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Chapter 30
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Ruthless Desire Chapter 30
Elena's POVThe morning after Nora has leavesmy apartment, the city feels suddenly unusually loud, cars pass under my window, someone argues on the sidewalk,a dog barks somewhere down the street.Normal sounds, but inside me everything feels like the quiet before something breaks.I stand in front of the mirror in my bedroom, staring at my reflection.“You said you wouldn’t hide,” I murmur to myself.The woman in the mirror looks tired but steadier than she did days ago and for the first time in weeks, I feel something close to clarity.Then my phone vibrates, I look down at it, it was an unknown number.My stomach tightens.I already know who it is.Ethan.I hesitate before picking and answering.“Hello?”“Elena.”His voice is calm, too calm.“Yes.”“We should talk in person.”“I’m not sure that’s a good idea.”“It’s necessary.”I walk slowly toward the window, watching the traffic below.“About the situation?” I ask.“Yes.”Silence stretches between us, finally I sigh.“Where?”An
Ruthless Desire Chapter 29
Elena’s POVWhen I enter the office building the next, something shifts.It was not loud, no one points and no one whispers openly, but eyes follow me.“Good morning, Elena.” The receptionist greets me politely, but her smile feels rehearsed.“Good morning,” I reply.As I walk toward the elevator, I notice two junior associates looking at their phones, one glances at me quickly, then looks away.The elevator ride feels longer than usual.When I step onto my floor, I understand why, it is everywhere.The announcement.Printed near the coffee station, open on screens, talked about in low voices.A large photo of Julian and Olivia from a previous gala. She looks flawless in white, e looks composed and powerful.Under it:Wedding Date Officially Moved Forward. The Couple to Attend Hawthorne Foundation Gala Together.It was public now, firm and final.My chest tightens, but I do not stop walking.Inside my office, I close the door gently.For a moment, I just stand there.So she moved fast
Ruthless Desire Chapter 28
Elena’s POVI did not sleep that night, the e sky outside my window turns from dark to gray, but my mind never rests. I keep seeing my mother’s message, julian’s silence and Ethan’s words.About the photo, we all know who took it.Olivia.She may not have held the camera herself, but Olivia does nothing without intention.I kept my phone off, for the first time in years, I do not want to be reachable.I sit on my bed, staring at the wall, when someone knocks on my door.Three soft knocks, then a pause, then two more.I stand and open it.It was Nora standing at the other sideShe walks in holding two cups of coffee and a paper bag.“You look like you fought a war” she says softly.“I did” I reply.She hands me a cup. “Drink.”We sit at the small kitchen table, the morning light is pale and quiet.“I kept thinking about what you said last night,” she begins.“Which part?”“That this isn’t about love anymore.”I stare into my coffee. “It never was for her.”Nora nods slowly. “So what ar
Ruthless Desire Chapter 27
Elena’s POV.The phone begins to ring just as I am sitting on the edge of my bed, still holding it from my call with Julian.The phone screen lights up.It was my Mother My stomach tightens, my mother only calls when Olivia is involved.For a moment, I consider not answering, but that would only make it worse.I press accept and bring it to my ear “Hello?”“Elena.” she called, her voice calm, way too calm.“Yes, Mom.”There is a pause. I can hear the soft sound of television in the background, cutlery touching a plate, ormal sounds, ordinary sounds but nothing feels ordinary.“Olivia came to see me this afternoon,” she says.There it is, I close my eyes.“Oh.”“She was very upset.”“Was she?” I asked swallowing hard“Yes.” Her voice shifts slightly. “She said you’ve been making reckless decisions.”Reckless. The word hits deeper than I expect.“Mom”“She told me you’ve been involved with her fiancé.”She doesn’t ask if it’s true, she states it.My chest tightens.“It’s not like that
Ruthless Desire Chapter 26
Elena’s POVThe next morning feels too quiet, not peaceful.Just quiet in the way a room feels after something fragile has shattered and no one has swept the glass yet.I barely sleep that night very time I close my eyes, I see Julian’s face, the way he hesitated, I see Liam walking out. I just feel there's something wrong with the way my chest feel so tight My alarm rings and immediately turn it off, I lay there staring at the ceiling for a moment “I’m done standing in the middle,” I whisper to myself as I get upBut saying it in a dark room is easier than living it in daylight.When I step into the office, everything looks normal, too normal.Phones ringing, heels clicking as people walk part, assistants laughing softly near the elevators.No one looks at me strangely, no one whispers and that makes my shoulders relax slightly.“Elena.”Maybe Olivia didn’t, her voice glides across the floor before I see her.I turn slowly.Olivia stands near the reception desk, dressed in cream an
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Elena’s POVThe screen stays lit in my hand as I stare at the screen.We need to talk. Tonight. — J.The city moves around me, cars pass, eople walk, someone laughing across the street. But everything feels paused, it have been like that since I got down from the bus.I stare at the message like it’s a door, If I don’t open it, nothing changes, if I do, everything might.My thumb hovers over the keyboard.Me:Where?The reply comes almost instantly.Julian:My place.Of course.I close my eyes for a second.I should go home, i should call Liam, I should choose peace.Instead, I call a car.The building looks the same as always, tall polished and untouchable.I stand outside for a moment before going in. My reflection in the glass doors looks smaller than I feel inside.The elevator ride is too quiet and too smooth.When the doors open, his hallway feels familiar in a way that makes my chest ache.When I reached his door, I knocked. The door opens almost immediately.Julian stands ther
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