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Ripples And Hills Chapter 55.
Alexa (Prudence)Seven days. Seven whole days without a single word from Pier.I thought I was going to die. I couldn’t eat. Couldn’t sleep. Couldn’t focus on work.‘Prudence, you don’t look good.’ My supervisor observed a few days ago. Of course I didn’t. How could I? I was a wreck inside. Torn apart by the storm of secrets and regret. My mind couldn’t stay still long enough to sketch a single coherent design.‘I approve these designs, Prudence. But you need to focus,’ she had said, then offered gently, ‘Take a few days off. Work from home. Resume properly on Monday.’I didn’t argue. I simply nodded. Quietly. My world was splintered by truths left unsaid, by lies I didn’t even mean to tell.“I’m so sorry.” I cry now, clinging to Pier like he’s the only thing tying me to this moment. “I should’ve told you the truth. You’re the only truth I’ve had in years.”His arms wrap tightly around me. I hold him tighter. Not wanting to let him go.I’m ready. Ready to talk. To tell him everything
Ripples And Hills Chapter 54.
Alexa (Prudence)I stare at Pier, unblinking. My words replay in my head. We just stare at each other.“You just spoke of your family members in the present,” he says, voice cold, cautious. “But your file states you’re an orphan.”My breath catches. I just stare. “You just talked about having Barney’s Chocolates fresh from the store every morning. But how can you, when you’re from San Francisco and Barney’s is exclusive to New York?”Hearing him say that, the air leaves my lungs all at once. I try to speak, but nothing comes out. We stare at each other in silence, and suddenly, it’s suffocating.“Talk, Prudence. Are you, or are you not, an orphan?” His voice rises.I stay quiet. He palms his face, turns away, hands on his neck. When he turns back, his eyes are hard.“By any chance, are you from San Francisco?” He asks again.I try. I really do. But I can’t bring myself to answer. There’s too much at stake. If I tell him the truth, that I’m Alexa, what if he believes I did it? That I
Ripples And Hills Chapter 53.
Alexa (Prudence)Corte, Corsica, FranceSaturday, 5th July. Four days later…Evening.I’m at Cherie’s Burger, sketching new designs for work. It’s been only four days since I started at Flirt, and I already have real assignments. I’ve been tasked with creating gowns for five celebrities, movie stars, attending a major film award next month. Just a month to design something grand. Something unforgettable.I’m one of the designers now. I have my own team.A smile curves on my lips as I remember the tension in the interview room. The way Marc Jean, Pier’s friend, looked at me. He led the recruitment panel. I still can’t place that expression on his face. Disgust? Maybe. Then he gave me a challenge: design a dress from scratch in three hours.I did. It was back breaking work. Tension exuding through out my entire body. And when I finished, the look on his face shifted. Shock. Then something like respect. He said he had no idea I could pull it off. Thought I was just a girl that seducer h
Ripples And Hills Chapter 52.
Pier.Tuesday, 1st July. Next day. Evening.It’s 6 p.m. I’m in my New York apartment, my office, specifically, reviewing projections Helia just sent over. The proposal for the affiliate program looks promising. I’m glad he sees the value in it too. Once the documents are drawn, I’ll be done here. Then I can return to Prudence.I miss her. Terribly.I picked up a few things for her. Chocolates from Barneys, a little taste of the city. Her file says she’s from San Francisco, but there’s little else on her past. Just “Martha” listed under employment. No family. Nothing personal. I need to know more. Maybe tonight, at dinner with the Ripples, I’ll bring her up. Maybe Helia knows something.Two hours later, we’re seated. Helia, Hulio, and me. Helia’s talking about the proposal, about how great it’ll be for Grevelstokes and Blackwood College. I should be listening, but my attention’s on Hulio. He’s glued to his phone, barely present. Every now and then, he catches me watching him. But says
Ripples And Hills Chapter 51.
Jace Hayward.Monday, 30th June. Next day. Morning.It’s 11:55 a.m. and a smile stretches across my face as I sit in my office, flipping through approvals for the new ship designs. Eveliina’s face flashes in my mind. The way she looked at me last night. The love in her eyes when we made love. I didn’t know she had fallen for me. Not truly. Somewhere in my heart, I still thought she was hooked on Chris. But now… now we’re a family. A real one. With love blooming between us. Nothing holding us back. The phone on my desk rings. I sigh, irritated at the interruption.“Jace Hayward speaking,” I answer quietly.“Hey, it’s Pier. I’m at Gulp it Down Café, near your office. Come on over, let’s have lunch.”My brows lift in surprise.“Oh? When did you get in?” I ask, already gathering the files and clearing my desk.“Just wrapped a four-hour meeting with your father-in-law, your brother-in-law, and most of the board. I’ll fill you in. I’m famished, and we’ve got a lot to discuss.” He yawns thr
Ripples And Hills Chapter 50.
Eveliina Hayward.Sunday. 29th June. Next day.I’m having breakfast with my husband. The quiet between us is broken only by the sweet chatter of our two-year-old daughter, Irene. She babbles about everything. Her toy horse, her cereal, the color of her spoon. And I listen, I smile, but I’m not really here. I'm in the hospital. Grandma. She looks so much like my grandmother. And like her father. Her real father. My throat tightens. The resemblance brings both comfort and ache. Comfort, because she looks like grandma. Ache, because Grandma still lies unconscious in a hospital bed and because Irene is growing more like her real dad. The face. I banish the memory. We’re heading to the hospital after breakfast. I need to eat, focus on that. But right now, the food sits untouched on my plate.“Why aren’t you eating?” Jace asks gently.I look up at him. A small, strained smile forms on my lips. He studies me, his tone even softer when he says, “You know you need to eat… for the baby.” No
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