Night Carved Paths Into Silence by Zyrel Ash 180
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Who knew that she would just stare at him for a moment.
The next second.
Madeleine leaned down, almost pushing Roderick into the
water.
She had no technique, only pure emotion.
The wave of heat she created felt like it was going to drown
Roderick.
Roderick’s surprise was no less than their first time together.
He heard the person in his arms murmuring that she wanted to
go back to the room, back to bed.
Roderick’s voice was hoarse.
“I can’t wait, Kev…”
“Let’s just do it here, okay?”
After a long moment.
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He heard Madeleine give a soft “mm.”
…
Meanwhile, with Bradley, after they finished at the mummy
museum, he followed Isabella to visit her forensic science
center.
The two of them didn’t exchange a single word of idle chatter,
just a constant stream of professional knowledge.
Anyone who knew would say they were on a blind date, but
anyone who didn’t would think they were at some kind of
academic conference.
Before they knew it, it was evening.
They had dinner in the cafeteria but didn’t eat much, so they
decided to grab a late–night snack together.
It was only while they were eating their late–night snack that
Bradley came to his senses.
Wait, this is a blind date.
He cleared his throat and awkwardly brought up the topic.
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“Um, Isabella.”
That’s what Bradley had been calling Isabella all afternoon.
It made their relationship sound like one between a senior and
a junior.
He scratched his head, unsure of where to begin.
He hadn’t taken this blind date seriously at first, planning to just
get through a meal and be done with it.
He didn’t expect that they’d get along so well because of their
similar professions.
But getting along is one thing; there just wasn’t any real spark.
He was afraid the girl might get the wrong idea, so now he was
racking his brain trying to figure out how to explain.
It would be better to clear the air sooner rather than later.
“What’s wrong?”
“Actually, there’s something I should have made clear to you
earlier. You’re a great girl, it’s just that I…”
Isabella stared at him with a smile, seemingly not curious about
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what he was going to say.
“I think, we… maybe we should just…”
“Bradley.”
Isabella suddenly propped her chin on her hand, her eyes
sparkling as she stared at him, “So what’s really going on
between you and Charlotte?”
Bradley’s expression was a bit stiff.
He stared at Isabella for a moment, his eyes filled with
confusion at first.
They had been chatting all afternoon, and it seemed they hadn’t
mentioned Charlotte even once.
Or maybe…
Back at the restaurant during lunch, had Isabella already figured
out that he and Charlotte knew each other?
Isabella giggled, “You don’t have to look at me like that. I
guessed it the moment you two met.”
“Uh, was it that obvious?”
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Isabella snorted with laughter.
“Did you think you were a good actor?”
Bradley laughed dryly.
Isabella continued to gossip, asking tentatively, “You must be
that ‘little brother‘ of Charlotte’s, right?”
Bradley’s expression grew even stranger, a look of ‘how do you
know everything‘ on his face.
He forced a smile.
“Are you… very close with Charlotte?”
“Charlotte handled a case for one of my relatives before. I was
the one who delivered the documents and stuff, so we got to
know each other over time.”
Isabella winked, a meaningful smile on her face. “So, she
mentions you sometimes.”
Bradley’s breath hitched, and he unconsciously rubbed the rim
of his coffee cup. “What… what did she say about me?”
Isabella tilted her head, deliberately drawing out her words.
“Hmm… she said you were a real handful as a kid, that you
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broke your arm falling out of a tree, and you always used to
steal her snacks.”
Bradley’s ears burned. He coughed lightly, “Why would she even
tell you that…”
“But.”
Isabella suddenly leaned in closer, lowering her voice. “She also
said that even though you were a troublemaker, you’ve always
been there for her whenever she needed you, ever since you
were kids.”
Bradley froze, his heart feeling as if it had been gently struck by
something.
He looked down at the rippling tea in his cup, the corner of his
mouth unconsciously curling into a smile, which he quickly
suppressed.
“Did she really say that?”
“Why would I lie to you?”
Isabella pouted, then asked nosily, “You like her, don’t you?”
Bradley didn’t say anything.
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“Well, that makes me wonder. If you like her, why are you out on
a blind date?”
Bradley didn’t answer the question, just asked one back.
“What about you?
I can tell you’re not interested in me, and you don’t seem like
someone who needs to be dating or getting married.”
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