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“Alas, it's all your fault! Why do you have to quarrel and argue? | choked because of your words! You need to
take full responsibility for this!” Adrian complained, clearly dissatisfied.
“Alright, alright, we'll take full responsibility. I'll teach the bad uncle a lesson for you, so don’t be angry, Adrian,”
Stella said with a smile before giving RK a few playful punches, causing him to cough in exaggerated pain.
It was a simple but effective form of revenge, and Adrian was finally satisfied. With the mood lightened, they all
lost interest in continuing their meal. After settling Adrian in, the two adults left the hospital.
Once they got to the car, RK’s mind lingered on what Stella had said in the ward. He was still fuming as he sat
behind the wheel. Stella, noticing his sour expression, decided it was tto make her escape.
“Well, I'll head up first,” Stella said as she reached for the car door. But to her dismay, the door was locked,
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇttrapping her inside.
“What did you say aboutin the ward?” RK asked, his voice low and controlled as he approached her. “Did you
callarrogant and narcissistic? And a jerk? What else did you say behind my back?”
“No, do you believeif | say | was just joking to entertain Adrian? Honestly, | always thought you were very
kind!” Stella tried to play it off, but her nervousness gave her away.
RK, however, wasn’t buying it. “Since you said I'm arrogant and narcissistic, can | assyou still likejust as
much as before? Because I'm just too kind?” He leaned in closer, forcing Stella to back away, pressing herself
against the car door.
“And can | assthat, since I'm so insidious, it wouldn't matter if | kissed you?” RK’s voice lowered as he
inched closer, the tip of his nose nearly brushing hers.
Stella's heart raced. She tried to avoid him, but with nowhere to go, RK leaned in and pressed his lips against
hers.
The kiss brought her back to six years ago, to the first the had kissed her. Neither of them had been drunk
back then; both were fully aware of what they were doing, yet they couldn't resist the pull toward each other.
That had been Stella's first kiss, and she remembered it vividly. She had always kept her distance from men,
never engaging in romantic relationships, so kissing RK had been an overwhelming experience.
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For so long, Stella had tried to forget that feeling, to erase all traces of it from her memory. But as RK kissed her
again, all those buried emotions resurfaced, flooding her with memories. Despite how much she resented him,
despite how deeply she had tried to cut him from her life, there was no denying the scar he had left on her heart.
RK, too, was caught off guard. He had only meant to scare her, but once their lips touched, he found himself
unable to stop. The taste of her was just as he remembered, drawing him in further.
They remained locked in that kiss for over two minutes until RK finally pulled away, awkward and unsure of what
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“Ahem... uh, that... well, it was a matter of gravity and inertia,” RK stammered, clearly flustered.
“Oh, | see. Gravity and inertia, huh? | didn’t realize they could keep your lips on mine for over two minutes.
Makes perfect sense,” Stella replied sarcastically, her voice dripping with irony.
RK felt embarrassed. “Yeah... well, uh, you know...” he mumbled, realizing just how absurd his explanation
sounded. It was, without a doubt, the dumbest excuse he had ever cup with.
“To prevent gravity and inertia from making you do something even more ridiculous, | think I'll head up first,”
Stella said, quickly getting out of the car and rushing toward her building.
As she ran, tears welled in her eyes. Once inside, she leaned against the wall, sliding down until she was sitting
on the floor. It was often said that a woman's first love was always a disappointment, but why did hers have to
be a jerk and shameless?
She wiped her mouth hard, trying in vain to rid herself of the taste of him, but no matter how hard she tried, she
couldn't erase his presence.
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