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Chapter 35
"The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works."
-Augustine-
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Karina thought she was going to fall to the water because she accidentally slipped on the rock but then a strong pair of arms caught her from behind. It was none other than Eden. Their eyes met for a few seconds and he quickly helped her to stand up again.
“Be careful, Karina, we can’t have you fall down anymore.” He reminded her. Yes, she was carrying his baby at the moment, they surely would not want any accident to happen. Karina nodded and leaned forward a little, about to grab the water but then he stopped her.
“You know what, let me help you.” He dipped his hand in the water and contained it for her to drink. He placed his hand in front of her lips, gesturing for her to drink and Karina thought about it for a second before she took a sip out of it.
The water was cool and fresh. If she was to be ho
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Sold to Love Chapter 36
"There are seedsof self destruction in all of us that will bear only unhappiness if allowed to grow."-Dorothea Brande-***The room was a complete mess. Pieces of glasses were scattered everywhere. The pillow was thrown on the floor and the bed had taken a hard beating from Michelle’s fist. The woman was enraged.She just opened up her phone that evening after a long day at work and found a message from Karina that stated she was cancelling their meeting. She also blocked Michelle and she couldn’t find other ways to reach her.“No, this can’t be happening. I was so close. So close.” She kept on muttering. Her plan almost worked. The plan to make Karina hate Eden. That way, she would have a chance to get closer to her and destroyed that man from the inside out.Not long after that, her phone suddenly rang and she quickly rushed over to pick it up. From the other side of the line, she co
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"The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half wise as the man with no secrets to keep." -Edgar Watson Howe- *** “I thought I already told you not to come to my house again, Declan.” Eden was displeased when he saw his younger brother in front of his door quite early in the weekend. Declan did not seem faltered by his statement and invited himself in. He walked into the living room and took a seat as if he owned the place. “What’s your business?” Eden wanted to get straight to the point, which Declan appreciated since he was also more into the mature approach. “I’m just checking up on my brother and sister in law. Is there anything wrong with that? He questioned. Eden knew he would use that excuse again and laughed it off. He was not in the mood to be confrontational that morning since he had been through enough drama in the past week. Declan looked outside the window and saw the leaves falling
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"Pursue what is meaningful, not what is expedient."-Jordan B. Peterson-***“What is this?” Karina was taking a walk in front of her house when a guard approached her with a letter in his hand.“This is an invitation from Madam Libel.” He told her. Eden was at work that morning so he thought it was best to give the letter to Karina instead. She took it and thanked the guard before going back inside the house to see what the letter was all about.“Dear Eden and Karina,Leo has been requesting to meet you again since you parted. Therefore, as a good mother, I would like to fulfill my son’s wish. I would like to invite you over to my place for dinner tomorrow evening. Please inform me if you are available.With love and kisses, Lobelia Libel.” The letter was incredibly short and she could easily send the message over through a phone call. Instead, she chose to do it the
Sold to Love Chapter 39
"Don't say 'wife'. I'm your mistress. Wife's such an ugly word. Your 'permanent mistress' is so much more tangible and desirable."-F. Scott Fitzgerald-***After an hour ride, Karina and Eden eventually arrived at Lobelia’s house. However, it would sound too humble to call the place a mere house because it was definitely a mansion. No, in fact, it was more than just a mansion.The place looked like it came straight out of a fairytale, a palace. The location of the house was also quite far from the city, similar to Eden, she chose a secluded area to reside in. That one aunt of Eden was truly no ordinary woman.“I did not think there is a house of this size in New Hampshire. Is it even on the google map?” She questioned. Eden chuckled at her remark. It was truly normal.Anyone who saw the place would assume the same thing. Since Eden grow up in similar environment, he was used to it. For an ordinary
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"A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be curious, to fight tirelessly for something."-Paulo Coelho-***“Ah, you are still the same, Eden. Always get straight to the point. Then, I will tell you what I want.” She smiled and steeped her fingers together.“I need your men to search for someone for me.” She stated. Eden’s expression remained flat. He did not seem surprised by the request at all. It was the opposite, he seemed to be expecting it.“Aunt Lobelia, you have all of these men here and yet none of them could do the job for you?” He sarcastically remarked.“Unfortunately yes. It’s just none of my men are as skilled in the detective play as yours. I could hire a private detective but doing the business with you would be a lot safer for me. We’re relatives, after all. Surely, you would help out this aunt of yours
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"The manner of giving is worth more than the gift."-Pierre Corneille-***“Good morning Karina.” The blinding light of the room woke her up along with a woman’s gentle voice. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Lobelia standing there in Leo’s bedroom.Yes, she ended up sleeping in the same bed as Leo because the little boy refused the let her out of his sight. Lobelia was not wearing any makeup at the moment.When she was all natural without her usual flamboyant appearance like that, she looked a little bit more normal, she almost couldn’t recognize her.For a woman her age, Lobelia was still beautiful since she took care of her skin well, but having makeup on reduced even more years off her.“Lobelia, good morning.” She greeted her as she rubbed her eyes together. She turned around and saw Leo sleeping peacefully beside her.“Don’t worry, his perso
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"Always trust your first gut instinct. If you genuinely feel in your heart and soul that something is wrong, it usually is."-Unknown-***The day everyone was waiting for had finally arrived. It was Eden’s birthday and they decided after a long talk to hold it in New York since it was the perfect spot for everyone to gather around.A day before the birthday, Eden had brought Karina to New York in advance to check on the preparation. This time, they brought their luggage for a three days stay as well since they planned on walking around New York as well while they were there.The birthday banquet was held at a different hotel from where the auction was held. They stayed over at the hotel and Karina did not know it costed them a few thousand dollars per night just to stay there.Eden would not tell her about it though, he just wanted them to have a good time. The night before the birthday was held, Eden went th
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"Dance like no one's watching, live everyday like it's your last day and love like you've never been hurt."-Mark Twain-***Eden’s birthday party went on really well. After he was done giving his speech, he went back to his seat and joined Karina to have dinner together before he had to visit each table and entertained all of the guests.It was not easy for them to just head over to New York for the party so he had to greet them personally one by one.“I’m going to accompany you later to entertain the guest.” Karina offered as she was eating. Eden was slightly startled by her sudden offer because Karina was not exactly the most social woman.She was not a loner or anything but she would prefer to keep to herself and did not like to engage with people she did not know all too often.He was quite happy about it though because he thought she was starting to open up to him and his communi
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