Chapter 16 Who Did This to You?

“Kaia, what the heck do you think you’re doing? How could you pick on people like this?”

Kimberly stood up for her bestie in a fit of anger.

The hot coffee splashed all over Kaia’s chest. She let out a sharp gasp of pain.

Coffee soaked right through her shirt and splashed all over her neck. Her skin went bright red in seconds.

A clerk rushed over promptly. “Ma’am, are you all right?”

Luna couldn’t help but flash a quick smile, yet it vanished in a

blink.

Then she put on a look of feigned concern.

“Kaia, are you okay? Kimberly, how could you go and splash coffee on her?”

Kimberly wasn’t having any of it.

“Did you hear how she was talking to you? Luna, you’re just too soft–hearted. She was being so sarcastic, practically scolding

you!”

Kaia, despite her refined upbringing, was seething with anger at

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these two women, her chest feeling tight as if it were being squeezed.

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She politely addressed the clerk, “Could you bring me some tissues and a cup of hot water? Thanks.”

Kimberly got even more riled up by Kaia’s calm demeanor and kept on provoking her.

“Kaia, you just wait! I’m gonna tell Alden exactly what you said today. You’ll see how he’ll put you in your place!”

Luna put on an act of taking Kimberly’s hand.

“Kimberly, knock it off. It’s kinda understandable that Kaia’s ticked off.”

Kaia watched their little show, sneering to herself.

clerk returned with the tissues and

tattle on me, huh?”

on the table and

Go run

watched with satisfaction as

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her bag

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Kimberly let out a shrill scream. “Kaia, you splashed us? Are

gone, leaving Kimberly’s

unanswered.

two–thirds of the water hit her, while only a

said, “Kimberly, Kaia’s something else, isn’t

total shrew!” Kimberly fumed, her body trembling

on her collarbone made her both

get

fret, Kimberly. There won’t be any scars. I’ll go to the hospital with

have come at a

*****

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Kaia stood under the blistering sun, desperately

she could

clothes, skirt, and even her bag were

phone to book a ride, and the pain on her neck only grew

a short honk of a

looked up to see the window of a

narrowed his eyes

was taken aback to run into Lucien

car. I’ll

Mr. Graves. Just gonna pick up some burn cream at the

car,” Lucien said, his

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her lips in resignation.

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stepped out of the coffee shop,

It was Lucien’s car.

driver right now to take us to the

much of it

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