LOGINPatra’s POVI knew I had fucked up that morning. It was difficult to keep a friendly attitude when everyone treated you like shit. So, I had spoken unhinged that morning. It was Charles’ fault.. He kept ridiculing my efforts to make him see that I wanted him and he was hung up on Rosa. Everything had pushed me over the edge. But now, I knew I had to patch things up. And Miss Goddy Two-shoes was crying. I had to walk in at the wrong time. I stepped into her office and closed the door behind me, wearing that concerned look over me. I figured why she was crying already, and I hoped it put an end to her relationship with Alex Kane. “What’s wrong?” I asked, my voice soft. I was smiling in my head. Rosa thought she was the blessed one. But it felt good to see that her life was just as messy as mine. And what a bitch she was. She had every fucking thing I wanted. She owned designer bags and clothes for days, and worse? Two billionaires are chasing after her. I moved closer and sat in th
Rosa’s POVI knew it was up to me to revive Alex. I couldn’t afford the public finding something to use against him again.A CEO who got drunk in office?That was a disaster. Whatever it took, I had to do it. My head was spinning with panic. I had no medical knowledge and no phone. There was only one thing that screamed in my head. I grabbed a bottle of water and splashed it on his face, hoping it would wake him up. I crouched over him, pressing my ear to his chest, listening for a heartbeat. “You don’t get to make risky decisions, Alex,” I murmured. “Not while I’m here. You don’t get to do this to yourself.”Then I felt his hand twitching before it wrapped around me. I remained there, letting him hold me and feeling the warmth of his breath. Slowly, his eyes fluttered open. I frowned, my lips trembling. “I thought I told you to stop drinking. Why the hell have you been drinking and giving me a scare?”All he did was whisper my name. “Rose…”I couldn't stop the tears. They slippe
Alex’s POVA few hours earlier…The moment I saw Sandra, I knew she was trouble. She was the woman who had harassed Rossa and I had warned her never to set foot in my company again. Seeing her standing there made my blood boil. For a split second, only one thought ran through my head. Had she touched Rosa?If she had, I didn’t care what the media called me: Bully, tyrant, or monster; all hell was going to break loose. No one had the right to lay a hand on Rosa. The moment she spotted me, her face twisted into a staged frown. She marched towards me, determined, and before I could even process what was happening, her palm cracked against my face. Gasp erupted and cameras appeared like they had been waiting for it. That was when I knew that it was staged. She had been paid to do this, to get me angry, to prove a point to all of them shouting outside. I clenched my fists at my sides, biting down on my jaw, forcing every muscles in my body to stay still. I would not give them what t
Rosa’s POVI stepped out of the company feeling empty. My hands were trembling and my heart was close to breaking. Patra’s reaction kept playing in my head, over and over again. She was the only friend I had and I hadn’t expected what she did. She had dismissed my panic like it was nothing. It was unlike her. I stared at her phone for a while before unlocking it. At least, my fingerprint was still saved in her phone. I dialed my number and what I saw on the screen shocked me. B-I-T-C-HBitch. That was what she saved my number as. I stared at the scene, confusion finally twisting into hurt. When had she changed my name? It had always been BFF. The ringing pulled me out of my thoughts and I held my breath, praying that someone would answer and I would have the documents again. But there was no answer. I tried again, unrelenting. And again. And again.But there was no response. No one was picking the call. Panic rose again.Then a notification appeared: Coding almost done. For a f
Rosa’s POVI rushed out of the hospital ignoring the nurse calling after me to stay. I flagged down a cab with shaking hands and told him to take me to Sunshine Cafe…that was where I had been hit by a bicycle.As the cab moved through traffic, I clasped my hands together and prayed silently. I couldn’t lose that document. Not after I had taken them without telling Alex. The news of the pregnancy was the least of my problems right now. If those documents were missing, I didn’t know how I would face Alex. When the cab stopped, my heart was pounding so loudly that I could barely hear the street noise. I stepped out and looked around wildly. The spot where I had been hit was empty. No bag. No spilled coffee. No smashed cake on the pavement. Nothing. Just pedestrians walking past, completely oblivious to the fact that my world was collapsing right there on the sidewalk.At first, I didn’t move an inch. I stared at the ground for several seconds, as though my bag would somehow materialise
Patra’s POVWe raised our glasses, the crystals clinking softly as laughter followed from my mouth. “I still can’t believe it,” I said. “Kane Tech is falling.”Charles dropped his glass cup on the table. “This is only the beginning," he said. “By the time I’m done with Alex Kane, no one in this city will remember the Kanes ever existed.”Saying that made Charles look so irresistible. I stood up and crossed to the side slowly as he trained his eyes on me. This was the perfect time to win Charly’s heart. I had failed in college but this time, I couldn’t afford to. Back then, it was easier to let him off because he was just Charly. But now, he was becoming a sensation and I was a main part of his success. It only meant that I had to have his heart. I sat on his lap, silently marking him as mine. But I wasn’t done. My lips claimed him. In the past, we were always intimate when he wanted to, when he wanted a distraction from Rosa. But I didn’t want to be the side piece he’d come running t







