William Johnson
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"You and me! Nope!" "Why would you like me?" "Do you think you like me?" "Don't. Don't like me." "Your brother likes me, and even though he had lied low, it'll only bring trouble. It won't benefit anyone." "This growing interest… is not anywhere near love. It's simply a desire to make a point. Don't use me to make a point, Young Master Quinn. Cut both of us some slack." "Is this desire even more important than your relationship with your brother?" "I can only offer friendship to you…" Cosette's…-
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"I am, indeed, holding back." Cosette opened her mouth, only to close them again. She felt something off from Asher's last remarks, and when she was certain there was a different meaning behind his words, she slapped his shoulder aggressively. "Don't even think about it, Asher Quinn!" she warned. Asher's brows rose. "Think about what?" "Me." She pointed at herself and then at him. "You and me! Nope!" "Haha… what are you saying?" Asher looked at her with ridicule. "Do you think you're my type?" "I'm…
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Meanwhile… Cosette's expression was more dead than a corpse. She kept her eyes on the vast greenery of the golf course. Today's plan was to play golf in the country club owned by the Quinns, but she wasn't having fun as much as she should enjoy it. "Nice." She clapped unenthusiastically as Asher walked back to the chair beside her. Not to her surprise, she was once again left to play golf with this guy and with Ezekiel. Fortunately, Ezekiel overslept, so they went ahead of him. The adults were on a…
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"Oy, Maxen." Maxen snapped his eyes over the rim of the coffee mug while drinking his morning fuel, and was met with Luke's aghast front. He slowly put the mug away from his lips, tilting his head to the side. "Last night…" Luke blinked, his eyes glossing over the mountain of paperwork stacked neatly on the table. "Did we finish all that last night?" "Yes." Maxen held the coffee mug in front of him, standing near the dining table. Luke was standing just right over the couch where he passed out last…
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Meanwhile… "If I hear you did something to Maxen once I come back, I will flay you from head to toe, block all the pores of your skin with needles, and feed you to the pigs! Don't you dare…" Luke scrunched his nose up in dismay at the lengthy message he got from Cosette. It would be understandable if the two of them had been exchanging messages, but Cosette just messaged him with threats as if she was trying to unload her frustrations in his inbox. "Geez! This young lady — hah! I'm speechless. Oy,…
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Cosette wasn't even surprised when she heard that their guests would stay over the weekend. Deep in her bones, she somehow expected the worse, and the worse came her way. She told herself repeatedly the weekend would pass quickly, just like how the first few weeks of school passed without anyone noticing. However, Cosette could've sworn the day felt longer as if an hour turned into three hours. "Care to share, why would you purposely ignore the young master of the Stone?" Cosette turned to her side…
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"I thought since you two seemed a little close, there's something going on between the two of you already. So, I'm relieved to know it seemed I misunderstood something." "You don't like her, do you?" Ezekiel inquired curiously, keeping his warm smile. For a moment, Asher couldn't respond to the guy simply because he was taken aback by the guy's straightforwardness. "No," said Asher, making Ezekiel's smile stretch broader. "Then I can pursue her without offending you," Ezekiel chuckled, while Asher…
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In the upper echelon, sometimes, profit wasn't the most important thing but affiliation. The Quinns and the Blacs particularly held their affiliations with the highest importance, and deep in Cosette's heart, even though she disapproved of all these people's presence, her grandparents invited them all for her. Since the elders of each family weren't getting older and the newer generation was already at the age of understanding what affiliation was, now was the time to let the younger ones continue these…
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"Do you hate me, Cosette Blac?" "What?" "You said, 'if you know this would happen, you would've dragged him.' What do you mean by that?" Cosette frowned as she pondered if there was something in what she said that could be interpreted as hating him. Her frown deepened, wondering what sort of processor he had in his head as it seemed he was hearing things differently. But Cosette didn't bother with it as she clarified. "Don't think too much. All I'm saying is that I thought my grandparents wouldn't…
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Cosette expected to go fishing the next day with her grandparents and father. She didn't sleep properly last night despite being exhausted, as she was unable to adjust to this new environment. Also, she was excited to spend more time with her grandparents. Cosette had a long list to do this weekend with them since she wanted to make the most out of this weekend with them. All that excitement and expectation, however, was thrown out of the window, as her grandfather and grandmother had a different plan.…
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