𝐿𝐸𝑆𝑆 𝑇𝐻𝐴𝑁 𝐿𝑂𝑉𝐸 ☘︎ ᴋᴇᴀɴᴜ ʀᴇᴇᴠᴇs

7.

L E S S than L O V E

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Chapter Seven.

"I think this will be enough to win the case Mr. Rickman."

Elliot assured Alan and he nodded

"I hoped so, though this went on longer than I had imagined it to be so I'm glad that it's coming to an end."

Alan sighed and they both decided to head out for the day.

"Before you leave mr knight, you never really mentioned your sister's name?"

He nochanantly asked, making Elliot chuckle

"Asterin Knight. She is mostly found annoyed whenever she meets me."

Elliot smirks as he had only seen her angry, rude and scary side, not really knowing what she was other than her occupation and her connection to him in the matters of blood and that saddened him as he wanted to know about his little sister but she was way to closed.

"You alright Mr. Knight? You seem bothered by something."

Alan asked, bringing Elliot out of his thoughts

"oh I'm just exhausted, nothing more. Good night Mr. Rickman, I will see you in the court next week!"

He exclaimed as he finally left the restaurant with Alan, parting towards their own cars while Alan waved at him silently with a smile, carrying his journal and files tucked beneath his arm.

"Steely, what happen? What did he say? Is he taking the case? Asterin are you going to answer cuz I'm literally panicking!"

Hannah snapped at Asterin through the phone and Asterin rubbed her temple as she grew tired of her friend blasting questions at her non stop

"can we talk about it when we meet tomorrow? I really need to just... My head hurts, this day particularly has not been that eventful for me you know..."

She breathed out, trying to stop herself from remembering the heartbreaking news

"I'm sorry Sterly I- you should rest, and please just get some sleep! Don't fucking keep yourself up like some owl. Night Sterly"

she lectured before hanging up after which Asterin threw her phone on the couch, she sulked on the couch and took a few deep breaths and tried to clam herself

"tch, sleep... How can I? How can I fucking sleep when this man is about to destroy something that I can't really imagine a life without..."

Tears started streaming down her face as she muttered curses.

She had seen a lot of pain throughout the years and had made herself stronger from it. But still she feared the situation as it was something she was not prepared for.

But life is known for throwing curve balls and Asterin now had to figure out how she would play this one

"best paint then let my mind wander."

She sighed, walking up to the canvas she had placed for painting her destroyed piece.

Asterin painted till she felt herself stumble a few times because of the exhaustion and so she left the painting and plopped down on the bed to sleep.
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Knock knock*

there was a knock on her front door at precisely 8 a.m which she didn't hear, she was way too exhausted to get up that early after falling asleep at 5.

But whoever was at the door seemed persistent enough to knock vigorously at her door, making her wake up from her slumber in a haste

"wha-ugh... gimme a second!"

She yelled from her bedroom as she stretched in her bed, yawning and scratching her scalp.

She got out of her bed and walked towards the door to receive the eager man she presumed to be the land lord, knocking her door down so she opened the door with a smile on her face just to agitate the man more

"good morning Heston! What brings you- WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?!"