At the door of the luxurious dressing room, Jayden guided me, silencing everyone with just a look. As he confidently passed through the ropes that separated mere mortals from music stars, I realized that even without the pass Maryna gave us, he wouldn’t have had any trouble getting in. After all, this was his natural habitat. We spotted a man with gray hair and a well-groomed beard, sporting a watch so large it seemed to weigh down his wrist. As soon as he saw Jayden, the man appeared to recognize him and smiled."Jayden Park!" the unknown man called out Jayden’s name like a mantra, and Jayden responded in kind."Brandon Lux!" They greeted each other, and soon the man’s gaze landed on me. Jayden pulled me closer to him and quickly introduced me."Brandon, this is Jane. She's a big fan of Bruno Ocean, and so is her friend. Her friend is still at the door, do you think you could let her in?" Jayden asked, fulfilling the promise he made to Tracy, and I smiled.The unknown man seemed to p
I wasn't even remotely interested in this party, but I hated hearing him threaten me. Daon would never do that, so I got up from his lap just as the lights went out, and I started hearing the first chords of a very cheerful song that didn’t match the moment. I stood up from the couch and went to the enormous dressing room window that allowed me to see everything perfectly. The show was amazing, but the truth is, I was feeling bad because of the fight with Jayden.When the first chords of one of the songs began, I couldn't hold back, a few tears rolled down my face as I reflected on the lyrics that said, "You are all I have." I found myself thinking about how I had left my entire life with Daon to bet on Jayden, and now we couldn’t even watch a show together without arguing.I wanted to run into his arms and tell him that I didn’t want to go to any party, that I just wanted to be with him, but my pride wouldn’t let me. I look back, and our eyes meet for a few seconds. I noticed that hi
Once again, Jayden was begging for my forgiveness, his eyes filled with tears, which broke my heart, but he had been so selfish that I needed to set aside that feeling and think clearly. After all, Daon was still my husband, and no matter how upset I was with him, I needed to see him. The fact that Jayden had to apologize to me repeatedly only showed how much he messed up every day, and I didn’t know how long I could handle this.“Jane, I’m begging you to stay with me! Don’t throw away everything we’ve lived through these past few days,” he insisted, on his knees, tears in his eyes.“What’s the point if you ruined everything by lying to me? Don’t you understand that one lie invalidates a thousand truths?” I questioned, irritated, unable to understand how he could hide something so serious from me.“I didn’t lie to you, I just didn’t tell you because I was afraid you’d leave me again before I had a real chance,” he stopped talking, as if he realized he was about to say something wrong.
Jayden point of View.I just dropped Jane off at the airport, and my heart is shattered. Even though she says she loves me and I can feel her love, I'm afraid of what her reaction will be when she sees Daon. What if she still loves him? What if he manages to win her back? Every time she chose him over me, it felt like I was losing a part of myself that could never be recovered. It was as if fragments of my heart were breaking in a way that I would never be able to repair. But then, when she came back and I had her in my arms again, I felt like I loved her even more.No matter how strong my feelings for her were, I was surprised because they seemed to grow every day. I was haunted by these memories, and since it was still early, I decided to go straight to the company. I would bury myself in work to try not to think about any of this. When I got there, everything seemed normal. Most of our singers were on tour, and the company was reasonably empty. I walked past the dance studio and sa
Jane Point of view.I always knew someone would get hurt in this story. I knew that stories like mine were never meant to have a happy ending. After all, I was an unfaithful wife who had fallen in love with the typical bad boy, who, to make matters worse, was my husband's best friend and boss. I already knew what he was like, knew that at some point he would get tired of me. He's just like every other man who's ever been in my life, and I knew that from day one. So why did it hurt so much to see him with that woman? Why couldn't I hold back my tears, even though I knew this would happen someday?Fate was showing me just how much what I was doing to Daon hurt. Fate was punishing me, rubbing in my face that I was just a toy to Jayden, just like I was to all the men I was involved with before Daon. I thought I understood his feelings, thought he was really in love with me, just as I was in love with him. But as always, I was wrong.I always make mistakes. I was wrong to throw myself head
Jane Point of view.I narrowed my eyes, feeling my heart race in my chest as Daon stared at me, as if accusing me of something."Where were you?" Daon asked again, and I looked at him as if he were crazy. After all, I didn’t understand why he was asking me so many questions."I went to get the things you asked for," I explained, pointing to the bag with his clothes and the health insurance documents. "And then I ended up meeting with Seo," I explained, sighing as I ran my hands through my hair. He seemed confused for a moment."Seo?" Daon asked, intrigued, as if weighing my words for any flaw."Yes! He made me an offer that got me really excited, but I wanted to talk to you before accepting," I said as I took his clothes out of the bag, and he seemed to observe every detail of me."What offer?" Daon asked, and I approached the bed, sitting next to him, running my hand over his face to check his temperature."Calm down, first tell me how you're feeling," I asked, trying to swallow my u
My husband stared at me, seeking answers that even I didn’t have. I wanted more than anything to go back to how we were. I wished it were possible to erase my mistakes like someone who erases words from the pages of life, but even an eraser leaves traces, and often it even tears the paper. So at this moment, all I could hope for was that my mistakes wouldn’t completely destroy us.“I don’t know,” I confessed, feeling lost. Daon closed his eyes, squeezing them shut as if my words had hurt him, so I continued.“But I really want to try!” I affirmed, and he looked at me, seeming surprised, while I stood up from my chair and went to him, sitting on his lap, with one leg on each side of his body.Our eyes didn’t leave each other’s for even a second, and he seemed surprised by my gesture, since I had been avoiding him lately. I took my hand to the hem of his shirt, gently pulling it up, and he raised his arms, making my task easier. I slid his shirt off his body, revealing his defined abdom
Jane Point of View.The way Jayden's eyes went from expectation to complete disappointment broke my heart, but I knew I couldn’t keep playing this game, especially now that there were more players on the field. I needed to push him away at any cost. Now that my past had found me, I could no longer live in the present, and I knew I’d have to give up the person I loved most to protect him."I can explain what happened to Hanna!" Jayden stammered, and I sighed, shaking my head with a half-smile."It doesn’t matter anymore, Jayden," I assured him, trying to hide how much I wished there really was an explanation, but there was no way to unsee everything I had seen that day."I only did that because I knew you were doing the same with Daon," Jayden argued, and I let out a sarcastic laugh."Really, you knew?" I asked, rolling my eyes and looking away before I broke down. "Good that you knew! Now, if you’ll excuse me, my students are waiting," I said curtly.He was speechless, and I took the
Jane’s Point of ViewFour years later.I woke up stretching, desperately wishing to sleep for ten more minutes before the twins burst into the room, jumping on the bed like they did every morning. Before I could close my eyes again, I felt the familiar touch of my husband on my arms and soon felt him pressing his body against mine, already kissing my neck.“Time to wake up, sleepyhead,” he said.“No, just ten more minutes,” I whined, feeling his body against mine.“What if we use those ten minutes to do something much better?” he teased, making me smile, teasing him back.“Aren’t you tired, Mister Park? We barely slept last night,” I remarked.He smiled and took my hand, pulling me on top of him.“Of course, it’s not every day the kids go to bed early,” he retorted.“Well, after spending the whole day at the amusement park,” I commented.He sat up on the bed, pulling me into a kiss, and lifted my nightgown, quickly taking it off completely. I took the opportunity to remove his shirt,
Jane’s Point of ViewMaryna pouted, and I couldn’t help but smile when Louyse seemed to tug at her blouse.“You don’t need to apologize. Now we’re all going to be a family, and the only thing that matters is your well-being,” Louyse said, looking pleased.She seemed to realize what she had said, and everyone stared at her, then looked at me.“Family?” I asked.“Stop scaring my patient, you impatient lot. Let me examine her first,” the doctor joked, and started examining me. He soon sighed as if thinking of a simple way to deliver news I wasn’t sure was good or bad.“Alright, your vital signs are normal, and your blood pressure is steady. Jane, the sedative you were given was strong, but not enough to keep you unconscious for more than two hours. However, what complicated things is that you're pregnant,” the doctor stated.“Pregnant?” I asked, startled.“Yes. Nearly six weeks along,” the doctor confirmed.I was completely shocked, and the worst part was that I didn’t even know who the
Jane’s Point of ViewBeing threatened, kidnapped, none of that affected me as much as the sound of that gunshot. I was still numb from the substance Bobby injected into me, but I managed to stand. Everything seemed to move in slow motion, which allowed me to see everything clearly. Daon provoked Bobby, risking his own neck to save me despite my tearful pleas for him to leave.All I wanted was for everyone to get out of here safely. I just wanted to erase the stain of my existence from their lives so they wouldn’t have to go through this. I looked around, seeing the distress on the officers' faces, the tears streaming down Jayden’s flawless face, and Daon’s determined look, his eyes full of resolve to save me even if it cost him his life.When he achieved his goal and Bobby moved the gun from my head to point at him, Daon smirked, and my heart seemed to stop. It was as if Daon wanted Bobby to shoot him, and after a few words that made Bobby’s body tremble next to mine, I wanted to say
Jayden's Point of ViewBefore I could react, Maryna took off running, even in her long red evening gown. She kicked off her matching red heels and simply sprinted with surprising speed, catching up to them. She leaped onto the back of the taller figure, who appeared to be the man, and started hitting him on the head. The boys were as shocked as I was, but they quickly reacted, and we all ran over to help Maryna. However, the woman covered in a burka began screaming and crying in a language I didn’t recognize, and airport security surrounded us. Maryna managed to pull the cloth off the man's head and face, revealing that it wasn’t Bobby. The final boarding call for the flight to Venezuela was being made, and we were now surrounded by security. The situation couldn't have been more desperate. They were pulling Maryna off the man, restraining her with her hands bound in front of her using plastic ties. She was trying to explain the situation when something seemed to dawn on her, and her
Jayden's Point of ViewThe guard zooms in and, after enhancing the image, the vehicle’s license plate becomes clearly visible. Maryna grabs her phone and starts dialing a number while Daon seems to be growing increasingly anxious about his call."No! We have recordings that prove she was kidnapped! She didn’t run away! I CAN'T CALM DOWN! MY WIFE WAS DRUGGED, KIDNAPPED, AND YOU’RE TELLING ME TO WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW? BY TOMORROW HE’LL ALREADY HAVE TAKEN HER OUT OF THE COUNTRY, YOU IDIOT!" Daon shouted, enraged.He didn’t seem to be getting anywhere with the inspector, who appeared to be stubbornly holding onto his own version of the story. Meanwhile, Maryna looked excited as she spoke in a language I didn’t understand, and as soon as she hung up, my heart almost stopped."A long-time friend is going to try to track the car, but he reminded me of something important. The only airport with international flights is Incheon, so we need to head there immediately," Maryna explained urgently."
Jayden's Point of View.I knew that one day Daon would find out everything, and I thought that when that day came, I’d be able to say something better than just repeating meaningless apologies to him. I knew I was wrong, I knew Daon didn’t deserve any of this, but the more he talked, the more anger I felt. When he started hitting me relentlessly, without even trying to hear or understand what I had to say, I completely lost control and started throwing punches and kicks back at him.We were blindly attacking each other. My fists hurt and were covered in blood. I couldn’t tell if it was mine or Daon’s. I could hear Jane’s voice in the distance, trying to get us to stop, but the rage had blinded us. The only thing that finally made us stop was when Simon and Maryna appeared and pulled us apart before something worse happened. Even though they broke up the fight, we kept attacking each other, but now, instead of fists, we used words.“You’ve always been a selfish jerk! Without my help, y
Apologies were useless now, we had been discovered, and maybe it was for the best. Daon already knew everything, but perhaps seeing it with his own eyes would push him away from me and keep him safe, as I knew I could never stay by his side. Daon seemed completely destabilized by my response, and confusion was written all over his face."What? What do you mean?" he asked, intrigued by my revelation."I met Jayden on my first day here. When we went to meet your mother, and she treated me poorly, I left and went to a bar," I began, but my voice faltered.Maybe none of this would have happened if I hadn’t overheard what his mother said that day. Maybe it wouldn’t have happened if we hadn't come to Korea. No. I can’t blame my mistake on circumstances. The only one to blame for everything that happened was myself, for being weak. I let myself be carried away by my impulsiveness, and now I was suffering the consequences of my own actions."I know. You were with a guy there and said it meant
The man I love is capable of destroying all my defenses with just one look. He could make me sigh just by thinking of him, and now, as he touched me in that needy way, I knew there was nothing I could deny him."Then go crazy with me!" I pleaded, surrendering completely.What I had desired for so long was finally going to happen. I can't even say how many nights I spent awake, feeling my body burn with a fire I knew only he could extinguish."Make me yours, Jayden!" I begged, desperate."You are already mine, just as I am yours!" he declared, and I nodded, crossing my legs around his waist to prevent him from pulling away."I love you so much, Jane!" he sighed, and I smiled, satisfied, as our bodies fit together like the perfect puzzle."I love you too, Jayden!" I confessed, reaching my climax.When we were both trembling and completely satisfied, we adjusted ourselves as best as we could. We had silly smiles on our faces, and our messy hair gave away the love we had just made."You l
Dealing with Daon's mother was nothing compared to the whirlwind of emotions I'd been handling over the past few days, but it was still difficult. I rolled my eyes, unsure how to hide my dissatisfaction upon seeing her there, and only when I looked at her did I notice she was arm-in-arm with Louyse."Mom, please don’t start!" Daon warned her with a weak smile on his face, gripping my hand more firmly when I tried to step away."Start what, my son? I’m here on a peace mission. I was talking to Louyse, and the more I talk to her, the more certain I am that you two were born for each other." His mother gestured to the younger woman, who smiled as her cheeks flushed, pretending I wasn’t even there."Don’t say that, you’ll embarrass me," Louyse replied shyly, though it was clear she was enjoying it."It’s the pure truth, dear. I still have faith that my son will open his eyes and see you’re the ideal woman for him. Nothing would make me happier than seeing you two together," his mother ins