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    “Whatever. As long as they don’t mess with my high school entrance exams, I’m good.”


    Aurora closed her book and shifted her attention to her. “How’s your preparation going?”


    Molly climbed off the window and slumped down onto the bed. “I still want to go into arts.”


    “That’s great. Mom has taken you to see a professor at the art school several times, right?”


    “Yeah. The professor wants me to submit a painting for an entrance assessment, but I just can’t get any inspiration. I don’t know what to paint.”


    Aurora couldn’t offer much advice, so she gave a weak, “Good luck.”


    “How about you? How’s it going with your boyfriend?”


    “Don’t call him that!”


    “Still shy?” Molly teased. “Is he busytely? It’s been a while since I heard any progress between you two.”


    “Yeah, he’s busy. Finch Group hasunched a new drug, so he’s been traveling a lot for conferences and promoting it.” Even though they didn’t see each other often, they still talked and texted every day, and that was enough for her—it made her happy.


    The sistersy in the bed, heads resting together. Molly suddenly said, “It feels like it’s been forever since I saw Rickey. Did you two have a fight?”


    Aurora felt a pang in her chest at the mention of Rickey’s name.


    They had spoken once after the incident. Rickey had called to apologize, iming the kidnapping had been a prank that had spiraled out of control. He had told her not to take it too seriously.


    But his tone hadcked even a shred of remorse. Aurora, determined to get to the bottom of such an unreasonable act, had tried to question him further. Yet, he had hung up abruptly because she had asked about it.


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    When she tried calling him back, her calls wouldn’t go through.


    It didn’t take a genius to realize Rickey was avoiding her.


    Aurora felt a pang of disappointment over their fractured friendship, but what could she do? Some bridges were destined to burn.


    Molly, as chatty as ever, interrupted her thoughts. “Let’s go abroad and visit Rickey! And while we’re at it, we can see Lucas too. He says Bristania is filled with breathtaking architecture. He could show us around.”


    Aurora sat up in bed, her brow furrowing. “You just want an excuse to gallivant and have fun. Visiting people is secondary.”


    Molly propped her chin up. “So, you don’t really want to see Rickey?”


    “Why would I? He’s perfectly fine where he is.”


    “What if he finds himself a girlfriend over there? Wouldn’t you want to meet her?”


    “Why would I do that? It’d only make things awkward for him—and me.”


    Molly sighed dramatically and gave up her persuasion. The sisters fell into an uneasy silence until amotion from the backyard caught their attention.


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