MasukThen Derek’s phone buzzed. Normally, he would ignore interruptions during meetings. But after glancing at the screen, his expression changed slightly. Alex noticed immediately. “What.” Derek leaned down slightly before speaking quietly. “Miss Rose is downstairs.” The executive room froze instantl
The next morning, Rose woke up still feeling mortified. The moment she opened her eyes, the memory of yesterday’s confrontation immediately resurfaced in full clarity. The office and worst of all, the memories she recovered afterward. Rose instantly buried her face under the blanket in humiliatio
“Alex.” The sound of her voice made Derek turn to look at her instantly. Alex also paused slightly, his expression remained perfectly calm. “Feeling better?” he asked casually. Rose crossed her arms. “I was feeling better until you started avoiding me.” Derek instantly looked like he wanted to
Two days passed quietly inside the King Mansion. On the surface, everything seemed peaceful again. Rose’s condition had improved completely after the incident at the hotel, and under Robert’s attentive care, she had recovered far faster than expected. The mansion no longer felt as cold or unfamilia
Alex had spent years maintaining absolute control over himself, his emotions, and the people around him. Very little affected him personally anymore. Yet somehow, this girl had entered his life and disrupted that balance completely in only a short amount of time. Outwardly, however, his expression
Night had already settled deeply over the King Mansion. The massive estate remained quiet and dimly lit while most of the servants had already retired for the evening. Only a few lights remained on across the mansion halls, creating a calm atmosphere that contrasted sharply with the chaos that had
The city blurred past the window as Luthor drove in silence, one hand resting on the steering wheel, the other loose at his side. The hum of the engine filled the car, steady and low, but it did little to soothe the heaviness that had settled between them. Rose noticed it almost immediately. He
Instantly, the temperature in the room dropped. The casual calm that had filled the office moments ago vanished. It wasn’t dramatic—no sudden movement, no visible outburst. But Derek felt it instantly, the chilling pressure that made his spine stiffen instinctively. It was like walking into a refr
The Byers Mansion The shrill ringing of a telephone echoed relentlessly through the study, urging the man in a gray suit to pick it up. “Hello, who is this?” he asked in an indifferent tone. “Good evening, sir. I’m a nurse calling from St. Aurelius Medical Center. Is this the Byers residence?”
The next day arrived quietly. Rose stepped out of the car just as the afternoon sun dipped lower in the sky, painting the gates of the mansion in soft gold. School had been uneventful, a series of lectures, notes, hushed conversations of the sudden National exam new—but her mind had been elsewhere







