There it is...the diary entry of the day when Laurel first saw Cassian Valor.
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As soon as I typed it the phone was unlocked.
Yes!
Yes!
Yes!
I cracked it!
You are genius Sarah... A real genius...
The home screen wallpaper of the phone was Cassian, on lock screen it's her photo and on the home screen it's Cassian's.
And she had adjusted them in a certain way, that Cassian's pic was on the left side of the home screen and her's was on the right side of the lock screen, and if swiped upwards slowly, both the pictures would come in a single frame, faded, but in one image. So clever of you Laurel, so clever of you.
She was quite smitten by him, on every site of social media she had fanpages under Cassian's name, her gallery had a separate folder for him, with thousands of pictures and videos qqof him.
This level of Crazy, cannot be surpassed by anyone.
I shook my head in disbelief as I then began checking everything, her call log.
The last call received by Laurel was by an unknown number, and by that very same number she had been getting a lot of calls recently...almost every day and it all started right the day after, she went on the grand opening ceremony of M.P.
Maybe it was the same woman who told Laurel the truth about this world? Hesitantly I called that very number, but apparently... Laurel's number was blocked by the owner of that number, now I'm not even sure who owns this number.
I was annoyed and angry, yet I still felt like I couldn't describe my emotions in words. Laurel knew about her death, she knew that she was just a character, she knew of her death, she wanted to live so she ran away... What about me?
Did she even for once thought about the person who would be brought here as her replacement? Even for once did she think of how bad would they feel about the whole situation.
The anger had turned into rage, towards Laurel and that strange woman...who also apparently knew too much about the novel, who was she? where did she had come from? and how did she had the original novel here?
And why was I brought here, was it to just fix things? Was it because I knew a lot about the novel? Will I go back if I set things right? What will i do? Will I be all okay? Would I have been dead?
My head had began throbbing with all the negative thoughts swarming inside my head... But one thing was clear.
I want to leave this mansion, and I have to leave this mansion, save from the eyes of everyone, because right now I can't — and I won't trust anyone.
I had gone through Laurel's degree already, reading it thoroughly as I did my whole research on it. She had a degree in business studies... So I made sure I knew enough about it.
And the remaining day, I spent searching and gaining knowledge for this degree, everything I could get a hold of, I gathered it.
I can ask Kalix to look for an apartment for me, and then I'll look for jobs myself, even if I fail to work in business field I can do other things, I had hobbies in my previous life too.
But what will I say to Kalix as long as I remember, Kalix was quite overprotective of Laurel and would freak out even if Laurel had gotten slightly hurt or if she would go on solo trips.
For Kalix they were the longest days and he used to remain moody throughout the whole time until she had returned.
However, there are many things that were different in this world, maybe Kalix wouldn't react that badly.
Yeah he wouldn't react that badly,
Well... it was something that later on made me think;
Maybe that's all what I had thought, and I had quite some expectations.
"What!" Kalix's scream echoed throughout the whole second floor.
"Kalix calm down." I said putting my finger on my lips, afraid someone else might him.
Kalix sat on the couch in my room grabbing his head in both his hands...
"Why? Why do you want to leave? Are you not happy living here? Are you uncomfortable with me? Is Katherine again bullying you? Do you think I can't protect you anymore?" His voice broke almost immediately. And that's when i realised – He had started crying.
"H- hey, Kalix don't... Cry." I said, every word spoke after thinking twice.
I was in dilemma whether i should calm him down or stay away from him, and I gave in to my heart.
Heaving out a sigh I sat besides him, caressing his shoulders.
"Don't do this." Tears filled my eyes upon hearing his beg.
Kalix Miller, a multi-billionaire was crying, begging in front of me.
"I'm sorry, but I... Can't stay here anymore." I muttered, loud enough for him to hear.
"That's what I am asking! Why can't you live here". He snapped.
"Just like you said, Katherine won't let me live in peace here, and it's not about you not being able to protect me from her, I just... can't live here, seeking your protection like a baby every time she bullies me." I didn't even know what I was saying, I kept talking not realising what I was actually spouting, I didn't even know how Laurel had felt about being protected by Kalix every time Katherine bullied her.
His brows furrowed as he raised his head from his hands, to look at me.
"What do you mean? Did she threatened you again? I did take care of it before didn't I? I can do it again too.. I promise...I swear I won't let her hurt you again, I... Won't even let her see you, you...you can stay here on the second floor and I will...I will make sure she... She doesn't come here and...I...I will...I will work from home okay? Then everything will be fine right?" His eyes were red and so was his nose.
And my heart was shattering looking at him, hearing his plea.
"I can't Kalix I... can't, yesterday when we came back home...my closet was a whole mess and even today when I came back after seeing you off...she was in my room along with her maids and she messed up my whole closet trying to keep an eye on me, I can't do this again and again."
I said what I had to while all he could do was stare at me with anger.
"And you did not care to tell me this earlier!" He was looking at me in disbelief.
"Since the beginning...ever since mom left I tried and tired to be there for you... protect you... give you the love mom never had a chance to show you, tell me when have I not been there for you. I didn't follow dad to politics because I wanted my own name, I wanted to be something on my own so I could protect you ! and after everything I have done for you, you want to leave me...just like mom did." He sounded so weak that I felt guilt crept up inside me, as if I really was leaving a real brother behind.
"You know I can't leave this house, if I leave there will be questions, dad won't let me be, because if I leave it might shake his reputation, he can't put his image on stake, you know it, I am helpless here...but, you– you are not even trying to understand–". His words came out as a scoff.
He stood up from the couch looking at me with his red, tears filled eyes.
"You want to leave? Okay, I will buy you a house or whatever you want...just... don't... Make sure you... don't come back to me...or else I won't be able to leave my only family again. I will shatter down if you...come back only to leave me again, I'm sorry." Completing his sentence, he walked out of my room, Calmly.
That's what I wanted right? And now I was getting it, a free pass to leave this home without any problems and plus I was getting another house where I could live afterwards...so what's the problem now? Why am I feeling so empty.
I held my head in hands, as I felt tears dripping from my eyes.
Even during dinner he was quiet, usually Logan used to ask him questions and he would answer them in detail, but today it was either a nod or shook of his head.
After he was done eating his dinner I followed him to his room but he slammed the door right at my face.
And the whole week afterwards, he kept ignoring me, giving me a proper silent treatment, as if I was no longer there.
"What's this?" I stared at the file Kalix had kept on the dinning table in front of me, as Katherine and Logan both looked at it too.