“Ana! Come over here!” Harry beckoned to her with a bright smile.Shit! I look like a literal mess! Ana thought to herself in utter embarrassment, her hands turning to fists by her sides. My hair is as disheveled as fuck and this pajamas is as embarrassing as hell, plus I'm not wearing any bra and Hunter has seen me in them! God, this is so embarrassing! Kill me now!“Um, Dad, I need to um… change,” She said in an embarrassed tone, her cheeks burning red as she felt Hunter's intense gaze on her, “I’ll be right back.”Without waiting for her father's response, she spun around on her tiny heels and ran up the stairs to her room.She took a quick shower, put on some nice clothes, combed her hair, applied a light makeup and returned downstairs with her backpack.“Hello, sir,” She politely greeted the man whom she assumed was Hunter's father, sitting down. “I'm Ana.”The man smiled at her, “I know, Hunter over here couldn't stop talking about you,” He replied with a smile, nudging Hunter,
A long silence reigned between the two best friends.Rahim gulped as he watched Lincoln, who was still getting over his shock, “Bro… will you please say something?”“Umm… I'm sorry.” Lincoln grabbed the cup of water and gulped it down his throat, then dropped the cup on the table. “I'm sorry, Rahim, is this some kind of a joke or something?” He asked, “Because if it is, I admit you've got me.”The scared, nervous look in Rahim's eyes told him that he was serious.“Wait! YOU REALLY LIKE EVIE??!!” He shouted it so loudly that everyone in the cafe turned their heads to stare at them. “Sorry. Sorry.” He said apologetically to them, bowing his head. Then, lowering his voice, he asked, “You really like Evie?”Rahim nodded. “Since when?”Rahim licked his lips, “I think it was since that day you disappeared and told me to go to the date location and wait for you. The both of us had some kind of romcom encounter… as cringey as it sounds. A week ago, I think?”“Since then?”“Yes,” Rahim answere
Lincoln’s eyes slowly fluttered open and landed on the ceiling. For some time, he couldn't quite remember where he was, as the ceiling on top wasn't the one he was used to seeing. Then it all slowly began to come back to him. Yes. I'm at Ethan's penthouse. He thought to himself, sitting up. But how did I get into bed? I remembered leaning against the door and drifting off to sleep. Did he carry me here? Whatever. He threw off the sheets and walked out of the room. He headed straight into the kitchen, expecting to find him there just like yesterday morning, but to his surprise, he wasn't there. A quick search around the penthouse told him Ethan wasn't home. Wondering where Ethan had vanished off to, he went back to the room and picked up his phone, which Ethan must have left on the nightstand. To his surprise, he found Rahim's missed calls from last night. Frowning, he quickly dialed his number, and Rahim immediately picked up the phone call as though he had been waiting since
Arthur reached the parking lot and halted the car, then glanced at Ana through the rearview mirror.Ana opened the car's door and stepped out of the car, then ran into the house.For the first time in her life, she didn't greet Mr Reginald, the butler, before walking past him.She ran up the stairs to her room, slammed the door behind her and then let out a shaky breath,Don't cry, Ana. He's not worth your tears. Ana told herself as she fought her tears. This is all for the best. He would never love me back, someone else has his heart, so this is all for the best. Yes. This is all for the best. Good riddance, anyway. I'll surely miss him, but I'll get over him with time.She locked her door and threw herself on the bed, then turned around and stared up at the ceiling.Phew! If only Lincoln were here. She thought to herself. Then I'd be less miserable. It's only been two days of his absence, and it feels like hell already. When he gets married, then what will happen? Yes, Lincoln!She
“Alright, then, that would be the end of today's class. We'll be dealing with the other topic in our next class.” The female professor standing in the middle of the hall shut his textbook and headed out of the class.Students began to rise to their feet and head out of the class.Arthur, who has been standing by the door since the beginning of the class, stepped into the hall and advanced towards Ana, who also rose to her feet.School for the day was officially over, and it was now time to go.She let Arthur pack her stuff for her without uttering a single word to him as she glanced around the lecture hall searching for Hunter who she hadn't seen again since their morning class.Arthur finished packing her stuff into her backpack and then held out his hand to collect her phone.She reached for her phone and handed it over to him. He stepped to the side, allowing her to pass.She walked out of the lecture hall and headed to the parking lot, Arthur following closely behind.In no time,
Now, Ethan's face was not only a mask of shock but also that of fear… an expression Lincoln barely saw… and he hurriedly sprang to his feet and moved to snatch the phone from Lincoln's hand but Lincoln already saw that move coming.He quickly stepped backward avoiding him with precision.“What the hell are you talking about, Lincoln?” The feminine voice on the other line asked.“No!” Ethan mouthed the words desperately.“I don't want to get married to you, Evie!” Lincoln repeated, “I never wanted to. Let's break the engagement.”“Whoa, that's huge!”“Huh?” Both Lincoln and Ethan blurted out in confusion.“I knew it! I knew you never wanted to get married to that bitch!” The feminine voice yelled over the phone and Lincoln's eyes widened in realization as he recognized the voice.That's not Evie!That's Ana!How on earth did he dial the wrong number?Ethan seemed extremely relieved that Lincoln dialed the wrong number but he didn't like that that little brat calling Evie a bitch.“Oh m