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I Once Liked You

Introduction

The story revolves around a girl Vivian, who is extremely sweet to her loved ones and is a kind hearted person to strangers but she has her own secrets. A secret so deeply inlaied in her heart that it's hard to remove it. She hates men....And opposite her is our CEO Dev, also nicknamed as devil in disguise, tho a legend in the business world his name is famous for another thing, he is a playboy..... he becomes the talk of the town quite often because of his numerous scandals with numerous celebrities.... what will happen when a mysterious beauty and a devilish handsome guy collide with each other???...... what will happen when when a girl who carries deep prejudice about guys meet with a playboy??... will they fall in love or will they play push and pull until one surrenders??.... will he be able to melt her heart and shower her with love and make her realise that not every guy is same or will he be like how she expected every guy to be.... a person who toys with feelings?.... will there be any romance or will it be another heartbreaking story where the guy like always leaves the girl and finds someone new....?? and the last but not the least what made the leads into what they are?... what made Vivian a men hater and what made Dev a playboy???? what traumatized them to this extinct??.......

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CHARACTER INTRODUCTION

(MAIN LEADS):

VIVIAN RAY: A lovely girl who got it both... beauty and brain.... Tho not a devastating beauty but she can be called a stunner with her stunning looks and a figure that is proportional in every way with skin as fair as porcelain without any hint of tanning and hair colour jet black and green eyes as though u r looking at the lush of evergreen forests..... she is a genius in her own field, to others she is an interior designer and works in a company but she herself knows abt her secret.... she is mysterious in every possible way but she is not a bad person infact she is kind hearted and helpful to others....... she has a loving mother and caring father who loves her the most..... she is the picture of a perfect girlfriend.....an ideal girl, a good family, and all...... she is a 26 yrs old woman who is independent in every way.... being it financially or relationship vise she is a woman who like to control her own destiny even tho she knows it's nothing she can handle....... she is the strong female lead of our story.....

DEV MARTIN: Not a cold guy but rather a sweet guy to his loved ones..... the only child of the Martin family the youngest of all..... he is caring and loving to only the people he genuinely loves...... tho young his accomplishments are not something to be ignored.... He the youngest president of a gaming company and also the youngest CEO of the Martin family business...... he is a person who loves to keep a line between work, family and entertainment...... tho young and still in his 20's this guy has already made a name of himself..... but not for the good reasons.... he is named as the notorious young master of the Martin family and also a playboy CEO..... he had numerous scandals with numerous celebrities but there doesn't seems an end to it..... but even with thousands of girls swooning over him or him having them as girlfriends there is still another rumour that gets it all.... it is of him being a gay.... but that doesn't effect his playboy nature..... as long as he wants a girl he gets her..... none of his girlfriend's have ever lasted more than a month..... tho caring and helpful in nature.... he is in simple words a jerk..... he like our female lead is an independent person who likes to control his own destiny..... a 29 yrs old handsome CEO who is caring and helpful and kind is a perfect boyfriend material with his devilish looks face as pale as porcelain with a hint of tanning and eyes gey in color and hair black in colour but unfortunately he is a playboy who doesn't wish to settle in with just one girl....... he is the strong male lead of our story..

( 2nd LEAD INTRODUCTION)

BAILEY REN: The best friend of our female lead.... who is also her secretary is an ice block.... she is as cold as winter to others but she is as warm as summer to her one and only bestie...... she was born with a silver spoon but due to some relationship problems with her family she left her family and never turned back but that doesn't stops her family from contacting her..... she might seem haughty and all but she still is a girl in heart..... she had a one sided crush on a person she shouldn't and that tainted her relationship with her family.....

she is the strong 2nd female lead of our story..... she is 1 yrs older than the female lead

and treats her more like a younger sister then more like a friend, and her looks is what a person would call that of a devastating beauty......her eyes purple, her hair silver in colour and skin as fair as porcelain......

ALEX REN: Best friend of the male lead..... he is kind of like an omnipotent guy...... he is the male lead's secretary and also the CEO of the gaming company of the male lead ....... unlike the male lead he has only one girl that he is head over heels for.... but due to some unfortunate events she and he can't be together...... he is a sweet guy to all but he doesn't have any interest in girls except his only one..... he is the step son of the Ren family and also Bailey's step brother..... they r not blood related.... he is currently 30 and is 1 yr older than the male lead..... he treats the male lead like his own brother that he himself could never have...... this is the 2nd male lead of our story.... he is strong and loving and can do anything for his one and only woman, he looks are that of a prince charming, with blue eye color that is as blue as ocean water and is a blondie......

END OF INTRODUCTION

Brushed past each other (past)

...It was mid summer, a really long and hot day..... in the corridor of a school, a girl was running as fast as she could as if she was being chased by a lion or tiger. The day was hot already to make people sweat like hell and there she was running like a hen. Finally her eyes seemed to shine looking at someone, she opened her mouth to call out her name,...

" VIVIAN...... wait up!"……

...The girl she was trying to catch up with finally halted. She turned around and looked at the girl running toward her. The girl felt like her heart skipped a beat after looking at the beautiful face of the girl she just called out. The girl who was being referred to as Vivian flashed a beautiful smile to the girl running toward her. Finally the girl reached her and Vivian asked her,...

" What's the matter, Rachel ?? Why are you running like this??…… Look at you, you r sweating all over. "

...Rachel took a minute to catch up her breath, then she stared at the girl in front of her……looking at her face it looked like she was evaluating something _I get it now, why this girl is the school belle_ She was so lost in her thoughts that she lost track of time. She finally came back to her sence when Vivian snapped her beautiful fingers in front of her. She asked,...

"What are you thinking so hard about,? you seem so lost. And will you care to tell me why you were running around the school like this? What if u bumped into someone and hurt yourself, huh??"

...Rachel got stunned for a moment as she was being asked so many questions at the same time. Finally after a long pause she spoke up....

" Hold up lady!! So many questions at the same time, which one do you want me to answer huh!?. And the thing I wanted to tell u was, that your parents came to pick you up the saying that you guys have a wedding to attend…! So I ran over here to tell you to pack up and go to the principal's room already. "

...By the time Rachel finished Vivian was no longer there... She looked around in search of Vivian then she headed toward Vivian's classroom. And as she predicted Vivian was already there and packaging up her stuffs....

" Hey brat! I was talking to you why did u leave me out alone!?"

To which Vivian replied calmly,

" oh, I got excited, so I ran over and started packing. "

"Who are you lying to……? I have been your friend since the starting of high school do you think I don't understand you.!?"

"Okay fine, help me pack will'ya!? "

" Yeah sure why not!, what are friends for anyways!!! hehehe!"

...Then those two started to pack things up and finally when the packing was done they headed outside together…… On the way, Rachel wanted to ask a few things to Vivian which was going around in her head but couldn't get the courage to……… Finally after a long time, someone spoke up, it was not Rachael but rather Vivian,...

" What do you want to ask…? Ask, fast before I change my mind!! FAST!"

To which Rachael hesitated and asked,

" This sister of your, is it that one you were talking abt the other day?"………

...Vivian seems quite confused at the beginning but later understood what Rachael meant, she looked at Rachel and asked her with her eyes wide open,...

" wait the other.…… how did you understand what and who I meant!? how?"

"hah! what do you think of me...I might be a little dumb sometimes but I actually rank right after you miss topper……so understanding few things are quite easy for me and also we have been friend for do long do u think I won't understand you.!"

"yeah right… we have been friends for almost 3 years now…I think I should stop underestimating you... !"

"tf-… you mean by that girl! I dare you say that again!"

"……………"

...And finally after walking for what felt like eternity they reached their destination........

...(ugh, finally…… just how big is the damn school)...

...*knock…knock*...

"sir, may I come in!?"

...Vivian asked,...

...To which a voice of an old man replied…...

"yeah sure, come in dear"

...Tho the voice was old but one could easily make out that the guy speaking was warm and friendly....

...After that Vivian walked in and instantly a beautiful smile came to her face. She looked at her parents and smiled like a little girl then she turned toward the old man who was sitting on a chair behind a big desk. She was quite surprised so see another person present in that room except her parents and the principal. But she didn't let that effect her, she greeted the principal in a good manner,...

"good day sir."

...To which the old man replied kindly,...

"yes…yes, good day dear."

...That was the time when the young man sitting on the chair with his back facing Vivian, finally turned. She was stunned, she admits she has seen a fair amount of good looking people but this young man just tops the chart. Seeing her stunned look the young man flashed a smile toward Vivian…… this made her blush. At that moment her parents came up to her and said,...

"so we'll take her now. It's already getting late. Thank you sir"

...with that the family of three left, when Vivian was at the door she turned around to finally look at the man who made her blush for the first time, and she heard the old man mention his name,...

"so what do you think about it Mr Martin!? "

" Mr Martin, that's his name…… good name but nevermind"……that's what Vivian thought

...On the way home she totally forgot about him and got busy with her own stuffs..........

...(NEW CHARACTER)...

...RACHEL: Vivian's friend in high school..... they have been friends for 3 years and they treat each other as sisters……Rachael is a funny girl who is lively and beautiful she has a lot of admirers and followers..... she is more of a social butterfly than Vivian, she does not have a family like that of Vivian's.... her parents got divorced when she was young and she lives with her father, she also has a younger brother whom she loves the most in this world....

The wedding -1 (past)

...Surrounded by the delicious smell of different delicacies and drinks, the place was crowded with different people, some were relatives, some were friends and some were workers. This type of crowd , was not something one could see in any family gathering or any business party, this type of gathering only happen when there is a wedding. Amidst the people we can see a girl, looking around, as if looking for someone. She looked confused and troubled as she was not able to find the person she was looking for. Finally after all the search she stoped a waiter and asked him,...

"Excuse me, but have you seen my sister?"

...The waiter replied with a smile,...

" Yes miss, she just went towards the room designated for the bride to apply makeup."

" oh - ok, thank you very much"

"No issues ma'am"

...After giving a smile to the waiter, the girl made her way toward the room. She pushed open the door, which startled everyone. And there she saw a girl looking at the mirror and giving her her most beautiful smile. She said,...

" Viv, you are late."

...Vivian answer with a little smile,...

" I was stuck with some work, so I got late. Hope you don't mind."

"No, of course I mind, brat today is my wedding what more important work do u have other than being your sister's bridesmaid."

...Rolling her eyes Vivian answered,...

" Yeah I am sorry. "

" Look at the guts, you are rolling your eyes on me??... Brat, you need some serious lessons. "

" Yeah.. yeah... I am sorry.. I am sorry..... won't happen again. But...., nevermind. "

"What, tell me!??... I am all ears. "

" Are you okay!?... I mean, thought u look happy and all but.... I just wanted to ask, Are you really okay!??"

"Yeah ig, you know what, you don't have to worry about me, just be your age and stop thinking too much. "

...Though, she said that but Vivian could clearly make out the sadness under her eyes. Her heart hurts for her sister. Everyone knew that this was a shotgun marriage but acted as if they were being married to each other because of love. And the groom, he pissed her off the most. The sole reason for that was because he was rude to her sister and didn't care for her feelings. She was against this marriage from the very beginning but she was just a high schooler so her opinion wasn't valued much. And that made her feel helpless in moments like this. And like always, she heaved a sigh and gave her sister a smile,...

" As long as you are happy. Oh, I forgot I have to change to my dress. I'll go and change. I'll be back in few minutes. "

...After she said that, she made her way towards the changing room and as her back was facing her sister, she couldn't see the tears forming in her sister's eyes....

" This silly girl, I was trying hard to not let my emotions overflow and here she asked me this question. Looks like there's still people in this family who care about me. "

...With that, a few drops of tears fell from her eyes but before anyone could notice she quickly wiped it....

...Time Flies~...

...After about thirty minutes, Vivian finally came out from the dressing room,...

"How do I -- !"

...She stoped as she couldn't find the person she wanted to ask the question to. She, out of nowhere started to have a bad feeling abt this....

...But before she could go and tell her parents, she saw her sister emerge out of the balcony. She heaved a sigh of relief as she saw her. And before anything, she saw another figure emerge out from the back. It was none other than her soon-to-be brother in law. She gave him a look filled with disdain and hatred. She knew that what they were having between them was not love but rather a business deal. She knew it but she was reluctant to lose her favourite sister to such a person. This person not only treated her sister bad but also had a lot of affairs outside. He was the classic example of a spoiled kid from a rich family. And she hated him so much that not even his good looks did any good to the situation. But like always she had to swallow her anger and greet him as he was soon going to be her relative,...

" Hello brother in law, what made you come all the way here?"

...Though she said it with a smile, one could clearly make out the disdain she carried for him. And her words did no good to the situation, tho smiling and asking in a polite manner, one could clearly tell that she was asking about his presence in the room, as before the marriage, known to all, he refused to meet her sister saying, her sister was with him just because of money. So she was quite surprised as well as pissed at his presence....

" Nothing, I just wanted to meet her before marriage. Why, can't I!?"

...Tho said in a casual tone, his words held some sort of weight which was hard to shake off....

"No, of course you can. After all my sister is going to marry you soon. Just that, if I remember clearly, your parents clearly told that they wanted their son to be surprised with the bride's beauty so the groom wasn't allowed to come and talk to the bride before wedding. I wonder if they know you are here!?"

...Don't know for what reason, but the groom suddenly started to laugh. He said in between his laugh,...

"Hahaha..... of course I am here because I wanted to see your beautiful sister. So sorry, I couldn't hold myself anymore.... haha.. "

...Tho said in a light manner, he was actually being sarcastic, _ huh! my sister is as pretty as Helen of Troy, who are you to underestimate her?_ she thought. Finally, a person who was watching all the drama quietly for some time, opened her mouth,...

"Ok so, now it's getting late. Me and my sister have to get ready. I think you should go now. You don't want us to be late, do you ?"

...And finally he left. But before going he whispered something to her sister. To which her sister didn't reply but rather looked down toward the floor....

" What did he say to you!?"

Vivian asked with a worried look in her face.

" Nothing, just told me that I look beautiful. "

...She said this with a beautiful smile. It was true that her sister looked damn beautiful but she was sure about one thing, that was not what that guy told her. But she didn't dig into it any further. They started to get their final make up done. After the final touch, it was time, time for the wedding. Vivian's parents came to call them. And finally the long awaited time arrived, for some it was a happy moment, for some it was nothing more than a gathering where they can make business partners and for some it was a life changing descision ...

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