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LauraI was driving with Richard to Manhattan, and on the way, I was chatting via text with Ava, my friend, whom I've always kept in touch with. Avie: So you're going to Manhattan? Lau: Yes, it will be a quick lunch with some investors. So I don't have to worry about anything.Ava: What if you mee
Laura My hands were shaking as I pressed the ceramic tile on the bathroom sink. I was breathing in and out deeply, trying to control my emotions. I wasn't going to let my traumas defeat me like that, I was going to fight. Everything in the Charme restaurant reminded me of Jason and how our story
"Time has done you good, Laura. You look stunning," he said, still looking at me. "Holy crap, I still can't believe I finally found you." Richard, who was next to me, laughed lightly and commented, "That's curious, first this place and then you, it seems that Laura never stops surprising me." He wa
Laura"Sorry, but I'd like to just talk about the project," I said, looking serene on the outside, but on the inside, I was seething. I knew my ex-husband was crazy, but not to this extent. I mean, why the hell had he bought that place? Didn't he have anything else to do with his damn money? And why
LauraAt that moment, not even Richard could stop me, he saw that something was very wrong there, and he could see that I was uncomfortable with the whole situation, so even though at first he thought that Jason Davies was my salvation, now he certainly was no longer thinking this. I was still look
Jason After I had been looking for this woman for so long, at the first opportunity I had, I ruined everything and chased her away. I had dreamed so much about this moment when I would see her again; I had rehearsed so much in front of the mirror; I had chosen the right words that wouldn't hurt h
JasonI lived my life thinking that things would get better if I stayed with Kendall and that I would become a happy person. Since I met her again in London and we ended up remembering the times when we were teenagers dating, my feelings were all troubled, and the love that I felt for Kendall in the
Laura "I ruined everything, right?" Richard asked as he drove the car, and I just sighed silently as I wiped my tears and touched up my makeup. I was meeting my daughter in a little while, and I didn't want him to see me with my face swollen and my eyes red from crying. I didn't want my daughter to
Max POV was stunned when Albert told me that, my mouth even went dry because I wasn’t expecting to hear it. Conrad Adams was back. He was my boyfriend in my early twenties. I met him through Albert, who was close friends with him during the dark days of his family’s company. Conrad was a good guy
Max POV I was driving through the city with the radio on low, just a background murmur to keep the silence from swallowing me whole, when my phone buzzed on the dashboard. Zoey. Of course it was her. The girl had already wormed her way into my house like a high-heeled parasite, and now, apparently,
Annie POV After the moment at the mall, I returned to the dorm with a tight chest, carrying the bags with the blue dress Summer had insisted I buy. The plan was to distract myself, but Madison’s words—“racist,” “canceled piece of trash”—spun in my head like a broken record, mingling with Nadia’s re
When I met her last week at a council meeting, I could tell she’d be a challenge—confident, charismatic, the type who knew how to play the game. “Ugh, Madison Goodwin is here too. What a rotten day,” I grumbled, rolling my eyes. Of course Abby would get close to Madison—she was her adopted cousin.
Annie POV I was still trying to process everything that had happened at the square. Caleb’s words—“I hope you suffer”—mixed with Nadia’s ultimatum about my revoked candidacy had left me in pieces. My dream of leading the student council, something I saw as the first step toward following in my mom’
Annie POV I was still sitting on the bench in the square, the echo of Caleb’s words reverberating in my head like thunder that wouldn’t fade. "I hope you suffer." He had shoved the bouquet of pink flowers against my chest and stormed off, leaving me with a mix of shock, anger, and something that
He hesitated, his smile faltering, but he sat, still clutching the bouquet like a shield. “Sure, about what?” I took a deep breath, looking straight into his eyes. “About you following me around. Showing up in my classes, staring at me all the time. It has to stop, Caleb. I’ve already told you I
Annie POV A month had passed since the first day of classes, and it felt like the universe was determined not to let me have any peace. Caleb was everywhere—in my classes, in the hallways, at every corner of the campus—always watching me from a distance with those brown eyes I once found comforti
Annie POV I was still standing in the hallway, Caleb’s words echoing in my head like a poorly tuned radio. He wanted to surprise me by coming to Oxwell. He still thought about me. He thought I was jealous. Each of his sentences looped endlessly, and I tried to figure out what I felt—anger, confus