"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
LauraFrom what happened in the following days, I could see that Jason was trying to stay away from me, he stopped showing up at Nemesis and stopped trying to invest in me like he did before. I was told that he had returned to his main company, which was good news for me as I could now work without
I could hear the board laughing softly, finding my presentation amusing. I smiled at them and played the first video. Where beautiful models paraded the Nemesis brand's new winter collection attractively and charmingly, there was something in the light, the setting, the editing, and the angle at whi
Laura "God in heaven, how arrogant that man is! A complete son of a bitch! How did you manage to stay married to him for so long?" Said Mia, who was one of the designers responsible for the project. A few minutes ago Jason had left the meeting room after turning down our arduous project in such a
"So you did all this to humiliate me and show that you're in charge?" I asked with my head held high. Two weeks had passed since the last time I had seen him, the day I kissed Richard in front of him and then there was that fight, two weeks had passed and I thought Jason was going to forget me and g
Annie POV The masked boy led me through the dark campus, his hand firm in mine as we ran away from the ballroom. My legs trembled, the blue dress swishing with each step, and tears still streamed down my face, hot and relentless. The sound of the shouts, the judgments, still echoed in my head, bu
“No choice?” He cut me off, his tone incredulous. “Are you serious? You chose to help Madison make that video. You chose to plug it into the projector. And now Annie’s out there, broken, while you try to run from the responsibility. This doesn’t fix anything, Abby. It wasn’t supposed to end like thi
Abby POV I was there, tucked away in the shadows of the ballroom’s corner, my heart still racing as I watched the chaos I’d helped create unfold. The giant screen kept playing that horrible video, distorted and manipulated clips of Annie echoing through the room like a final verdict. People poin
Annie POV I was still on the dance floor, the warmth of the masked boy’s body against mine, my head resting on his chest as the slow music guided us. The sound of his heartbeat against my ear was almost hypnotic, and I let myself get lost in that feeling I couldn’t quite explain. He’d just said s
I swallowed hard, Caleb’s words coming back to haunt me. “Have you ever stopped to think that maybe we’ve gone too far?” He’d said that at the mall, and I’d hung up on him, but now they echoed in my head. Annie had hurt me, yes. The fight in the dorm, the way she called me fake, like I was trash she
Abby POV I was leaning against the wall of the ballroom, the cup of punch in my hand already warm and forgotten, as I watched Annie dance with that masked boy. The soft lights of the ball cast shadows over them, and even from so far away, you could feel something in the air—a chemistry almost tangi
Anne POV I was there, trying to at least pretend I was enjoying the party with Summer, letting the loud music and spinning lights distract me from the weight pressing on my chest. Summer danced beside me, throwing her arms up with that endless energy of hers, and I tried to keep up, forcing a smile
“She’s an idiot,” Summer said, crossing her arms as she looked at me with concern. “You okay?” “Yeah,” I lied, grabbing a cup of punch just to have something to do with my hands. “I just… I just want this to stop, you know? For people to leave me alone.” Before Summer could reply, I felt him befor
Anne POV It was the day of the freshman ball, and I stood in front of the mirror in my dorm room, the blue dress Summer had insisted I buy staring back at me. The fabric draped lightly over my body, the delicate sleeves and simple cut highlighting my shoulders and collarbone in a way I knew was bea