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.

returned with the

on me, huh?”

on the table and

for you. Go run and tell on me

satisfaction as

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she grabbed her bag and

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you splashed us?

gone,

unanswered.

bore the brunt of the splash. Almost two–thirds of the water hit her, while

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

a total shrew!” Kimberly fumed, her body

the searing pain on her collarbone made her both

I get a

in a soothing voice, “Don’t fret, Kimberly. There won’t be any scars. I’ll go to the

have come at a

*****

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the blistering sun, desperately trying to flag down

felt like an eternity before she could even spot an empty

bag were marred by splotches of coffee

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

short honk of a horn caught

see the window of a sleek black

his eyes

aback to run into Lucien here.

sharply, “Get in the car. I’ll take you to the

Graves. Just gonna pick up some burn cream at the pharmacy,”

the car,” Lucien said, his tone leaving no room

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Did

in resignation.

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of the coffee shop,

It was Lucien’s car.

gawking at? Call your driver right now to

much of it and assuming it was

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