, taking another last glance at her, he stands and walks out.โThe person who killed Johnson is released,โ Eric reports as soon as the call in answered.โAre you following him?,โ Riley asks, his thumb cracking the other four fingers.โYes,
Partner in Crimeย ย ย His promise to her dad
Aiden stands from the stool beside the bed and pulls the duvet over Emma who is asleep. She didnโt want to take her mom back to their house soon after the funeral, she thought the place will bring sad memoriesโฆ A home is always full of memoriesโฆ She accompanied Emma since Johnsonโs funeral, the two passed days already excruciating. She never left her side, giving her courage and consoling her mother like she is totally fine where as she is broken terriblyโฆ There is no human who are strong, everyone is weak in one way or another. She tucks her hair behind her ears and inhales a deep breath, she bends and places a kiss on Emmaโs forehead. Riley waits outside Lisaโs room watching Aiden, itโs been a couple of days which seems like ages for him to see her, he rarely saw her even though they are under the same roof, when ever she walks out the room she passes him a forced smile, to show him that she is fine but he knows, he knows that smile is fake. He knows that she isnโt alright. He kn
Partner in Crimeย ย ย A hug is worth more than thousand words
The grey sky darkens the environment, few faded rays of sunlight gets through the heavy dark clouds. The box pleated joint of skirt fits around her unsexy waist, the peach material blended with faded red roses brightens her pale skin tone. In front of the mirror she steps back and moves her spread legs closer, taking another complete glance of her reflection. She adjusts the sleeve and pulls up the precise deep neck feeling uncomfortable in her attire, a low vexed sigh leaves her lips when the zipper at the back cracks downโฆ Her brain requests to give up despite her heart which orders her to wear it on as she is sure it will make her parents happy, she looks forward to witness Johnsonโs reaction as he loves to see his daughter dressed up, in addition she wants to try it on for Riley because he has set up a grand dinner tonight.โThis is annoying,โ she grunts under her breath and snakes her arm behind her back trying to pull up the zip, she slides her other arm over shoulderโฆ. She zip
Partner in Crimeย ย ย Retreat
โWhat?,โ Riley exclaims, his voice loud to grab the attention of the two nurse in the elevator.He looks at Aiden and closes his open mouth, he waits silent making no move until the elevator door part, the two nurse walls out and the doors close again going up to the seventh floor.โBlake called and told that Chloe has prepared an abrupt press meeting tonight,โ she says.He rubs the back of his neck and stands straightโฆ he was in glee expecting victory on his way but it hadnโt end yetโฆ.โWhatโs up with his action?,โ he frowns.โIsnโt it obvious!,โ Aiden pulls out her phone from her grey coat and scrolls through the feed โNeither of the photos we uploaded in the video arenโt true except Catherineโs clip,โโSo, what can he do because they were fake,โ he looks at her with raised brows, curious.โMaybe he can prove those fake,โ she shrugs.โThen what about Catherine, he canโt tell she is not his sister,โโThey are not biological,โ she reminds him โAnd Catherine doesnโt like to be involved
Partner in Crimeย ย ย The downfall
The air around the room stiffens, the two guards who are called to Chloeโs room exchange glances, they wait in silence till Chloe gives them permission to explain what happened. Seated on the sofa at the center of the office room, Chloe stares at the laptop screen , his clenched jaw tightens as he narrows his eyes in rage, his eyebrows dragged down, he forms his hands to fist, veins pop out his skin. He taps onto the enter button again for the sixth time, the video footage of the hall replays ; the clip of Riley and Aiden. The blue orbs fixed on the two figures in the screen, his eyes are blazing flames; dangerous.โSir,โ Kevin calls out, he swallows down the lump in his throat and strolls to the sofa, his feet stop when he observes Chloe.โWhat?,โ Chloe asks, his tone low and stern.Kevin lowers his gaze and informs โThe reporters are waiting outside, Sir,โ he looks at Chloe, whose focus is on the laptop screen โAll the news is about you and,โ he stays silent for a second.โAnd what?
