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She focused on the messages on her phone, busy replying to the
ones Tamika sent her.
After a while, she realized the elevator doors seemed to have
been open the whole time, and no one came in.
Her heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Something like this happened in the middle of the night, and
Alarieka didn’t even have the courage to look up.
She thought of herself as being reborn, and maybe there really
were ghosts and monsters in the world.
Her palms were sweaty, she kept her head down, moved her
feet slowly, and reached out to touch the elevator, getting ready
to find the close button and press it.
“Alarieka.”
A deep, cold voice sounded in the quiet room, and Alarieka’s
mind went numb. Her body even gave an involuntary shiver.
She suddenly looked up.
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Kieran was standing at the elevator door, holding the door and
looking down at her.
Behind Kieran was a blinding white light. He stood with his
back to it, and the shadows made his face look sharper and more
intense. His narrow dark eyes looked deep and cold, watching
her without any emotion.
At that moment, seeing Kieran was like seeing a ghost.
Alarieka instinctively still wanted to press the elevator door.
But there were still a bunch of people behind Kieran.
They were all in suits, respectfully following behind Kieran,
looking at her and Kieran with hesitant and curious eyes.
Someone behind me asked hesitantly, “Mr. Argent, why aren’t
you going in?”
Alarieka quickly stepped back, shrank into the corner, and
made enough room for them to come in.
Kieran stared at her for a moment, then stepped inside.
I didn’t know if it was on purpose or not, but Kieran wasn’t
standing next to her at first. He got pushed to her side by the
people behind them.
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Noticing Kieran’s arm against hers, she frowned and scooted
into the corner.
Then Kieran was pushed over again.
That crowd was packed together on the other side, and there
was this empty space around Kieran.
But Alarieka had nowhere left to retreat.
Alarieka: …
Alarieka stared straight ahead in silence, and the elevator had
been really quiet, you could even hear some people breathing.
And…
There was still some smell of alcohol.
She looked at Kieran’s clothes suspiciously, then looked at the
people around.
This was an office building. Did these people really need to
drink while talking business in an office building?
Someone started talking about work, and the whole elevator
was filled with conversation.
Kieran grunted from time to time, his deep voice coming from
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above Alarieka’s head.
After the conversation ended, someone hesitantly asked, “Mr.
Argent, who is this?”
Kieran answered simply: “Sister.”
Everyone laughed, “So she’s Mr. Argent’s sister. No wonder, this
Ms. Argent really was pretty!”
She kept her head down, so these people couldn’t see her face
clearly, and most likely took her for Clarissa.
Kieran didn’t deny it either.
The elevator finally arrived, and Alarieka waited until the
crowd got out before she ran out.
The next moment, a force grabbed her wrist: “Where are you
running off to?”
The person walking ahead quickly turned around to look at her
and Kieran.
Alarieka pulled at the corner of her mouth: “Of course I was
going back.!”
Kieran’s voice was low: “I’ll take you.”
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So many people were watching, Alarieka felt really
uncomfortable: “No need.”
Kieran pulled her over to him and said in a low voice, “You
didn’t have a choice.”
Someone spoke up at the right moment, smiling and saying, “Mr.
Argent and Ms. Argent had a great relationship. The brother
and sister got along well.”
Alarieka gave a fake smile.
On the way back, Alarieka sat in the front passenger seat. When
she opened Kieran’s car door, she immediately saw the file
folder on the passenger seat.
Kieran was buckling his seatbelt when he reached over,
grabbed the folder, and tossed it onto the back seat. He gave her
a quick reminder: “Buckle up.”
Alarieka glanced at the file bag on the back seat, then quickly
looked away.
The whole way, the two of them were quiet.
Alarieka turned her head to look at the night flashing by
outside the window, and for once, she felt calm inside.
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It was just a ring that broke the peace here.
Kieran picked up the phone: “Rose”
Roschelle’s voice on the phone was a bit quiet, and Alarieka
could only hear bits and pieces.
“Kier… I wanted… you to come back…
Alarieka didn’t mean to listen to how Kieran and Roschelle got
along. Her mind was already wandering off somewhere else,
but one thing Kieran said pulled her drifting soul right back.
“Feeling bad?”
“The doctor said there really would be morning sickness in the
first three months. What did you want to eat? I’ll bring it for
you.”
