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Guilty Pleasures: Love in Bloom

"Why are you doing this?..." her usual domineering tone turned extraordinarily soft in a heartbeat as her rosy red lips quivered softly. Her breathing hitched as she felt a cold hand on her nape pulling her head closer. She looked up and a pair of sterling silver eyes caught her gaze. His silver locks fell on his forehead covering it entirely as he looked down at her to acknowledge her question. "You are the reason I do everything Kiaraa..." _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A war between fire and ice, the outcome could never be estimated. Their lives were so close yet it felt so far at the same time. He wanted her despite the dispute surrounding them but what could Lee Kiaraa possibly possess to make Adrian Kim go to the end of the world just for her? She was short tempered, strong, witty and independent. Her words alone held fire in them and every action of hers had indecisive reasons. She was a trouble magnet but she couldn't care less about her problems as she had a powerful family to back her up. But even with the power she held, her troubles still caught up to her and she had no other choice but to depend on him for help. Not knowing him too well, she trusted him blindly and he helped her with silent reasons, guiding her with utmost care like she was a fragile egg. His actions held many questions but she couldn't say a word but rather masked her curiosity with her mischievous acts. Blinded by her problems, she wondered if he was really her ally or her enemy. His reasons finally came to light when she realized that he was the root of all her problems. A glimpse of her vague memory from childhood gradually unfolds. The situation seemed deeper than she comprehended but it seemed to late for her, she had fallen... Would she accept him when she eventually knows the truth?

Swanzy_Kim · Urban
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98 Chs

SHE'S ALL YOURS

"Oh my gosh!!! I must be dreaming... why is he here.....?"

"You idiot, he must be here for lunch as well. Oh my King please come sit with me. What do you want? I'll buy the whole cafeteria for you...."

"My poor soul!!! He's just walking but why do I feel like I'm dying. Somebody call the ambulance.....His beauty is so breathtaking. My king, notice me already, will you?"

"Oh my!!! Who's the beauty walking behind our king. His face is so angel-like. Ah, I must have been a philanthropist in my past life for me to be blessed with such eye candies to school with....."

And that was how the once quiet cafeteria turned into a squealing mess.

Adrian on the other hand couldn't care less about the girls. He just walked majestically as he swept his gaze over the cafeteria and finally spotted Kiaraa sitting on a seat by the window in a devil-may-care manner.

A small smile tugged at the corner of his lips and the girls around him felt like they were in fifth heaven. That small action of his was enough to sweep them off their feet in an instant. They all gaped at him with dreamy eyes, all portraying the same statement, 'Marry me.'

Adrian strode gracefully towards Kiaraa and a figure trotted closely behind him. The girls were crestfallen but still had their eyes directed at him.

Kiaraa finally looked up when she felt a deafening silence in the once noisy cafeteria.

"Are you lost?" was the question that rolled out of her tongue immediately after she spotted Adrian in front of her.

"Watch your tongue." He muttered coldly and sat beside her and that's when she noticed the figure behind him.

He smiled at her warmly and waved, "Hello sister-in...Uhm...I mean miss Lee, I'm Li Shen, Adrian's cousin." He introduced himself and Kiaraa smiled at him warmly, after all, who wouldn't be thrilled by his angel-like face with a charming personality?

"Li Shen" Kiaraa resounded and looked at him again, "You're Chinese?" she asked and he nodded.

"Which means he's also Chinese?" she pointed at Adrian and the person in question felt blissed that she finally acknowledged his existence.

Li Shen nodded, "Actually, his father is half Chinese and Korean while his mother is American." He explained and Adrian shot a daggered glare at him. He wanted to explain it to her but the blabbermouth had to dig his own grave.

Li Shen gulped, 'Brother, how on earth am I supposed to know that you wanted to explain it to sister-in-law yourself? T_T I'm innocent here, please spare me all the hatred.' He complained inwardly and his heart was filled with unshed tears.

Kiaraa looked at Adrian and eyed him, how could one body contain three different blood?

So he is American?.... And that's when the realization dawned on her....

Adrian?

That name wasn't Korean, it was American. She looked at him and he nodded at her as if reading her thoughts.

"Hmm, my name is American." He replied calmly and Kiaraa gaped at him disbelievingly.

How did he know what she was thinking? Did she accidentally think out loud? All these questions surfaced in her head and she racked her brain to come up with a perfect conclusion.

Adrian stared at her for a while and shook his head. Seeing this cute side of her was rare and he was enjoying every millisecond of it. What a little dummy.

As to how he knew her thoughts?

To him, she was like an open book. Every thought of hers was written on her face. One just had to look closely and you'll know what's going on in her head.

Kiaraa immediately regained her poise, she cleared her throat and spoke in a clear tone. "Anyways, this seat has already been taken."

"By who? I don't see a name here." Adrian retorted sharply which earned him a harsh glare from Kiaraa.

Adrian stared at the table with a deep frown marring his frame when he noticed that it was filled with makeup. Why was she so serious about this goddamn lunch date?

He stared back up at her and he couldn't control his venomous tongue, "For a flat-chested girl, you do have some nerves. Just one date and you immediately turn into a make-up artist like it's your wedding."

Kiaraa was stupefied, "Hey, who are you calling flat-chested? I am a B cup, B cup I say...." she fired back angrily and scowled at him only to see him smirking at her maliciously. It was then that she realized that she had just given herself away.

Kiaraa gritted her teeth angrily and snarled at him, "Get lost" she muttered in a dark tone and Adrian just gazed at her as if nothing fazed him.

Interesting!!!

He smirked inwardly, he noticed that she always gave a two-word command whenever she got angry and hit her female ego. The last time, she immediately told him 'get out' and now it's 'get lost.'

He stared at her with an intriguing gaze. He wanted to know what crazy thing she would do next.

Kiaraa on the other hand felt like she was a volcano and any minute from now she would erupt and destroy a city named 'Kim Adrian.'

In order not to draw too much attention to herself, she immediately stood up. She could already feel the malicious gazes from the girls around her and she scoffed inwardly.

Like hell, she never wanted to sit with him. Can't they see that she's the victim here?

But no, they were all blinded by his beauty and now in everyone's eyes, she was the scoundrel. She could already feel a throbbing headache on its way.

She was about to move when she heard his cold and dangerous voice, "Sit" came his command and she immediately complied wondering what in the world took over her mind that she couldn't resist his command.

Yuna stared at her friend in a daze. Kiaraa's abrupt action startled her a bit. So there was an existence that could tame the aloof queen? She looked at Adrian with admiration evident in her big doe eyes as if telling him 'Take her, she's all yours' and Kiaraa had no idea that a certain scheming friend of hers was selling her off.