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8 'Hallucinations'

Author: therealessylove_
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-22 16:44:28

DYANNE

“Fuck it! I'm going for the welcome dinner,” those were the words I said to myself as I rounded up the day's work, and so, barely an hour later, I'm walking alongside my colleagues into the hotpot restaurant they picked out.

I nod in satisfaction as we make our way to our assigned table.

I've never been here before, so I'm kind of excited to see what it's like. Apparently, this is a hotspot for most office workers to hold casual team dinners and the like.

They were right, though; most people seated in here were young people and were still in their workwear, and the minority were college students or couples.

I sigh as I take my seat beside David.

The only reason I agreed to join the party was because it would be my first and only team dinner with them, and I'll take this as my secret retirement party from the company after 4 years.

So it won't hurt for a little celebration, right?

'Liar. You are only here because of Alex'

I roll my eyes at that thought.

Of course, I'm not hurt
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  • Ways We've Never Loved   42 With Alex

    DYANNE “You good?“ David asks as we head out for lunch.I sigh. “I guess,”“I think people have noticed me more today in the office than in the two months I've been here.”“I don't know if I should thank fuckass Nicholas for that or not,” I snort.David chuckles, and when I throw him a glare, he just shrugs in return.“I think you should speak to your mother before the matter escalates.”“Today, it's just us in the company; tomorrow, it might be the internet.”I snort. “I like how you think my mother would understand or that she even cares about my opinion.”“And besides, my mother's not the one calling the shots; it's Regina.”“Who's Regina?“It's when he asks that question that I realize I've spoken more than I should.“Someone my family has beef with,” Half truth, half lie.He nods. “You should still talk to her.”I wave him off. “I'll worry about that later.”“I'm glad it's you I'm going on that trip with.”“About that—”“Don't tell me you're not all packed yet?““Mrs. Adams inf

  • Ways We've Never Loved   41 Only the beginning

    DYANNE I pull open the door and walk in. Alex is standing by his desk reading something from a paper. He turns, and when he sees me, he looks a bit surprised. He drops the paper and turns to me once more.“Dyanne,”“I, uh, wanted to thank you for treating my hand and bringing me home last night,” I say.“I kind of forgot to text you last night.”He takes a few steps forward till we are standing a few feet away from each other. “Of course, you were with David.” I clear my throat. “We did work together last night.” “I didn't want him to know you dropped me off; he's going to make a big fuss.” He nods. “So that's what you came all the way here to say?“Now that he says it, I realize how weird that makes me look. This could have been a text.Wait, did I just want to use this as an excuse to see him? Did he think I did?“Or you just wanted to see me?“I let out an awkward chuckle. “No, it's not like that.”The corner of his lips turns up into a smirk.I'm not getting out of this one

  • Ways We've Never Loved   40 No idea

    ALEXANDER Dyanne Collins has absolutely no idea. She has no idea how much I want her, because if she did, she wouldn't be holding me this close to herself and staring at me this way.Her eyes—every time I look into them, a wave of curiosity crushes me. I want to know what she thinks—of me. I've never wanted anyone's opinion the way I wanted hers.I want to know if what she says to me is what she truly feels.Her eyes dip to my lips, and my heart skips a beat. Maybe, just maybe, for a moment she's thinking what I'm thinking.“Dyanne,” I call out. I can't take this anymore. Any moment from now I might lose my thinking ability and just kiss her.She pulls back and tucks her hair behind her ear. Then she looks forward, and my gaze follows hers; they land on a familiar-looking guy standing some distance away from the car.He's typing something on his phone, and I wonder why she's looking at him. Until she gets a text and reads it, I take another look at the guy and see that he's her frien

  • Ways We've Never Loved   39 Overtime

    DYANNE My eyes meet Alex's, and they narrow in surprise. What's he doing here? I thought he went home immediately. His eyes assess me as he stands by the entrance of the office.I take my eyes off him as he begins to walk in.I'm well aware of the fact that he's now standing by my desk, but I don't look up.“Did you not get my text?“ He breaks the silence in the room. “No,” I don't spare him a glance when I reply. “Hmm,”He catches me off guard when he reaches for my phone and flips it up. There, bright and clear, is our text box and his recent text left unanswered. I turn my gaze to him, and his brows are raised as he crosses his arms.“Did you really not?“ I roll my eyes. “Well, sue me for trying to keep myself from being harassed by your fiancé.” “Nicole came to you?“ He asks, surprise dripping in his tone.I don't bother looking at him; I don't want to. I return to my work, pretending as though I even knew what I was doing, with him standing this close to me.“Did you not

  • Ways We've Never Loved   38 Don't deserve to

    DYANNEAs I walk down the hallway, heading towards my office, I see Nicole walking up to me.Good gracious, don't piss me off, please.I wish I could pretend not to see her, but it's a bit too late for that.“Dyanne,” she says my name, like the way rivals of a game would greet each other if they met somewhere random.“Nicole,” I return in the same tone. Surprisingly, her lips turned up into a small smile, unlike the snarl I thought I'd be receiving. “Can we talk? Over coffee?“I assess her facial expression; it's not like she's thinking of killing me, but if she were, she's doing well in hiding it.Could this be about the lunch that Alex ditched? Or did Regina send her? If anyone, I'm curious to hear what she has to say.And I do need coffee.“Sure. I was about to get one.”I watch as the coffee fills my cup. I turn around and take a look at Nicole. She's seated at a table close to the windows and drinking from her cup.If someone saw her that way, they'd think she's a nice person.

  • Ways We've Never Loved   37 How close

    DYANNE He slowly lowers the glass, and I can now clearly see his eyes, though it doesn't change a thing, because of the look that clouds those pretty eyes of his, and my brain is unable to unravel what they mean.Whether he likes it or not, whether he thinks I'm beautiful, or whether he's only imagining the girl he's buying this for in it.The last thought slightly pisses me off.He clears his throat and picks up the glass again.“We'll take this one too.”I sigh. He downs the wine and takes his eyes off me.“I'll ask for the last two dresses to be packed up,” the attendant says as she leads me back to the changing quarter.“Your boyfriend really is head over heels for you,” she says as I fix the button of my shirt. I laugh dryly. “He's not—”“I think the last dress stirred something in him. He really was holding himself back.”I give her a fake chuckle in reply.Did it really? Or was she just seeing things? I didn't want to put my hope high. These dresses weren't even mine, unfortu

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