Novel & Cerita The Player Hides His Past

The truth I was hiding from Ariana… Was the very truth that would change her life forever. And somewhere out there… Lucas was still walking freely. Unaware that the past he had buried years ago… Was about to come back and destroy him. To be continued…

For the record - he’s shit at hiding because the sound that leaves him could wake the dead, it’s impossible to hide it at all. “What’s so funny?” I ask and cross my arms, tapping my foot against the ground impatiently. He takes his sweet fucking time calming down until eventually, he manages to pull himself back together and clears his throat. “Nothing, nothing at all,” he lies. Now, we’re playing some bullshit cat and mouse game here. I don’t like secretive shit and even more, I don’t like liars, especially those who lie to my face and can’t even do it convincingly.

he said in his dark hoarse voice as he took strides towards my direction. I held my breath, trying not to react when he called me on his endearment to me as my heart suddenly sank when he knew about our son's name. I scoffed, smiling bitterly. "What the hell are you talking about?" I asked, feigning ignorance. There was no way he could know that we had offspring. I knew I hid Sander away to avoid meeting his father. I did my best to not allow that. His smile turned into a smirk, ceasing a few meters away from me. "Ah, so, is this one of your teasing games like you used to do with me, Seraphina?" He tilted his head a little. Then he continued to step forward.

The way he called my name. I probably shouldn't have slapped him. If he only confessed because I mentioned looking for love, maybe it was just his protector mode kicking in again. Or maybe it was the secret he was guarding. What could be so dark, or so big that he’d trade our friendship for silence? I could already see him cornering me at the office tomorrow, eyes full of that wounded-puppy look. While I owe him an apology for the slap and security guard incident, I also owe myself the truth.

“Alright, I'll just change!” He hurried to his room and changed to plain sweaters and sweatpants. He also wore a baseball cap and a black mask. Seeing that he's all covered up, he went to their underground car park. “If you're going to make my cousin pregnant, at least buy her pregnancy test kits!” he mumbled furiously as he entered his car. He drove to a distant district packed with people. “Crowded places are the best spot to hide yourself. The crowd will look like a natural camouflage for me. I'm the smartest idol of all time~"

Sometimes he brought roasted sweet potatoes, sometimes a bouquet, sometimes a box of my favorite chocolates. I never accepted any of it. I did not even spare him a glance. I just closed the door in his face and went to bed as if he was not there. He always wore that same coat I had bought for him, and with his presence, it was not long before people recognized him. Soon, someone dug up my identity. Tabloids started running scandal after scandal about the two of us. No one knew the truth, that when I was four, I found baby Kyle abandoned in the rain, only a few months old, and took him in.

Julian clutched the steering wheel and broke down, sobbing until his throat was raw. That was the night he made his choice. He’d wear a mask. Pretend to be reckless, spoiled, careless. Let Serena think she’d broken him. Let her drop her guard. And all the while, he’d bide his time—until the day he could rip the truth out into the light.

I say, “what are you hiding? I need to know the truth.” He hesitates, and his look falls momentarily to the floor before returning to mine. The agony in his eyes is profound and clear. “There are things about my past that I never had the strength to tell you,”He adds in a voice laced with remorse. “I’ve tried so hard to keep them hidden to protect you.”

Whenever Zeus tells her that he loves her, she finds it unbelievable. "Remember before I asked you if you were hiding something from me? You said no, but little did you know at that time. I already know about your secret and it hurts me, but I still keep on asking you because I wanted to give you a chance. I wanted you to say it right in front of my face because I know I can forgive you if you did. But what did you do? You keep on lying to me. I don't want to leave you that time, Zeus, because I love you and it would kill me if I did that. But as time goes by, I can't let myself get hurt, so I decided to leave you and hide our child from you because I don't want her to experience what I expe

He said, “What?” I asked, “My past… who I used to be!... my other side,” he added, Hearing his words, whatever I saw at the river flashed in front of my eyes, the way he killed those men mercilessly made goosebumps rise all over my body. For a moment whatever it is he wants to show me, I don’t want to see. He’s brutal and it makes me wonder how cruel he’s been in his past. “The part of me which I’d been hiding all these years,” He added,