The Billionaires´Redemption: Starcrossed Lovers

Chapter 10- Yes... I will!

Jewel POV

After asking Mike to stay away from me, I felt relieved that indeed, he listened to me. Thankfully my new friends are amazing, specially Sam, she is smart, funny, intelligent, and also quite pretty. We hit it off immediately after orientation and we have had a blast.

Derek has been calling trying to ask me out, but I am ghosting him. I have no interest in hooking up with a guy with his reputation. After Mike´s warning I did some research and I was appalled to find out that Derek picks a girl at the beginning of the school year, and makes her fall for him only to use her and stomp all over her heart. Those kinds of guys are the ones I despise with all my being.

For what I heard from my friends, I was supposed to be his flavor of the year. Unfortunately for him, I could care less about his games, I am not a joke, nor an easy girl. I heard that he usually conquers girls of lower status, and blinds them with money, maybe that is why he has been pretty insistent, because I told him I was on a scholarship. What he does not know is that he can shovel his money up his ass, my family has plenty of that, and I could care less for what he has to offer.

I have fallen into an excellent routine of studying and partying during the weekends with my friends. There is no heavy drinking or such, we like to go have a drink, a nice dinner. Sometimes we hit the clubs, but usually we keep a low profile.

Scotty and I are on good terms. Sometimes I wish I could give it a try, but I can't overlook that he is my Scotty-Doo, my best friend, my brother from another mother. We have talked about it and we decided to wait until we meet back at Thanksgiving to clear the air and see if we give it a try. I know it will be hard to switch the way I see him, but we both agree that we don´t want to end up wondering ´what if´. I am happy about that decision, and that makes me feel at peace with the possible outcomes. He knows how I feel, and I have been clear about it. I know how he feels, and I am aware that his feelings are stronger than mine, but he is sure that we can make it work.

My subjects require a lot of studying so I usually hit the library for study time quite often. Days turned into weeks, weeks into months, and now we are about 4 weeks away from Thanksgiving. Currently I am sitting at my favorite desk at the library studying. Next week I will have a test, and I want to do my best.

“Hey gorgeous, I thought you disappeared from the face of the Earth…” Derek quietly said while sitting next to me. I rolled my eyes internally, I am concentrated and he doesn't seem to get a f*****g clue.

“Clearly not. I enrolled at Harvard to study, and that is what I am actually doing.” I replied to him, and his face changed, I guess he was not happy with my attitude, but honestly I have no time to engage in his sick conquering games.

“So you have been ignoring my messages…” he looked at me, I could see in his eyes that he was not happy about it. I shrugged my shoulders, dismissing his comment, then proceeded to start picking up my books and notebooks.

As soon as I stood up, he grabbed me by my arm. And in an angry voice he said “Listen, b***h… I am not the kind of guy that grovels to a girl, especially one like you. I set my eyes on you, and I am going to get you soon enough. You don't know that ignoring me is only making the chase more interesting.” A shiver ran down my spine. What the f**k is wrong with him?

He was holding me forcefully, and I was trying to get rid of him when Brandon, a guy from my Calculus class stopped by. “Hey Jewel, I was looking for you. Are you ready to go?” He asked, looking at Derek's eyes and then pointing his eyes toward my arm, where Derek was holding me.

“Sure, Brandon. The girls are waiting for us.” I said pulling my sore arm away from Derek, and taking my things. I walked away with Brandon.

As soon as we were out of the library, tears fell from my eyes. My arm started turning red and blue, he hurt me, and suddenly I felt scared. Brandon stopped and turned around facing me. “Jewel, he is an asshole. Let me walk you to your place, that way you feel safe.” He reminded me so much of my Scotty, it only made me miss him more.

We walked and talked for a while, and when we arrived at my building, Brandon asked me to save his phone and if I ran into Derek again, to send him my location and an SOS message. He knew how Derek made me feel and he is behaving like a champ. Thank Lord for guys like him.

Mike POV

I went on with my life. Camila and I are still together, but everyday I feel a wall being built between us. I haven't seen her attitude change, but for me it is not enough. She still calls herself my fiance, and I am wondering about really proposing or ending the whole thing.

I decided to take her home on Thanksgiving. I bought the ring, and depending on how things go, I might propose after that. The only downside of the Thanksgiving dinner is that Jewel will be there for sure.

I haven't seen her since she asked me to leave her alone, although I have heard from Derek that she is ghosting him. I felt at ease knowing that she is not falling for his tricks. Viv and Joy are having a blast, and Viv is the only person that knows about my feelings for Jewel.

When I talked to Viv about it, she was not surprised. According to her, my reaction to Scotty kissing Jewel was not normal. She was also surprised to find out that Jewel asked me to stay away from her, but when I explained to her in detail, she almost flew from London to Boston to kick my ass. I decided to give it time, after all this is my last year at Harvard and I have a whole life ahead of me.

I was chilling at my place when Derek arrived, almost combusting in rage. “Hey man, what the f**k happened to you?” I asked and he almost punched a hole in my wall.

“That f*****g b***h… She has no idea what she is doing…” He blurted out and I was surprised at his reaction. He has never been this angry for a girl.

“Now explain, which girl? And what happened?” I rolled my eyes, I have no patience to get involved in his girl drama.

“Jewel, that f*****g b***h. She has been ghosting me, and today I saw her at the library. And when I asked her about not responding my messages, she just said that she was studying, and hat she f*****g enrolled at school for that…” He huffed, “No f*****g b***h is going to get away from me, specially not this one.” He said with rage.

“Ok man, why don´t you pick another newbie? Let her go… she clearly is not interested.” I said and he rolled his eyes.

“She is the perfect catch, f*****g beautful, rocking hot bod, and with need. She said the first day that she needed to fix some paperwork for her scholarship…” Derek said and I almost choked on my drink. Jewel? Scholarship? Don't get me wrong, if she had a scholarship it would be an academic performance scholarship, she is f*****g brilliant, not an economic support one. That is f*****g hilariuos.

“Then, that f*****g bastard came and took her away from me…” Derek blurted out and that information picked my curiosity.

“What bastard?” I asked quickly trying to find out what the f**k happened. “What the f**k did you do?” I asked Derek.

“Well, I lost my patience, and when she tried to walk away. I forcefully grabbed her, and that f*****g guy, from the Polo team, Brandon came to the rescue, like a knight in shinning armour.” Derek revealed, and I was livid.

I stood up and took my best friend from the collar. “You did what? What the f**k is wrong with you?” I yelled and he snapped out of his drama and locked eyes with me.

“Why do you care?” He snapped at me, pushing me away. I couldn't reveal that I had a special affection for her, so I cleared my throat and quickly made up an excuse.

“I don't, it is just that she must be around my sister's age, and it upset me that some guy could treat Viv the way you treated her.” I quickly said and he nodded, not fully understanding my outburst.

“Come man, have a drink. Relax for a minute and let her go. Honestly, no b***h is worth the trouble.” I said, handing him a cold beer, and trying to convince him to stay away from her.

“You don't get it, do you? I love a good chase, and she is making it hard for me to get away from her. She is becoming an obsession, and you know that I always get my way.” He said with a distant gaze, and an evil smile. s**t, I need to find a way to protect her.

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Joy POV

I am having a blast, my classes are amazing and I am loving every bit of my time here. In 4 weeks we will leave London to attend the Thanksgiving dinner with our families.

Viv is going out with Stephen, the pub´s bartender. He is such an amazing guy, and I have been going out with Brian. He is sweet as hell, and a gentleman.

One weekend he tagged along with me to visit grandpa, and my grandpa loved him. That is a good sign that he could be a keeper. Dad said he will send the plane for Thanksgiving, while Uncle Tony will send his plane, to fly back Jewel and Mike.

Today after class, Brian asked me to go out with him. We will be having dinner at a fancy restaurant. I arrived home and got ready. He picked me up and we took a cab toward the restaurant.

It was an exclusive restaurant, we had a reservation and soon we were seated. We talked and had so much fun, while eating an amazing meal. Soon Brian stood up and walked toward my chair.

“Joy, I wanted to take you to a nice place, because you deserve the best. For the past three months you have become my world, the light of my days. So I wanted to ask you… Would you be my girlfriend?” He said, kneeling next to my chair.

He is such a romantic, and I do have feelings for him, so without doubt or hesitation, I quickly replied “Yes… I will…” He took my cheek and pulled me down to meet his lips in a tender kiss. Wow, he is amazing, and hopefully my family can meet him at Thanksgiving.