Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0026

Pete wore a well-tailored black suit. He pulled out a chair and sat across from me with his back straight. It was evident that he and Silas were good friends. They chatted with each other amiably for quite a while. Only after they finished did they seem to notice me.

Pete crossed his arms, and his expression was full of

mockery. "Well, if it isn't Ariana Jones. What brought you here?"

The last time I saw Pete was at the beginning of the year when he visited Hawk Manor on New Year's Day.

The Hawk and Shelman families were old family friends. The Jones were good friends of the Shelmans too. When we were young, our elders tried to match us up. So, we were practically childhood sweethearts.

However, my relationship with Pete lacked the innocent affection childhood friends usually had for each other. It was more like a twisted love-

hate relationship born out of jealousy. Or rather, there was never any love but only constant conflict. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that he was my nemesis.

In first grade, because I scored 20 points higher than him in a test, his dad berated him for not doing well. The next day, he yanked my hair hard. When I went home and told on him, this earned him another round of punishment from his dad. After that, he ran to my house and stood outside the garden. He pointed at my window and swore that he and I would be

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lifelong enemies.

then on, we clashed frequently. He once stole my sanitary pads when I had my period, which made me the laughingstock in front of all the boys in the

the campus belle and

down and dispelled those bitter memories. But at this moment, it was clear who

appreciation for my talent. Yasmine had constantly persuaded me to rejoin the workforce

these four

which I thought I had lost but regained,

orchestrated by Pete.

well!" Instead of feeling angry, I

me immediately when I decided to work again? After all, as Silas

the bait even faster," Pete commented. He was

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I glared at him.

of wine in hand. That day, he said he wouldn't give me his blessing and that I was making the worst mistake by getting married

to reveal itself. He hadn't changed much from my memory, but his bearing was