Valentine's Vows; Love, Lies And A Fake Engagement

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he perfe

overpriced. Nolan w

yself. I mean, what could go wrong? I mean, I didn't see what was holding us back anyway. We were in love, both fin

Trisha, my best friend muttered. "Pro

osing to her man. We've been together for three years and I understand that Nolan is somewh

with the idea of me proposing and kept forbidding it but she had to

ngaged already," I sighed. "I mean, think about it. If I propose now and we get married on New Year or

e. Besides, I know your parents wouldn't have such expectations from you if you didn't te

e about marriage and somehow spilled that we were already

no big deal" I chuckled. "He

view to herself for that day. She help

night, and even Trish thought I was going to propose then, but I got too excited and ju

country and that made him so busy that we barely spent quality time tog

d. I was about to knock when I realized that the door wasn't properly closed.

hat right?" Trisha's voice rang in my ear

e sworn I heard kissing sounds. "It's

he ground as my body stiffened. The

"Stop kissing me and answer the damn question

onnections. Her father got me this job, and it's just easier to have her sponsor my lifestyle so I can sponsor yours," No

es. Trisha laughed and my chest squeez

ght. She has to be the most delusional and desperate person I have ever met! Talking about how eve

bad-looking man even if she tried," Nolan snorted, and it felt like I had been stabb

All the years we spent together were nothing to him.

My best friend! The one who helped me pi

t have been laughing at me a hundred times in her head. Mocking me

e genius plan was to embarrass me before all our friends right? All this time he "overworked" in the off

ouldn't bring myself to. A part of me felt like if I cou

rom the floor fighting back t

a bad- looking man even if I tri

m my lips. He had no idea

suddenly and whipped around to se

ack; all I could see was this gorgeous man before me with shoulder-length

e he fucking stepped out of a magazine. Did I m

s shivers down my spine. I blinked rapidly, regaining my compos

worker," I lied with a poli

yet he didn't make a move to take them and I

in his eyes. He was probably stunned by my audacit

him and fished out the

?" He asked when I

taking his right hand. He didn't pull away, jus

e I

uick for me and I'll pay you, okay?" I said, pushing the ring into his finger and right before I co

hen it quickly turned into the bri

attempting to hug me. "W

bbing me in the back. She wanted to embarrass me by making fun of me bu

cked my arm with blue eyes. Her eyes went wide with shock but b

got stuck in his throat as soon

e," I said lightly, turning over to blue eyes. With

ust remained frozen. I mentally made a note to cut his pay for

tely yanked a

is man and why the fuck are you kissing him?"

from you! Considering that you were just exch

ediately and Tri

were both surprisi

ned so much that I could feel his nails sinking into my flesh but before he could say

ut of my building, but I will make sure you land in jail for assaul