Jason Aldrich's P.O.V.After so many years of silence and working tirelessly to erase the bitter memories of Emma from my mind, she had appeared before me out of nowhere. It was as if she had materialized from thin air—a vision I would have preferred never to see again.I was working as a cashier at
During Sara's recovery, my workload had shifted. For the three weeks she spent confined to her parents' home—where there was more staff than actual residents—it was the easiest money I'd ever earned. The week I spent assisting her at her own apartment wasn't much different.But one thing cast a shad
There were several things that had happened recently that I would never have guessed at the start of this year. Having an emotional bloodbath with my childhood best friend, realizing I had romantic and lustful feelings for him, and, of course, the accident with my eyes.The combination of it all had
"There's no need to reschedule, Sara. I'll take you to your appointment," Lawrence announced.I had guessed it was Lawrence who entered my apartment earlier, but there were still so many things I couldn't figure out without seeing his facial expressions. What was he thinking? Why was he suddenly so
Uncomfortable car rides were the absolute worst. This one, with Lionel driving me to the doctor, was the perfect example. Being practically blind didn't help matters either. Darkness was unbearable. To make it worse, I couldn't even remember the layout of Dad's car well enough to find the stereo and
"But we were so close. What happened? How did we lose them?" I asked, disheartened."They countered with a better offer," Peter explained. "Not just medical insurance but a discounted apartment outside the city—it sealed the deal.""We couldn't compete with that, not without you," Fiona added, sound
"She almost collapsed at the door! We thought she was having a heart attack!" exclaimed the woman I recognized as the frantic voice from the earlier call.Jason cast her a stern look, which she promptly ignored. As the nurse announced Melanie's blood pressure results—low but not critical—the tension
At one point, I was just a mischievous child. Then, I had become a troublesome teenager who loved sticking my nose where it didn't belong. And now? Now I was an adult who seemed to attract trouble like a magnet. Jason's confession had left me completely stunned.But as I let it sink in, Emma's behav
I glanced briefly toward my brothers. One was drowning in tears, and the other stared blankly into the distance, looking more lost than I'd ever seen him. They were like children, paralyzed, waiting for a call from their father that would never come."Richard and Julian are here too," I informed him
The chaotic shuffle of medical staff filled my father's room, mingling with the sound of Richard's quiet sobs as he clung to the side of the bed. Julian stood beside him, murmuring words of comfort, one hand resting on his shoulder. But none of that could drown out the piercing cries of Victoria."W
The infamous Jason must have something special. It was the only explanation I could fathom for Emma's state and why Sara had come to trust him so much. My grip tightened involuntarily on the steering wheel. Realizing it, I forced myself to ease up and focus on the present."Don't dwell on those thou
Lawrence Lewis's P.O.V.It was hard to imagine my marriage to Emma getting any worse. The circumstances surrounding it were already enough to guarantee emotional disaster for both of us. Still, nothing could've prepared me for how dire her condition truly was.I wasn't just talking about the convers
I arrived at my parents' house, greeted immediately by the warm, savory aroma of roasting chicken wafting from the kitchen. Mom was there, dutifully watching over the oven like it held the secrets of the universe. I dropped my briefcase on the couch and made my way to her, barely stepping into the k
I gave up. There was no point in denying what was painfully obvious at this stage. Instead of arguing, I just looked at Amber with a defeated expression, and she sighed."Of all people," she began, "I never thought Lawrence would be the most calculating and ambitious of the group." She raised a fing
His lips were on mine, his hands gripped my hips, and his strength guided the rhythm of his movements inside me. The pleasure coursing through my body was undeniable—until an irritating, insistent noise shattered everything, yanking me out of my bliss.I opened my eyes, greeted by the harsh assault
"We could do it without clothes," my friend suggested slyly.I glanced at his face—handsome, exactly the type that would usually ignite something in me. But here's the catch: I couldn't even remember his name, I wasn't as into him as I should've been for a suggestion like that, and I definitely knew
My love life was an absolute mess. That much was certain. But one of the few things that kept me going was the tiny glimmer of hope that Lawrence's wedding wouldn't actually happen. If, however, Lawrence and Emma were in love—or worse, if she was pregnant—that hope would vanish entirely.And so, her