BASHing Trinity novel Chapter 33

TRINITY

"Hello, love. Fancy meeting you again." The woman calls Bash as if they know very well.

What's catches my attention is her thick English Londoner. My officemates look at her like she's a supermodel. Well, she can be a supermodel if the baby bump is not visible.

"Dana?" Bash knows her, of course. His voice explains that he's surprised to see her, and he looks terribly shocked.

Dana? The Dana? His ex? And pregnant? If I have to guess, I think she's in her second trimester. Bash came back just the last three months.

Dana throws herself to Bash, hugging him tightly like everyone around is invisible. Bash still looks shocked with his brows furrowed. He looks at her from head to toe then back to her face then to her belly.

I swallow hard, and my eyes instantly fill with tears. I wish I can control my emotion, but when I feel sad and upset, my eyes always the first to respond. My gaze meets Sean's, and he looks shocked too. I can feel the sympathy in his gaze towards mine while Bash forgets about me.

They're busy catching up like we don't even exist As if only the two of them in this room, on this floor, and in this building.

The Trinity is back to be a wallflower that no one noticed.

I feel my tears fall to my cheeks. I can't take this anymore. I've just celebrated my engagement, and now he has someone got pregnant.

My last engagement didn't go well. Now, it didn't go well as well.

What curse do I have?

My high-heels create sounds on the entire floor, but Bash doesn't even notice me that I'm already leaving.

Instead of going to the elevator where he proposed hours ago, I use the stairs to avoid bumping into someone.

"Kiara!" I startle when I hear Sean calls my name.

"Kiara, wait!"

I continue walking down the stairs, ignoring Sean.

We're still on the 12th floor, and I'm already catching my breath. Blame to my lazy ass for not even stepping on a treadmill and for refusing to join Bash to run.

"Kiara, wait! Stop!"

I stop, shaking into a cry. I cup my face with my hands to suppress my sob. I don't want to create another scene. I feel arms wrap around my body, and I cry into Sean's chest.

"Hush, Kiara. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out, but I think you two should talk."

"Thanks for stating the obvious, but I don't need it right now, Sean."

He's rubbing my back. "Don't jump to conclusions again, Kiara."

I freeze. "What do you mean again?" I ask as I stare at him. I know I look like a mess, and my mascara smeared, but I don't care.

"Remember how we met at the airport? Bash told me about that. Let him explain, Kiara. That man is madly in love with you," he says with full of sincerity in his voice.

"You just told me that it doesn't take a rocket scientist."

He chuckles. "I know but it doesn't mean it's his. She shouldn't have waited for long to tell Bash. Why now?"

"Please, I need to go. I need to be somewhere, and I can't take this. I just get engaged, and now I found out my fiancé has knocked up someone else."

"I just told you not to jump to conclusions."

"Bye, Sean." I release his arms, step back, and start walking down the stairs.

"Kiara, let me help you get out of here."

"I don't need you, Sean!" I yell out but he doesn't seem to listen.

He grabs my arms. "You will collapse before you'll reach the 8th floor with your condition, sweetheart," he says, wrapping his arm around my shoulders.

"Why are you doing this? Why are you helping me?" I look up at him.

"That's what friends do, Kiara. Did you forget already? How did you save my life? I owe you one, and you are the reason why I have real friends. You are the reason why my father has forgiven. Instead of being frenemies with Hughes and King, I have real friends now. I owe you big time, and I don't even know how to replay you."

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Sean brings me to his home. He said that nobody knows this place expect his dad and his security, but he makes sure that no one will share that information.

I wash my face with cold water, and my eyes ache from crying. He even let me cry on his shoulder during our flight to his home. We flew by Rexwell's helo.

"Kiara, Bash keeps calling me. I think he saw the video in the parking lot. I lied and told him that I dropped you at your apartment."