Chapter 119: Hundred and eighteen

'Awwwwn, that's super cute and sickening sweet, we go out all the time and he has never for once suggested driving me back home, he always leaves me to find my way no matter how late it gets, now I'm starting to feel really jealous, I mean, I became his friend before way before you and yet he's starting to prioritize you over me, that crazy boy...' Lilith pretended to feel deeply hurt and offended, but deep inside of her, her mischievous wheels are spinning, trying to see where the whole dynamic might be leading too.

Killiana and Lucy Rose are world apart, distinct personalities very different approaches to life, the former is a freelancer, hopping from one job to anyone without a defined career and yet! Extremely content with the life he has crafted for himself, he believe in living in moment and taking every day as it comes, for him, everything eventually works out itself so why worry, the former on the other hand has had only one goal since she was a child, to be her father's successor and sole heir to his empire, she's overly ambition, more than it's considered healthy for a woman but she's never cared about the backlash, she appears quite and demure but she loves to be in control of how everyday turns out, a trauma response from her terrible childhood and the need to prove herself to her undeserving parents, she's the sort of girl who maps out her step by step plans and stick to it, come rain, come sunshine, she live by rules and principles, and still struggles with the concept of living selfishly.

In an ideal settings, they're a contrast that can never match, but at the same time, isn't there a saying that "opposite attracts", Lilith have noticed the subtle chemistry between them, the way each tried to find out more about the other in a not so direct manner, Killian always finds a way to bring up Lucy Rose each time they're hanging out, wanting to know everything and anything about her, at a point, she was convinced he only endured her bothersome company just so he could get Intel in her best friend, she would have found it worrying if she hadn't first hand seen his show of care and protection for her, while Lucy Rose on her part inquired about him with the air of someone who is doing it out of courtesy and obligation, she never asks directly, she just makes an off handed statement that prompts Lilith to start spilling the latest update with Killian but Lilith isn't blind to it, she can perceive exactly what's going on and it makes her wonder if there's actually a connection or her is mind just making things up. Every time single time she ever went out, or more accurate, coerced Killian into going out on a crazy night adventure with her, he never takes charge of the itinerary or initiated where they have to visit, the decision always rest on her and once she tried to make him pick out their next spot, he told her he had no place in mind at all and if she doesn't come up with one, they'd have to cancel, so she ended up picking again after throwing tantrums and guilt tripping him to no avail, that is how it has always been, there relationship strives on her "leadership" and his "followership", he gives the impression of a big brother who does everything to indulge his little sister which she finds very amusing and exhilarating, expecially since her own brothers patience for her antics have long since expired, and yet, despite his apathy, he took Lucy Rose to a road side cinema, a very thoughtful initiative and it might seem pretty basic but everyone knows too well that it's a "lover code" the first guy she ever dated took her to a road side cinema as well and it was one of the best dates of her life, unfortunately, the relationship ended a few months later, after she caught him cheating with her then best friend, not turned worse enemy and nemesis, she swore to take revenge no matter how long it takes and now, she's set on the path to do so despite the complications that cones along with it.

'There's nothing sweet or cute about it, you're just reading too much into a simple gesture, crazy girl, anyone would have done the same, moreover, you instructed him to look after me, he was only doing what you asked him to, if he had refused, you'd have gone bat shit crazy on his ass' if that wasn't the case, he wouldn't be treating her like a burden, avoiding her like a dreaded plague and pretending like she didn't exist and the moment they spent together that evening, having fun while watching other people enjoy the movie didn't happen at all. She has so much more to say, but if she did, Lilith would start to question her, still, the more rational part of her brain is convinced she's over reacting? Why is she feeling so hurt over a stranger's silence? Why does he bother her so much thar he can't be carefree with her the way he his with Lilith? She has never thought of herself as the clingy type, infact, she avoided people like that which is another factor that contributed to the failure of her relationship with Marcel, at the begining, he was handsy, touchy and always in her space but she successfully managed to push him right out and that is when things started to go south with them, for her, it was the best of times because Marcel's "not so secret" affairs allowed her are much needed space and time, so why is she now craving the attention of some she barely even knows? Why is she acting so needy and clingy when they don't even mean anything to each other.

'Then you don't know the first thing about Killian, no one can force him to do anything he doesn't want to do, if he really didn't want to hang out with you that night, he would have sent you on your way regardless of me asking or threatening. You might find it hard to believe because it seems I have him wrapped around my finger, but actually, it's the other way around, Kill is actually very strong will and determined, it's the very trait that drew me to him in the first place, plus, he's one of the very few people who has never hesitate to be true and frank with me...' Lilith inspire fear, everyone just eventually carves and give in to her demand as long as it means they get to avoid her troubles, but that has never been Killian, his frankness is unfiltered and he never hides exactly how he feels or what he believes when they get discussing, she has a deep found respect for him.