Chapter 9.

Krystie immediately arrived home and took notice of two people who were cuddled on the sofa. Chloe was sleeping on Mark's lap while Mark held her protectively. A smile crept at the corners of her lips, and without disturbing them, she walked past them to her room to clean up. She was feeling stuffed, and the Lucian guy cologne still lingered on her body.

Once Krystie was done, she came back down only to find them awake. Without a word, Krystie, too, sat opposite them, took her phone and started playing video games. She was so tired that she had asked for a day off from work, which would be so unusual of her.

Chloe and Mark sat on the sofa, looking at Krystie as if she had grown horns. They appeared exhausted, with dark circles under their eyes and drooping eyelids. Clearly, they had not slept at all.

Krystie completely ignored them and let them stare at her all they wanted. She was not going to answer something that they had not asked her. She let the staring competition go on until when someone asked her.

"Hey, what's wrong with you guys? Isn't any of you going to say something? I am tired of this staring game already," Chloe spoke in an outburst after around ten minutes of silence. She was sure if she were not to say anything they would stay that way for a while day after staying awake the whole night trying to find Krystie.

Krystie just rolled her eyes at her twin sister, she wondered why she was so dramatic over nothing. She was blaming them, yet she, too, hadn't spoken a thing.

"Wait, Krystie, is that a hickey mark on your neck?" Chloe exclaimed as she hurried to Krystie's side, and not waiting for her answer she tilted her dress to the side as she scrutinized bite marks scattered all over her neck towards her chest region.

Krystie just let her do whatever she wanted to until when she was satisfied.

"Krystie, what happened to you? Did you hook up with a beast or something? Why are there many hickey marks on your body, or were you raped? I think we should go and report," clearly Chloe's protective side had kicked in.

"Calm down," Krystie spoke unhurriedly before explaining to them everything that had transpired between her and the Lucian guy. She didn't have anything to hide from them because even if she were to hide, they would still force it out of her.

It was only after Chloe and Mark heard that the Lucian guy had saved her twice from the gang and Alex that they finally calmed down. They preferred Krystie to sleep with the gentlemanly stranger guy than being raped by a gang or even her ex-jerk.

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The doorbell had been ringing for quite some time, and it irked Krystie, seems like whoever was at the door was so impatient.

Sure enough, it was her so-called best friend, Cassandra, standing looking all pitiful. Krystie felt so disgusted with her. She didn't like how hypocritical she was.

"Krystie, can we talk, I know you are angry with me, but I'm here to say sorry, I didn't mean to do that, I just like Alex so much, that's why I did that, can't you just leave him to me, I love him so much and he also loves me! "

"Cassandra, you don't have to act with me, Alex is not here, just be yourself, I don't mind at all," Krystie spoke uninterested internally rolling her eyes, 'what exactly was this fool before her talking about, why was she asking for her permission to have Alex when she had already taken him for herself without her consent?

"Krystie, please don't be angry with me. I promise I will leave him to you," Cassandra ran to Krystie's side, and fresh tears started running down her cheeks. At first, Krystie didn't quite understand what she was up to, but that's until she saw Alex behind her everything clicked in. Cassandra was such an actor, she deserved an Oscar for her acting. No wonder she was an A-star actress, she deserved the title.

Angry with her stupid acting, Krystie could not hold herself anymore. She lifted her right hand, landing a hot slap on Cassandra's cheek. She was not going to entertain her anymore.

Cassandra let out a shrill as her cheeks were already hurting from the slap that had landed on her cheeks, but good thing her mission was accomplished as Alex had completely given into her acting, and thinking of how Krystie had slapped her, she was sure going to revenge on that.

Alex, who by then was just behind Cassandra pulled Cassandra to himself before he glared at Krystie angrily, disappointment evident in his eyes, not like Krystie minded him anyway.

"Krystie, I am so disappointed with you. I didn't know you would stoop so low as this to hurt your best friend. You are such a hypocrite. Why haven't I ever known of this before?" Alex spoke angrily as he took hold of Cassandra's hand and led her to his car. Krystie could see the triumphant smirk on Cassandra's face.

Krystie was so hurt seeing Alex take Cassandra's side, but all in all, she let it go as she knew he didn't deserve her at all, he deserved better, and with the resolution, she returned to the house with a heavy heart, slamming the door right on their face.

'They are a match made in heaven, perfect for each other,' Krystie thought swallowing bile stuck in her throat.

Krystie had just sat on the sofa, she was bored with the duo that had just interrupted her peace when the bell rang once more, and thinking it was the duo that was here once more to get on her nerves, she stood up angrily, roughly opened the door, and without checking who it was, "What else do you want, just do whatever you want, I'm no longer interested with you all, you can have each other for all I care, that is none of my business!"

Saying that Krystie slammed the door shut.