Danielle pursed her lips. “For starters, my usual way of dealing with harassment didn’t work on him. He also said that I picked the wrong person to mess with.” “You have a way to deal with harassment?” Karl was surprised. “Do share.”“Why should I tell you?” “I helped you out, and you repaid me wi
After the end of her Monday morning class, Hazel approached Danielle. “Do you want to have lunch, girl?” “Sure.” Danielle tidied her books and carried them out. The girls went downstairs and walked out of the school building. From afar, Hazel pointed to the door and said, “Look at the two-timer.”
When Danielle was on her way to her afternoon class, Hazel approached her excitedly. “Huge news, Danielle. Max hit Rochelle this morning.” “Hit?” Danielle was surprised as Max was not the type to hit anybody. “Many people saw Rochelle meeting with Max, and he pushed her onto the grass. I felt so h
“Do I need a reason?” Danielle looked at Karl. “Human nature is never random. There has to be a motivation behind your action.” “Call me unambitious.” Danielle raised her brow. “I’m not aiming high. I just want to live my life in peace.” Karl looked at Danielle, baffled by her reasoning. “So you
Danielle was dropped off at the hotel entrance at 6:00 p.m. After a phone call, the secretary got out of the car and opened the door for Danielle. “After you, Ms. Wendell.” Danielle carefully stepped out of the car in her heels. She steadied herself and lifted her head, meeting the eyes of a man
“Do you know him?” The sight of Teddy reminded Karl of Noah. Danielle snapped out of her thoughts. She realized she had been holding onto his arm too tightly, so she shook her head and quickly let go of him. “I don’t.” “Do you want anything to eat?” “Sure.” Her expression looked forced. “Come h
The noise of the party seemed to have faded away as Danielle could not hear a thing. Both the music and chatter were missing. Her senses were filled with Karl’s warm lips and the scent of red wine. Karl also seemed to have lost himself in the kiss. He had thought that he wanted to kiss her the l
When Noah met Karl’s gaze, sparks were flying. Danielle’s heart was beating out of her chest. She looked at Noah and then Karl, weighing out the pros and cons. A while later, she pulled away from Karl’s grip. However, she could not break free from his tight clutch. It was because Karl was furi