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*Olivia*
| sat in the backseat of my car as Aiden drove, and Ava chatted happily to her brother. Crossing my arms, |
stared nervously out the window. Guilt ate away atfor accidentally hanging up on Alexander and for not
telling him that | was headed to Luceland this weekend, too. My stomach stiffened with fear as | thought about
how he would react if he knew | had copied his travel plans.
Ava straightened in her seat, startlingout of my thoughts. “Hey...is that Alexander's car?” she asked.
My heart raced as | looked behind us, and sure enough, | spotted Alexander's, although Richard was the one
driving. They were only a few cars behind us.
This wasn’t good.
Ava turned around and looked atwith confusion. “Why is Alexander following us?”
| sighed and decided to cclean. “He isn’t. Alexander planned a trip to Luceland for a different reason before
we planned ours.” | couldn't help the bitterness in my voice whet. pictured Naomi’s perfect face.
But | had bigger problems right now. I'd managed to get a quick peak at Alexander's face, and he had been
frowning, his dark eyes in angry slits. Quickly, | took my phone out to message Gai
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and asked why Alexander looked so mad.
| waited for a full five minutes, but she didn’t reply.
Pretty soon, Alexander's car was right behind us, and my stomach rolled with anxiety.
| didn’t want to find out what would happen if he caught up to
us.
Alexander and | locked eyes. My stomach knotted with worry when | saw his jaw clench. His gaze shot to Aiden in
the driver's seat, and his eyes sparked with rage.
Why was he so angry that there was a guy with us? He was the one who was going to Luceland to meet a
woman. And it wasn’t even like | was romantically interested in Aiden. He was Ava’s brother and not even old
enough to legally drink. Did he really think I'd be interested in a college student?”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Olivia, why is Alexander going to Luceland, too?” Ava asked. “Didn’t we decide not to tell him about our plan for
now?”
“What plan?” Aiden questioned.
“Mind your business and focus on the road,” Ava snapped.
Which made the two siblings quip back and forth for a few minutes.
| turned away from the window so | wouldn't have to look at Alexander anymore.
Because of their sibling banter, | thought | had gotten out of answering Ava’s question, but when she had
finished bickering with Aiden, she turned and raised her eyebrows at me.
“Why is he going to the splace as us?”
“He’s here to meet....a woman. The sone he went on a blind date with that he madejoin. Her name’s
Naomi Wright.”
| had to force myself to say the nof the woman Alexander was meeting out loud. It just made it even more
real.
My friend spun around, and she lifted her chin. “Are you kidding me?”
“No,” | muttered, wishing it was all a joke.
“What an asshole!” she raged “How dare Alexander play with your feelings. I've seen the way he acts around
you! No man who has platonic feelings for a woman stares at her the way Alexander looks at you.”
A lump developed in my throat. “He...he looks ata certain way?”
Ava'’s eyes softened. “You haven't noticed? Alexander's always looking at you no matter who's in the room. He
looks at you with such burning intensity, | can’t believe a fire hasn't started between you guys.”
That made a small laugh burst past my lips despite everything.
“Let’s ditch this loser,” Ava said, glaring at Alexander's car. “Take this exit.”
She pointed at the exit before our stop, and Aiden s
car.
ved the
My stomach jolted, but Ava’s brother seemed to know what he was doing as he smoothly drove down the exit
ramp.
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| turned around, and my shoulders slumped when | didn’t see Alexander's car anymore.
As Aiden navigated through the busy traffic, my phone chimed with a text message from Gai. My head tilted
when | read the message. It only consisted of five words: ‘Everything is fine with Alexander.”
| looked out the window, lost in thought. After a few moments, | shrugged. | guess | had just overreacted, and
Alexander hadn't been following us. Maybe | had misinterpreted his facial expressions, too. Maybe he wasn’t
pissed. He had simply just been on the shighway.
Twenty minutes later, Aiden pulled into the parking garage across the Luceland Hotel. Ava bribed him with five
dollars to carry most of our luggage.
“Gotta love how broke college kids are,” she joked as we walked into the fancy hotel.
Ava took care of the check-in
process, and we quickly got our xgom
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The woman who Alexander had traveled all this way to meet.
Naomi Wright, heiress of the Wright Group.
Aiden
Ava and Aiden were already in the elevator, so | had no choice but to step on. As the doors slid closed, | stood
bel and Ava, hoping that | wouldn't have to talk to her.
Thankfully, Naomi was already engaged in a conversation with her friend.
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Naomi smiled and shrugged. “Honestly, | don’t mind. Alexander is worth chasing after.”
The backs of my eyes pricked with emotion.
Wow.
Naomi actually cared about
Alexander. Hot guilt shot through me
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