LOGINDANIELLE'S POV Come in, it’s quite late, Danielle said, pulling the door open wider for Adrian to step inside.Danielle still couldn’t figure out what he was doing at her place in the middle of the night. This behavior was so unlike him.She closed the door and turned around, noticing Adrian had already dropped into a chair, looking exhausted.Are you okay? Danielle asked. “Should I get you some wine?”A glass of water is fine. I think I’m a little shaken up, Adrian answered.“I’ll be right back, Danielle said and quickly went into the kitchen.A while later, Danielle returned with a glass of water and handed it to Adrian. He drank it quickly, like he had been very thirsty.As she watched him, Danielle felt a rush of mixed emotions. Seeing him so vulnerable brought back a lot of memories. It reminded her of the secret Reid once hinted at, the one Adrian was supposedly hiding from the world. That thought gave her a strange sense to take advantage of him.It also dragged her back to t
DANIELLE'S POV After the lengthy confrontation with Jacinta, Danielle thought she would at least have a good day afterward, but she was wrong.She had decided to put the lost TV show contract behind her after Vanessa’s resignation. Fortunately, another TV show had reached out with an even bigger offer. The contract came with tours, an entire season of screen time, and, of course, a much larger paycheck for being the face of the show.Now that she understood how everything worked, Danielle had already made up her mind that she would make sure she had the interviewer assigned to her firmly under her control.“I’m not going to repeat the mistake I made with Vanessa. Danielle vowed to herself as she headed there.Meanwhile, Danielle still intended to make Vanessa pay for what she had done. She was not the kind of person who would let someone cross her and walk away without consequences.When Danielle arrived at the station, she received a much warmer welcome and was asked to wait for the
ELENA'S POV “Are you okay, Ele?” Grace asked later that night.I flinched slightly at the name “Ele” because it was what only Adrian used to call me. Thankfully, Grace didn’t notice my reaction, and I was relieved because if she had, she would have asked questions I wouldn’t know how to answer.Unfortunately, I couldn’t stop thinking about Mr. Hudson’s decision to attend Noah’s funeral in Adrian’s city.My thoughts had drifted in every direction, and I let them take over completely, so much that I didn’t even realize Grace had walked into the kitchen. I was wiping down the counter and doing a bit of light cleaning before heading to bed after dinner.I snapped out of it and turned to her. “Yes, I’m fine,” I said. I was only a little troubled, but I couldn’t bring myself to tell her that.“Are you sure? You’ve been acting strange, and I noticed you didn’t eat as much as you usually do at dinner Grace observed.I wondered how she managed to pay such close attention to Mr. Hudson all the
ADRIAN'S POV After Adrian read the message had been sent to Sophie, he was deeply unsettled. At first, he had assumed it was a wrong number, perhaps even a mistake, since the contact wasn’t saved. But when Sophie came out of the bathroom and saw the message, her reaction immediately changed. She grew uneasy and suddenly wanted to leave.Adrian had desperately wanted to go through her phone, check if there were more messages, and understand the extent of their communication. But Sophie’s phone was locked, and unfortunately, he didn’t know her passcode.I thought you came here to spend some time with me,” Adrian said, even though part of him had actually wanted to be alone.Suddenly, Adrian’s own worries faded into the background, and his thoughts were now fully centered on Sophie. He wanted to ask her about the message, but he also knew she would never open up about it. Bringing it up would only alert her that he had been paying attention, making her more careful in hiding things next
ELENA'S POV Elena, would you mind picking up the sheets we dropped off at Tessa's cleaning shop?"Grace asked after I finished my morning chores.Of course," I replied without a second thought.Thank you, Elena. I was trying to figure out how to get over there myself, but Hudson and I are planning to spend some time playing games together, Grace explained.I grinned, genuinely warmed by the affection they had for each other.Over the past month, I had learned a lot of things that completely changed the way I viewed certain situations. I already knew that Jane Hudson could be cruel, but what I discovered made me realize just how cold-hearted she had truly been. She had done everything possible to come between Grace and Hudson ,but in the end, Mr. Hudson found his way back to the woman he genuinely loved. Since then, their bond and love had only grown stronger.Sometimes, I wished the love between Adrian and me was strong enough to keep us together the way it had for Mr. Hudson and Gra
ADRIAN'S POV Adrian had been devastated since his confrontation with his mother and had continued to shut himself away from everyone.He had even sent an official email to his senior associates, informing them that he would be taking a few days off. It was the first time since taking over the Hudson Company that Adrian had stepped away from work. He was usually always busy and focused on the business, but everything happening around him had become too overwhelming.First, there was Noah’s death, which he had hoped to grieve quietly. Then came his mother's firm threat to cut him off completely.Adrian had never seen his mother act that way before. He had never even heard her speak to him or Sophie in such a harsh tone, no matter the situation. He had always taken pride in how protective she was, especially after their father left. She had been both strong and caring, like a mother when watching over them.Even when he had stubbornly ended things with Danielle, someone she fully approv
DANIELLE’S POV"Would you like to have what I am having as well? It is the best cocktail you can get anywhere," Danielle said to Jasmine, referring to the empty glass of cocktail.“I wouldn’t mind,” Jasmine said with a shy smile. She was still in awe of Danielle, so much so that she was willing to
DANIELLE'S POV Danielle waited for her guest in the private lounge that she had already booked. She was patient, because she was extremely happy and content. While waiting, Danielle had her best cocktail in celebration .She always knew she was a smart genius who could pull anything off, and this w
ELENA'S POV“Ma’am, you need to tell me your destination,” the cab driver said,he was growing visibly irritated and impatient. For ten minutes now, I still hadn’t been able to tell him where I would be getting down.“He had been acting like a gentleman by not pushing me out of his car, but I kept
ADRIAN’S POVAdrian strode about angrily. He removed his tie and hurled it across his office, angry and frustrated. The media was going crazy with all sorts of comments about the news that popped up that morning.What irritated Adrian even more was that Elena didn’t bother to deny it. He could clea







