Filed to story: Dumped by Scumbag Adored by Billionaire
“What is it?” Eve was curious because Ailee now had a deep look on her face.
Ailee took her hand in hers causing the girl to become more apprehensive by her sudden seriousness.
“Promise me that you would under no circumstances fell for my brother nor date him,” She asked of her.
At that request, Eve’s jaw dropped and she stared at Ailee for over a minute without saying a thing.
Seeing her reaction, Ailee became apprehensive. Did she say something wrong? Or could it be Eve indeed had a thing for her brother and her promise would be broken before it even started.
Ailee bit the inside of her cheeks, tears threatening to fill her eyes. Was she destined to be alone?
But to her utmost shock, Eve burst into laughter. A long mocking laughter that left?Ailee stupified.
“Ailee are you f***ing kidding me?” The girl snorted with laughter
“That’s not funny, Eve” Ailee was a bit offended. What was funny about what she said.
“I have never thought and would never think of Allen as someone more than the asshole he is. I would never fell for him, he’s not even my type,” Eve said in between laughter. It was just too funny.
Ailee breathed a sigh of relief, she had been worrying over nothing.
“Promise?” She brought out her thumb
“Promise,” Eve agreed, sealing the promise.
The both of them smiled at each other, recognizing their new found friendship.
Eve patted her on the back saying proudly, “You can be rest assured because I would never fall for Allen,”
The third point of view:
Akim had not used the secret passageway ever since that day. He had to be careful especially when he had a smart father and an overprotective mother. And let’s not forget the fact that Jasmine had almost blown his cover the next day.
They had been summoned for breakfast by their parents and there Jasmine began to display the fact that she hardly got any sleep that night. The girl began to doze off and nearly smashed her face into the meal before her had he not reacted on time and saved her.
“What’s going on?” His mother was the first to ask, looking all concerned, “Didn’t she get enough sleep last night?”
His father then turned to him with his piercing gray eyes asking, “Didn’t she sleep with you last night? What did the both of you do last night? Why did you keep her awake?” he Interrogated him like a police officer.
Akim knew he had to be careful with his answer else his source of escape would be discovered before he even started, “Yes, we stayed up late, ” he admitted it.
“You both stayed up late? Why? Akim?”
“Why?” he asked, snorting with laughter then went ahead to explain with an unsmiling face,” You denied us the opportunity of having fun outside and decided to have one in my room. Do we have to report that to you as well? Would we be captured having a good time in our room?” He didn’t hold back.
Weeks and days ago, he had been complaining about leaving the palace to attend the festival, it would be suspicious to them if he didn’t feel wronged for not attending the festival at the Townsquare – as they thought.
That conversation led to another argument that was beginning to become a recurring experience for them. Knowing that his father had his eyes on him, Akim didn’t dare to leave the palace in fear that his secret passageway would be discovered.
His father was not a fool, the fact that he handed that key to him means he knew about the passageway as well – because he’s the one who made it. So he can’t leave too many hints or tracks. The sudden appearance of that passageway was a light in his otherwise boring, gloomy mundane life.
“Akim!” His mother suddenly called him, causing him to turn to see her.
It was the beginning of a school week and he had to leave for school and was in a hurry to do so. It was the only place he could breathe a bit considering his little socialization there – at least he didn’t have to see his parents there.
“Yes, mother?” His brows were raised questioningly. He was quite curious about what she had to say to him.
“I’ve been thinking about your words lately and you’re right, we’ve been in the process of trying to keep you safe intruded over your personal life and space,”
Akim was stunned, was this indeed his mother speaking. The unshakeable Mrs. Emily, and the queen of Lincolnshire? No, he must be dreaming.
“So I’m thinking to lessen the restriction we placed on you,” She said.
Finally! Hallelujah, somebody! Akim rejoiced inwardly. However, it was too early to rejoice. The worst punishment anyone could give him was to get his hopes high, only to dash it into smithereens. So he didn’t say a word and patiently waited for his mother to reveal the big surprise.
“You don’t have to worry about your bodyguards going into the classes with you from now on, they’d be right outside till you’re done with the day and at least keep ten feet from you,” Emily said, expecting an endless flow of thanks and unlimited joy from her son, but all she received was,
“Okay?”Akim said with an expressionless face, “And?” He was anticipating more news from his mother.
“And?” Emily was surprised by his question. What more did he want to hear?
“Is that all?” He’d be damned if that was the case.
“Is there more?” there was confusion on Emily’s face.
“Oh God,” Akim groaned, wiping his face with his palm before he ran his hand through his hair in frustration.
“Akim?” Emily was not pleased with his reaction. She had expected him to be happy that they took a step forward in giving him the freedom he desired. Instead, he was… disappointed?
Unfortunately, Emily didn’t know that her son had seen and tasted the outside world, hence her little compromise was of little appeal to him.
“So you got all my hopes high for this?” He was annoyed.
“Akim…”
“Mom, what’s the difference when the guards are with me in the class and when they’re right outside the class?” he questioned her sternly.
“Akim, this is progress on our part. Do you even know how I managed to convince your father to take this step?” She asked him.
“Then it’s all for nothing because I don’t need it. It’s kind of stupid anyway!” He retorted, and although he regretted saying those words to his mother, he was too angry to show it.