LOGINI nodded. “Take care,” I told them. We hugged each other for the last time, and I accompanied them to the elevator before I went inside Adrian’s room. The bodyguard that Veronica hired for me was in the lobby. I prepared the food that I brought. I transferred it to a microwavable container to hea
“Thank you for agreeing, Analia,” Jessica said while holding my hands. I saw the relief in her eyes, though the sadness was still visible. I smiled. “Go for now and rest, Jessica,” I said, then I looked at James beside her. “You too, James.” I looked at them both. “I will take care of Adrian. I wi
I sat in the car, staring blankly outside. I sighed. I looked at the hospital again in front of me. I didn’t know how Arzhel would react later. But aside from that, I didn’t even know how to tell him that I needed to stay with Adrian for a while. That would be ridiculous. I would take care of ano
“Wait here,” I told the two security guards who escorted me to the hospital. They nodded. Arzhel still didn’t know that I had security with me every time I went out. It was Veronica’s idea. I twisted the doorknob slowly. I looked at Jessica, who just stood and came closer to me. James was sleepin
It’s been a week. We’re staying in Arzhel’s house. And Jarred was nowhere to be found. After he was seen in the hospital, no one knew his whereabouts. We couldn’t track him anymore. We didn’t even know if he was still in Los Angeles, but we didn’t want to get too comfortable. We still assumed he w
“What happened?” Arzhel asked the moment I entered the room and leaned on the wall to breathe. I gulped and blinked. I smiled. “I need to use the bathroom,” I reasoned. Arzhel chuckled. “Don’t they have a bathroom there?” he joked. I already started walking to the bathroom. “I was already in
I couldn’t move at first, my chest still heavy, and my hands were trembling. The people around me gave him space. He took a careful step closer. His face was calm, but his eyes were full of concern. Without saying anything, he hugged me tight, and my walls broke down. For a second, I swallowed h
The call came at 11:17 pm, but it was already 2:17 am in New York. Was this a wrong number? Or was someone pranking me? But my heart said otherwise. It was beating so fast. I stared at the screen for too long that when I was about to finally answer it, the call ended. But then my phone rang again
Day passed. After my interaction with Stephanie, I busied myself with the preparation for my incoming fashion show, and I didn’t hear anything from her, which was good. She was crazy. Did fame eat her? Or was she just after Arzhel? Speaking of Arzhel, I didn’t hear from him after we came back. We
When I arrived, she was already there, sitting and sipping her tea. She flashed her signature fake sweet smile. I couldn’t believe I once believed that those smiles were genuine. I just rolled my eyes and sat down. I put my phone on the table, facing backward. “What do you want, and why do y







