My Ex Next Door

Since her uniform got dirty, Novie put on a casual half sleeve white shirt and jeans, she put her books on the table and smiled at them.

"Good Morning everyone" the student stood up and greeted her.

"Good Morning Ms. McSalter," she asked everyone to sit down, and she went on with her lesson.

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The bell rang, lunchtime, Novie left the room and proceed to the cafeteria.

The whole place was full of students and teachers who are taking their break, the student sat next to their fellow students while the teachers from different department gathered.

She\'s new and she doesn\'t know anyone around. When she saw the empty table, she walks to its direction and put her tray, she was about to take her first spoon when a familiar figure sat opposite to her.

Novie\'s hand frost while her lips parted with shock, the man in front was no other than he ex-fiance Ken Chu.

"What are you doing here?" she asked, her brows snapped together with confusion.

Ken smiled and lay his hand on the table and folded it, the smile remains on his lips.

"I want to see you" he spoke in a sweet-Sounding tone, Novie was speechless, she heard the whispers around mentioning her name when she looked back, everyone, especially the teachers were looking at her.

She gulps and sweat, "How did you get inside?" she asked, she studied in this school so she knows that the guards will not let anyone come in without a valid reason.

"Through the gate" he replied, Novie flattened her face, seems like Ken hasn\'t changed, he\'s still a joker.

"No, really, why are you here?" she glared at him, showing she\'s not in a mood for a joke.

"I said I want to see" he replied. Novie sighed, realizing Ken doesn\'t have a plan to answer her question.

"Why do you want to see me?" she spoke and ate her food, the man stared at her so deeply with his grey eyes.

"My day is not complete without seeing your pretty face," he said straight, she almost choked after hearing it.

She drank the water and looked at him with amusement.

"Ken, that pick-up line had died along with my ancestor. So please use an up-to-date pick up" she spoke with sarcasm and rolled her eyes.

But the man was not a bit embarrassed, he\'s still staring at her.

After she finished her food, Novie got up and clean her table and proceed to her classroom, meanwhile, Ken followed her like a lost puppy.

She stopped by the door and turned to Ken, "You don\'t have a kid here so you can\'t stay" Novie stated and reached on the doorknob, but Ken stops her.

"Wait, Can I just sit inside and watch you? I will not make any sound." he requested. Novie wanted to laugh, she tried to imagine Ken inside the room full of six-year-old kids.

"If you have a kid, then I can allow you inside but you don\'t have so you can\'t get it" she pressed her lips and crinkled her nose, showing a fake sympathy to him.

Ken sighed, then he put his hand on her shoulder and lean closer.

"Let\'s make kids then" he whispered, Novie widened her eyes and looked around to see if anyone hears it. Then she turned back to ken with round eyes.

"Are you crazy? Ken go, I will see you later in the house" she faces the door and ready to open it when Ken whispered again, "Your house or mine?" she looked at him with shock.

"Ken!" she exclaimed, the man chuckled and took a step back.

"Fine!" he lifted his hand in the air, surrendering.

"I love you" hearing those words again made her knee weakened. She carefully opened the door and looked at Ken with surprise, the man was also surprised.

"See! I didn\'t fall down!" she blurted, Ken chuckled and walk out of the hallway.

Novie entered the room, the students were busy copying the lesson she wrote in the board earlier.

As she sits on her chair, her phone buzzed and she saw Ken\'s message.

(Can\'t wait to see you again) she smiled and about to reply when the principal knocked on the door. She looked at the door and saw him smiling and waving his hand to her.

Her eyebrow rose with confusion, she stood up and asked her student to continue.

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After Ken left the school, he proceeds to the restaurant. He will meet Mila today, as he entered he caught a hand waving in the air, he looked at its direction and saw Mila.

"Hi" he greeted her, the girl smile and handed a pink thick book which he assumed to be the photo album.

He opened the first page and saw a two-year-old Novie in her bed, smiling.

Ken smiled and looked at Mila, "She\'s so adorable" he could not hold himself to say those words, suddenly the coldness of his face soften after seeing Novie\'s pictures.

"there are more, but if you really want to get Novie back. I suggest you do something she loves which is surprises" Mila stated and drank her water.

Ken closed the album and focused on Mila.

"Continue" he spoke in a cold voice.

"Well, first you need to learn how to cook. Do you know how to cook?" she asked.

Ken shook his head, he never learned how to cook and the mess in the kitchen earlier was cleaned by Brent.

"Why do I need to cook? I have my chef" The girl in front flattened her face.

"Because dear, Novie likes to eat, and if you don\'t want her to attract other men, I suggest you make her fat," Mila suggested.

Ken fell deep in his thought, he tried to imagine Novie with fats around her body.

(Hm. So her body will look like a pregnant Daniella just without tummy) he laughed by that thought. When he looked at Mila, the girl was looking at him with amusement.

He cleared his throat, "I have a sister which is the same height as Novie when she was pregnant, she looked like an elephant, she was really fat. So If Novie gets fat, her body will look like my sister"

Mila also laughed with him, "Yes, but don\'t say that to Novie, or else you\'ll lose her forever"

Ken turned serious and took his phone out. "I will get someone to help me with this" he picks up the phone from the table and dialed a number.

After some time, the other line answered the phone, and before Ken could speak, he heard the tiny voice in the background screaming.

\'Uncle Matthew! I don\'t like this dress it doesn\'t have a blue butterfly\' he recognized it to be Alexandria\'s voice, his expression closed up and thought when did Matthew starts babysitting the triplets, Daniella never allows him to even come close to her kids.

He decided not to talk and listen.

\'Hey! Leo! don\'t throw that to me… ah!\' Ken heard a loud bang and could imagine Matthew\'s situation.

\'Ethan, go and help me here!, ask the maid to find a blue butterfly for Alexa… Leo! I told you to stop throwing that tennis ball to me. Where is your babysitter?\' Matthew screamed, seems like he wasn\'t aware that he answered his phone.

Ken was about to end the call when Matthew called his name.

"Ken? What is it?" the man asked.

"Matthew, Can you te--"

\'Aw!, Leo stop it! Alexa stop crying! your brother will be back soon with your blue butterfly. \' Matthew complained that made him stop his sentence.

He was about to call his name when Matthew shouts again, \'Ethan I thought you already left\'

Ken screwed up his face, realizing that it\'s not a good time to talk, he hung up the phone and sent him a message.

(Hey! Need your help) he made his message short and see if Matthew have time, since he\'s with the triplets, Ken doubt that his sister Daniella will allow Matthew to leave the house.

He lowered the phone and the food they ordered came.

Ken picked up his fork when his phone buzzed, he checked the message without lifting his phone.

(I will do everything to get out from here!!!) Ken\'s raised his eyebrow, Matthew must have been suffering so much that he was so eager to leave.