CLXXIX

Everyone gasped as they heard what Aurora said out loud. She realised what she had done, the words she intended to say to herself had found their way out of her mouth. She let out a flustered grunt as she took a step back, her body hitting the wall behind her.

"What?" Kimberly was forced to let out. Her mind finally began to understand what was going on and why she was dragged there. Aurora had told her about the relationship between Kieran and a coworker but had assured her that Kieran always only thought about her and was in the relationship to forget her.

She could not believe she was pulled into such a mess. Her mind ran wild as she thought of how shameless she had been in the past few minutes. "Kieran," she said gently taking a step towards him.

"Was this your plan? To humiliate yourself in front of all these people?" Kieran asked with a smirk as he gestured to the room full of staff.

"I swear I did not know all that," Kimberly said.

As much as she still felt a spark for him, she