“Yes, sir.” Jaume stepped on the gas, thinking, “So she pissed him off again.”
Kieran leaned back in his seat, eyes closed. But his mind went back to what Alarieka had said earlier.
“Won’t bother me?” he thought.
“That feels like a calculated retreat to gain an advantage later–not exactly a clever move.”
Back at the house, Tamika was stomping in frustration and disappointment.
“Why didn’t you go?!” she bellowed. “Don’t you know who Kieran is going to see?”
“I do,” Alarieka said calmly.
Tamika got even more upset. “Then why didn’t you insist on going with him?! You’re going to let him get back together with his ex? You’ll lose your shot with him completely.”
“Then so be it,” Alarieka said, her expression cold. “Mom, they’re in love. Why would I want to get in the middle of that?”
Tamika wasn’t hearing any of it.
She grabbed Alarieka’s ear and yelled, “I’m going to beg Sir Argent to let you go with Kieran! You have to listen to me!”
Alarieka ignored her.
Tamika was still clinging to the fantasy that Alarieka would marry Kieran. But reality would catch up with her eventually.
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Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Alarieka pulled out her workbook from the cabinet.
Even with the Argent family’s support, she had always worked hard just to be worthy of Kieran. As a result, her grades were solid.
Sadly, right before finals, something bad happened, and she missed her
exams.
Then one thing led to another, and she decided not to go to college.
This time, she would make her exams count. She’d get into a university far away from the Argent family and Kieran and cut all ties for good.
But she would never forget what happened.
One day, everyone who had hurt Nina would pay.
Alarieka didn’t want anything to do with Kieran anymore, but Tamika wasn’t having it.
She packed Alarieka’s bags and said, “Don’t tick off Kieran again.”
Alarieka shot back, “I said I’m not going.”
Tamika glared at her. “What’s with the attitude?! This is a golden chance!”
She clenched her fists and didn’t back down. “What chance?”
Tamika’s voice got louder. “The chance to get close to Kieran! Don’t you like him?”
Maybe it was because of what happened in her past life, but hearing
Kieran’s name made her heart skip a beat.
Her eyes almost teared up. “I don’t…”
Just then, the knock on the door came out of nowhere.
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