Chapter 29
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Ashley was sitting on the chair in front of her mirror staring at her face. She touched her cheek and sighed.
Her gaze went to her family's picture frame and she picked it up. She wanted to smash it on the ground when she heard a knock on the door.
"Who is it?" She asked.
"Logan" He replied and she dropped the photo frame before arranging her hair.
"Open" She said and the door opened. Logan smiled and walked into the room.
She muttered close and the door closed.
"Welcome" She said and he nodded.
"I shouldn't even be here, you're the one that suppose to come to my room, not the other way around" He said and she chuckled.
"Because of what?" She asked.
"Because you're a girl and I'm a guy" He said and she rolled her eyes.
"You're already in my room so accept it like that and let's get to work" She said and he rolled his eyes before sitting on Ashley's bed.
"Alright, what topic are we studying again?" He asked.
"Chlorine" She said.
"Alright" He said and brought out a big text book, he opened to the page and took off his shoes before laying on the bed with his stomach as he read.
Ashley looked at him with wide eyes.
"The audacity of you to lay on my bed just like that" She said and he looked at her.
He stood and walked to her. She stepped back only to hit the bed.
"Are we partners?" He asked.
She gulped before answering.
"Yes"
"Are we doing the project in your room?" He asked.
"Yes"
"So I have every right to lay on your bed" He said and went back her bed laying down on it. She released the breath she didn't know she was holding before carrying her own textbook. Shs stared at him for a while before smiling.
She laid on Ariel's bed and opened to the page.
"I'd study the first three topics under chlorine, while you'd study the remaining 3" He said.
"Sure" She replied and flipped to the next page.
Logan looked up from the book and looked around the room with a frown.
"Ashley" He called sitting up.
"Yeah?" She looked at him.
He stood and rushed to her bringing his face extremely close to hers.
She held her breath immediately.
"Do you feel like you're being watched?" He whispered and she wanted to look around but he stopped her.
"Don't" He said and she nodded.
"Yes I do. Sometimes" She whispered and he left her side before going to the light switch, he switched the lights off and Ashley sat up.
"There are hidden cameras in the room, we have to find them" He whispered.
"How do we find it when the lights are off?" She whispered.
"I don't know. I'd switch the lights on" He said and did that. He looked around the room once more and his gaze went to the two ACs.
He climbed Ashley's bed and stared at the AC for a while before removing a black tiny thing on the AC. He threw it to Ashley and she caught it before dropping it on the ground. She stepped on it breaking it into pieces before taking off her slippers.
She climbed Ariel's bed and removed the tiny thing on the AC. She turned back and threw it at Logan. He caught it and smashed it into pieces.
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"Damn it!!!" The unknown person watching them screamed.
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"Who could have been watching us?" Ashley asked.
"I don't know. We have to find out who the person is" He said.
"Yeah but how?" She asked and he looked down at the pieces on the ground.
"Using these" He said and she looked down at the pieces.
"Help me gather them" He said squatting to the ground. She squatted and began picking the pieces and dropping it into a jar.
"I'd find the person don't you worry" He said and she smiled.
"Thank you" She said.
"Now let's get back to work" He said and jumped on her bed.
"Guy!! Did you forget that's my bed?" She asked and he chuckled.
"Nope, just wanted to annoy you" He said and faced the book.
She smiled before laying on the bed and started reading.
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Andrea walked into the suite and went to the kitchen. She brought out a bottle of whiskey and a glass before pouring it into the glass. She carried the glass and gulped it down immediately.
"So, how did it go?" Alexa asked and she drank another glass.
"Bad. Dad didn't agree to lend a hand" Andrea said.
"Sorry, we'd have to do things ourselves" Alicia said.
"I told him I'd take matters into my own hands and I'd kill her with his name. He told me not to try it" She said and Alicia's mouth formed an O.
"Let's not do anything yet. Dad might likely change his mind" Alexa said and Andrea sighed.
"Whatever" She muttered.
"Now, who's making dinner tonight?" Andrea asked.
"Not it" Andrea and Alicia said at a time.
Alexa wasn't fast enough.
"Everytime" She mumbled sadly
"You're cooking tonight, go get the ingredients ready. Tonight's food should be yummy" Alicia said and Alexa chuckled.
"Fine!!" Alexa groaned and left the suite.
Andrea looked at Alicia before coming to her.
"I'm sorry for breaking your phone" She said.
"It's okay" Alicia said.
"Nope. Here, a better one" Andrea said handing her iPhone 15 pro max.
"Damnn, how did you get it?" Alicia asked taking the phone from her.
"Well, I used my allowance" She said.
"Thanks so much" Alicia said and stood up from the couch and hugged her. Andrea reciprocated the hug with a smile but her smile went down when she remembered what she did.
"I'm sorry" Andrea muttered a tear drop rolling down her eyelids.
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Ariel sniffed again hugging him tighter. Conrad's hold on her waist tightened.
"Are you okay now?" He asked and she nodded.
She broke the hug and stared into his blue eyes.
"Thank you" She said.
"I don't need it" He said and she punched his shoulder.
"Stop it" She said and left his front going to settle down on the blanket.
"I can't. I don't need your thanks cos it adds nothing to me. It's just a word" He said.
"But I like saying it. You're supposed to appreciate my thanks"
"You can't force me if I don't want to" He said and she nodded before standing up. She walked to the rails staring at the city. The evening breeze blew her hair and she closed her eyes. He stood beside her and she opened her eyes.
"Say the word" He said but she didn't answer him.
"Ariel" He said and she blinked back her tears.
He made her face him before speaking.
"Tell me thank you again" He said and she shook her head.
The tear drop almost rolling down her eyelids but he blew air into her eyes making her shut it.
"Don't let those tears fall Ariel" He said and she closed her eyes tightly.
"Just say it" He said and she opened her eyes.
"Thank you" She muttered.
"You're welcome" He said and she sniffed.
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