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Quinn felt like he was stepping into unmanned territory. She felt like he had stepped into the dragon's den and had to watch her steps carefully otherwise she would end up grilled to perfection at any misstep. Liam's bedroom also gave the same feeling when she woke after that drunken night but it was less oppressive than this man's room.

She glanced at Leif who seemed quite relaxed in his own environment and couldn't help but commend his generosity. He was hard to deal with at times but he was very nice to her. To others it was nothing special letting another person use their bathroom but because she knew Leif's personally she was aware that this must have taken a lot in him to bring her here.

"Thank you. I promise I will leave everything as is," she said and Leif nodded his head.

"Let me know if you need anything," he said before walking out in and making sure to close the door behind him.

Quinn untied her robe and it slipped down her shoulder revealing

faint scars and a mole at the center of her back. She hung the bathrobe on the hook next to Leif bathrobe and she couldn't help but smile at the white and black bath robe hanging side by side like a couple.

She reached out to touch Leif's bathrobe that smelt like fresh linen withdraw her fingers when she realised how inappropriate it was and entered the shower.

As soon as she stepped in the tap automatically turned on and the floor to ceiling windows dim slight though some sunlight was still coming through.

Quinn stood under the shower and felt her spirit lift as the fear in her heart was washed away. As she closed her eyes with the water running down her face she recalled the sense of relief she felt when the doors opened in the morning after a night of torment.

At that time she wanted to get up and run out lest her grandfather changed his mind and locked her up again. As the bright light shone it was like all her troubles had disappeared in that moment. Within the light the shadow of her mother appeared and she felt like she had been saved. There was only one person who made her feel that safe and that was his mother but today though fleeting, Leif gave her the same feeling.

Quinn showed a self deprecating smile as she pushed back her hair. What was she even thinking? That was as ridiculous as saying the sun rises from the west.

***

As the sounds of water splashing down on the floor permeated through the door, Leif broke out if his stupor and took a step forward.

It was then he realised his shirt was wet and needed to be changed. The discomfort of wearing something that stuck to his body finally sprung up him and extremely uncomfortable.

He walked to the walkin closet and took out a clean t-shirt and pants before walking out of his bedroom. While walking out he took another glance at the bathroom door before walking out his mind in a trance.

***

An hour later the two of them drove through the busy streets each with their own thoughts in mind.

Quinn glanced out the window watching the people rushing to the nearest station to catch the subway. She could have been rushing to get to her second job at cupcake factory cafe in the mall by now. It was hard to believe that her life had changed dramatically in such a small time.

A soft buzzing sound rung came from the pocket of her jeans so she took out her cell phone. As expected it was her mother messaging her.

MyNo1: Congratulations future Mrs Carnell.

MyNo1: The pictures are gorgeous and you two even kissed passionately.

Quinn, "...."

Who the hell kissed who passionately? When Leif saw her change in expression he asked, "What? What's wrong?"

Quinn chortled before saying, "My mother is talking nonsense. She said we kissed passionately. Hahaha you and me kissing passionately she must be out of her mind."

QQ: Mum be serious. Its probably fabricated.

She wrote back but soon her mum sent her a link of the engagement announcement.

Quinn, "..."

With the perfect angles they looked like they eating each other's faces greedily.

Leif cleared his throat before saying, "I needed to make it convincing."

"Well it is... it very convincing," she said as she zoom in on that image. She was about zoom in even more but being confronted by the image Leif couldn't help but cover her cell phone screen with a news paper.

She was about to say something but Leif asked, "What would you like to eat tonight?"

Quinn raised her head and said, "Anything is fine," that's because she was more interested in the comments following this post. She gathered there would he a lot of hate being sent her way given that she had robbed a lot of Leif's wife fans their man.

Leif saw that she wasnt zooming in anymore and looked away to hear her giggling. He turned his head slightly and asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Quinn's lips quirked slightly and she said, "This one said that they want to make me disappear. Dang, your fans are really aggressive. This one said a lot about. They are literally plotting my murder. If I disappear before the wedding just know that she unalived me."

Leif felt a tightness in his chest hearing her say that. He subconsciously clenched his first and glanced at Quinn before saying, "Don't read them and upset yourself."

"Well, they are some nice ones. Like this one said we look good together," she said and Leif was suddenly interested. He leaned in close to take a look and Quinn showed it to him.

"What do you think? Do we look good together?" she asked in a teasing tone and Leif felt like the temperature in the car had suddenly risen. He tugged at his collar and answered, "They are talking nonsense."

Quinn chucked lightly while saying, "You are too stuck up for me. If I was to date someone they should be the opposite of you," opening up a can of worms that she would seriously regret opening in the future.