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
Those words struck Arsen. To him, they revealed how much this building and everyone in it had become Daven’s anchor, the only thing keeping him from collapsing completely. As the one closest to him, Arsen could feel the sharp sting of betrayal that still carved into Daven’s chest—a wound delivered b
“I’ve already asked Callister Group’s PR team to handle the reporters who’ve started showing up. Most of them are reaching out by phone and email.”Ever since Vanessa’s story broke, both Daven’s and Arsen’s phones hadn’t stopped ringing. In the end, Daven turned his off, unwilling to let the noise i
Confusion and fear were etched across her face. Instinctively, she gripped Chase’s hand tighter, clinging to it as though it was the only thing keeping her steady.Daniel’s low voice rumbled through the room, quiet but cutting. “Most likely, Vanessa knows because she has someone shadowing Daven. Eve
Chase veered off in the opposite direction, down another corridor—the one that would lead him straight to the press. Every now and then, Althea glanced back, making sure there was nothing chasing at her heels.“Miss Grayson, Mr. Chris’s car is waiting just outside,” Jennifer informed her gently, pul







