Chapter 19 Lies After Lies Kelly's POV +25 BONUS I was checking the footage of the surveillance video again when I accidentally pricked my own eye with my finger . I groaned and rubbed my eyes but it worsened . " What's wrong , miss ? " With my other eye , I saw Luke coming in that direction . " I pricked my eye . " " Allow me to check . " ル 4 I put my hand down and lifted my face a little . He was hesitating to touch my chin but in the end , he did so he could properly check my eye . " It's reddish now . Should we go to the hospital ? " I laughed at his suggestion . I grabbed my phone and opened its front camera to check.my eye . " I just pricked my eye . It's nothing serious , Luke . " The Fall ce My forehead creased when I saw Pierce walk past my office with an angry expression . I couldn't see properly because my eye felt sore but I'm certain it was him . What's wrong with him ? I just shrugged my shoulders and ignored him . I checked my eye again when my assistant knocked and entered . She was carrying a glass of juice and pasta . I asked for it because I suddenly craved pasta . As soon as the food was put on my table and its aroma reached my nose , I suddenly felt sick . I cupped my stomach and ran to the comfort room . I retch as soon as I get in front of the sink . I didn't throw up anything but I suddenly felt weak . When I lifted my face , I saw Luke behind me through the mirror . I squeezed my eyes closed and washed my mouth before facing him . He offered his hand to me without saying anything . I'm relieved because he didn't say anything . I accepted his hand and he accompanied me to sit on the couch when the door swung open again . This time , Pierce entered with rage dancing in his eyes . His face was dark and his jaws were constantly clenching . " Is this what you're planning , Kelly ? To anger me ? " My forehead creased as I looked at him . " What are you talking about ? " He angrily pointed at Luke . " Why were you kissing him ? " My jaw dropped . " What ? " " Don't you dare deny it , Kelly ! I saw you two kissing ! " I balled my fists as I gritted my teeth . I don't know why he thinks that way but he must've seen Luke checking my eye and he misunderstood it . " I should wait outside , Miss . " Pierce watched Luke with sharp eyes as he left while I watched him with sarcasm . He thought I would do that just because he did that to me I couldn't believe he thought so low of me . The man I love was vanishing I felt like he was becoming a different person I couldn't understand him anymore I couldn't understand the way he thought and acted now I felt like he was losing his trust in me even when I should be the one acting like that 173 Chapter 19 Les After Lies +25 BONUS He betrayed me . I should be the one confronting him about doing something immoral . He even brought Lexi to the house where we used to live . How shameless was that ? He took a step closer and angrily pointed his finger at the door . " Can't you do that somewhere else ? Huh ? Does it really have to be in the company ? What if my parents come here ? What if they see you kissing another man ? What would they think ? " " They would think it's normal since we're divorced , " I answered nonchalantly . " Fck ! They don't know about that , Kelly ! " " Then I will tell him- " " Do you think that's easy ? My father will kick me out of the company if you tell them . He will do anything in his power to put me through hell as punishment for divorcing you . " " Are you that scared to be poor , Pierce ? " " I'm not scared to become poor ! I'm scared of what he might do to you for disobeying him ! " 7744 I was taken aback by what he said . I stared at his handsome and angry face . He still cared about me . He was scared that his control - freak father would do something to me just because we divorced . I slowly pulled myself up and met his sharp eyes . " I'm not scared of your father , Pierce . And you know that your grandparents won't allow him to do something bad to me . Is that how you see your father ? An evil man ? " He gritted his teeth . " He was never good to " Then you can get away with this again . " Kelly . I've been through hell because of him . " " Kelly ! " He angrily grabbed my arm when I attempted to walk past him . " You'll tell them ? " I looked at him with exhaustion . " We can't hide this forever , Pierce . We have to be honest with them , especially with your grandparents . And aren't you worried about Phoebe ? She's hiding our secret . Won't you help her ease the guilt she's feeling for hiding this ? " He shook his head . " You'll leave completely once they learn about this …" " Of course " " I don't want you to leave … " My lips parted as I stared at his face . I laughed without humor after a few seconds . " Do you expect me to stay by your side after everything ? Pierce , wake up . We're over . " " We just ended our romantic relationship , not our friendship . Please , Kelly " " Did I say something like that ? " " Don't outsmart me , Kelly Please I'm serious here . " " Don't I look serious ? " He let go of my wrist and messed his hair up When he looked at me again , his eyes were sharp again " You're always like this Whenever we're having an argument , I'm always the one ending up on the wrong side I'm always the one apologizing " " I'm sorry ? " " Kelly 2/3 +25 BONUS Chapter 19 Lies After Lies Probably because of my pregnancy , I was losing my cool whenever he was around . I felt irritated whenever I saw him but when he was not around , I was longing for him . This was crazy . He sucked his breath and licked his lips . He clenched his jaws and looked at me with tired eyes . I felt hurt . He was tired of me . Of course , I knew that . I understood where he was coming from . He was angry because he thought I betrayed him . He was angry because I never listened to him . I understood . I completely understood . I swallowed hard and looked him in the eyes . " I'm going to your grandparents ' house the day after tomorrow . I'm gonna tell them everything . Please be there . " " Don't do this , Kelly . " I smiled wryly . " I'm gonna resign as soon as I tell them the truth . " His eyes widened . " No … No … " " I need space , Pierce . I need time to heal . You hurt me . You hurt me even though you're saying that I'm your best friend . I'm just asking for a year . After that , we can be friends again . " That's a lie . I don't have plans on going back . Once I leave this country , I want to stay hidden . I want to be forgotten . I want him to let go of me completely because I will never accept the I won't ever come back . 3 only thing he can offer to me which is friendship . X Click to get it BIG SALE: 3500 BONUS FREE FOR YOU ! ཚད་ ན་ ། ན་ ག་ ཅར་ ཡར་ ་ འག་ ད་ ནང་