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That Problematic Ring 42| Rafe
Just at around 2 o'clock in the afternoon, I amble out of my office room and go into the direction of the conference room. My phone is now fully charged. I switch it on and check my messages. Freya has sent me some messages in which she has asked about where I am and when will I come home. Then I also see messages from her sister Mia. She has sent me her latest assignment questions. It has become regular. She sends me her questions and I answer her whenever I get time. I smile as I read her messages. I remembered the favour she unknowingly gave me. If she wouldn't have told me about Freya and Ben, I would have remained in oblivion forever. Freya seems to have no plan of telling me. Deciding to respond to Mia later on, I pocket my phone and continue walking towards the conference room. In the midway, I see Freya coming from the other side. She sees me too. She increases her speed when she sees me. I become jumpy.I stop walking and quickly turn to my side so that I can follow my pla
That Problematic Ring 43| Rafe
The discussion begins among the employees and I force myself to participate before anyone finds out about my distracted state. However, during the whole session, I refrain from looking at Freya directly so that I won't lose my track. I just hear her voice everytime she speaks. The meeting continued for a whole hour then I conclude it and allow the employees to dismiss. They start leaving one by one. Freya though remained seated at her place, buried herself into the papers spread across her on the table. I also decide to assess the information I've got through this meeting and jot down the main points. I've to report them to Father later on. I get busied, opening one file after another. Freya and I are the only left in the room now. She's sitting three chairs away from me. One corner of my lips lifts up as I see her engrossed in work. It still surprises me seeing her serious about office work. It seems like yesterday when she used to get annoyed or looked for ways to escape from her f
That Problematic Ring 44| Freya
"What will you do afterwards if our marriage ends?" Rafe questions.It gives me shivers. I stiffen, close the file in my hand and look at him. It reminds me of our divorce papers which are soon going to be issued."Like, will you marry someone else...or date?""I don't know." My voice comes out weak. When my perturbation begins overflowing, I decide to escape before he will figure it out. I assemble the files and papers scattered on the table. Maybe I should tell Rafe about it beforehand. Mom and Dad are coming too. I'm scared how I will handle everyone's reaction altogether. "Do you like someone currently?"My face contorts in confusion as I hear his weird question. I stop my work midway and give him a glance. He's sitting there with a solemn expression. "No." I say truthfully. I can't contemplate why he's asking this question all of sudden. It is out of context."I'll just stay free and away from men for some time and might be for years." I answer him anyway. I continue gathering
That Problematic Ring 45| Rafe
I knock on the door twice. Mona pulls open the door after a minute and appears before me. She looks at me with a straight face, doesn't get surprised or angry at my arrival. Which is according to my expectation. I knew she would not close the door on my face.She's wearing an old printed off-shoulder dress. Her hairs are loosely rolled up on the top of her head. After a few seconds, She fully opens her door, clears the passage for me to enter her room. She goes inside and I silently follow her. There is a heavy burden on my chest, akin to some massive stone, pressing down my chest-wall. I decided to go to the hotel where Mona is staying after the office and talk to her. I knew she was not going to contact me on her own after the last fight we had so I had to take the first move. Besides, I've came here with a firm goal in my mind. She sits down on the edge of her bed, now forms an scowl on her face. She plays with her long nails, "I'm going back to New York. You're not interested in
That Problematic Ring 46| Freya
As the days are passing, my heart is weakening. Because it reminds me that I'm approaching the day when my marriage will end. Rafe and I will be free from the knot that is tying us together. I've contacted the lawyer and she said our divorce application is in process. It will be issued in few days. It's hard to imagine how my life would be after Rafe. I'm used to this lifestyle, seeing Rafe around me always. And now we've even settled our differences. So I don't have any grudge against him in fact I like his presence around me. I'm habitual of hearing his voice daily. I'm habitual of having him on my side. I come back home after a tiring day. I toss my purse and phone on the bed and go straight towards the closet to find my night outfits. While going through my clothes, my eyes fall on the lingeries Mom sent. They are stuffed in one corner. I stand still and stare at them. I haven't thrown them out of the closet yet. I couldn't because of their expensive costs. Pulling them out, I
That Problematic Ring 47| Freya
"Say something, Fay." He grabs my shoulders and makes me look at him, "Your silence is making me anxious. Please do not think that I married you for my business gains. Don't think of me as some mean jerk who was lured by your established business, just how Father was. I'm not like him, I swear. I didn't participate in Father's plan or lead him on. Father was asking me to ask you to merge our companies and all, but I never encouraged him on anything."I smile at his explanations. His eyes are reflecting his sincerity, "Relax, Rafe. I know you and I believe you. I know you are not like your Father so you don't have to explain anything to me. And besides, I'm happy to hear that you gained something from this marriage. It is lessening my remorse. I'm actually glad that my lie worked for you in some way. I acted selfish too back then so I've no right to blame you for anything if you used our marriage excuse for your own benefit."I take a brief pause, and become serious, "Our marriage was n
That Problematic Ring 48| Freya
Utterly dumbfounded, my body freezes as if my soul has been pulled out. Rafe's touch becomes more intense. He presses his lips further to mine and begins moving them in a slow pace. My mind doesn't immediately register what's happening to me. It takes its time to give me an alert that Rafe is for real KISSING ME. I literally lose my vision for some seconds as I comprehend the situation. A black blanket appears before my eyes, making it difficult to see anything around me. I only feel his mouth on mine and his hands on the curves of my neck. My hands involuntarily move up to his chest. I never even imagined this moment not in my unconscious mind that Rafe could kiss me. I thought Rafe had friend-zoned me. I thought I was not a woman for him. But now what is this happening to me.I close my eyes and embrace the sensations his lips are giving me. I scatter in his arms. My legs stumble out of weakness. I give him the hint that I can't stand. His warm touch and kiss make me put down my f
That Problematic Ring 49| Freya
All my presumptions proved to be correct about why Rafe disappeared in an instant after kissing me. I comprehended it through his behavior. He is regretting it. He didn't like kissing me. He's probably ashamed of cheating on his girlfriend with me. He plainly ignored me the entire next week. He barely came home at nights. He didn't talk to me in the office. He treated me like I don't exist as if he couldn't hear me or see me, as if I had become invisible. I tried a few times to talk to him, to find out what's wrong with him, but he made excuses, showed reluctance, and pretended that he's too busy to talk about anything, but work. It made me angry. It made me hurt. His cold attitude and the way he has been avoiding me. It made me think that he's giving me hints that he doesn't want himself around me, that he suddenly became allergic to me. I'm surprised by his sudden change of behavior with me. He was being so friendly, so understanding before the kiss and now this. . . He's making
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