Laura I was in disbelief at all the nonsense Jason was saying. A kiss? Did he want me to kiss him to clear the project? Good heavens, Jason was unbelievable! "Are you crazy? What nonsense are you asking me?" I asked, quite surprised by what he just said. I hadn't kissed him in about five years. Ho
LauraI spent the entire weekend working on the project, I barely ate, and I went to sleep at around 4 am to wake up at 6 am, have some coffee, and go back to work, but no matter how much I applied myself and gave my all, I should recognize that the work I was doing had lost its essence. It no longe
"Wow, that sounds interesting. Keep me informed, feed my gossip spirit," he asked, and I laughed. "I'll tell you something later. Now I have to go.""All right then, have a great afternoon with the billionaire," he said. "See you later. Hugs," I said goodbye to him, turning off the cell phone and
Laura I stood there without being able to move a single muscle while looking at Jason running on the electric treadmill, but he noticed the presence of someone else in the room and turned around to look at me. I noticed the surprise on his face just seeing me there, and he quickly reduced the speed
"You're wrong, it's my decision. I let you kiss me or nothing happens," I said finally, then he started to realize my real plan, I was there to put an end to all that nonsense. I was there to kill two birds with one stone. "You insane…" he shook his head, not being ready to give up on me. "Come on
Jason I almost couldn't move as I watched Laura practically run out of the mansion, running away from me. My chest rose and fell with pressure, and my heart beat wildly. I staggered across the room, holding on to the sofa, and threw myself onto the floor, lying on my back. "What was that? Fuck…"
"It was wonderful, Terry," I said, smiling like a fool. "We kissed, and it was a kiss that will go down in history." "Woah, so it was that kiss, right?" Terrence seemed excited too. "That kiss, friend. That kiss," I stammered, laying my head on the couch and staring at the ceiling while my though
LauraThe sound of my cell phone ringing scared me so much that I woke up scared, and then I grimaced, feeling the headache and massaging my temples. I had slept with my dress on and everything. I grumbled, picking up my cell phone, which was still calling, and then answered, stretching my neck beca
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