Caroline’s POV:Whatever William had expected to come out of my mouth, it certainly wasn’t that. He looked at me with eyes full of surprise, confusion, and even hints of sorrow. It seemed to struggle with himself emotionally, but when he spoke at last, he was firm in his conviction.“No, Caroline.
William’s POV:Caroline left without any explanation, leaving me with a bad feeling brewing in my gut. Luckily, and unbeknownst to Caroline, I installed a tracker on her phone. I just wanted to ensure her safety, not invade her privacy, so I rarely checked her whereabouts. This, however, was a spec
Caroline’s POV:“So your father’s condition is relatively stable,” informed the doctor, flipping through the pages of his clipboard. “An operation is on the table. However, we need to discuss some of the risks beforehand.”A hopeful smile split my face as I nodded along to what he was saying. I list
Caroline’s POV:Maybe he didn’t hear me because my voice was too low, but he still looked at me. I could tell William was starting to grow puzzled as to why I kept looking at him oddly, but I just couldn’t help myself. The more I thought about the car accident, the more that my suspicions started t
Caroline’s POV:The very next day, I was allowed to return to work as usual. It felt good to get back into a routine again. Just as I was about to meet with my driver, however, William stopped me.“Don’t worry about getting a ride,” he told me. “I’ll deliver you to work personally.”I wasn’t too ple
Caroline’s POV:“Oh my gosh, it’s Sophia Lambert!” someone exclaimed from the back of the studio. “I didn’t know they were getting married!”My neutral mouth twitched upon hearing the light chatter around me. Everyone seemed to be excited at the arrival of Sophia, all except me. I kept my head down,
Caroline’s POV:When the next day of work rolled around, I was quick to recover from the incident with Sophia. The rest of the building, however, wasn’t able to move on so quickly. I heard whispers all around me, and it appeared that I had now become the target of everyone’s ire within the studio.“
William’s POV:“What do you think of this place, William?” In an instant, I was returned to reality. I had been deep in thought, wondering how I was going to explain to Caroline why I had suddenly taken Sophia as my fiancée again. I had no doubt she would feel betrayed for my actions, but I was rip
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:I felt only discomfort at William’s words. The mask was off, and there was no pretending that I wasn’t the woman he thought I was. He used Daniel to lure me out of the woodworks, and now utilized his own son as a way to keep in contact with me. The aspects of myself I had wor
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:I returned to the office building with a scowl written over my face. I came to stand outside my office, taking a deep breath to prepare myself, before barging through. “Alright, William, let’s not waste any—” I stopped when I was met with an empty room. My brow furrowed and
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:We woke up early the next day, where Selena complained of a light hangover. It was quickly rectified by some water and a light snack, and we spent the morning chatting over our shared interest in fashion. Though she did most of the talking, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Selena co
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:A crack of thunder echoed from outside my open window. I closed my book and took a look outside, only for the first droplets of rainfall to hit my nose. A yawn was drawn out of me as I closed my window, and I got ready for a nice rest in bed. Just as my eyes were beginning t
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:The cut was accidentally caused in the brawl with the creeps that tried to take advantage of Selena. I had ignored that I’d been cut so deeply, too distracted by caring for Selena. Had she not spoken a word, I would have almost forgotten about it.“I can take care of it mysel
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:I watched as Selena began to pace anxiously around the room. She held the phone in her hands like it was a bomb ready to explode at the slightest touch.“Selena, just take a seat,” I urged. “It’s just a call from Elbert. Just answer it and tell him that you’re okay.”“What am
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:The drive back to my home was stark silent. I suspected it was because of Selena’s embarrassment about being too in over her head and having to be rescued. For that reason, I didn’t push her to talk, merely continuing to chauffeur her to safety. When we arrived, I opened the
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:I rolled down my window to catch a glimpse of what the men were saying to Selena.“Come on, baby girl,” one of the creeps said. “Let us take you home. We’ll show you a good time.”One of his lowlife friends snickered in agreement. “Yeah, babe. We’ll take you for a ride. It’s
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:Thankfully Elbert had kept his word about having my car fixed. It was in the driveway in time for me to head home. The drive to the Lambert estate was a silent and uneventful one. My mind was filled with the images of the dinner catastrophe that had happened less than thirty