INICIAR SESIÓNZack's POV The message from my father stayed on my screen long after I had stopped reading it. Come home for dinner, your brother is back. The word sat there like an insult, reminding me that no matter how many years passed, my father still refused to call things what they were.“Are you going home?” Leo asked.I slipped my phone into my pocket. “Apparently, I have a family dinner to attend.”“With your brother?”I gave him a cold look. “Do not start.”Leo raised both hands. “I was only asking.”“I know what you were asking.”I picked up my jacket and walked out of the office, but my thoughts were already somewhere else. Anna was back, Lola had disappeared with the wrong client, and now my father had decided tonight was the perfect time to bring his other son back into my life.The drive to the villa was quiet, but my father's message kept returning to my mind. My stepbrother had been away for years, and I had never asked where he was or when he planned to return. As far as I was con
Chapter 24Zack's POV. Anna's smile was the last thing I wanted to see when I walked into the office. She stood in the middle of my company as though she belonged there, surrounded by employees already whispering about her return, and the fact that she was the actress Lola adored made my head ache.“Zack,” she said softly, opening her arms. “I finally found you.”I stepped back before she could touch me. “Do not.”Her smile faded. “You are still angry with me?”“Angry?” I repeated, almost laughing. She disappeared from my life five years ago. What exactly did she expect me to feel when she came back?Very stupid asshat.She looked around at the employees, then suddenly smiled again. “We have been through a lot together. You do not have to pretend you are not happy to see me.”A few employees exchanged looks, and Anna immediately took advantage of their attention. “We just need some time alone. Zack and I have a lot to talk about, especially since we were together for five years.”My g
Chapter 23Lola's POV I was still trying to understand what had happened between Zack and me when Leo walked into my office. I had barely settled down after leaving Zack's office, and now he was standing in front of my desk with an expression that made me wonder what was coming next.“Lola, I need you to handle something for me.”I looked up from my computer. “What is it?”“You need to pick up a client from the airport.”I frowned. “A client?”“Yes. It is important, so I need you to leave as soon as you can.”I stared at him. “Since when do I pick up clients?”Leo gave me a small smile. “You ask too many questions. You will be fine. Just pick him up and bring him to the company.”I sighed, reaching for my bag. “Fine. How does he look?”Leo paused before answering, “He is a tall man with dark hair, broad shoulders, and a clean, well-kept appearance.”He was called before he could finish explaining. "Please don't keep the client waiting!"I stared at his back. “That makes absolutely n
Chapter 22Zack's POV. I was still standing in the middle of the office, staring at the tiny air, trying to understand what had just happened. Lola had been right beside me one second, and the next she had completely forgotten I existed because an actress had appeared on a screen.I had watched her run toward it with the kind of excitement she had never shown before, and somehow that irritated me more than it should have. What's so special?I somehow felt relieved to know it's an actress; I can't afford to see her smile because of an actor.I looked in the direction Lola had disappeared. “She actually left me for a screen,” I muttered.My phone started ringing before I could make sense of my own reaction.Leo.I answered immediately. “Where are you?”There was a brief silence on the other end before Leo spoke, his voice unusually serious. “You have not seen the news yet?”“What news?”“Anna is back.”Everything around me seemed to go quiet. “Anna?”“Yes. Your ex-girlfriend.”I did no
Chapter 21:Lola's POV I was sitting on the couch with my phone in my hand, smiling at the screen like someone who had completely forgotten how to behave normally. Zack had sent me a picture of his coffee, complaining that Leo had taken the last piece of breakfast, and somehow that tiny complaint had turned into a twenty-minute conversation.I typed another reply, deleted it, typed again, then finally sent it.Me: You are too dramatic. It is only breakfast.His reply came almost immediately.Zack: You would not say that if you were here.I covered my mouth to stop myself from laughing.“Who are you smiling at?”I looked up and found Mia standing in the kitchen with a wooden spoon in her hand, staring at me suspiciously.“No one.”“Then why are you smiling at your phone like you just won the lottery?”“I am not.”“You are.”I glanced back at my phone, trying not to smile again.Mia pointed the spoon at me. “It is Zack, right?”I gave her a look. “Focus on your cooking.”“I am cooking,
Chapter 020.Mia's POV. I woke up early the next morning with one thought in my mind: Lola. After seeing her shivering in Zack’s arms last night, I could not stop thinking about how pale she had looked, and when Zack brought her home, he told me she had developed a fever while they were on their way back.I had tried calling her several times after Zack left. Still, she had barely managed to answer before falling asleep again, so I decided that the best thing I could do was go shopping for groceries and make something warm for her, even if I had to spend the entire day forcing her to eat.I pushed my cart through the supermarket, checking the list on my phone while imagining what we could cook together, maybe chicken soup, rice, vegetables, and something sweet afterward, because Lola always complained that I never cooked enough food when she was sick.I smiled at the thought, then added another packet of pasta to the cart, deciding that we could make dinner together once she felt bet







