"What did you say? Are you serious that you asked that? I swear, Laura, your lack of ambition sometimes surprises me,” he said, shaking his head. “I am ambitious, Jason,” I replied. “Apparently not so much,” he said, chuckling. “I can't just let that woman take everything that's mine like that;
Laura My breathing became ragged because of his touches; having his hands caressing my body with so much appreciation, his nose occupied with smelling my skin, and his arms pulling me closer to him made me close my eyes and pant in my own penury. I could feel his rigid body like a wall behind me, f
Laura “I'll tell you what ails me, Laura. I miss you, waking up alone in this bed, and not being able to have you by my side every morning. Is it too much to ask to want things to go back to the way they were before?” He asked, still sitting on the bed, facing me. “You know I have other goals in l
Laura “Are you going to adopt a baby? Wow, what good news!” I exclaimed while on a call with Ava. She had already left the clinic and returned home safely, and she was now breaking the news to me that Terrence, and she, had decided to adopt a child. “It's really incredible, isn't it? We will have
I smiled at him and also signed where I should have signed. “Very well, thank you,” said the lawyer, taking the papers back. “And who will be this new owner? Is it a woman or a man?” I asked, wanting to know, and Richard shrugged, still unconcerned. “I've only contacted his lawyers, but clearly
Suzy I was touching up my red lipstick in front of the mirror in the hotel room my client had booked for that night. From time to time, I accepted some jobs that paid me well, and this man had no problem spending money, which was quite advantageous for me. I straightened my medium brown hair that
Suzy I was regurgitating my stomach into the toilet in the bathroom of that elementary school. It was a private school that only elite children attended. A little over a week ago, I got the job as a servant at that school, obviously, I had no references to do that job other than having finished bas
Suzy It was strictly forbidden to smoke in front of children at that school, so the smoking staff either went to the courtyard while the children were not present or went in their cars so they could smoke without being seen, but I was too nervous to follow that rule now. I was walking back and fo
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
“Why do you keep hanging out with them, Abby?” he asked, and now there was a note of concern that annoyed me even more. “You know Madison’s not good for you. She uses you, and you let her.” “It’s none of your business,” I shot back, my voice sharp. “I do what I want, Caleb. Bye.” I hung up before h
Abby POV It was a lazy Sunday, and I was at the mall’s food court, waiting at the counter to pick up snacks for myself and the “new friends” I’d managed to latch onto. The smell of grease and cheap coffee filled the air, and the hum of conversations mixed with the muffled pop music from the speaker
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