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101LUCAS’ POV.“This tastes good.” Derel said, savoring his latte.“Don’t try to change the topic, Derel. I brought you here to this fancy café, so you can feel comfortable and talk to me.” I said, spooning cake into my mouth.“Well, it’s not much. We just dated briefly.”“When was that?” I asked, leaning backwards.“Maybe a year ago?”“So? How did you meet her?”“She was in her senior year back then, about to graduate. So we dated briefly.”“Anything sketchy about her?”“Sketchy?”“Does she take drugs, do things that students shouldn’t?”“No.”“Then, what’s the red flag about her?”“Why are you so interested in her?”“Because I get a bad feeling whenever I see my influencers, but I can’t pick out who is giving off the evil vibe.”“Well, she was possessive, toxic, and sometimes, she tried to hit me. I don’t know if she was a druggie, but she drank and smoked a lot.” He said, and I raised a brow.“Did your sense of reason not have a role to play in you not dating such a girl?”“Well,

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102EMILY’S POV.“What’s wrong? You can’t concentrate?” My temporary partner asked, when she saw me rubbing my forehead continuously. “Or you have an headache?” She asked, placing a hand over my forehead.“No. It’s fine.” I replied, with a smile, and she withdrew her hand. I went back to sorting out documents, and tried to concentrate. What on earth did John mean by a three-day trip? Just the two of us?My God, that will be uncomfortable, and hellish. What would we do when we were alone? Listening to him talk alone was suffocating.“This won’t do.” I muttered, getting to my feet. I hurried over to the restroom, and pulled out my phone, after ensuring no one was in there.“Dahlia?” I called, when she picked the call.“Emily. I’ve been meaning to call after the pictures of you and Lucas blew over the internet. I have just been really busy.” She said, and I gave a little smile. Calling her didn’t feel enough anymore. I missed seeing her.“I really want to see you. Talking to you puts me

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103LUCAS’ POV.She took in deep breaths, after spitting out the words she looked like she regretted saying.Seeing that I was no longer fighting to get her off me, she let go of my leg slowly, and remained on her knees, with lowered lashes.“Someone is planning to bring my family down through Derel.” I said, wanting her to confirm or repeat what she had said.“I… I wasn’t going to involve myself in it, or wrap myself up in all that mess, but maybe I have to. I really want to stay in the company.” She said, still staring at the floor.I bent and looked at her.“Look at me.” I said, and she raised her wet lashes.In her terrified, yet desperate eyes, I saw the sincerity.“Follow me.” I said, getting up. I took my winter coat off the hanger, and put it on. She seemed unsure whether or not to follow me, but she followed either way. As I walked past employees, I began to wonder how many of them were actually haters of the Grangers.Only when we were safely seated in the café did I feel co

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104EMILY’S POV.I stared at the roses in shock. How could he do something like that to me? In front of everyone! We weren’t even dating, not to talk of being engaged. Why would he give me flowers?We had agreed not to tell the public about our breakup, but we didn’t say we’d lead them on to keep on thinking we were couples.After the applause, people began to whisper.“So romantic.”“Jeez, she must be feeling really lucky.”“I wish I were her.”“Oh my God.”“Perfect. She has the perfect life.”“Has anyone ever given me a letter, not to talk of a rose.”“He’s so romantic, and handsome. He’s everything.”“I bet she’s trying hard not to blush.”“Damn, they look good together.”“If I were in her shoes, I’d kiss him right there…”Right and left, the whispers grew, and John’s perfect smile stayed still on his face. Where did he manage to get the roses? They didn’t seem artificial. I didn’t think flowers would still be that gorgeous with winter covering everything in white.But then, even i

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