LauraI was still stunned by the audacity of that doctor who was treating Jason; she said I was yelling at him, and on top of that, she scolded me in front of my daughter. Yes, I was yelling at Jason, but it was because that man gave me so much reason to do so, and suddenly this woman I didn't even
Laura"We? Are you referring to yourself too? How can you be upset about this when you've already made it clear that you don't want me around?” I asked. After all, she was the one who removed me from her life. “I don't want this anymore; I'm tired of being away from you, Lau. I want you back in my
LauraI saw Jason's servants carrying him from the car into the house that afternoon; my daughter was around them, completely worried about her father. "Careful, please! That way he could fall and hurt himself much more,” she said to the servants, all alert. Terence, who was also there to help his
Laura“It's always hard when your heart is broken in a way,” Terence commented as he looked at the horizon with me. At that point in the day, the sun was already setting calmly into the sea; everything seemed calm and serene, and I was just trying to find a way to fix my life. “Yes, it is difficult
LauraI left my daughter's room after putting her to sleep properly. She wanted to go to sleep with her dad because she was so worried about Jason, but I convinced her that her father needed to rest alone, so that's the only way she can sleep too. I was now walking through the wide hallways on the t
Laura“So apparently there’s no way to hold a conversation with you, right? So we're just going to see each other in court? Okay then, I wish you a bad night then,” I said, getting up from the armchair and heading towards the bedroom door. “Hey, wait!” he said, making me look at him with a raised e
SuzyI was lying in my bed while texting Terence and enjoying the fearful responses that he gave, it was fun to make fun of him a little sometimes. Suzy: I know that your beloved wife hasn't been able to satisfy you lately because her pregnancy is at risk, but I bet she never satisfied you, right?
“Yeah. You can't even imagine how disappointing it was to find out what you're up to after I believed and fought so hard for you, Suzy,” she replied, her voice still controlled. I frowned at those words. “What are you talking about, Lau? Can't you see what these people are doing to me? Have you for
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