MasukThey remained silent, too frightened to speak and too stubborn to give up the information they had been ordered to protect. Alex's expression didn't change. “Continue.” His men immediately stepped forward. The remaining prisoners realized that the interrogation was far from over and that their sile
Alex stepped out of the restaurant after finishing another business meeting. Despite Rose still being missing, he hadn't abandoned his responsibilities at King Corporation. Even while dealing with business matters, part of his attention remained focused on finding her and uncovering what had happen
Rose reached for the proposal lying in front of Hayden. “You're using this proposal to argue that the project cannot survive without the current executive structure.” She flipped through the pages. “But your projected revenue is based on an inflated growth estimate and this assumption is unsupported
When Hayden returned back from work and went to check up on Rose, he found her sitting near the window with a book resting unopened on her lap. “Is something bothering you?" He asked as he closed the door behind him. Rose snapped out her daze and glanced at him. She didn't even realize when he ent
The next day at the Black corporation. Hayden handed them the reports Rose had examined to Cole and instructed him to tell the entire analysts team to review the entire PMC project rather than focusing only on the accounts she had identified. For the next several hours, the analysts went through th
A few days passed. During that time, Rose gradually became more comfortable around Hayden. Their conversations became more frequent, and they began having casual conversations whenever they ate together or happened to cross paths around the mansion. Rose also discovered that Hayden was quite dif
It had taken patience. And precision. But Rose had reached her limit and was done playing nice. The next morning, she walked into school with a single goal in mind. The evidence she’d gathered was enough to crush the disciplinary notice and silence the whispers for good. She went straight to Teac
On her way home, Rose found herself unwilling to return straight to the mansion. The atmosphere from the family dinner still lingered around her—heartwarming and fulfilling—but also emotionally heavy. She wanted to unwind, even if just a little. Craving something sweet, she made a last-minute deci
Rose smirked. “You’re just realizing that now?” Amelia laughed out loud, and Maya gave her son a pat on the arm, clearly touched by how protective he was. Rose gave one last glance at the table and said, “Everything has been paid for. Order anything you like. It’s all yours tonight.” *Rose, dear
Inside the car, Rose leaned forward and gave Luthor the address. He gave a slight nod and began driving. Amelia, seated beside Rose in the back seat, tilted her head curiously. “Wait… that name sounds familiar. Isn’t that the fancy restaurant in our district?” she asked. Rose nodded. “Yep. That’







