All Chapters of Hate to love you: The star's forbidden obsession: Chapter 121 - Chapter 130

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worlds apart

ZAYDENMy fingers tightened around the backpack straps as I stared at the apartment.I was really leaving.After staying here for only a few days, I suddenly felt so reluctant to go that my feet seemed rooted to the spot. It was strange. I had never been the type to become attached to places. A house was a house, an apartment was an apartment. Wherever I stayed never really mattered to me. Yet somehow, this place had become different.Then my gaze moved to the black suitcase beside me.Leslie's. He's equally leaving today.This way, he would reach his destination before 3 a.m. and get two hours of sleep before the surgery scheduled for 8 a.m. tomorrow.My chest felt tight and heavy.I will miss this place.The realization settled over me with an ache I couldn't quite explain. The peace I experienced in these few days was more than all I've gotten since birth. For the first time in what felt like forever, I had been able to sleep without constantly looking over my shoulder, without wor

Caught pants down

ZAYDEN“You're running late.”I turned to look at Leslie. “Are you sure dropping me off first is the right decision?”He glanced at me before returning his attention to the road. “It's mid-Sunday morning. The road isn't congested. I can make it in time.”I exhaled and nodded, adjusting myself on the car seat.“You can remove the sling tomorrow,” he began, one palm steady on the wheel. “I know you don't want people finding out about your arm because of the club recruitment.”I nodded and checked my arm.Truthfully, it wasn't feeling painful or heavy anymore. The improvement was almost unbelievable. Just ten days ago, moving the arm had been difficult, and now I could barely feel anything beyond the faint soreness that reminded me it wasn't completely over.Fractures take two to eight months to heal. Mine only took ten days. No wonder he was called the miracle doctor.As long as I don't let someone break it again or rattle the bones, I'm good to go.“The essential oils I left you are al

All shades of mystery

ZAYDENMy blood froze in my veins, my limbs trembling.Why did she come outside?It's currently eleven. Didn't the ten a.m. mass dismiss by twelve?My heart sped up until the thudding sounds filled the car.Leslie patted my thighs before adjusting the seat back to its original position. He straightened my clothes, then lowered the glass.Martha's eyes went wide the moment she saw me.“Young master!”I cleared my throat, forcing myself to look composed. My hands wouldn't stop shaking, so I placed them on my thighs, clamping them together to keep them still.Her eyes moved between me and Leslie.The excited light in her eyes gradually dimmed, slowly morphing into confusion, then suspicion.Martha's gaze focused on my lips, and I inhaled sharply.It was almost as if she knew I was one minute away from making out with another man right outside my building.Desperate and impatient, like an unhinged whore.Her eyes narrowed, then moved to Leslie.“Who is he? Why's he with you?”Leslie's fac

Unworthy

RONANSweat dripped down my body as I skated around the ice. Screams from both Saint Darcy's fans and Northstar fans echoed across the arena, rising into a deafening roar that seemed to shake the entire building.I can't believe they made me come all the way to Kings Valley because they felt paranoid about competing in the home rink, claiming it was unfair since we're already familiar with it.My eyes drifted upwards.The third period had just started. Yet it felt as if I was losing my touch.I needed to get things together. If not for myself, for Zayden. He can't return to see I've lost our position on the rankings because my mind refused to cooperate.I tightened my grip on the stick. I couldn't afford to be distracted.“Didn't they say you were the biggest collegiate ice titan? How come you're playing like a sick cat?”One of Saint Darcy's teammates who skated closer to me shouted the words with a mocking grin.“Thought I was in for a rough fight. I expected too much. As expected o

Mystery package

ZAYDEN“Young master, are you alright?” Martha asked softly.I turned to look at her, my face slipping smoothly into the blank mask I often wore.I nodded before turning toward her. “How about Kael? Has he been coming home?”Martha sighed heavily. “He truly has been coming home more often than before. But he already left this morning.”As expected. He's unable to sit still. Returning often must have been to check if I was back.“Alright, I will be upstairs.”She watched me with a hint of worry on her face as I walked past her and made my way upstairs. “What would you love to eat?”I paused briefly on the stairs before answering, “I'm good with anything. Thanks.”My room was the same as always.I don't know what I was expecting anyway. It's not as if anyone in this house would come rummage through my belongings.However, I always locked my important documents and pheromone-modifying patches away before leaving each time.The door clicked shut behind me, and I made my way to the bed.Th

Like walking on landmines

ZAYDENFor an hour, I sat before the screen, seeing nothing but blurry lines.The picture wasn't edited. It was definitely Kael.More importantly, there was something about the person who messaged me that gave me an irky feeling.The throbbing headache I thought had disappeared over the past three days returned with full force.I picked up my phone and dialled Kael's number.“Hey, idiot, I'm busy.” The familiar voice barked into my ears before the call ended.Voicemail?My fingers drummed absentmindedly against the table.Kael shouldn't have fallen that low, right?Or was this person trying to bait me?What could be the person's intent?I tapped on another message.This time, it was from KOX Gaming, informing me that I needed to be in their office this coming Saturday for the game launch in case things went wrong.Lower down, I saw them listing the terms for renewing my contract.Laughter spilled from my throat. Some people were truly delusional.With how I was treated, they thought I

No trails to find

RONANI've been staring at the investigation results, fury boiling in my heart.Zayden had returned.Any other time, that news would have filled me with joy. But now, I'm barely restraining the urge to murder someone.Not only had my men failed to dig out the man's identity, but the counterattack had also breached our firewalls.What kind of identity could that man possibly have?His information was encrypted beyond anything we'd encountered before. The efforts of our best hackers had only tipped whoever was protecting his identity off, and they had counterattacked with malware, causing losses that ran into millions.I inhaled deeply, my fingers clenching against my thigh.Stay rational.I can't lose my head.How can I fight someone I can't even figure out?Who the fuck is he?I checked the most recent information sent by my lookout.It was a picture of the unknown man helping Zayden out of the car.Helping someone out of a car was pretty normal, especially when the person had been in

Surreal

ZAYDEN Kael didn't return my calls, and I didn't see him at home either. I was back to having fitful night sleeps, waking up at every slightest noise. The result? By six in the morning, my head was splitting like a bitch had dragged it apart. I didn't have the energy for anything. However, we had an important quiz scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Professor Martins was especially troublesome. With this quiz making up twenty percent of the total assessment, slacking off was impossible. On a normal day, he wasn't easy to get along with. Playing right into his hands by missing a quiz was the kind of misfortune that could cause someone to face spillovers and stay stuck even after others graduated. That single thought forced me to my feet, and I hastened towards the bathroom. Extra year? Hell no. I've got better things to do with my life. ***** Finance Faculty, UCLA My feet suddenly felt heavy when I got to the door. I don't know whether it's because I hadn't attended class in a while o

I would rather you hate me

RONANSeeing Zayden again in class did things to me that I couldn't explain.My first instinct was to run to him, check his arm, ask how he had been, and demand to know why he could be so heartless, leaving me without a single call for so long.Maybe even shake some sense into him.But the moment he looked at me, he froze like someone who had seen a ghost.His expression turned unpleasant, and he looked away.That coldness went straight to my heart like a hot dagger.My hands trembled, but somehow, I managed to pull myself together and sat down.Although the seat felt like it was burning me like coals, I forced myself to focus and made sure I answered everything.Maybe it wasn't the smartest decision.Instead of going down the pew, I turned around and chose to take the long way around just to walk past Zayden.Even when I subtly brushed against his hand, he simply withdrew and didn't even look up.He was ignoring me. Intentionally ignoring me.Why?By the time the professor left the c

So this is the real you

RONAN'Want you to strip before the whole class?' The words played again in my mind.No, honey. I just want you to beg me.But you're just way too stubborn.Zayden tilted his head up, meeting my eyes.The way he stared at me, heartbroken, made my nerves tremble, and for one terrifying moment, I almost lost it. I wanted to take back every word, pull him into my arms, and tell him this wasn't what I meant.However, I couldn't back down now.Even if I knew it was insensitive beyond words, I still had to make him honor our bet. That was the only way I could keep him close to me.He shook his head and opened his mouth as if to say something. His lips trembled, and his fingers curled around his trouser pocket, the way they always did whenever he was extremely embarrassed.No words came out. As if they had become lodged somewhere in his throat.Or perhaps, he had simply lost the ability to make a sound.He staggered backward, his eyes turning red.Jace immediately rushed forward to hold and

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