Chapter: 25YEARNING. A feeling of intense longing for something. The fake engagement, now given a genuine emotional core, quickly blurred into a fragile reality with Dylan yearning for more. Dylan and Anna were living a lie that felt more real than their actual lives. While both clung to the denial that they were simply 'strategizing,' their bodies and actions betrayed the intense, unspoken longing that defined their days: the yearning for a future that wasn't shadowed by secrets, BPD, or professional constraints.The media frenzy began the moment photos of Dylan and Anna at the gala—her hand on his arm, his head bent intimately towards hers on the balcony—hit the morning papers. The headlines were a mix of fawning praise and barely concealed skepticism. The Director’s Enigmatic Bride-to-Be. Blake's Sudden Vow: A Cure for Scandal?Dylan and Anna held a sterile, post-gala meeting in his hospital office, surrounded by stacks of magazines and printouts of social media chatter."It worked," Dylan st
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Chapter: 24AWE. A feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder. The ballroom was a gilded cage, and Anna, in her dark grey pencil gown, was the trapped bird. She was stunned by the sheer, suffocating power Dylan commanded—and was controlled by. As she watched him navigate the sharks of high society, putting on a mask of perfection despite the internal chaos she knew raged within him, she felt a profound awe for the fortress he had built around himself. It was a respect mixed with the fearful wonder of knowing that the fortress could crumble at any moment.The air in the G.L. Group’s annual charity gala was thick, not just with the cloying scent of jasmine and expensive cologne, but with the palpable weight of expectation and power. Anna felt the gazes of hundreds of people—all the major players in the city’s economy—on her back. The sudden, forced intimacy of being introduced as Dylan Blake’s fiancée was a bizarre, full-body shock that she had to suppress with every ounce of her prof
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Chapter: 23VOID. The feeling of total emptiness. Moving back into her apartment after such a long period created some void in Anna’s heart. She knew she couldn’t remain at Dylan’s place after what had gone down some nights before. As a doctor, she always knew when to take a step back. Things felt a little different after that day. Dylan had become a total stranger to her, and she hated how it felt. She did miss having him around, but he had made his face so scarce he barely glanced in her direction whenever they ran into each other. Well, maybe she did deserve the silent treatment. While driving to the hospital, Anna receives a message from Liam asking if they could meet up at the hospital. Immediately, she could tell it had to do with their false engagement that Dylan had announced. She just hoped things hadn’t gone too far. “You have someone waiting for you inside,” Macy says; immediately Anna arrives in front of her consultation room. “Thanks,” She says hurriedly while flashing Macy a bri
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Chapter: 22FLUSTERED. To be embarrassed or surprised about a thing. Anna was flustered at Dylan’s remark as her cheeks were flushed in embarrassment. He had just thrown various surprises at her all through the day.“Mr Dylan, how long have you both been engaged?”“I won’t be entertaining any more questions,” Dylan says as he grips Anna’s hand and pulls her away from the thousand inquisitive eyes. He doesn’t stop walking till they were both in his office.Immediately he stops walking, she forcefully loosened his tight grip on her hand which was already a light shade of pink.After a loud sigh, she drives her fingers through her hair before saying, “What was that all about Dylan?”“Saving your ass,” he answers while shoving his hands into the pockets of his black pants. His blue eyes had a glint of mischief in them as the corner of his pale lips tilts into a smirk.“How do you call that saving my ass when you were just being impulsive! Now the whole hospital thinks we’re dating,” She raises her vo
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Chapter: 21GUILT. Feeling regretful or responsible for an offence or an action taken, whether real or imaginary. Just watching Nicholas sit across from her and say those words, Anna could tell Nicholas was going through survivor's guilt but didn’t understand why. The news had not carried any information on a gun attack involving Nicholas which made Anna more curious as to what he was talking about. “When did this happen?” She enquires further. “About two years ago” “When did your panic attack start?” “About a month ago” Why was the incident affecting him two years later? She was starting to have a tough time figuring it out. “Was the lady very important to you?” “Yes. We had been dating secretly for a year and had agreed to go public once the movie we were shooting aired but she was shot on the last day of shooting Just then Anna remembered two years ago, the movie Nicholas had been shooting with Mia Park, a famous actress, had been cancelled, and about
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Chapter: 20.ECSTASY. An overpowering emotion. A state of sudden feeling. Anna still couldn’t get over what had just happened between her and Dylan as she approached her room and shut the door behind her slowly. Placing both of her hands on the left side of her chest, she could still feel her heart beat fast and loud against her palms. She nervously pushes some strands of her hair behind her ears as her breathing starts to fall into rhythm. Just when she felt everything was fine, she finally noticed the line of soldier ants still marching proudly on the floor and wall of her bedroom, remembering the reason she had left the room in the first place. Anna became conflicted on whether to leave the room and feel awkward around Dylan or just stay here for a while and suffer unending torments from the ants. The choice was hers to make but none seemed favourable to he
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Chapter: Sixteen Its been 2 weeks since Maddy has spoken to Adam, he had tried every possible way to get to her but it prove futile. He had left her a message but she refused to read or check her mail. She was prepared to move on but she didn't know how to.Adam life has been miserable these past weeks, he has tried to explain everything to Maddy but she wouldn't listen. Mike got the footage from the hotel, showing Annie helping Adam into the elevator room and since Adam was that wasted, he couldn't have slept with her. Mike knew Adam, and he knew that once he was drunk, he sleeps like a log. He tried explaining this to Maddy but she didn't even hear him out or allow him to speak.Maddy went for a walk in the park, she has been doing that a lot lately, she sat at the bench in the middle of the park staring into space. She was there for quite a while when Annie showed up."Hi Maddy, it's nice seeing you," Annie said smiling."Hi Annie, please just go away, I'm not in a good mood right now.""I wish I c
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Chapter: Fifteen Adam joined the guys when it was time. He was having a lot of fun, he has been so busy for a long time that he missed this. They play games, drank a lot of alcohol, Mason kept dancing and touching the strippers. Soon Adam became tired and very drunk. He stood up staggering."Where are you going, Adam? We are just getting started, it's just past 3," Mason said "I am tired, I will be in my room. Good night." He left trying to find his way."He never could drink for long," Mason said and they all laughed.Adam managed to get to the hotel and was about to enter the elevator when Annie saw him."Adam, what happened? Yikes, you smell of alcohol."Adam didn't answer, he kept staggering. She managed to pull him inside the elevator, checked his pockets for his room key, saw the number on it then pressed the floor where his room was on the elevator. Annie struggled as she dragged him to his room, swiped the card in and entered the room. She dragged them into his bed, managed to put him on it.
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Chapter: Fourteen "Hello, Mike, Hi Adam." She said brightly.Mike answered not so pleasant and left the room."What brings you here Annie?""I've got good news!"I'm here to personally invite you to Mason's wedding!"Mason is getting married? Same Mason, we both know? Die-hard, playboy Mason?!""Shocker right? He is going to invite you soon but please act surprised, I don't want him to know I spoilt his surprise.""Alright, Annie I won't." He said laughing.She got a beep on her phone."Gotta go, see you at the wedding." She dashed out of the room.Adam left work early because he wanted to see Maddy. Be like the feeling of returning to someone. He was happy she didn't turn him down and she loved him back."Welcome home husband, your mother called, she invited us for dinner tomorrow. I told her we will be there.""Alright, he hugged her. How did your day go?""Fine, Ella came over so I wasn't bored. Has your dad finally released the percentage he was holding?""Yes, everything was finalized today.""Oka
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Chapter: ThirteenAdam entered the room and met Maddy taking soup. She looked upand met his eyes, her purple eye was getting better but she stilllooked pale. "Hey, how are you feeling?" "I think am okay, just sore." Maddy finished taking her soup, Ella helped her change her clotheswhile the Adam and Mike waited outside. Maddy had visitors, First, her mother came then Adam's parent. "It's nice to finally meet you." Mrs Malcolm said hugging Maddy'sMom. "When were happy when we heard you were out of coma.Too bad we are meeting in this situation." "It's nice to meet you too. Thank you for looking out for my littleMaddy." "Oh, no need to thank me, she is like the daughter I never had." Adam didn't get to spend time with Maddy till late in the eveningwhen she needed to rest and everyone had to go home. "A rowdy day yea." Adam said as he entered the room. "I liked it, though I'm exhausted." She said yawning. "Whathappened to Steve?" "He will be tried for kidnapping, attempted murder, violation oftra
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Chapter: TwelveMaddy left her mother to rest for the night, she will be back tomorrow morning. She had called Mrs Brown on her way to the airport that morning and told her about her mom. Mrs Brown was happy for her and gave her a one week break. She had decided to take her mom back to New York to start a new life with her. First, she has to get a new apartment and a stay in nanny because her contract is nowhere done and she can't live with her mother yet.Maddy followed Adam to the hotel where they would sleep."I and my wife would like a room, please," Adam said the receptionists,Maddy pulled Adam closer and spoke into his ears"What do you mean a room? Don't we need separate rooms?""We are in a public place what if word gets out that we slept in different rooms, how are you going to explain that?"Fine."Their bags were carried up to their rooms, they followed the doorman. The room was spacious, has a king-sized bed, the bed was calling out to maddy but first, she had to take her bath which she
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Chapter: ElevenThe party was great, not what maddy would have expected. There were a lot of nice people who came just to say hi and indulge her in small talks. Ella was nowhere to be found, last maddy saw her, she was with Mike clinging to him like he is her life support. Here she is without her so-called husband. She was standing alone when a tall man walked up to her."Hi, my name is Chris, you look good." He said looking at her lustfully."Thanks, I'm Maddison." She said not paying attention to him."That's a lovely name. Are you here with anyone?" Chris asked with a smirk on his face. Maddy wanted more than anything to slap it off his face."Yes, I'm here with my husband." She said smiling."I don't see him around, you know we could ditch him and go over to my hotel room." He said looking at her breast."I am sure that was a joke right?" Maddy asked trying to force a laugh."I am serious Maddison, you look too good to be standing alone.""I just said I am married," Maddy said feeling disgusted b
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Chapter: EpilogueADRIENNE'S POV"Are you guys being serious right now?" Alec says as he stares at all four of us with dread in his green eyes.I looked breathtaking in the sexy black tulle plunging neckline open back dress I had on which looked simple but still perfect in my eyes. The slit on one side of the gow
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Chapter: Forty-oneADRIENNE’S POV“How are things with Alec?” Aileen asks as we both exit the schools building. Kathie had gotten a ride home with Christian and that left only me and Aileen.Quite a number of students were still hanging around schoo
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Chapter: FortyADRIENNE’S POVThe look of realization dawns on both their faces. Before Derek could speak up, the bell for next period sounds.“I’ll explain it to you during lunch,” Derek says with an assuring tone as we walk to our next c
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Chapter: Thirty-nineADRIENNE’S POVThe way his eyes twitched at the mention of her name told me it was a name he was well familiar with but why was he lying? The only explanation to this was the fact that there was something he desperately wanted to keep hidden.
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Chapter: Thirty-eightADRIENNE’S POV“What do you want?” I ask hoping this wasn’t going to be as serious as it looked to be. I still didn’t understand the reason they approached Aileen and I or what they had to do with Alec.I try to breath
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Chapter: Thirty-sevenADRIENNE’S POVI approach Liam and place my handkerchief in his left hands to use and clean himself up.“This is so embarrassing,” Liam says a litle under his breath as he turns around to clean the sticky milkshake on his face and
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