"Grieving and you?"
"Yes, me.""Okay then answer only one question of mine. But honestly.""Ask away." Kiara provokingly beckoned her to speak.Cathy looked at her friend solemnly. With a small pause, she asked. "How are you feeling right now?""Huh?" Kiara frowned instantly."How are you feeling right now?" She repeated her words."That's your question?" Kiara confusedly looked at her."Hmm. That's my question. So answer me honestly. How are you feeling after everything that happened to you last week."Kiara got silent. Not because she had nothing to say, in fact, she didn't know where to start. When her friend asked this question seriously, she contemplated that question seriously too. She tried to give her honest answer only."Somewhere upset and angry. Not to forget embarrassing too.""That's all?" Cathy almost scoffed but stopped herself so that Kiara could think about it again.Kiara gave a small nod and affirmed. "I just find everything related to them, annoying and useless.""And that's what you call grieving?""...I am upset." Kiara firmly responded."Upset. Not sad.""I-""Angry, not weeping.""Why would I shed my precious tears on those useless fellows?""Exactly. You never loved him-""Of course I never loved him. I told you that."Cathy smiled. Kiara did tell her that, but to add on, she also said that she liked Max at the least. However... "You never even liked him, Kiara.""What nonsense." Kiara immediately retorted. "I liked Max. Otherwise, why would I ever want to get married to him?""Because you always believed that he was your Mr. Right.""At least at those times, he was." Kiara firmly stated."Really? Then why did you never allow him to even hug your waist while walking.""Why would anyone want to do that?""Except holding hands or a few hugs, you never let him do anything a man and a woman in a relationship do. Why did you do that?""Because that was not right. I didn't feel right about it. I just couldn't.""Why?""Because I just couldn't picture him doing that to me.""Again Kiara, why?"Kiara got silent. At that moment she realized that Max did betray her but if they had gotten married, she would have been the one who betrayed him with her fake promises of love."I never felt that he was the one for me. It was like, he got everything I wanted, but he also got nothing that I sincerely desired. As if I was compromising with the terms because I made them and I have to prove them right.""And now that you are proven wrong, you can't take that loss and feel embarrassed about it." Cathy completed it for her."..." Kiara unconsciously closed her eyes. She realized how dumb she was to actually believe that she was grieving after that betrayal. She was never grieving, just being exasperated by everything."I never even liked him. I just believed that I liked him.""Exactly." Saying that Cathy slammed her palm lightly on the table. "So my lord, I proved my point and now I want to rest my case."Kiara couldn't help but chuckle at her words. "Ahh, I am so annoying.""I know, believe me.""You-"Before Kiara could say anything the door was opened without any notice or knock. Kiara and Cathy instantly turned to the voice with their squinted brows."I am really sorry ma'am. I tried to stop them-""It's okay Ray. Please go back to work. We are not idle as much as they are." Kiara said with a comfortable tone as she looked at the couple, walking inside the room with their linking arms.Neither Cathy stood up on their arrival nor Kiara. They both stayed seated and didn't bother to ask Max and Ria to take seats either."What are you doing here again Cathy? Don't you have any other place to go?" Ria asked."Huh? Who are you psycho?" Cathy politely asked back."You-""Do not raise your voice. It gives me a headache." Kiara interrupted.Ria smirked. Stopping right in front of her desk with her fiance, she said. "I am sorry. I should have been mindful of your emotional condition."Cathy rolled her eyes. "Kiara's emotional status? What happened to her, to begin with?""Ohh, please. I don't wanna say it out but we all know what happened." Ria stated.Max, who was standing beside Ria, finally spoke in embarrassment. "Ria stop it.""For real. What are you guys doing here? I don't remember inviting you or having any work in common." Kiara asked impatiently.She specifically knows why that couple came for her. Why Ria was full of smiles and why Max was hesitant about his fiance's behavior. However, she was in no mood to entertain her sister's childish desires.Ria shamelessly took her seat beside Cathy. Placing her clutch on the table she proudly said. "You know as an elder sister you get lots of responsibility. I am just here to work on one of those responsibilities.""Responsibility and you?" Cathy scoffed. "Please don't make me puke. And to add on, don't insult Guardians by saying that you are one of the responsible people."Ria gritted her teeth. She badly wanted to shout but in front of Max, she wanted to maintain a decorum of her image. She didn't want to lose herself in front of Max.With pursed lips she said. "You know what Cathy, please leave. I only want family members to be here. And the least I want is an immature brat."Cathy's fist tightened.Kiara's eyes darkened too. With a cold smile, she said. "She is my family more than your Elder sister. If you have anything to say, say it right in front of her."Ria wasn't offended by Kiara's words. She knows that her relationship with Kiara is hardly a family relationship, let alone a sibling one. Without changing her tone Ria asks with a smirk. "Oh really? Even if that embarrasses you?"Cathy sneered. "Don't worry. Her honor is not as small as your status." "All you know is babbling. Anyway, I am not here to do an argument. I am here with my fiance so that I can check on my sister. See if she doing good or not. I know I hurt her a lot. But I really hope that she knows that I don't hate her. You do understand me my little sister right?" Saying that Ria provokingly smiled at Kiara, to which Kiara just ignored her."Ha ha ha." Cathy gave a big dry laugh at her words. Disgustingly looking at Ria and Max, Cathy said. "If God also comes down, to say that, even then Kiara won't believe such words."Ria breathed heavily. Removing her hand from Max's arms, she folded her arms with annoyance. "What are you? Her spokesperson? Don't she have her mouth to talk to me?""She is too disgusted by you guys that she didn't want to bother herself with you people." Cathy answered. It wasn't just because Cathy wanted to insult the couple but she also knows what kind of person Kiara is.
Betraying you were more right to me than betraying my family. I-"'Khhkh' Kiara couldn't help but chuckle in the end. "I am really sorry. I tried hard not to laugh but you were not stopping with your speech at all." She said."Kiara? How can you say that?" Max bewilderedly asked.Kiara's words brought inexplicable expression to both Cathy and Ria's faces. Her words and actions were not cooperating at all with the situation. How can someone laugh at their offender after what they had done to her? Kiara suddenly looked like a totally different person to them."I mean what I say, Max. You are really funny." Kiara spoke."You-""You seriously think that I am hurt? I am devastated by your betrayal? Can't you see how happy I am having my favorite drink and snacks with my best friend during my working hour in a relaxed mood? I feel like I am free. Can't you see that?"Max's eyes instantly wavered. Looking at the desk and how her favorite drink and snacks were actually in front of her, made h
"Act as much as you want my little sister. But if you think that you can pretend like nothing happened that night and no one would know then I must pop your bubble and tell you that I am living proof of your ruined life Kiara. I have got everything to finish you in a second. In fact, didn't I already ruin you, Kiara?" Kiara's eyes darkened. She very well knows what Ria was talking about. She was talking about the night when Kiara lost her virginity to some gigolo. How can she forget? And since that engagement day, Kiara particularly knows who planned all that against her and now Ria confirmed it more. "What are you talking about?" Cathy and Max both looked at Ria."Why don't you tell them, Kiara? One is your lover and the other is your best friend. They deserve to know the truth." Saying that Ria smirked."...""What is she talking about Kiara? How did she ruined you already?" Max impatiently asked again. His palm started sweating profusely. Without knowing anything his mind started
"How can you let her go? How can you forgive her so easily! I know you can never be a help! For once I actually thought that you have changed, you know how to fight for yourself. But no!! A big no! She did so much to you and all you did was babble! You let her go just after some scolding! Are you that dumb!" Cathy started shouting nonstop the moment the disgusting couple left.Kiara pursed her lips and let Cathy lash out as much as she wants. Kiara knows that she deserves this scolding. She knows that she shouldn't forgive Ria that easily. However, this is not the time. If she did anything wrong then it won't do good for her company's reputation. She can't risk her Grandfather's image because of revenge. The time has come. Within a few months, her Grandfather is about to select her as his heiress or successor. She can't risk that by telling everyone that she got into trouble because of someone's childish play.Moreover, according to the information she got from Ray, the key that nigh
"You wanna talk? You wanna talk Ria!! Then let's talk. How dare you! How dare you do something like that to Kiara! How dare you to even think about it! You should be thanking god that he saved Kiara that day otherwise i would have made you pay double for every single thing Kiara could have faced! You don't know how much worse I can become Ria. You don't know how lucky you are that nothing happened to Kiara that night." Max shouted restlessly. He felt like destroying everything around him and her. His eyes got red with anger. Veins on his necks were clearly visible to Ria. Without blinking once, he glared at Ria. When he tightened his fist tightly to not lose himself completely, his eyes and mouth already lost all his patience.He knows what he did to Kiara is not right either, but not in the world he ever wanted to hurt her that way. No matter whatever happened or happens between them, not even in his dream would he ever think about doing something like that to her.When he heard Kiar
"Ma'am in a month Mr. Miller called for a board meeting.""What board meeting?" Cathy looked at Kiara for the answer."Nothing. Just to remove me from my seat.""What!" Cathy slapped her palm on the desk. "Isn't he being too outrageous? I mean Mr. Walker and you are still in the middle of taking the fall they brought to the company. Instead of taking care of that, he is out here shamelessly for your seat?"Kiara patiently smiled. "Don't mind him Cathy. We all knew that this was about to happen anyway.""But-""Cathy." Kiara called."Hmph."Kiara looked down to the sheet. Seeing all the names on the paper, her hold tightened on the file. "Ray. By now how much support have we got?" "Nine." Ray right away replied.Kiara looked down to the names again. "Out of 38, we just got 9?""Yes ma'am. Among nine, five are our people and the rest are Mr. Walker's committed people.""What about the other 19 people?" James always had his majority on the board of directors. Among twenty three, she only
"So you finally got the time to have dinner with me?" James grumbled as he spoke to the girl who just walked inside the room.Kiara apologetically smiles. It's been a few days since she had dinner with her grandfather. Seeing him having dinner alone does make her feel guilty. "I am really sorry grandfather. This will never happen again." "As long as you know." Kiara took her seat beside James. While they were in the middle of their dinner, Kiara curiously asked. "Where is sister?""Don't know." James right away said."Huh?" Kiara frowned a little."What?" Hames nonchalantly asked back."She isn't back. Are you not gonna ask her where she is?" Kiara spoke."...""Grandfather.""What? She hasn't come back home since that incident happened." His nonchalance took over his reasonable mind."But it's been more than a week since that happened." Kiara stated.James agreedly nodded to her words. "Exactly. It's been more than a week since your sister came back home.""What? She never came bac
Few days later-"Aren't you tired of all these meetings every single day?" Cathy asked as she placed the chocolate drink in front of Kiara."Ohh do not let me start on that girl. I would have been fine if it wasn't about the dates I have to attend every single day because of YOU!" Kiara almost shouted out loud in anger. Since the first blind date she attended, her grandfather insisted her to go on again with the same man."Hey! That's mean! I was worried about you. And my ideas are actually fine. Otherwise Mr. Walker would never have agreed to it." Cathy proudly looked at her friend."..." Kiara had nothing to retaliate. It might have been okay if she was a devil or an emotionless person. But opting for such options knowing how wrong it is, is totally idiotic to her."So I heard that you are meeting that politician's son again tonight." Cathy asked."Hmm.""Why?""Grandfather thinks that he is the best option for me.""What about you?""I highly doubt my grandfather's choice." Kiara