Lahat ng Kabanata ng Falling Into Her Trap of Addiction: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

Rowan Chapman sat in a bar. He checked the time and got up to leave when he saw he'd been around long enough.Eugene Bolton was surprised. "It's only 9:00 pm! Are you leaving already?""There's nothing to do here.""What are you talking about? Look at all the beauties around us—isn't this much better than working the night shift at the hospital?"Eugene got up and threw an arm around Rowan's shoulders. He pointed at the young men and women writhing on the dance floor. "Look at them enjoying themselves. Aren't you jealous of them?"Rowan didn't even spare the dance floor a glance. He shot a look at the arm around him and said coldly, "Let go of me."Eugene was a little scared to see his stoic face, but forced himself to stick it out. Rowan was the face of their department—none of them would be able to hit on other women if not for him being around to attract them.Eugene pleaded pitifully, "I'm already 27, Ro. My mom told me that she'll take back the place I'm currently staying a

Rowan said he would wait for Rosalie outside. She showered and changed, dragging her feet until it was 10:00 am.She didn't hear any noise, nor did anyone knock on the door to urge her. She figured Rowan had left.Rosalie headed to the door and held the doorknob, taking a deep breath before carefully opening it. When she poked her head out and saw no one around, she sighed in relief.She was about to leave the room when she saw tendrils of smoke appear before her. She turned to meet Rowan's deep gaze.He stubbed out his cigarette. "Let's go have breakfast."He strode off without waiting for her.Rosalie parted her lips but had no idea what to say. In the end, she forced herself to follow him.The hotel's restaurant was on the first floor. A server brought them menus after they'd taken their seats, and Rosalie selected a couple of dishes at random before returning the menu.She hadn't found her bag in the hotel room, so she couldn't even scroll on her phone to pass the time. All

Rosalie returned to Sasha's apartment. She left her luggage in the living room before flopping onto the couch in exhaustion. She stared into the distance, her gaze empty and unfocused.She didn't know how long she sat there, only snapping to her senses when her phone rang. She frowned when she saw the caller ID. After some thought, she answered the call. "Is anything wrong, Josie?"Ms. York… Mr. Simon told me to check your room, and it seems… It seems that some clothes and accessories are missing. Two Birkin crocodile leather handbags are also missing, and he wants you to return everything. If you don't, he'll take legal action against you."Josie's voice grew softer toward the end of her sentence, evidently feeling that she wasn't in the place to be saying those things.Rosalie was stunned. Simon had truly stooped lower than she thought was possible. Her anger surged, and she snapped, "I didn't take any of those things! He's already checked my luggage, hasn't he? Or does he think

After Rowan's last patient for the morning left the clinic, he took off his doctor's coat and washed his hands. Then, he grabbed his phone and dialed a number. "I'll be right out."It was noisy on the other end of the line, and Eugene's voice boomed as he said, "I'm already at the cafeteria with the others, Ro. Your niece has been waiting for you for a while now. She doesn't come here every day, so take her out for something nice!"Rowan was mid-step, phone pressed to his ear, when his hand froze on the doorknob. His brows furrowed as he repeated, "My niece?""Yeah, the one we saw at the bar two nights ago. The one that's really pretty, remember? Didn't she say you're her uncle?" Eugene told someone not to push him before continuing, "I was going to go to your clinic to let you know, but she told me not to."She said she'd wait outside for you because she didn't want to disturb you at work. How thoughtful! Anyway, it's my turn to get food, so I'll leave you to it. Hurry up and go g

"Do you remember what you said to me yesterday?" Rowan asked.Of course, Rosalie remembered. She didn't expect herself to regret it so soon, though. It would've been great if she'd taken him up on his offer—she wouldn't be in such an embarrassing situation if she had!"I only said that yesterday because I didn't want you to force yourself to be with me out of responsibility!" she said, emphasizing "force".She clenched her fists around the bag on her knees, feeling diffident. Still, she kept her sweet smile in place.Rowan watched her silently. After a while, he curled his lip slightly and asked, "So, you don't want me to take responsibility?"Rosalie felt he would go along with her and reject her if she were to agree with him. She flipped her hair over her shoulder and said crisply, "I asked around and heard that you don't have a girlfriend. I'm single, too. How about we give each other a shot?""No, thanks. I have no intention of dating just yet." Rowan grabbed his phone and st