LauraI saw Jason finally leave my room, and as soon as he closed the door, I covered my mouth with my hands to stifle the big laugh I let out. I got up and went to my living room window and looked at the powerful view of Manhattan outside. Furthermore, I had a smile of satisfaction on my face, it w
I couldn't deny that Jason Davies deserved a proper punishment, but it was also painful to see him lose everything to that woman. "He was too stupid not to be smart," I condemned. "Yeah, it was like Kendall put a spell on him. What a hell of a situation.""Spell or not, he remains the one to blame
Jason Dating? What? What does it mean? "Are you dating? Who are you dating?" I asked, feeling my mouth suddenly go dry. "I'm dating Richard," she replied, her big brown eyes still wide as if she were afraid of something. Her small, upturned nose was red at the tip, as were her cheeks. Laura Tho
Laura "What? What are you talking about? Did Jason find out about my daughter?" I was practically screaming in amazement when, on a group call with Ava and Terence, they told me about Jason's finding out. "If it's anything to go by, Jason thinks your daughter is a boy and not a girl," said Ava, t
"That Richard is a damn player," Terence commented recently. "Don't talk like that, Richard is a good guy," I said, defending Richard. "Look, we're going to take you off the call. You are drooling Jason egg," Ava said to Terence, then removed him from the call. She and I burst out laughing. Poor
Laura Strangely enough, Jason hadn't shown up again for a whole week, so I thought he had given up on me because I told him I was dating Richard. Maybe he decided to take some time to think about what he was doing. I was hoping he would stop bothering me and let me work in peace, but I got the answ
Laura I had practically run off the terrace after Jason's speeches. I knew that Jason wasn't going to give up on me, so I had to take some action. "Hi, kitten. How are you?" I heard Richard's voice on the other end of the line as soon as he answered. "Hi, Rick. It's so good to hear your voice,"
JasonSeeing Laura kiss another man was so painful for me that I couldn't even explain it, it hurt as much as if I had been hit by a train. They were there right in front of me, kissing and destroying me. I felt so much hatred that I didn't think twice and went after that idiot, really wanting to ki
Caleb, Abby, Madison, Nadia—they all spun through my head like a broken carousel. I wanted to tell my parents everything, collapse and ask for help, but the thought of seeing disappointment in their eyes—or worse, them trying to intervene at Oxwell to “save” me—made me swallow the words. I had to fi
Annie POV It was the weekend, and I was at home, trying to take deep breaths and pretend everything was okay. The Oxwell campus was a few hours away, giving me temporary relief from the chaos my life had become. Here, with my parents and the twins, I could at least try to be the old Annie—the exc
Max POV Walking beside someone who’d once meant so much to me felt strange. I couldn’t stop thinking that our breakup had been a waste, couldn’t stop remembering how happy I’d been with this guy, only to ruin it all because of my ego, because of a toxic fixation I had on Albert. Conrad Adams walke
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