I always thought that life could be full of coincidences. If I hadn't needed to reach out to Beth, or if she hadn't asked me to find Nicholas, I would never have witnessed such a scene.Beth said she couldn't get into Coral Villa, and no one answered when she knocked. She mentioned that the villa st
Claudia had been watching my every move out of the corner of her eye. It wasn't until I finally left the villa that she slowly sat up from Nicholas's lap.Jealousy almost drove her mad. Her mind screamed that she wanted to kill me, over and over again.If Nicholas hadn't been drunk tonight, she woul
I stepped out of the room the moment I saw Claudia tugging at Nicholas's clothes. Watching any longer would have been inappropriate.It was late, and everything around was quiet. I gently closed the door behind me, not wanting to disturb them. I hadn't noticed when Beth arrived, but as I looked up,
At 4:00 p.m., Wendy and I sat in the car, waiting for Tabitha to finish school.I had taken Tabitha to the daycare for a visit that morning. She was far more composed than I was. When the teacher asked her to stay for observation, she didn't cry or make a fuss.I called the teacher almost every hour
Nicholas's coat flapped as if stirred by an invisible wind. He approached me with fury. He stepped closer, yanked open the car door, and grabbed my wrist. "Are you trying to run me over?"He pulled me out of the car. The next second, he pinched my chin and lifted my face to meet his furious gaze. I
I was all too aware of Nicholas's feelings for me, yet he pretended otherwise. If someone didn't know better, they might actually think he cared.His eyes held an unshakeable obsession, and I couldn't help but scoff at him."Nicholas, you can't stand to see me happy. There's a saying I didn't unders
"Nicholas, in the future, please only come to me when you genuinely need me to fulfill our agreement. "I have a daughter, and she needs me more than anything, so don't joke around with me like you did today. My life will never revolve around you."I randomly hailed a cab off the street. Nicholas di
At the white building on the outskirts of Radiant City, Claudia happily ran out, in stark contrast to the heavy and oppressive atmosphere around her.She dashed forward, calling out, "Nick!" She threw herself into Nicholas's arms without hesitation. She remembered how, in the past, he would always