She was indeed gold in the midst of clay and that was why his tale had to end this way.

  Nothing beautiful can ever exist in his life. He was tired of keeping her from happiness, he wanted her to experience that joy others had experienced.

  That joy he had deprived her. He wanted to be a good friend and let her go. This may be his last opportunity to sow a good seed in life.

  He fondled with the tip of her hair and watched as she also watched him.

  He had never seen anyone with a heart so deep and forgiving in his entire life. That she could even allow him to get so close to her after all he had done.

" Iris I'm still very sorry" 


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    Iris had moved on to a better life. Infact, she no longer bore her name. She was now referred to as Jules.

  Working as the secretary for one of the most lucrative businessmen in Bridgewaters seemed like the best of her good years, till a temporary transfer was made.

  She was now to work for another employee. Mr McConnell's son. The man who made her high school days miserable, the man who broke her and made sure she had no means to pick herself back up.

The man who raped her.

  Now theirs is a tale of hate, hurt, regrets, tears, fears and discovery.

  And maybe love.

Don't forget, there's a very thin line between love and hate.

LOVED

And I have been biting my lips to avoid laughing at his nervousness. 


Edward was driving us to the venue and it seemed like forever to Hunter. 


" Edward, how much longer do we have to complete this journey?" Hunter finally asked after glancing at his watch in every five minutes interval for the past fifteen minutes. 


" Am I hearing a modified adult version of ' are we there yet?' " Edward mocked and I lost it. 


I laughed out so loudly that I was gasping for air. 


But when I want to stop, a quick look at Hunter's face sends me reeling in laughter once more. 


" Stop..... Stop... I can't..." I managed to blurt in between my laughter. 


" Iris you're insane" I heard Hunter's voice but it seems to be laced with amusement. 


" I'm sorry... I tried" I was still chuckling but it died down soon enough. 


Immediately, Edward pulled into a parking lot filled to it's brim with exotic cars and limousines. 


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