All Chapters of A Step Closer to Love : Chapter 171 - Chapter 180
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"What's nothing?" she asked."It's just that during my research I noticed that this place is a hot spot for dating but no one seems to be here" "It's a weekday" Arabella reminded him. His mouth formed an oh shape as if he had remembered something out of the blue. "That is true" Kieran admitted. They got into the elevator and went up to the fourth floor they were directed to. "Let's check the library first and then the bookstore maybe I would be able to find new steals to go home with" Kieran saw some kind of excitement. It was like one he had never seen before and he was glad that he brought her here. At least she would always remember him as the man who took her on such a date that made her so happy. "You can do whatever you wish to," he said. As he pushed the glass doors and she stood inside, she stood with her eyes closed and her nostrils open to take in the smell of the books. "Doesn't it just smell so heavenly?" she asked opening her eyes and running her eyes over and over
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Arabella and Kieran returned home after their date. By the time they got home, it was already late into the night but Ethan was neither up nor waiting for them like Everly would have done."Do you want to have a cup of coffee?" Kieran asked as they entered the house."Coffee? At this time?" she asked him."Oh I see, this is too late to have a cup of coffee" he continued realizing what he had said. It was indeed too late to have any caffeine at that time."Yeah, I would like to sleep tonight so I could be awake early tomorrow" "If you are late I will wait for you" Arabella could not deny that Kieran had a sweet mouth because why did that singular statement make her stomach swirl in a fit of happiness?"It's not about you waiting for me but about having me being early to work" she said trying to steady her emotions. She did not want to swoon over him. "Okay then maybe we could have tea?" he suggested. He knew they were late but he did not want to let go of her yet. He wanted to stay e
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Kieran choked on his cup as he began to cough. "What?" he asked dropping the cup to the island. "What?" she asked her eyes going wide like a doe."What did you just say?" Kieran asked wiping the corners of his mouth with his hand."I said I found you sexy" Arabella replied feeling bold about her statement. He had been the one making her swoon all day so she was glad that from the expression on his face, she had the same effect on him."You should be careful of what you say" Kieran said taking up the cup again and taking a sip. "You should only say what you mean" he added before taking another sip."I meant it" she shrugged wondering why he would think she said it mindlessly."Ara," he said silently. His breath was so heavy that she could hear it. "Should we go to bed?" "Already?" she was perplexed. He was the one who wanted to extend the night and now all of a sudden he wanted to call it a night abruptly."I still have some tea left" She tapped on the corner of the glass before taki
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The ice melted on her tongue before she decided to read time to get into the room and call it a night. She glanced at the clock. It was just a few seconds past midnight and she felt the urge to go to bed."Let's go to bed" she announced like a judge giving a verdict. "Together?" he asked with a slyish smile dancing on his lips."Yeah," she trailed off when her mind finally comprehended what he was trying to say. "Not together but together," she said. She played back her words in her mind and discovered how stupid she sounded."What I mean is let's leave this place together and go to bed separately in our beds" she clarified. Her voice was quick and sharp as if she was begging for relief from any form of torment. "Stop looking at me like that" she murmured her head down. She wondered how he had quickly turned the table so fast when she had been the one with the most power over him just a few seconds ago. "Like how?" he wanted to feign ignorance. He watched her eyes go up in surpris
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Kieran cleaned up the table and washed out what he had used. As much as he thought Arabella was cute for her reaction he did not want to weird her out. He ignored the urge within him to see her face one more time and went to bed instead.By the time he was up in the morning, he was sure she was still asleep because he had passed by her room and the entire place was silent and dark. He went on to make breakfast before going to wake her up. He knocked on the door and waited for her. He heard a stumble through the room before the door flew open.For some reason Arabella was surprised. She expected it to be him but was shocked that he was actually standing there. "Good morning," she said before he could say anything."Good morning, aren't you going to come down for breakfast?" he asked and she nodded. "I would be down in a jiffy" she said swinging the door in her hand. "Okay," he said backing up into the hallway. He stopped midway and charged towards her. "What is..." her statement wa
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"What is with him?" Arabella asked feigning ignorance. She knew she would have been able to get out of letting out her relationship with Kieran to her sister if it were not a video call because her face would give her away but she was willing to try how far she could push her luck. "So why is your face about to break out into a smile? A happy one at that?" Seraphina narrowed her eyes. "Is that make-up on your face?" "Because I am so happy to see and hear from you and I thought I should try to make up now," she said. "I video call you frequently, I know you love me but it's creepy to hear you say that and I know that you are not telling the truth right now" "Are you calling me a liar?" "Digressing from the actual point? Making useless excuses? " Seraphina raised two fingers to the camera as I'd she was counting. "What are you counting?" "Points that would let me know if you are dating him already" "Seraphina" Arabella let out in a flustered tone."Arabella" Seraphina mimicked he
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"I am sorry you had to talk with my sister" Arabella apologized. "She is like a social butterfly" "It's fine, I would have had to speak with them anyways, it's good that I have gotten this out of the way" "Are you going to talk to all my family members?" "If I have to, I am ready to" Kieran said with a smug expression on his face."All of them? I have a really large family back at home" Arabella teased. "I can talk to them all" Kieran sounded confident. Arabella laughed because she knew what a turmoil her entire family was. Her grandmother would be elated to hear that she had a boyfriend, the problem was her aunties and cousins, they would be having a field day teasing and giving them a hard time. "I am not sure you want that," Arabella said dismissively. "It's not about what I want is it?" he asked like he was seeking some kind of validation. "It's about what I have to do," he said.She nodded her head to give him the satisfaction he seemed to want at that time. "Anything that
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"Hello there," Kimberly said again. Her voice was flirty anyone could hear it from a mile away.Her presence forced a swarm of memories into his brain. He shook a bit by the impact that she had on him. Arabella looked her up and down. She was a bit shaken to see who her supposed competition was. She had heard a bit about Kimberly from Everly. Seeing her in person was quite different from hearing bout her.She was gorgeous and her hair looked like she was straight from the salon. Arabella was almost tempted to compliment her and fan over her beauty. She was quickly reminded that this woman was her competition. Her beauty was the kind that did not need anything extra to enhance it. Arabella could not deny it she was breathtaking. She pushed ahead but was stopped by Kieran's hand."Where are you going?" his eyes searched her gently. She could see and feel the warmth of it and she was glad for it. She was sure he was shaken up to see her because even as a girl she was shaken up by her
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Kimberly followed Kieran and Arabella in. She ran to stand in front of them to block the path she stretched her hand sideways to stop them."But I came to see you" she said planting a bit. Arabella thought about how gorgeous she still looked as she bit the corners of her lips."Why would you come to see me?" Kieran asked."Because I missed you" she said batting her eyelashes as if she was trying to invite him in."Missed me?" Kieran scoffed as she let out a hiss."Yes" she said leaning into him so her cleavage could show a little. "I have no business with you and I don't even want to talk to you even if it's casually" he said with so much spite in his voice. His eyes darted to the smirking Aurora in the corner. How did she even think this far, if he went back to Kimberly she still did not have a chance with him so why did she desperately want to ruin his relationship with Arabella?Kieran tried to go over her arm but she clung onto him like she was a parasite. He wiggled his hands t
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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
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