เข้าสู่ระบบELENA POV Someone jumped onto my bed, and I groaned as I pulled the blanket over my head."Sis, see the latest news trending!"I immediately recognized Adriana's voice."Adriana, isn't it too early for a gist?" I muttered, barely opening my eyes."Nope. It's already nine in the morning."I groaned again and turned away from her. I had barely slept last night. My mind had been occupied with Alexander and his stupid mystery date. No matter how many times I told myself I didn't care, my brain clearly hadn't received the message.Why was he smiling at that woman? Why did he even have to go out with her? And why was I still thinking about it? I squeezed my eyes shut."Apparently, you're trending on social media," Adriana continued. That made me open one eye. "Elena Moretti's face revealed! Captured at Moretti Designs in California," she read dramatically from her phone."What?" My eyes snapped open.My heart immediately started beating faster as I reached for her phone. I clicked on th
ALEXANDER POV Slowly, I opened the message, a small smile already forming on my face. Finally. She had seen the pictures. The plan was already working. I could almost imagine Elena staring at the photographs, getting annoyed, maybe wondering who the woman beside me was.But the smile disappeared the moment I read the message.*Please make sure all your models are available for fitting. I need the full list confirmed before tomorrow.*I stared at the screen.That was it? No question about Miranda.No mention of the pictures. Nothing.I sighed and dropped the phone onto the table."Are you good?" Miranda asked.I didn't answer. I simply stood up. "We're done for today. Thank you for your time."Miranda chuckled as she rose from her seat. "If you need more help, call me. Just make sure my role is intact.""It will be."She smiled and walked away while I followed behind her, my mind still stuck on Elena's message.Work. Of all things, she had chosen work.I stepped outside and headed tow
ELENA POV "Wait... is this...?"I stared at the picture on my phone, my fingers tightening around the glass as I tried to zoom in on the woman standing beside Alexander. The picture wasn't clear enough. Her face was turned slightly away from the camera, and with the quality of the photograph, I couldn't make out her features properly. Still, there was something familiar about her. Maybe I had seen her somewhere before, perhaps around the entertainment industry, but I couldn't put a name to the face.My eyes shifted back to Alexander.He was the one thing I was certain about.He was dressed casually but still looked ridiculously good, and the way he was opening the car door for the woman made something uncomfortable twist inside my chest.A date.That was what Adrian had said.My lips parted slightly as I stared at the picture again.Why was I even bothered?Then I noticed it.He was smiling. I blinked. Wait.Was he really smiling? I zoomed in again.He was. "He's smiling?"I sta
MIRANDA POVI was on my way to Blackwood Conglomerate, and honestly, I still couldn't believe I was going there because Alexander Blackwood himself had called me the previous night. Usually, whenever I had a role, a contract, or any work-related issue, it was the director or the manager at Blackwood Agency who contacted me. I had been under the Blackwood Agency for years, so walking into the company wasn't exactly new to me. Some of the workers recognized me as I stepped inside and smiled."Hi, Miranda."I smiled and waved back as I continued walking. Nothing unusual. I walked through the lobby like I had done countless times before, but this time, everything felt different. I couldn't stop thinking about the reason I was here. Alexander Blackwood had actually called me himself. The Alexander Blackwood. The cold, ridiculously handsome CEO who rarely wasted his time on anything that didn't concern business.I stepped into the elevator and pressed the button for the CEO floor. As the do
LIAM POVI noticed it the moment I stepped out of the car.Liliana was nervous.She tried to hide it, but I had started learning her little expressions. The way her fingers tightened around her bag whenever she was uncomfortable. The way her eyes moved around the place as if she was already searching for an escape route. I smiled to myself. In the short time I had known her, I had seen so many different sides of her. The loud, crazy woman at the club. The woman who threatened receptionists. The tomboy who wore baggy clothes and rode a bicycle. The embarrassed woman hiding in my bathroom after staining her clothes. And now this nervous woman sitting beside me, dressed in an outfit she probably still couldn't believe she was wearing. Somehow, I couldn't get enough of her different shades.I walked around the car and opened her door.“Come on.” I stretched out my hand. She looked at it, then looked at me. I smiled.After a moment, she placed her hand in mine and stepped out. Her heels c
LILLIANA POVI sat on my tiny bed staring at my phone, still trying to understand what had happened yesterday. I was dating Liam Salvatore.Well… Fake dating. My conscience screamed at me immediately.“It's fake!” I muttered, throwing myself backward onto the bed. “Fake dating. Don't start imagining nonsense.” I covered my face with both hands and groaned.“Yeah. They're all the same.”I wasn't even sure who I was talking about anymore.Men. Rich men. Handsome men.CEO men. I smiled to myself.Then my phone beeped. I picked it up lazily. The moment I saw the message, my smile disappeared.Old School Reunion — Tomorrow, 3 PM. Everyone is expected to come. And Liliana, don't forget to bring your boyfriend!I stared at the screen..“What?”Another message appeared almost immediately.‘Ramon already told us about him. We want to meet the famous CEO.’My mouth dropped open. “Damn!” I sat upright. “That damn Ramon!”Of course. That loser couldn't keep his mouth shut. I read the messages agai
SELENA POV I stood frozen. Tears poured down my cheeks, my body shaking violently. I wanted to go there, to tear them apart with my bare hands, to scream until my lungs gave out, but I couldn’t move. My husband… fucking my best friend. My best friend… I could barely breathe. I turned to leave,
SELENA POV“Congratulations, Mrs. Hale. You’re two weeks pregnant.”The doctor’s voice stretched forward with a smile, hands reaching out as if expecting joy. But my body refused to follow. My temple throbbed, sweat prickling against my skin. My hands trembled, my legs vibrating under me. No. No,
SELENA'S POV "Do I know you from somewhere?" My heart nearly jumped out of my chest. For one terrifying second, I thought I had been caught, that he had remembered, that he would suddenly recognize the woman who had shared a night with him and disappeared without a word. I forced my face to rema
SELENA'S POV My eyes slowly opened as the warmth of the morning sun brushed against my face. For a moment, I didn't move. My head was heavy, my body sore in places that made memories of last night rush back like a sudden wave, the club, the drinks, the stranger. My heart skipped. Slowly, I turne







