All Chapters of Ex Bully, Stepbrother, New Lover: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

[Tanya]Kieran doesn't want me around him, and that meant he hated me for no reason...And that meant he never changed....And all that reminded me of so many things. Many things about Kieran's characters. That annoying hateful bastard. I angrily switched off the light in my bedroom and dragged up the blanket to my chest level, putting so much efforts in shoving out the thoughts running through my mind.I need to sleep....I need to sleep this whole thing off.I shut my eyes, and soon, I was drifting into dreamland. ****[Flashback]I think there are some people destined to hate you in life, and there is nothing you can do to make them love you. Nothing. Sometimes I ask myself 'Why?' over and over again, trying to understand the reason for that hatred but there seems to be no reason that can be pointed out. The hatred is just natural. That was my theory from high school about hatred. "Virgin girl" I heard someone utter that name as I stepped into the class.With the way my stupid

[Kieran]I sat on the leather chair in the office, keeping myself busy by operating the computer system in my office while Sheila stood in front of me, staring. "Can you not stand like that?" I asked exasperatedly."I wanna remain standing so you can see me clearly" She said. I tapped loudly on the computer keys. "Fine."I went on with my work, checking approving documents in silence while Sheila was still on her feet, fixed on the same spot. "Are you gonna start taking or you're gonna keep staring?" I asked without glancing up. "Oh...." She breathed. "I'm gonna talk""Then talk" I gruffed, almost cutting her off. "Okay." She took a step closer and it took everything in me not to grumble. "Kieran, you have been distant....cold... since the last time we kissed.""You kissed me" I corrected sharply. "Because I like you. I've always liked you and—""Is that why you decided to pull Tanya's hair?" I attacked.She opened her mouth and shut it seconds later. "That's what I thought"

[Tanya]I glanced through the document in my hand quickly before handing it to Kieran who was busy with something on his laptop. "Check this one" I said to him quietly, stretching the files to him. "Okay" he said but kept typing swiftly on the keyboard. "Kieraaan" I pushed the files forward, making him take a pause on typing. He turned his head to my side and his piercing blue eyes found my gaze and locked with it unwittingly. My pulse started skipping as we held gazes longer than expected. "Kieran" I whispered and saw him bringing his head close. "The document" I reminded him in a half breathy, half trembling voice. I tried swallowing to steady my voice. "The document needs your signature"He held eye contact for more seconds while my pulse quickened more. "Yeah" he finally uttered, dragging the document from me before facing the laptop in front of him. I drew in a shaky inhale in the quiet room. The silence lasted for many seconds with Kieran going through the document while

[Tanya]I pressed my palm over my forehead as a voice inside questioned me repeatedly.'Why did you say his name?''Why?'Mentioning Miguel's name right after kissing Kieran was a big mistake I should never try again. I inspected Kieran's reaction, trying to understand what was going through his head, but I got nothing from him."I'm sorry, I didn't....I forgot...we were supposed to...""Go on a date?" He finished for me, his eyes deep inside mine. "Answer me, Tanya" He ordered in a drawl."Yes" I whispered. "I... I didn't...I was...""It's fine, Tanya" he said with an unexpected calm voice. "You don't have to explain to me. We're going to pretend the kiss never happened anyway."Ouch.He continued. "And you are going to have a nice beautiful date with Miguel""So...I can...I can uhm...""Date him?" He helped me finish. I nodded.He laughed shortly, though his eyes didn't match the smile, they appeared grave. "You know you can date whoever you want, Tanya. You do not need to ask per

[Kieran]Am I really an asshole?I really don't know but I kinda felt like one when Tanya left the room. Sheila has been less rancid and more composed nowadays, also boldly showing her desire for a vivid romantic relationship which I was also trying to work on. My dad and Clara seemed to favour Sheila a lot and enjoy her presence. I really don't know if that's a good thing or not, though I don't exactly give two fucks about that, all my concentration right now is Tanya and her perception on this whole thing. I had left the dining room in the middle of a conversation important to others just to go meet Tanya. Everyone had called my name, but I was adamantly ascending the stairs, yelling back that I needed to do something important. I just couldn't stay another minute without Tanya's presence in that room. It didn't matter if the way she had looked at me was harsh and criticizing, I just wanted to see her. "Why are you staring at me like that?" She asked, eyeing me without botheri