Chapter 110: Celine


    Damien didn’t respond. Lira was snapped to her senses. She hated herself for taking the initiative to


    kiss him. She wanted to choke herself and she wanted to disappear in front of him immediately. She


    stopped the kiss with her cheeks bursting hot in embarrassment. She regretted kissing him. She should


    have not crossed the border.


    How could she face Damien now?


    “I... I am sorr..” She was about to apologize but her lips were suddenly devoured by Damien. His kiss


    was rough and wild. Lira closed her eyes while Damien’s tongue swiftly entered her mouth wandering


    around. Lira hooked her two arms around his neck. Damien was pounding her and Lira could feel his


    erection in the middle of her thigh.


    Lira’s desire surged up and she could feel Damien had felt the same too.


    Suddenly the light came back.


    Damien stopped.


    He seemed snapped back to his senses. He quickly stood up and exited the room.


    “I will wait for you outside. Hurry up.” An obvious impatient tone sounded while he exited without


    ncing at her.


    Lira was left in a daze. She had felt at a loss.


    What had happened?


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    It was so sudden. She didn’t expect any intimacy with him tonight.


    What a night!


    It seemed the night was ying tricks on them. From the dangerous men in the street and the brown-


    out. Who would have thought that they would end up together in her small room without any light?


    Hugging and kissing each other.


    Damien had no feelings for her. Lira was just so optimistic and had taken her liberty to take advantage


    of the opportunity she had with Damien.


    Inside the car, Lira sat in the passenger seat. She held her breath as she didn’t want him to notice her


    presence. She wanted to be invisible at this moment and she could not look at him. Her head was


    lowered and stayed in that position. For her, it was better this way rather than meeting Damien’s eyes.


    “Lira, your boss is taking you in.” Damien said inly as if nothing had happened to them.


    “Thank you.” She didn’t want to reply but she felt she had to say something to break the awkwardness


    in the air that started to freeze her. Her body had tensed up and it made her whole body stiffened.


    “Lira.” Damien saw her difort and called out her name.


    Hearing him, that was the only time she lifted her gaze andnded on Damien.


    When Damien met her eyes, “About what happened earlier, let’s forget about it. What happened in your


    room, stays in your room.” He firmly said. Damien was clear as a crystal. He didn’t want to get involved


    with her and he didn’t want someone to know about it.


    Lira’s heart suddenly clenched hard. His words made her like she wanted to cry but she held it. It was


    enough that she put herself in an embarrassment by kissing him. She didn’t want to embarrass herself


    again by crying with his cold words.


    “Yes. Of course.” Lira answered with teary eyes. She lowered her head again.


    She didn’t know why she felt so bad and sad. Maybe Damien didn’t like her kiss or he didn’t like her at


    all.


    Sad fact.


    The conversation quickly ended with the reply of Lira. Damien didn’t talk or even nce at her. He was


    focused on driving and his eyes fixated on the road. Lira closed her eyes. She felt very tired and she


    just wanted to shut her world from the sadness in her heart.


    They reached thepound. Arabe was waiting for them. She let Lira upy the guest room. Lira


    felt satisfied with her new home now but at the same time, she felt sad about her rtionship with


    Damien. He became aloof to her all of the sudden. He just dropped her in front of Arabe''s house


    without any goodbyes then he parked directly at his house.


    “Lira are you okay?” Arabe asked when she noticed Lira was lost with her thoughts while sitting on


    the sofa.


    “Oh. I am okay, Ms. J. Thank you very much for amodating me.” Lira smiled with full of gratitude in


    her tone.


    “Damien had told everything to me. Thank God you are safe!” Arabe’s tone was grateful and still


    worried at the same time.


    “Thanks to Damien.” Lira muttered with sparkles in her eyes but in just a blink it turned to sadness.


    “Hmmm… You have a problem, my dear.” Arabe smiled at Lira''s sudden change of expression.


    “Ms. J, am I that obvious?” Lira uttered with a questioning expression.


    “Obvious is an understatement. You are in love.” Arabe was good at calcting situations.


    Lira blushed instantly. Arabe had her bullseye.


    “Ms. J. I think I am in love with Damien.” Lira didn’t hold it back. She needed someone to talk to or else


    she would explode. Arabe was a good boss. A good listener and a good adviser.


    “Ever since I know.” Arabe smiled at her.


    Lira’s eyes widened. She couldn’t believe what she just heard.


    Is she that obvious?


    She really wanted to hurt herself in the annoyance of her own actions.


    “Did Damien know about it, Ms. J?” She asked but she was not ready for Arabe’s reply.


    “Hmmm… That I don’t know. I never mentioned it to him and he never asked me though.” Arabe


    exined with a simple tone.


    “You want me to ask him?” Arabe then joked at her.


    “No. Ms. J. Please no.” Lira was in a panic. She clearly remembered Damien’s words, ‘What happened


    in your apartment stays in your apartment.’ How could she share her experience with him to her boss?


    Though she wanted to scream and giggled but her sad heart didn’t want her to.


    It was the morning and everyone was preparing for work. Lira waited for Damien to show up inside the


    house or outside the house but he didn’t. She nced at his house wondering what he was doing in


    the morning and hoped to see him in some corner of his ss window but there’s no sight of him at all.


    Adam saw his aunt Lira and they started to y around the house. He was happy to have another


    person in their house.


    After Arabe and Lira brought Adam to school, they went directly to their office.


    They were heading to their office when someone approached them while walking.


    A man with a ck suit and he was wearing gold-rimmed eyesses. He was tall and refined.


    “Hi, I am Mr. Harvey but please call me V. I am Celine’s personal assistant.” The man’s voice alone


    confirmed his identity. He was a gay.


    Hearing Celine’s name their ears were like hearing the chiming of bells. Celine was the world''s most


    famous singer.


    Who would not know her?


    “What brought you here, Mr. Harvey?” Arabe smiled with full brightness shone in her eyes.


    “Actually, Ms. J. I have apany waiting for you.” Mr. Harvey announced it excitedly.


    Just when a woman walked past Mr. Harvey from behind. She was a striking, tall woman, wearing big


    sunsses.


    Celine.


    Seeing her idol, Lira’s jaw dropped while her eyes widened in disbelief.


    Arabe froze for a moment but quickly regained her senses. She smiled pleasantly to the one and


    only Celine. She was also in disbelief but she held her giggling.


    “Ms. J, Am I right?” Celine’s elegance was screaming even when she talked.


    “Nice to meet you. I am your big fan.” Arabe quickly shook her hand. She was surprised by her


    presence early in the morning. There must be something she wanted from her that she personally


    came. Good thing, she was well covered with her big sunsses and her baseball hat. No one could


    really tell in one nce that she’s the most phenomenal singer in the world.


    “Hi, I am Ms. J''s assistant. I am Lira.” Lira also introduced herself with a giggling voice.


    “Oh! Hi dear.” Celine shook the hand of Lira.


    “I don’t think it’s proper to talk here. If you don’t mind pleasee to our office.” Arabe said it politely


    to the 56 years old elite singer. Suddenly, the only thing that’s gotten to her mind was the crowd and


    media.


    She didn’t expect Celine, she, herself, woulde to her.


    In the office, the three sat on the sofa and Lira was busy preparing their coffees. Celine took off her


    sunsses and sat like a princess. She possessed confidence and gracefulness while just sitting on


    the sofa.


    Arabe was a bit intimidated but she did try her best not to be obvious in front of her unexpected


    visitors.


    “Okay. Ms. J, we are here to convince you to be our pianist in Celine’s concert.” Without wasting time,


    Mr. Harvey began to announce the purpose for their unscheduleding.


    Arabe knew it already. Seeing Celine earlier, she already had that in mind.


    “Look, Ms. J. I know you declined our invitation already but we can’t get someone in this country to


    rece you and perform together with Celine. The concert is scheduled for the day after tomorrow.


    Gosh! I am already dying.” Mr. Harvey continued with his gay mannerism.


    “That’s why I am here.” Celine finally spoke. Her eyes were begging at Arabe.


    Arabe was dumbfounded. She didn’t know what to say.


    How could she possibly reject her idol?


    One of her inspirations in music?


    She really wanted to y with Celine. Her heart was very happy to see her up close and her heart was


    telling her to y with her.


    It’s going to be her dreame true.


    But what about Adam?


    What about their safety?


    What about if someone in Capital Z would notice her?


    Arabe’s mind was really in a mess right now.


    “Ms. J? Are you alright?” Mr. Harvey asked with a little concern. He thought of seeing Arabe


    somewhere but he couldn’t remember.


    “Hmmm… I really wanted to do it. ying with Celine is really my dream but….” Arabe couldn’t find


    perfect words to say that they could understand her point.


    “But?” Mr. Harvey and Celine were clueless and curious. This is their first time pursuing someone to


    y with Celine. Every musician was dying to y with Celine on the stage but in this very small


    country, they only have one choice. It’s Arabe or the famous pianist in the city, Ms. J.


    “Hmmm… How could I tell you this?” Arabe paused. She knew the effort of Celine to personally


    “I will help you but I have one condition to make. If that’s okay with you guys.” Arabe had the urge to


    help her concert after all they came there for her help.


    “I will perform but I don’t want the media to focus on me.” She added.


    It was next to impossible. Though she’s not the star of the night, they could not direct all media to spare


    her from their cameras.


    Mr. Harvey and Celine were taken aback by Arabe’s words.


    How could this girl want to avoid the media when everyone wanted to be exposed to the world?


    One could eat a fire just to capture attention and have an audience.


    Everyone wanted to be famous.


    “Oh!” That’s the word that Celine uttered.


    “Okay. So, if that’s your problem, just leave it to me.” Mr. Harvey replied with an assuring tone. He


    better takes advantage before she would change her mind.


    “Then that’s a deal!” Celine stood up and reached her hand to Arabe. “Since you are a great pianist


    and you are a fan of my songs, then I think we could pull it through easily. Let’s meet tonight and


    tomorrow for our final rehearsal. Are you okay with that? And we are very sorry for the very short notice


    and for disturbing you.” Celine said courteously.


    “Sure. It’s my pleasure.” Arabe shook Celine’s hand quickly.


    At the back of her mind, she was really questioning her decision. There’s no backing out now. She


    wasn’t ready yet to face the world but she had to prepare for it no matter what. She just prayed that this


    concert would not mess up her life once again.