Lucas returned from the Maldives three days after my father’s funeral. By then, I had already moved out. Not dramatically. I didn’t break anything. I didn’t take…

I removed the engagement ring. Adrian was still holding Vanessa’s arm when I placed it on the display table beside a catalog. The small metallic sound made…

Dominic knocked again the next morning. I didn’t open the door. “Lucia, we need to talk.” “No. You need to leave.” “This is ridiculous. The wedding is…

Ethan discovered I had blocked him at seven that evening. By then, I had already been discharged from the hospital. Daniel insisted on driving me home. When…

The reply remained on my screen. “I’ve been waiting for you to write to me. Do you want to destroy Daniel Hayes?” I stared at it for…

The room went completely silent. I stared at Gideon. “You’re courting me?” “Yes.” He answered as calmly as if he had just confirmed the weather. Sabrina’s smile…

Ethan stared at the ring on the table for nearly a minute. Then he called me. Once. Five times. Twenty-three times. By the time I landed in…

The Gu family scheduled the press conference for ten the next morning. By nine-thirty, every major financial reporter in the city was already waiting. President Gu had…

The moment I landed in Helsinki, I turned off my phone. For the first time in five years, I didn’t want to know where Adrian was. I…