  &quot;I said no hard feelings. A job is a job regardless.&quot; He said again in that easy tone
  &quot;Why?&quot; She almost screamed at him
  &quot;Calm down, please,&quot; he said.
  &quot;Just tell me why?&quot; She demanded
  &quot;Okay. You want to know why&quot; He asked.
  &quot;Yes&quot; 
  &quot;You were just a conquest. Yes, that s what you were initially, he continued as he watched her face fall. Look at you, brilliantly beautiful, intelligent, and modest. And those are just a few of your qualities. You wouldn t agree to date any guys then. So, it all started as a game between your cousin, my friends and me. They said, I cannot have you, that no one could. At a point I was beginning to think I couldn t either, until that day at your cousin s party, I saw the way you warm up at me and that gave me hope, you were innocent and naive, a little stupid also and those were all to 

  &quot;That,&quot; she said pointing to the one on her right hand. &quot;So...?&quot;
  &quot;I don t know exactly for how long I would be gone,&quot; She cut in again but I know you have enough money in your account to tidy you up till I m back, but just in case, do you want me to credit your account with more money?&quot; She asked. That should do the trick and shut her up. She hoped.
  &quot;Yes, of course,&quot; she said excitedly. Thanks, love.&quot; She added as she stood to hug her.
  &quot;You are welcome,&quot; she said. 
  An hour later, with her luggage sorted out and Tania gone and having placed a call to her mum and Leah to inform them of her sudden travel and making sure she purposely left out the details of where she was going, Mitchell laid on her bed thinking about the meeting with her ex and the revelation that she d been a conquest as well as her cousin s hand in it. 

  &quot;It s been years,&quot; He started. But I don t need to ask you how you are doing because I know how well you have done for yourself,&quot; he said, almost with a tinge of jealousy. 
  &quot;I believe you have done equally well for yourself too,&quot; she said rhetorically
  He merely smiled. Their order arrived. When the table was all set, the waiter bowed and took his leave.
   &quot;You still don t eat much.&quot; He said, using that tone of familiarity that says he knew so much about her.
  &quot;No, I don t,&quot; She replied. Then added. Could there be a reason you have summoned me over, after all these years?&quot; She asked coolly
   	When he didn t reply right away, she continued, &quot;There has to be because you can t just appear after almost a decade for nothing, right? Was it money?&quot; She added.
  He stopped midway as he was taking a spoonful of his food into his 

&quot;I said no hard feelings. A job is a job regardless.&quot; He said again in that easy tone
  &quot;Why?&quot; She almost screamed at him
  &quot;Calm down, please,&quot; he said.
  &quot;Just tell me why?&quot; She demanded
  &quot;Okay. You want to know why&quot; He asked.
  &quot;Yes&quot; 
  &quot;You were just a conquest. Yes, that s what you were initially, he continued as he watched her face fall. Look at you, brilliantly beautiful, intelligent, and modest. And those are just a few of your qualities. You wouldn t agree to date any guys then. So, it all started as a game between your cousin, my friends and me. They said, I cannot have you, that no one could. At a point I was beginning to think I couldn t either, until that day at your cousin s party, I saw the way you warm up at me and that gave me hope, you were innocent and naive, a little stupid also and those were all to my advantage. Because I won. And then the game became a reality, as I started developing feeling

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