Chapter 4 This can’t be happening. Not now. Not after everything I’ve just escaped from. Not when I’m finally free, finally breathing again, finally remembering what it feels like to make my own choices. But there he is. Tristan Hayes. The man I spent two years trying to forget. The
Chapter 3 This is it. The moment of truth. The point of no return. I look at Daxon, at his expectant face, at the way his eyes promise punishment if I don’t give him what he wants. I look at the crowd of pack members, all watching, all waiting, all
Chapter 2 Five years later Athena The white dress feels like chains around my neck. I stare at myself in the mirror of the bridal suite, my reflection wavering through the tears I refuse to let fall. The woman looking back at me is a stranger, hollow cheeks, dark circles
Chapter 1 I can’t breathe. Tristan moves inside me, slow and deep, and I’m drowning in the sensation. Each thrust sends heat spiraling through my body, filling all the hollow spaces that grief carved out today. His hands find their way beneath my thigh, lifting it carefully… gently, like I
Chapter 155 Chapter 155 Adrich Khel How can prople accept foking then digers like that? How can I be stuck in this place, breathing the same alt at them? Anger rises like a heat I can’t cool. There’s no room for anything but hate. If I could, I’d tear this
Chapter 230 Chapter 230: Annabel couldn’t help but smile as she looked at Marilyn, who was now detested by everyone. She hadn’t expected Rupert to be able to dig so deep and unveil Marilyn’s multiple misdeeds in just two days. Marilyn couldn’t escape losing her high standing and spotless reputation
Chapter 229 Chapter 229: “Because you plagiarized Annabel’s design!” Rupert said. “What do you mean?” Marilyn’s face darkened. Frowning, Rupert said, “Apart from changing colors in response to the light, the other parts of your design are similar to the Ice and Fire series, too. You took Annabel’s design as
Chapter 228 Chapter 228: It turned out that Leo was the original designer. Marilyn was at a loss for words. All the color drained from her face, and she wanted to defend herself, but she didn’t know how. “Marilyn, you plagiarized Leo’s designs and slandered Benton Group. Our company will
Chapter 227 Chapter 227: Leo? A collective gasp sounded in the room. Leo was a world-renowned, mysterious fashion designer. No one had ever seen Leo’s true face or knew their gender. Was this idea originally Leo’s? If this was true, how did Annabel know? “Miss Hewitt, are you saying that
Chapter 226 Chapter 226: He suddenly gave a bright smile. His eyes sparkled with trust and confidence. He believed that Annabel could handle the situation well. Seeing this, Annabel smiled back and turned to look at Marilyn. “Where was this magazine published? I have never heard of Storm, let alone
Chapter 225 Chapter 225: “But as far as I know, Let Yourself Go was only announced in the media two days ago. How can you prove that Benton Group copied your work?” the reporter inquired further. Marilyn waved the magazine in her hand and said, “As I said earlier, my
Chapter 224 Chapter 224: The drowning incident at Lover Lake happened on the same day as the shoot for the advertisement. After Cathy called the cops, they interviewed some people, including Margo. Margo was wearing the Ice and Fire jewelry, so it was shown in the police recording. Once the
Chapter 223 Chapter 223: Only experienced senior reporters were usually sent to cover press conferences held by top companies like Benton Group. Yet here this young woman was, in the midst of many senior reporters from other media houses. Something smelled fishy. Perhaps Love Jewelry had a hand in this.
Chapter 222 Chapter 222: This was an exciting moment. Everyone was looking forward to the official beginning of the press conference. Radiating confidence, Annabel walked onto the stage majestically. The spotlight was on her now. “Good day, ladies and gentlemen! On behalf of Benton Group, I’d like to welcome you
Chapter 221 Chapter 221: “Good morning,” Rupert said when he spotted Annabel. They had breakfast, then got in Rupert’s car. Annabel was surprised when she noticed that he wasn’t driving toward Benton Group. “Aren’t we going to the company?” Annabel asked, looking out the window and trying to guess his
Chapter 220 Chapter 220: It was all Annabel’s fault. If Annabel hadn’t exposed her, Brett never would have dumped her. “Annie, I don’t want to see you again,” Brett said coldly, shrugging her off as he stood to leave. He didn’t look back. Annie ran after him and caught his
Chapter 219 Chapter 219: Why did he feel that they were so similar? Seeing that Rupert stayed quiet but continued holding her tightly, Annabel looked up and asked, “Rupert p> This brought him back to his senses. “I’ll call the security guard and tell him to find someone to repair
Chapter 218 Chapter 218: “Who do you suspect it was?” Rory asked. Sensing the displeasure of the man next to her, Annabel narrowed her eyes and replied, “I don’t know p> After disconnecting the call, Annabel smiled and turned to Rupert. “Rupert, who do you think leaked the information p>
Chapter 217 Chapter 217: Dinner? It occurred to Annabel that she hadn’t eaten yet that evening. But how did Rupert know that she hadn’t had dinner yet? And he had even brought her dinner in person! “Open it,” Rupert said with a tender smile. Annabel opened the lunch box and
Chapter 216 Chapter 216: “But Annabel plagiarized the design for Ice and Fire. It was morally wrong, and she has created a scandal for this company,” Bernice said, assuming that Rupert didn’t thoroughly understand the situation. She found the design drawings of Love Jewelry’s new collection online to better display