CHAPTER 1Isabella Swan stared at her reflection in the mirror, her hands shaking slightly as she smoothed her hair. She was dressed in a sleek professional outfit that mirrored the style her sister, Irene, was used to wearing. Her heart was pounding with a mixture of fear and determination. Irene had always been confident, a person who could overcome anything she faced. But now, Irene was missing, and it was up to Isabella to find her."Are you sure about this, Bella?" her best friend, Emily, asked from behind her.Isabella took a deep breath and nodded. "I have no choice. Irene needs me, and this is the only way I can find out what happened to her."It had been two weeks since Irene announced her engagement to Rudolf, a man Isabella knew was bad news. She had seen the bruises on Irene's arms, the fear in her eyes. And then, just like that, Irene disappeared. Phone calls went unanswered, and her apartment was untouched. Desperation led Isabella to make a drastic decision: she would a
CHAPTER 2Isabella Swan sipped her coffee as she looked around the bustling cafe. It was filled with writers and creatives, each engrossed in their own world. Across from her sat Peter, her chatty editor, who was waving his arms excitedly as he discussed the upcoming publication of her novel on an online platform."Isabella, this is going to be great!" Peter exclaimed, his excitement obvious. "Your readers will love the surprises in this new chapter. And the character development? Brilliant!"Isabella smiled, appreciating Peter's enthusiasm despite his tendency to ramble. "Thank you, Peter. I'm glad we can finally finish the editing process."Peter nodded vigorously. "Of course. Now, about next week's launch event-"Isabella's cell phone buzzed, interrupting her. She glanced at the screen, seeing a message from her parents, Ben and Rose. It contained the address of Rudolf, her sister Irene's boyfriend. Her heart tightened. Irene had been missing for days, and this clue was the only le
CHAPTER 3After waiting for fifteen minutes, Rose finally woke up. She tried to calm herself down and saw Isabella and her husband, Ben, sitting waiting for her. Sighing, Rose finally started the conversation."If Irene and Rudolf no longer live in the apartment, where are they now?"Ben and Isabella exchanged glances, neither of them had any idea about Irene's whereabouts who seemed to have disappeared into thin air two weeks after they announced their engagement.Then, Isabella tried to take charge of this situation. "I'll look for Irene, you don't have to think about it too much, Mom."Isabella already knew that her mother had a history of heart disease that could be life-threatening, and at any time could make Rose die. Isabella did not want anything bad to happen to her parents. She looked at Rose, then gently grasped her mother's hand. While nodding her head, Isabella tried to reassure her mother that everything would be fine."I'll find Irene, Mom."Rose smiled a little, she fe
CHAPTER 4When Isabella turned around, she was very surprised by the sight before her. A handsome, blue-eyed man with an athletic chest and straight shoulders. He was absolutely perfect, but also a nightmare!"What are you doing here, Miss Swan?"Isabella blinked after hearing the voice in front of her. The man was Felix, Felix Kingston, CEO of Alpha Company and boss of her twin sister, Irene. "Ah-yeah, I was... doing something with the info board here, Mr. Kingston."How did Isabella know that the man was Felix? Because Felix's face was everywhere. He was the CEO who appeared in Forbes magazine, successful before thirty. His face was also plastered on billboards, the awards he had won, had made him very popular, and that made it easier for Isabella to recognize Felix in this office.Felix was walking alone when he met Isabella. Isabella was in her disguise as Irene, and she hoped that Felix would not realize it until the end."You know that my schedule is really tight, right?""Y-yes
CHAPTER 5After struggling for several hours in Irene's office, Isabella began to feel tired of her disguise. She opened all the folders on her laptop, but found nothing. There was only one secret folder that was locked, and Isabella didn't know the password to it."Hey?"Nicholas's voice approached her, making Isabella gasp. "Yes?""Want to have lunch together?"Isabella blinked her eyes, she looked confused. Had the situation been changed and she was not in the guise of Irene, Isabella would have said 'yes' immediately. Who would refuse an offer of lunch from a handsome man like Nicholas? But fate had a different story."Sorry, but it looks like I have to do some work here," Isabella said.Felix stood up from his desk, then approached Nicholas. While looking at Isabella, he said, "Let him do whatever. You can have lunch with me."Nicholas smiled and shrugged his shoulders indifferently. "All right. See you later, Irene."After the two of them left, Isabella was trying to find inform
CHAPTER 6Felix was just cutting the best wagyu beef on his plate when Michael Kingston, his father, started talking about a 'rumor' that he had no idea where it came from. And, Sophia Baker, his mother, got involved and made things worse."You need to clear your name at the office, Felix!" That's what Sophia said, completely freaking out when she heard the rumor that Felix had become 'gay' after splitting up with his ex-fiancée, Sarah."Why?"Michael interrupted. He had a calmer voice compared to his wife. "Felix, rumors in the office are easy to spread. What if those rumors are heard by our relations or partners outside? You'll bring shame to the Alpha Company name."Felix chewed the remaining meat in his mouth, swallowed it, then pulled the glass of orange ice by the plate and drank it. Looking at his parents, Felix tried to explain, "I'm not gay, I'm still waiting for Sarah to come back to me and you both know that.""Sarah's going to marry someone else, Felix," Sophia reminded hi
CHAPTER 7Isabella sat at a square table, where she sat next to Felix, while Nicholas and a partner named John, sat in front of them. It had been fifteen minutes since they had sat down together to talk business and Isabella had no idea what they were talking about. But to disguise her ignorance, Isabella was busy with her iPad, taking notes on everything Felix and Nicholas said.Isabella's eyes occasionally peeked behind the Ipad, looking at Nicholas who looked handsome. And Isabella felt that Nicholas was very suitable for the character in the novel she was writing."So, the acquisition of this company can only happen in the next two months?" That was Felix's voice, he sounded unhappy with the reality he had to face now.Nicholas, as the lawyer of Felix's company, tried to mediate the conversation. "According to the law, if you have signed a contract, you must immediately hand over the assets and ownership of your company to Alpha Company, sir."John sighed, he was an inconsistent f
Chapter 8."Thanks for dropping me off, Mr. Kingston, uhm, Felix, I'm going to go down and check-" "I'll come with you."Before Isabella could digest the situation in front of her, Felix had already gotten out of the car and was standing in front of the car. Isabella's eyes blinked, she seemed surprised by Felix's unpredictable behavior.Isabella then got out of the car. She looked around and said, "You can wait here and-""Is this your sister's apartment?""First, can you stop interrupting?" Isabella crossed her arms over her chest, she tilted her head as she looked at Felix who seemed undistracted. "And secondly, this is Rudolf's apartment, not Irene's."A sigh was heard from Felix. He shoved his hands into his pants pockets. "Let's go in!""But-hey! Wait for me!"Felix was a dominant man who always surprised Isabella with his unexpected actions. But Isabella finally ran after Felix. They entered the apartment neighborhood, distracting Peter who was cleaning the floor.Peter immedia