“Of course, hun. Come quickly,” I said, and then I hung up the cell phone. I rolled my eyes right after and called the nanny who took care of Abby. “Get my daughter ready; I'm going out with her in a few minutes,” I ordered, already going up the stairs to put on better clothes. Terrence didn't take
Ava"Suddenly, Laura and Suzy are the same blood group now?” I commented bitterly after finding out that she was donating blood to that woman, unable to hide my displeasure. I mean, I understood that Suzy had been in an accident and was in a state of life and death, but her daughter was also in bad
LauraI can't deny that I was surprised to see Ava and Terence there at the hospital. Jason had probably warned him that Suzy was in that situation; after all, Terence was the legitimate father of Suzy's daughter, whether he liked that truth or not. I was still so shaken that when I saw the familiar
“Well, I think we better continue to pray and hope that Suzy gets out of danger so that she can come and take care of her daughter, which would be something that I think she would really love; after all, all of us women love taking care of our own children,” I replied. I didn't think it was cool tha
Laura"A million dollars? Are you both going to die? What are you talking about?" I asked, completely confused after Clary's words, Suzy's friend. It seemed like my problems didn't want to end that damn day. “Please, I suggest you remain calm and slowly explain to me what is happening,” I asked her.
Apparently, she was under so much pressure in those last few days, but clearly, all of this would have been easily resolved with dialogue without having to go to these extremes. But how was Suzy going to get to me and tell me that she needed a million dollars to save her life and that of her friend?
TerrenceEverything was a big mess from the moment Jason broke the news to me that Suzy had given birth. I didn't want to show it too much, but I was so radiant with happiness that I couldn't wait to see my daughter. Things take on greater proportions when you go from expecting a baby to being a rea
“Calm down, Laura. Um… well, we can try to raise that money. A million doesn’t seem like that much money,” I commented, patting his shoulder to give him comfort.“I just need the cash before midnight, Terrence,” she said, running her hand over her face.“And that’s not a problem, Laura. We may be ab
“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
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.