LOGINAuthor’s POVRowan’s Noona couldn’t bear it anymore. Watching her grandson sit there day after day, mindlessly staring at Rhea’s picture, was becoming too much for her. He barely spoke to anyone, refused to eat properly, and seemed to have lost every interest in the things he once cared about.She had requested to go in and see him several times, but the nurses were against it.“I don’t think it would be safe, ma’am,” one of them said cautiously.Noona turned sharply, glaring at her. “My grandson is emotionally down, not crazy. I don’t see why you people keep treating him like some dangerous patient. Now, please move.”Before the nurse could say anything else, she pushed the door open and walked into the room.“Hey, look what I got you,” she said softly as she approached him.Rowan, who had been sitting quietly, turned sharply. The little smile on his face disappeared almost immediately when he saw her.“I was just about to talk to Rhea,” he said, glancing back at the picture.Noona s
~USA~Author’s POVThe entire Langston villa had been thrown into turmoil, and the media was going crazy. Everyone was desperately trying to find out where exactly Rowan had disappeared to. His sudden disappearance had raised even more questions, especially after everything that had happened. The family had contacted the police, made several calls, and searched everywhere they could think of, but there was still no sign of him.Rowan, on the other hand, was somewhere far away from all the chaos, completely unaware of the panic his disappearance had caused.He had taken the girl he found on the road to his safe house. The girl looked so much like Rhea that, in his troubled mind, there was no difference between them.The poor girl had tried screaming for help several times, but Rowan quickly covered her mouth with his arm, apologizing as though he had done something wrong.“Don’t worry, Rhea. No one can separate us anymore. Just calm down, everything is going to be alright,” he whispere
JapanRhea’s POV“Rhea, are you okay?” A familiar voice asked.I turned immediately, looking in the direction the voice came from. And there he stood, Kaylee.“Oh, yeah. I’m fine.” I replied, quickly standing up and wiping my mouth. “Just the new environment, you know how it is.”He didn't look convinced. His brows drew together in concern. "We can go see the house doctor, you know. I'm sure he'd have something to make you feel better."I shook my head a little too fast. "Don't worry, I feel good. I just ate too quickly at the cafe." Before he could push further, I walked toward the corner where my tools were piled, putting some distance between us.“I went to the main house, but you weren’t there,” Kaylee said, taking a seat on one of the stone chairs."Oh, I switched duties with someone. I prefer the garden." I gestured around us. "Can't you see how quiet it is?"It was a half-truth, and I hoped it sounded better than it felt. I turned on the tap and picked up the hose, trying to lo
~~JAPAN~~Rhea's POVBy the end of that night, I had achieved the result I wanted. My hair was now much shorter, almost like an afro, and all that was left was to change the color to the one Rowan hated the most: dirty blonde.I smiled at my artwork in the mirror and went straight to bed.I had no idea how long I had slept, but the moment my first alarm went off, my eyes flew open.5:45 a.m.I stretched my arms, dragged myself out of bed, and headed straight for the bathroom. After taking a quick shower and brushing my teeth, I returned to my room and waited.And waited.And waited some more.But there was no knock on my door.“Maybe she forgot,” I thought to myself.I eventually opened the door and stepped outside, only to find that it was still pitch-black and the only sound was a chorus of snores drifting from the other rooms. I went back in and sat on the bed, and at some point I must have dozed off, because the knock, when it finally came, made me sit up so fast I nearly pulled
Rhea's POVMy heart started beating rapidly the moment I saw my name displayed across the screen in bold, capital letters.I dropped my phone immediately, almost as if the screen had burned my fingers. A second later, I picked it up again, hoping somehow that I had seen it wrongly.But nothing had changed.Right there in front of me was my name, written in all caps, my picture displayed clearly, and a tempting amount of money offered to anyone who could provide information about my whereabouts.A reward for finding me. Someone still believed I was still alive. I swallowed hard as I stared at the screen.Yes, I had expected people to look for me, my dead body at least. But I never imagined it would go this far. Not all the way to Japan.And more importantly, who exactly was looking for me? Questions after questions rushed through my head as I continued staring at the picture. What if someone recognized me?What if someone had already seen the post and was only waiting for the right op
Author’s POV Rowna’s Noona walked in carrying a bowl of freshly made chicken soup. “I made some chicken soup for you. I heard you’ve been eating well, so I thought…” Her words trailed off.The excitement on her face disappeared the moment she noticed the papers in Rowan’s hands.The soup hit the floor. She snatched the papers from him. "Where did you get this?" she asked, staring at the truth she had worked so hard to hide, sitting right there in front of her."How long were you going to keep this from me?" Rowan asked, his eyes filling with tears."Until you got better, my child." Tears gathered in her eyes too.“Until I got better?” he repeated. “How could I possibly get better when I don’t even know where my wife is?”“Rowan…” she said as she threw the papers to the floor.“I killed her, Noona.” The tears ran down his cheeks.But Rowan was beyond comfort.He suddenly pushed himself out of the wheelchair and began pacing around the room, ignoring the pain shooting through his legs.
AUTHOR’S POV After the disastrous dinner, Rowan apologized several times to Rhea.Rhea kept assuring him it was fine, even though her night had been completely ruined. Still… the image of Rowan standing up for her replayed in her mind again and again, vivid as if it had just happened.But days pas
AUTHOR’S POV The next morning Rhea woke up feeling exhausted but strangely excited.She had dreamed about Rowan again.Blushing slightly, she hurried to get dressed for school. She found Lyra by the lockers and pulled her aside by the elbow.“I have to tell you something.”Lyra gave her the look.
AUTHOR’S POV“Erhm… nothing,” Rhea replied quickly, trying to keep her eyes from drifting to the pillow.“I sure heard something,” Mr. Rowan said as he stepped fully into the room, his eyes darting around curiously.Rhea’s stomach dropped. “I don’t… I don’t hear anything.”Rowan began walking close
Rhea’s POVOne minute I was with my father, answering his questions about boyfriends. Next, I was seated in Mr. Rowan Langston’s office, my hands clasped tightly in my lap as I waited for him.According to my dad, Rowan needed a fake bride. Someone discreet. Clean. No drama. No ill intentions. One







