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
SuzyI had to make a lot of effort to calm myself and my daughter because she didn't want to listen to me and kept crying without stopping. Frustrated, I held her in my arms and sat in an armchair to breastfeed her, which resulted in her stopping crying. I couldn't stop thinking about the conversati
LauraThe cell phone call was what woke me up that night. I reached out and picked up my cell phone reluctantly, still confused as to who was calling me at that time of night. "Hello? Laura speaking,” I said after answering the call. “Hi, it’s Jason. Terence just called me and said Ava is in labor
Laura“Welcome, Mrs. Thompson, Mr., and Mrs. Pritchard are upstairs; can you go there, please?” Ava's secretary said this as she opened the door for me and my boyfriend. “Thank you, dear. I'm looking forward to it...” I was saying this as I entered the house and was already heading towards the stai
Laura “Oh, my God, what a cute baby...” I grumbled, my eyes shining with emotion as I looked at the baby enveloped in the blanket in Ava's arms. My friend had just given birth, and then the baby was delivered to her in her arms. The medical team had done an excellent job, and my friend had given bi
Laura "What are you doing? My boyfriend is downstairs... Stop it,” I asked him with my heart pounding as he took me with him to the terrace of the Pritchard house, but he didn't stop and took me upstairs and closed the front door to make sure we didn't go caught, or disturbed. “Terence is distrac
Annie POV Peter Morton’s face was just inches from mine, staring at me. The electric blue of his eyes was so close I could see his irises dilating and contracting. “You okay, Lady Ann?” he asked. I sighed with a small smile, half in delight. “It’s been a while since anyone called me that.” Actual
Annie POV The masked boy—who I didn’t want to admit was Peter—took me to an upscale, comfortable hotel where I could spend the night safely, away from everything, and try to regain my composure and figure out what to do next. “You can stay here,” he said calmly, though his voice still carried a hi
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