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
Suddenly, he launched into a full lecture—scolding her about being careful, warning her to avoid trouble, telling her not to involve herself in things she couldn’t handle, and stressing that she needed to think before acting. Rose just stared at him, eyes wide. Alexander King. Cold, silent, em
When they left the hotel, Evelyn insisted they not bother driving her home. She hailed a cab, gave Luthor and Rose one last polite nod, and disappeared into traffic. Inside the car, the familiar quiet settled again, the hum of the engine filling the space between them. Luthor drove for a while befo
Rose was already halfway to the staircase, eager to retreat to her room and put the day behind her, when a sharp voice called out from the living room. “Rose.” She paused mid-step. Only then did she notice William seated stiffly on one of the couches, his expression dark and anxious. He must h
After the car rolled out of the Gray ancestral mansion, Rose finally relaxed into her seat. The heavy atmosphere of the family dining room drifted off her shoulders the farther they drove. She turned her head slightly toward the front. “Brother Luthor, head to the restaurant. The one Sister Nancy







