LOGIN“Not if it’s treated immediately.” The doctor looked at Cale calmly. “But she needs complete rest. No stress, no fear, and she must not be left alone.”Lydia raised a brow. “That last part sounds important.”Dr. Weber took out fever medication and wrote an additional prescription. “I’ll give her an
The hotel room door flew open harder than usual. Fast footsteps entered the main suite, followed by a rush of cold air from the hallway before the door could close again.Cale came in first, still wearing the same suit he had left in that morning. His face was unreadable, but the tight line of his j
“Like what?”“Being… warm to strangers.”Lydia chewed slowly before answering. “No. I’m selective.”“Then why me?”“I don’t know,” Lydia said lightly. “Maybe fate?”That answer left Naomi quiet.To shift the mood, Lydia began talking about small, ordinary things. About a woman named Althea who, in h
Morning crept slowly into the hotel suite, still wrapped in silence. The heavy curtains had not been fully opened, leaving only pale lines of light stretched across the floor. In the guest room, Naomi woke with ragged breaths, her body drenched in cold sweat. Her hands clutched the sheets tightly, a
Morning arrived in Berlin beneath a pale sky, the air still carrying the last bite of the night’s cold. On the upper floor of Brandon’s modern office tower, the main conference room had been prepared an hour earlier. A long wooden table was lined with final documents, the presentation screen already
The office door opened slowly, and three men stepped inside with uneven, limping strides. Their faces were bruised, one of them with a split lip. Another held his ribs, struggling to hide the pain every time he breathed. None of them dared lift their heads too high.The spacious, dark-toned room sud
“The latest update I received is that Miss Althea and Mr. Chase are getting engaged in three months,” Rio said, flipping open the final file he had placed on Daven’s desk. “The day after her son Josh’s birthday.”Since Daven had announced his urgent return to Mighatan due to his mother’s declining h
“This is so exhausting,” Vanessa muttered as she kept walking. All she’d meant to do was pass on Theo Blake’s message—her father’s.That was it.Her hidden agenda? A complete failure. She’d tried to be polite, even a little warm, toward her mother-in-law. She hadn’t wanted things to end like this, b
“Mrs. Vanessa has already arrived at Sky Dining,” Arsen said, glancing into the rearview mirror at Daven, who sat calmly in the back seat.The car moved steadily through the city center, now glowing with the soft brilliance of evening lights from the surrounding buildings. But the calm exterior was
“No, but... now I don’t feel like I have too anymore.”Daven bit back a laugh. “Well, after we patch you up, you should try again. Holding it in can make your tummy hurt.”“Really?”Daven nodded without hesitation, continuing down the hallway the staff had pointed out. The private medical room was q







