Chapter 1
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AMELIA'S POV
I am sitting in my office like every single day as if not working would lead me going bankrupt. Sundays are supposed to be off but I am that kind of a workaholic woman, who enjoys working on Sundays too.
Yeah I know it's 'boring'
Okay I mentally air quotes like that, no joke.
I was checking on the paper work.
That's when I get a call from a real pain in the ass of a bestfriend of mine.
'Ugh can't this day get any worse?'I thought but I picked up the call nonetheless.
I said in a not-so-pleasant tone , "Hello... Merenla, I am kind of busy right now-".
But I get cut off as she spoke "Oh shut up!" and I immediately put my phone a bit away from my ear, knowing what's coming next, "YOU COULD HAVE DONE THE WORK LATER AMELIA! IT'S BEEN THREE MONTHS SINCE YOU HAVEN'T HUNG OUT WITH ME!! DO YOU NOT LOVE ME ANYMORE?"
I mentally rolled my eyes as I spoke "Jeez Merenla, you know that I literally worship my work, we've got this new deal and it's a lo-" and i got cut off again by her sudden soft tone.
"Amelia...I know it's been hard with what happened with Justin but you can atleast hang out..." she said and I felt in every bit of concern laced in her words.
With a breathy sigh, I rubbed my forehead with three of my right fingers as I agree to her demands, "Okay fine...I am gonna wrap up my work and meet you outside of my office in exactly one hour?" It sounded more like a question? 'I really don't want to go'.
Merenla seems pretty satisfied with my answer, I hear her sigh out of relief as she spoke "Alright, I am coming" and with that, she hung up on me.
Not really surprised but in slight disbelief, I raised my eyebrows and looked at my phone like an i***t "Yep, that's my annoying ass of a bestfriend" I said, mostly to myself.
I cracked my knuckles as I started off with the paper work "Well...this is going to take a while" I said as I glared a hole into the stack of papers that needed my ugly signatures.
After I felt like signing a dozens of papers, someone knocked on my door 'weird...only I work here on Sundays'
"Come in" I spoke with authority and one of my new security guards appeared in my line of sight.
He started speaking with slight panic "Miss Valeron, a girl with straight blonde hair was trying to enter into the building. I asked her who she was and she said that-" and I finish his sentence for him by saying "that she is my soulmate?".
I let out a chuckle at his shocked expression as I said "that's my bestfriend Merenla. The famous writer, 'Merenla Dawson' ashe is permitted to enter the building whenever she wants to, do you understand?"
'okay that seemed kinda rude? but gotta flex my famous bestfriend in every chance I get?'
He looked kinda nervous as he spoke, "I am sorry Ms.Valeron I thought she was another-" but I cut him off with, "It's okay, i was leaving anyway...let's head down now." I say while grabbing my phone and purse.
He nodded as we both head for the parking lot.
I tried wiping out his anxiousness as I say, "Don't worry, I am not mad at you or that I will fire you for something so minor" I gave him a reassuring smile "But let's hope that she hasn't put the building on fire yet" I joked.
He laughed at my joke and we reach the parking lot, finally feeling relieved, I walk towards the parking lot to see a fuming Merenla, "GIRL I HAD TO WAIT FOR AN HOUR JUST FOR YOU!" she yelled at me.
Not being so surprised, I pull out my phone and check the time 'it's only been 15 minutes Jeez...' but I shrug it off as I say "Aright, I am sorry... let's go now come" okay, not much emotion but that's me aka typical Amelia.
I heard her sigh when I climbed into her car, sat in the passenger seat of her Audi R8 as she climbed in as well and drove off.
"So....where are we going..?" I ask as I feel a weird feeling already. To which Merenla replied with a sinister chuckle, "Ah yes, a club which someone talks alot about. We'll just drink now come on don't look so disgusted."
"Merenla..." I warn but she gave me that killer glare as if opposing her would lead to my death. "Fine" I grit out.
All the while thinking to myself, 'I get the emotional depressed kind of drunk and the last thing I want to do is end up doing something stupid...'
'I am so gonna regret this.'
END OF POV
meanwhile~
JUSTIN'S POV
Like the past few Sundays, I am working in my office, looking past through some deals but that didn't last long as Addison barged into my cabin and I cursed under my breath, knowing what's coming next.
"It's been two weeks since we started dating Justin! Are you even gonna take me out on a date?! I am not your personal stress reliever okay?!" she said through gritted teeth.
I want to roll my eyes so bad, but I resist the urge as I wrap up my work and look up at her with a forced smile and I am almost forced to drop that fake smile 'she doesn't even look one percent like her' .
"Sorry Addy, I wrapped up my work now, where do you want to go darling?" I asked and my heart slightly shattered knowing that I have to fake all of this, I don't even like her but I am dating her for the sake of moving on.
I know that it makes me a bad person but she made it pretty clear that we are better off without each other and I had tried to move on. It sounds absurd but I didn't know what else to do..
"JUSTIN!" I flinched as Addy called out to me, "Let's go out on a walk around the park, I already made a picnic basket" she continued as she showed me the basket in her hand.
I genuinely smiled this time, at her thoughtfulness and for not calling me out for spacing out as I put on my jacket, kept my glasses on table and walked out of the office with her.
I hooked my arm with hers as we went down the elevator and headed for the parking lot, we finally hopped into my black Mercedes and drove away.
I see Addy put in the location into the GPS and I just drive accordingly to the location she put in.
"Justin" she says in a soft tone and I nod "Yes babe?" I reply.
"You don't have to go...if you don't want to" she says in an apologetic tone and I give her a reassuring yet another set of a fake smile as I spoke "It's okay, don't worry about it. I just need a nice change of environment too."
'But something tells me that, if this relationship comes out to public.. I will lose my nonexistent remaining chances with Amelia as well...'
But we are almost at the park and I can't back out now or should I?
Just how much more do I suffer?
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