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"And I am not joking. I don't want to lose this chance as well as you once again. I had wanted this to be a grand proposal, witnessed by our friends and families while you will be moved to tears by all the acts.

nBut sorry for making it this simple. I know, this should have been important, but I don't want to waste my time over those stupid little things.

nI just don't want to wait anymore Kizy. I have already been rejecting my own feelings for a while now. I don't want to continue running away from them.

" Markus said in one single breath, his heart beating erratically.

nKizy just looked at him with a stupefied expression, wanting to believe Markus, but a part of her telling her not to.

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"Come on, say something. You are scaring the ** out of me!

" Markus exclaimed, not being able to remain calm anymore.

nThough he had confessed his feelings on a whim, he was tremendously nervous about how Kizy would accept him and his feelings.

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"Markus, I am serious right now. So stop kidding. I know you are good with your acts, but now is not the time to pour your acting skills.

" Kizy said after thinking for a minute.

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"How many times should I say this? I love you Kizy!! Oh wait! Do you remember the act planned by me and Nicole?

" Markus asked, suddenly remembering his proof.

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"Yes.

" Kizy said a little confusedly, because this brother sister's fake acting was completely illogical to her even until now.

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"Why do you think we did that?

" Markus asked with a smirk.

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"I don't know.

" Kizy said honestly.

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"Fool!! Nicole did that to make me realise my feelings for you. Till then, I was always thinking that all that I have for you is hate. But no. I love you Kizy!

" Markus said, getting hyper excited.

nThankfully he was good enough to not reveal Kizy's drunken confession, which would have made her go beet red with embarrassment.

nAnd Kizy was now in a dilemma, not knowing whether she should trust Markus, believe his feelings, or how she should react to this.

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"Trust me this once!

" Markus exclamined, knowing he had never done anything to make Kizy trust in him.

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"I need some time. And maybe I don't feel the same for you.

" Kizy said after thinking for almost two minutes, while Markus felt that these two minutes were enough for him to have a heart attack.

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"You don't have to reciprocate my love and feelings Kizy. Just know that I love you, and will keep loving you!

" Markus said excitedly, happy that at least Kizy didn't reject his feelings or avoided talking anymore.

nBut what he should have known was that Kizy was never the one who would avoid some topic or run away. No matter whether it was some tricky problem or complicated feelings, she always faced them.

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"But why these sudden feelings?

" Kizy asked, knowing that even she felt something different for him, just that she didn't know how to describe her own feelings.

nBut she wanted to know why these new emotions or feelings were suddenly erupting, even when they have known each other since childhood.

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"Maybe this isn't sudden. Maybe I started liking you after our marriage. After spending all my days and nights with you.

nOr maybe even before that. Because I didn't even know why I asked you to marry me when you asked for my help.

nI never had such plans, but that day, when you were ready to do anything for your mom, I just blurted out the deal about our marriage.

nSo maybe I liked you even before that.

nBut anyways, that doesn't matter. What matters is that I know I love you, and I don't wanna lose you again like this time.

" Markus said, his voice serious at the end.

nKizy didn't know what she should answer him. But one thing she was sure about was, she started having these weird feelings after marrying him.

nBefore that, whatever she felt for him was pure frustration and hate for making her school and college days difficult.

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"So get back to your original health soon. There are a lot of things that I have planned for you.

" Markus said with a smirk.

nKizy just looked at him, not having a positive feeling about whatever Markus was about to plan for her.

n*ONE WEEK LATER, VIP WARD, UNITY HOSPITAL*

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"Your company shares are back to normal!

" Kizy exclaimed after finally being allowed to use her phone and surf the internet.

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"Yeah.

" Markus replied.

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"How did you solve the problem about that minor girl?

" Kizy asked curiously.

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"I tried hacking her bank account a lot of times. And I improved my hacking skills then. Plus afterwards Harry joined hands with me, and together, we managed to trace the account information and transaction details.

nWe were able to find the sender account, which turned out to be an international account.

" Markus asked, his voice holding a tinge of excitement.

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"Woah!! You truly hacked this?

" Kizy asked, not being able to believe that Markus and Harry hacked an account which was set by the No. 1 hacker of the world, a person from the Imperial nation.

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"Yeah. So I guess the world's No. 3 would only be me now. My skills have improved while yours must have deteriorated over time.

" Markus said with a smirk.

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"As if I am buying that. Let me recover and then we can have a match together. Let's see who wins then.

" Kizy said, equally confident.

nThe problems created by the Professor were no more, each of them being solved, but all of them had suffered in some way or the other.

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"By the way, where is Joel? Did you give him a leave or something? I heard that only grandpa and Nicole are managing the company.

" Kizy asked, suddenly remembering that Joel, who used to follow Markus like a shadow all the time, was rarely seen since she woke up.

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nThank you for the gifts @hopze21 and @Phae_Orendorf. Don't forget to comment and vote. Drink water and stay hydrated!!

n- Kizy

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