Bad Blood Kelly's POV
| called Luke to helpget my luggages, | was waitin for him in the main. door when | heard a loud thud in the
kitchen. My forehead creased as | looked at the kitchen entrance. The light wasn't turned on so | couldn't see if
someone's in there.
"Pierce?" | called as | started walking slowly towards the kitchen.
"Kels..." A familiar voice mumbled my nand | immediately pressed the light switch.
| gasped when | saw Pierce sitting on the floor while pulling his hair. He looked really in pain and he immediately
groaned when the light flooded the whole.
kitchen.
"Kels, the light...please..."
Without saying a word, | dimmed the light and | walked towards him. | sat beside him and held onto his knees.
"Is your head aching?"
He nodded. "Hmm."
"I'll get your medicine-"
| was about to leave when he grabbed my hand and pulledcloser. His forehead rested on my shoulder and he
leaned onas if I'm the only one he needed. This is what he always does whenever his migraine attacks him.
He would ctoand sleep in my arms until he'd better.
"Pierce, your medicine."
"...already took one."
| was able to breathe properly because of what he said. | put my hands on his back and started tapping his back
gently, comforting him.
"Can you...stay...for tonight?" He asked with a hoarse voice.
"Miss Monroe."
| looked at the person standing by the kitchen entrance. It's Luke and | don't know why he callsthat way
again. He probably thinks I'd get mad if he calls.Mrs. Anderson.
"Luke, can you get my luggage and bring them to my condo? | need to stay for tonight."
He was quick to nod as a response and bowed his head before he turned his back to leave. | looked at Pierce
again and caressed his cheek, wiping his sweat. His t-shirt is soaking wet with sweat. Even his hair is wet. "Let's
go upstairs," | whispered in his ear
"I don't know what to do, Kelly. | miss my grandma but she doesn't want to talk
to me."
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| gently caressed his hair. "She will eventually understand."
"I don't know. | feel like I'm losing everyone. | feel like...I'm trading you and my family with the woman I truly
love."
| squeezed my eyes closed. | don't know if you're just so innocent, Pierce, or you are purely dumb. Of course, you
will lose me. You chose to lose me.
| did not speak again after that. He fell asleep in my arms and | had to ask
the guard to helpget him to the bed. | stared at his handsface after putting a blanket on him. | have to
stay for tonight since | know | won't be able to sleep in my new house if | leave him in this condition.
| slept in the guest room and | woke up at 5 in the morning. | took a bath and that's when | realized that my
clothes aren't here anymore. | palmed my forehead and went to the master bedroom only wearing a bath towel
around my body.
Pierce froze on the bed as soon as he saw me. He just woke up and his hair is really messy.
His lips parted as he stared at my face. "Y-You're here... It wasn't a dream..."
| glanced at his closet. "Can | borrow clothes?"
He cleared his throat and immediately nodded. "Yeah sure. I'll just...take a bath."
| nodded. "Okay."
“Uh, Kelly..."
"Hmm?"
"Thank you. For staying."
| smiled at him. A genuine smile. "You're my best friend, Pierce."
| thought we'd be awkward but we're not. Breaking up hurts me, probably both of us but our friendship is saving
our sinking connection. It hurts to be just a friend to the person you love, but that's our fate. My fate. However, |
decided to slowly drift away from him. | want to s "Good morning, Miss Monroe!"
"Good morning, ma'am!"
The employees at the company are strangely bubbly today. They were greetinghappily and | couldn't do
anything but to just smile awkwardly.
"What's wrong with everyone?" | asked my assistant when | reached her table.
She smirked at me. "Everyone's intrigued and sare even envious, Miss Monroe. If your boyfriend didn't
cto pay a visit, we wouldn't know you two are a thing."
My forehead creased. "Huh?"
"Mr. Christopher Parker brought a giant bouquet, Miss Monroe. | put it in your
office."
My jaw almost dropped. A giant bouquet and what? Chris is my boyfriend? | was too shocked to even correct my
assistant. | rushed to my office and saw
the giant bouquet sitting on the single couch.
| stared at the bouquet of flowers while my mind was in chaos. | don't know why Chris suddenly did this. He
made it clear tolast night that he wants us to be friends but knowing his style, | know he's trying his luck to
courtagain.
took a deep breath and sat on my swivel chair. | shook my head and opened the cabto put a lipstick on but |
couldn't find my favorite lipstick. My forehead creased as | tried to search my pouch but it wasn't there either. |
clearly remember leaving the lipstick on the drawer of my table yesterday.
Picking the other
shade, | shook my head, thinking | misplaced it or dropped it somewhere. | was putting on lipstick when the door
swung open and Pierce entered with a creased forehead. His eyes immediately roamed around the office as if
searching for something before his eyes landed "Pierce-"
"Is he courting you again, Kelly?"
My lips parted as | slowly pulled
myself up. | stared into bis angryn
eyes, trying a find ike certain
efndtion like jealousy but no. | can
only sense it was his pride talking.
"Answer me, Kelly." He rushed toafter he locked the door.
| tilted my head and stared into his eyes. "Do | owe you an explanation, Pierce?"
"Kelly, even if we're divorce, you are still my best friend. | just want to protect you from the people who're trying
to hurt you."
| shook my head. "You're being unreasonable."
"lI won't approve of him, Kelly. He's not the right man for you. He will just hurt you."
| laughed sarcastically at his remark.
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"Kelly, I'm not playing with you," he groaned. "Reject him immediately. | don't like him for you."
"What are you? My father?"
"Kelly..."
"Miss Monroe?" We were interrupted by three knocks and my assistant's voice.
| looked at Pierce and shrugged my shoulders before | walked past him.
However, he grabbed my wrist, stopping me.
"Reject him, Kelly. Or I will tell him that you're married to me."
"Are you nuts?"
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"He's a womanizer, Kelly. He will just play with your feelings."
| lifted my arms. "Okay. Let's say you
are my best friend and you just want
to protect me. Can't | eg
ko SEE Yoly OW me,
Plerbe: 'm not some...desperate
boyfie- searchee to accept just
anyone who tries to court me. | can
handle myself perfectly. And please,
fix your tone. You sound jealous." The
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