Mallory looked at Noah's empty seat and couldn't help but feel an emptiness in her heart. He did the most for her and was the only guy who didn't cause her problems and she didn't value him enough. She then looked at Elijah's seat and couldn't help but smile as the memories of him replayed in her head.
Ezekiel stepped into class and looked at Mallory making her look down at her notebook. It was the same thing that had happened for the last two months and now they were in mid April. Graduation was only a month away. Mallory was still heart broken that Ezekiel and her had ended the way they did. Every time she saw him she wished she could hug him and that he'd hug her back but she knew it wouldn't happen again after what they said to each other.
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Mallory stepped into her home and found her father in the living room having coffee with her mother. "You're here again?" Mallory asked her father. Roman had convinced Antoinette that he would change and that she was the only woman he would ever love. He begged her for forgiveness everyday since she had returned from Milan.
Mallory didn't agree and she tried to convince her mother not to forgive him but failed. "Wether you like it or not this is my home" Roman answered. "Yeah, unfortunately. So what's today's date? Coffee date, how adorable. Although you should have sweetened your marriage earlier, maybe then you wouldn't have hurt my mother" Mallory said as she grabbed her father's coffee and took a drink from it.
"When will be the day you forgive me?" Roman asked.
"I forgave you along time ago however a side of my brain keeps telling me to bring back the grudge" Mallory pointed to the side of her head with her middle finger. "Anyway, I have to be somewhere in an hour so goodbye for now" Mallory said and pecked her mother's forehead before leaving up to her room.
~
The following day Mallory finished dressing in her black Elisabetta Franchi tie neck shift dress and put on her coat.
Mallory stepped into the breakfast room to grab a donut and a croissant. "Two breads?" Roman asked.
"Two women?" Mallory responded. "It's just your mother now" he said annoyed by Mallory's comments. "Did you sleep here?" Mallory frowned.
"You're mother has asked me to move back in"
"Not the first time she makes a mistake either" Mallory said as she poured coffee into her mug. "Listen Mallory, they day you become a parent you'll understand why I did it. I did it all for you guys. I've been here asking you for forgiveness, has he even bothered to ask how you are?" Roman said making Mallory turn to look at him.
"He knows that with all money you steal to sustain your billionaire position there's no possible way I can be doing bad, that's why he doesn't ask. But hey a broken heart can always be repaired with a new range rover" Mallory shrugged.
"You bought a new car?" Roman asked. "How else would I get around Oxford England?" She replied.
"You got into Oxford?" Roman smiled. "Yeah it's not a big deal, did you expect any less from yours truly?" Mallory shrugged. "Congratulations baby" Roman stood up and hugged Mallory.
"Have you spoken to your sister?" He asked. "I barely want to speak to you" Mallory frowned. "She mentioned something about you being with Dimitri again, is that true?" Roman raised his brow.
"Did she say I'm doing it to bother her? Because I totally am" Mallory said as she finished drinking her coffee.
"What are you two speaking about?" Antoinette stepped into the breakfast room. "Mallory got into Oxford" Roman said so proudly. "Really?" Antoinette smiled.
"I got accepted into Yale and Princeton too"
"Congratulations, we should have dinner tonight to celebrate" Antoinette suggested. "I'll see if I can make time for that" Mallory said as she stood up.
~
Mallory looked down at her phone and saw her classmate Hailey post a picture of her and Ezekiel on her instagram story. They went hiking and took a picture where Ezekiel was carrying her on his back. She locked her phone before stepping into school just as she did Ezekiel walked by and they both looked at each other.
Ezekiel wanted to stop to talk to her but he continued walking when Dimitri stepped behind Mallory.
"Hey" Dimitri said. "Hi" Mallory smiled and kissed him before he put his arm around her. "I have to get some papers from the office before class starts"
"Want me to accompany you?" He asked. "Yeah" she nodded. They walked into the office where Zeke was getting some personal papers printed as well.
Dimitri leaned on the wall as he waited for Mallory who had to step besides Ezekiel to speak to the secretary. "Good morning, I wanted to ask for-"
"For any college papers you'll have to come back during your lunch break we're really busy at the moment " the secretary interrupted her. "It'll take you less than five minutes to print what I need and have it signed" Mallory said. "The principal isn't here yet"
"I can wait" Mallory said with attitude. "I understand but we're currently helping someone else" the secretary said and looked at Ezekiel.
Mallory frowned as she turned to look at Ezekiel. The picture Hailey had posted was still in her head and was jealous. Dimitri overheard and walked over to Mallory. "Everything okay?" He asked her as he looked at the secretary.
Mallory thought about letting it go but she was angry at the thought of Ezekiel being with Hailey. It's not like she could complain when she was sleeping with Dimitri just to forget about Ezekiel.
"No" Mallory answered. "Since when do scholars have more privilege than we do?" Mallory said as she glared at Ezekiel who chuckled.
"My monthly payments aren't being done by your father anymore" Ezekiel said but not once did he turn to look at her.
Dimitri was going to say something but Mallory stopped him. "You can give me the attention in this moment or you can start packing your stuff up because you won't have a job by the end of the day" Mallory said to the secretary. What Mallory needed wasn't urgent but she hated the way Ezekiel treated her and it wasn't like she was treating her any better.
The secretary looked at Ezekiel who shook his head and allowed her to help Mallory. Mallory looked at the secretary who responded, "he was here first"
Mallory looked at her with a serious face before her mouth curved into a smile. She was about to speak when Ezekiel spoke first.
"It's okay I'll come back during lunch" Ezekiel said and grabbed his notebook before leaving.
"Couldn't expect less from Romans daughter" he said as he walked by Mallory and Dimitri. Dimitri was going to defend her but Mallory stopped him. She felt bad.
