@solitudenoire_: Their family names had always stood on opposite sides. At every gala dinner, every meeting between top company executives, and every business news article that made the front page, the names Schuett and Ar.Taecha were almost never mentioned in the same sentence without the word rivalry. Two of the most influential families in Thailand. Equally powerful and respected. People believed they hated each other. But no one knew that behind all those cold looks, there were two children who had actually grown up together since they were too young to even understand what rivalry meant. They were brought together not by choice, but by circumstances. Whenever their families attended the same event, Lauren Xaviera Schuett and Natasha Chloe Ar.Taecha always ended up in the same room. Their parents were busy with business matters, while the two little girls were left to play together so they would not disturb the meeting. Ironically, the rivalry that had been passed down to their parents never managed to affect them. Quite the opposite. Lauren had always been a quiet child. She was difficult to approach and preferred reading over running around with other children. Natasha, on the other hand, was the complete opposite. Her curiosity was far too great to let the quiet girl sit alone. “What are you reading?” That question became the first conversation they ever had, many years ago. Lauren slowly lifted her head. Her expression was blank, but she did not look annoyed. “An astronomy book.” Natasha tilted her head. “Is it even interesting?” “If you like the sky.” “Hmm… I think I would like the sky too if you were the one explaining it to me.” That innocent sentence made Lauren close her book. From that day on, Natasha always sat beside her whenever their families met. No one noticed the small change. They grew up together without ever truly being allowed to become friends. As they grew older, more and more rules were given to them. “Don’t get too close to the Ar.Taecha family.” Lauren heard those words many times. Natasha received the same advice from her own family. “You have to remember who our family is.” Strange. They would both nod every time they heard those words and then secretly continue talking to each other when night came. At first, they only talked about school assignments. Then, slowly, their conversations turned into late-night talks that lasted until the early hours of the morning. They knew how each other’s day had gone, sent each other pictures of their food, complained about their busy schedules, and, without realizing it, became each other’s safest place to return to. Neither of them knew exactly when their relationship began to change. Even Lauren only realized it when she saw Natasha laughing with a male friend at a school event. Her chest suddenly felt tight. Her eyes never left Natasha, even after the event was over. “Is it something wrong?” Natasha walked toward her with two glasses of cold drinks in her hands. Lauren accepted one without answering. “You’ve been quiet.” “I’m fine.” “You can’t lie to me.” Lauren let out a quiet sigh. “Are you close to him?” Natasha blinked several times before letting out a small laugh. “The guy from earlier?” “Yes.” “He’s the debate club president. Why?” Lauren turned her face away. “Nothing.” Natasha studied the side of her face for a few seconds. Then, slowly, her smile grew wider. “Are you jealous?” Lauren immediately turned to look at her. “I was just asking.” “If you were just asking, then why do you look like that?” Lauren suddenly had no words. Natasha watched the girl who always seemed so calm become completely flustered. It was adorable. She held back her laughter before stepping a little closer. “What if I told you he’s not my type at all?” Lauren remained silent. “And what if I told you… the person I like is standing right in front of me?” Time seemed to stop. ——————— #lenamiu #lalinalena #miunatsha #au #fyp The Continuation ⬇️

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