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Jason sat across from her, sipping his coffee after he had stopped asking about her suddenly being discharged from the hospital without telling him last night. Hell, she's tired of being in the hospital for two days and doing nothing.

"Adrian and I are worried, oh my God why do you always give us a heart attacks"

"So dramatic" she rolled her eyes and Jason gave her a death glare

"I'm more worried because last night I bumped into Castiel by accident" he looked at Aurielle seriously.

She was discharged from the hospital yesterday in the afternoon, and Jason says he bumped into Castiel that night.Why is he in the hospital?

Her eyes widened, Castiel couldn't have been the one stalking her, could he?

But no way, if the stalker was him, maybe he would scold her after finding out she was discharged from the hospital without him knowing.

Her body shuddered in horror, she didn't know what she could do if the stalker was Castiel. That's terrible.

They know him so well, they’d attend middle and senior high school with him. They are indeed equal, but they are afraid of making mistakes and ending up with their families being targeted. That's why they always avoid to be near Castiel and his elite gang.

Castiel Berkshire — the son of an old-money family, the proud and wealthy Berkshire family. Unfortunately not many people like him, because he is known to be very cruel and heartless. Even so, he was feared and highly respected. He is called a devil in disguise, because behind his handsome face is hidden his other self - a cruel and sadistic one.

The thought of him make her shiver. She didn’t wanted to met or mess with him – otherwise she’ll be a dead ass.

Aurielle shocked “Really? I’ve never heard about him since senior high school.”

“Yes, I thought that wasn’t him. From what I heard he was in England, but how on earth he can be here?”

“Business, maybe. His family is a well-known family with so many business, typical old-money family”

“Maybe” he mubled “Stay away from him as much as you can, understood?”

“Even without you telling me I will avoid him, I have a lot of problems and I'm not that stupid to create new problems”

Jason stare her in the eyes ⸻ he’s serious and that’s makes her nervous. Aurelie cleared her throat "How is Adrian? I'm tired of taking his place even if it's only temporary"

"You tired? You used to do it longer and even better than the two of us" her face changed, he gasped "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to—"

"No problem, forget it"

"You're right, I used to do really well — but still I got kicked out"

"Aurie─"

"I'm fine, I can't cry anymore — my tears have dried up since that day, my heart froze. but you and Adrian have always been patient with me and I couldn't be more grateful for that" she took a sip of her latte "I'm grateful to have you and Adrian"

"Where did you learn to flutter men, hm?" Jason teased her "You've always been my little innocent Aurie"

And then they laugh.

"How is your work?" she asked excitedly

"It's boring, you're not in my office. Why did you have to choose to work with Adrian anyway?" he sulks, pouts cutely

"Because you won't let me work, you will only let me sketch and design clothes"

"Because it's your dream, you'll forget if you never draw again, idiot" he cursed

"I've given up on that dream, I do still like it — very. I was asked to focus on business, haven't I always been a good girl?" she asked in a hoarse voice, her hands clenched into fists.

Jason's gaze softened "If you still want your dream, we can help you. Do what you want — rather of what they want, you have to think about yourself now"

Works never sound so depressing, luckily her stalker didn’t bother her today.

Aurielle closed her eyes as she slammed The Greene's proposal on her desk. She massaged her temples and she opened her eyes, revealing Adrian who had rushed into her room.

“I’m healthy now, I can take over from here if you wanted — I mean you looked like a mess” he giggles

"Are you sure? this proposal is such a mess, this is the third time they've sent a proposal and it's just rubbish" she hissed, massaging her twitching head.

Adrian approached her desk and took the proposal "Greene's? You're right, it's a mess. I'm sure it was their daughter who made it"

She sighed softly, "I will reject it, I was kind enough to give them the opportunity to change the content of the proposal"

That make Adrian's mouth formed an o “The heartless Aurielle has returned” and he giggled in amusement

"Oh shut up, by the way your work is done. You can start tomorrow morning, I will continue my work." she immediately stood up and took her bag "I hate you, Ian"

"I love you so much, you haven't realized yet?" Adrian smirked

"I'll never realise"

"Ouch you hurt me" Adrian held his chest dramatically and laughed out loud, making Aurielle roll her eyes and come out — leaving him alone.

"I'm serious, I do love you" he whispered softly.

It was eleven at night, work forced her to stay in the office longer, so she's late for home. It's raining heavily in the city tonight. Lightning and thunder dotted the dark night sky. Rain and lightning are her favorites. It calms her down. But she hates it now, she can't see the road properly while driving.

Thankfully she got to home safely.

She was greeted with darkness when she entered the house, no one greeted her when she came home. Lightning flashes through the window that is not covered by the curtain. She is paranoid — again, because she is alone now.

Aurielle immediately dismissed her bad thoughts. She was tired and she needed a warm shower to relax her body — she immediately went to the bathroom to fill the bathtub and strip her clothes. She moaned in pleasure as she entered the bathtub.

Heavy rain, thunder and soaking in warm water — perfection. She stared at the ceiling, thinking. But her eyes felt heavy and slowly sleepiness overtook her, she closed her eyes.

She woke up suddenly and startled when the water in the bathtub turned cold. How long has she been asleep?

And she didn't remember closing the tap to fill the bathtub, why was it closed now?

She got up from the bathtub and immediately put a towel on her body. After drying her body, she lay down on her king sized bed. She was too lazy to wear clothes — she was very tired. She covered her naked body with a thick blanket and fell asleep immediately.

Not noticing someone's presence and growling voice in a dark corner of her room, looking at her lustfully — wanting to claim her.