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"You are late" Aurora said as soon as she came into the office.
"I have no excuse," Arabella said immediately. There was no need for her to begin to beg for forgiveness and understanding, all she needed to do was accept her fault so that Aurora could get off her back.Aurora was thrown off for a second because she had expected her to make excuses. "Don't be late next time" she said before walking away as quickly as she could.Chole waved over to her and Arabella skipped to her. "You are usually early? What happened today?" Chole asked as she sat in her seat."The weirdest thing happened to me, I overslept even past my alarm," she said and Chole gasped.Arabella had never been one who found it difficult to wake up in the morning except she had had a hard time going down to bed."I am shocked you were able to tame her, She had been waiting for you all morning just to give you an earful. I wonder what generation she thinks we are. how caRelated chapters
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"Aren't you going for lunch?" Chole asked standing up and stretching so loudly."I wish I could but I have a lot to catch up on with work" Arabella said looking up from the papers in her hand."I think she is just giving you extra work on purpose" Chole whispered bending to her level."It's obvious isn't it?" Arabella sighed as she clicked her pen multiple times."Stay safe with the papers, I will bring you back a sandwich or something," Chole said taking her jacket off her chair and walking to the entrance where the rest of the team was waiting for her.Arabella sighed as she turned in her chair. She could at least get a cup of coffee to keep her awake since she was the only one left in the office.She stood by the counter waiting for the water to boil. She tried to stretch herself as she was there."It's lunchtime what are you doing here?" Kieran asked as he pushed the door to the kitchen open."Oh my god" Ara
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"You really don't need to buy me lunch, I am having sandwiches after now," Arabella said as Kieran pulled her along."Get in" he said opening the door to his car and nudging her in.She turned to catch his face and pursed her lips to a line before getting into the car. Kieran closed the door and jogged over to the other side of the car.He silently drove a few metres, he was glad that he overheard them speak about the restaurant they were visiting so he could successfully avoid them.They got into the restaurant and the waiter came to th.to get their orders. Arabella ordered and then waiter turned to Kieran to get his order."Aren't you going to order anything?" Arabella asked handing the waiter the menu in her hand."I am having a late lunch, I think I told you that already" Kieran said."Are you going to sit there and watch me eat?" Arabella asked."Yes" he said with a nod."Is that kind of a fetish?"
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"I am only asking for dinner with you, why do you have to make it sound like I have some mental issues going on" Arabella was taken aback by his statement. She was only worried about him and did not mean to imply what he was saying."I did not mean it that way I was only worried that maybe something happened or maybe you want to tell me something because this is not the way you usually act" Arabella explained."It's just dinner, if you don't want to have one then you could just say no," Kieran said.From his facial lines, it was obvious that he was not happy about the situation one bit."I am sorry and I would love very much to have dinner with you," Arabella said. Since she had hurt his feelings the best she could do was just have the dinner he was asking for."I will pick you up then" It seemed like he had forgotten his fridge all of a sudden and was now fine with the decision she made."That's good," Arabella said as
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"How did you know the coffee I like?" Arabella asked as they drove back to the office."I just guessed," Kieran said with a shrug. "I will drop you off upfront because I have to get to my meeting" he added."I told you that I can go back myself," Arabella said in a protest. "You drop me off here" she said pointing to the corner of the road."And risk looking like a bad person?" Kieran commented.Arabella felt her phone vibrate in her lap. She took it up and discovered it was a call from Mark. A smile crossed her face. Since their date on Saturday, they have been communicating like close friends. Each time she felt like he was about to ask her out she discovered he just did not do it. "Hello," Mark's voice came through the line." I thought not to call you because you might be at work," Arabella said in response."I just saw my outpatients and I have a little more time before I go in for surgery and I wanted to hear from
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Kieran dropped her off at the office and zoomed off before she could say anything. She watched his car disappear out of sight."What are you doing here?" Arabella turned around to see Chloe standing there with the entire staff."I went out for lunch" Arabella replied holding onto Chloe's hand that had somehow found its way into hers."But you said you weren't going for lunch" Chloe asked and the entire crew walked into the building. Arabella and Chloe followed behind them and she knew that she could not mention that it had been Kieran who asked her to come out for lunch."I had to see a friend urgently," she lied."You have friends in the city?" Aaron asked without turning back to her so she could not tell the emotions behind his statement."I met one online and we had only been taking online, he was around the area so I decided to have lunch with him" Arabella lied.She hated herself at that moment, she had not been a b
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Kieran sat in the bar looking down at his phone. He had just spoken with Arabella and he had no tangible reason for bailing on her without telling her and then refusing to apologize aside from the clenching feeling he felt after he heard her joyfully announce her date with him."What does she see in him?" he murmured as he downed the remnant of the mocktail in his cup. He did not want to drink alcohol because he had to drive himself back home.He did not know why he was bothered that she was having a date. He did not like her so why did it disturb him so much that he did not want to set his eyes on her?He stood up abruptly startling the people sitting by his side. He slid a tio for the waiter and hurried out. He had to try and make it back to his office building so he could take her home before she could leave by herself."He raced as fast as the speed limit could take him. By the time he arrived at the building, the lights were gone and the door
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"What game?" "You know, toying with me?" she says expecting answers. She was not going to allow him to slip through any of it until she had answers today."I have never played any game" he said pressing his fingers together."I could understand if you do not want us to be friends" She started feeling her voice hitch in her throat. "But why did you play me like that, you were the one who suggested dinner and I even tried to decline but you insisted and then you had me wait for you for an hour and a half and when I called to ask what was holding you up you spoke so rudely" she ranted and stopped for a minute to take a deep breath.He was about to speak but she held her hand in the air. She had to say it all to get it off her chest or else she might have a rough day the next day."And then you should have apologized for planning and then bailing out but instead you lashed out at me, I was even worried that something urgent had come up with
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"What?" "Yeah, at first I thought my mind was playing some kind of cruel trick on me but it turns out I was wrong and it keeps showing up and when it shows up I am not sure how to act and that's the reason I end up being rude to you" he explained.She had ranted and it was his turn to talk for long while he listened. "So Seraphina was right?" she murmured to herself."What?" "Nothing," she said startled. She had demanded a. explanation but, not this kind. She did not know what she wanted but she was sure it was none of what she had heard."I better get inside" she said struggling with the handle of the door.Kieran got closer as he wanted to try to help her get the door. "What are you doing?" she screamed when she felt him so close to her."Helping you," he said."Don't bother?" she said in a nervous laugh."I did not want to tell you because I did not want you to feel uncomfortable" Kieran said resti
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