Daniel Martin
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"You can't be serious." Sebastian felt like he was stuck between a rock and a hard place. Or, a child watching his parents argue for the one thousandth time today. ?? "Anakin, don't use that tone," Sebastian mumbled, tightening his grip on his tablet. Sebastian took in the appearance of the disheveled attorney who had rushed here during his supposed day off. It was a good thing he was living in his condo this time and not his home in the countryside. "You try showing up on your day off and…-
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"Lina." Lina didn't look back. She sauntered out of the room, like she owned this entire building and everyone was indebted to her. Her heels were the sound of water in oil, loud and crackling. The sound took up the silence in the hallway. She glanced to her right and watched the sun set. ?? Lina was supposed to give her Uncle a signed wedding certificate by tomorrow morning. She dug her nails into her palm and frowned. "Time to marry some random stranger on the street," Lina said to herself.…
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Kaden DeHaven realized something. Lina was vulnerable right now. At her lowest, might he add. She had no other option, but him. If he was an asshole, he could've taken advantage of this. All he wanted was to make her his. But not like this—not with a gun pressed to her head, forcing her to choose. Kaden wanted to be the one who proposed. Not the other way around. He was thinking she'd beg him for his help. He should've known she was much smarter than that. ?? Lina was going to use him. Not the…
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Sebastian held back a laugh, choking it down with a cough. He cleared his throat behind a fist, but his lips threatened to break out into a smile. "Out." Kaden jutted his chin towards the door. ?? Priscilla scoffed. "I've made the journey all the way from the mall as your Director. At least look at the reports I've painstakingly crafted for you." Lina stared at Priscilla. This life as Director of one of the most successful malls in the country was quite an update from Priscilla's first life as a…
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"Excuse me, please show me your identification—" Lina shoved past the security guard at the entrance of DeHaven Conglomerate. She stormed through the employee gates of the company and slipped into one of the elevators that were preparing to close. ?? "Miss, Miss you can't just—" The doors slammed shut. The people in the elevator glanced at her incredulously, wondering if she had a death wish or a desire to go to jail. It must've been both, for she pressed the button to the highest floor that…
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Asshole. A string of curses drifted through her head, none of which left her mouth. Lina glowered at her Uncle with sheer hatred. She wished a hole would open up and swallow him whole. How could he have not consulted her when making such a horrible decision? ?? Lina opened her lips, but closed them. She needed a minute to breathe. Or else, she was going to curse him, his ancestors, and his entire livelihood. Once she had a slippery grasp of her sanity, she cleared her throat. "Did you publicly…
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"You've arrived," an icy voice greeted her. Lina set her eyes on her First Uncle, the current Chairman of Yang Enterprise. William Yang. He sat in his large leather chair that was perfectly centered in the office. ?? William resembled a great king watching over his people with a pondering expression. His brows were forever pulled together like his mood was ruined the second he opened his eyes. "Evidently," Lina deadpanned. His lips twitched at the disrespectful response. Lina resembled his…
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"It'll be best for you to head to the company," Lawrence said whilst twirling a pen in between his hand. His quack of a doctor told him spinning pens should help with his sore joints. Leaning back in his chair, he could feel his secretary's pressing stare to take the medicine later. ?? "And talk to your Uncle yourself," Lawrence finalized. "I am simply here to warn you, Lina, of what's to come." Lina pressed her lips together. She no longer owed her Uncle a favor, which meant he should be treating…
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Lina woke up in tears. She clutched her chest and clawed at her heart. She hated these dreams. Hated seeing the love on his face. Hated seeing the adoration he held for her. When Lina had entrusted her heart to his hand, she thought he'd clutch it, but he crushed it. Their love crashed and burned, and the remnants of it were ashes that fluttered in the wind and fell into the ocean. "How much does he remember?" Lina muttered to herself, wiping the tears from her face, angry that she had cried over him…
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Lina woke up in another nightmare. This time, it was a familiar setting of her first life, where golden pillars held up golden rooftops curved upwards to the heavens, red walls separated the palaces, and guards were stationed at every entrance. In the far distance, she saw the banner of Ritan waving proudly in the wind. Lina was back to where it all started. The sky was painted black, with the clouds ominously covering a pale moon. Crickets chirped afar, fireflies glowed against the grass of the…
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