MasukAnna Hale never imagined that one act of courage in high school would change her life forever. She defended a bullied boy, received a mysterious necklace, and then vanished from his world. Years later, fate pulls her into Vilonia Corp, where she confronts Eden Vilonia — a ruthless, dangerous co-CEO feared by everyone. But Anna doesn’t know Eden has an identical twin. Ethan Vilonia, quiet and cold, has spent years searching for the girl who saved him, and now she’s back. Caught between two powerful brothers — one dark, obsessive, and protective, the other cold, conflicted, and bound to a forgotten promise — Anna becomes the center of rivalry, jealousy, and dangerous desire. Jealous enemies plot her downfall, and a dying patriarch demands an heir. When the truth of the necklace comes to light, love, obsession, and destiny collide.Who will Anna choose — the man who remembers her kindness, or the one who would burn the world to keep her?
Lihat lebih banyak"Be rest assured, I’ll assist with everything, Master Eden. She won’t set foot outside this room again," Camilla whispered. The middle-aged maid kept her eyes glued to the floor, her voice a mixture of professional duty and practiced fear."Good."Eden stepped back into the room, the heavy oak door clicking shut with a finality that made the air feel still. He turned his gaze toward the bed. Anna looked peaceful, her breathing rhythmic and slow—but he knew her better than that. She was a terrible liar.He crossed the room and sat on the edge of the mattress, the weight of his body dipping the silk sheets. For the first time in what felt like an eternity, he allowed himself to touch her. His thumb traced the line of her jaw before settling on her bottom lip, dragging slowly across the plush skin.Her brows furrowed, and her dark lashes trembled against her cheeks. Eden’s lips pulled into a dark, knowing smirk. He leaned down until his breath fanned across her face, hot and smelling of
The night air was sharper than it had been two weeks ago, biting through Jennie’s thin silk blouse.The moment she stepped into the dimly lit bar, the atmosphere shifted. The low hum of chatter died instantly, replaced by a brittle, frozen silence. People looked away, their eyes darting to their drinks. They knew. They knew what had happened fourteen days ago, but they were smart enough to keep their mouths shut.Jennie scanned the room. There were no flashing bulbs, no paparazzi, no whispers. The few people who had dared to post about her "accident" on social media two weeks ago had been dealt with. Some were facing ten years in prison; others, four. The Vilonia name had scrubbed the internet clean of her shame.Maintaining her composure was a struggle, but she walked in as if she still owned the city. She spotted Anita, a friend who worked in the administrative wing of the Vilonia offices, waving from a corner booth.Jennie pasted a practiced smile on her lips and slid into the seat
The silence of the hospital room was suffocating, heavier than the screaming match that had just unfolded in Jennie’s ward. The steady, rhythmic beep... beep... beep... of the heart monitor was the only thing keeping Ethan grounded.He had stayed in that chair for hours, head buried in his hands. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw Anna’s face—not the composed, professional assistant he’d hired, but the terrified girl whispering for her mother like a broken child. He had taken her breath away. Literally.The door creaked open. Ethan didn’t look up, assuming it was Rita returning with coffee."You look pathetic."Ethan stiffened. He didn't need to look up to recognize that voice. It was deeper, colder, and vibrating with a suppressed rage that turned the air jagged.Eden.The Mafia twin stepped into the light. He didn't look tired; he looked ready to burn the city to the ground. His eyes scanned Anna’s pale, unconscious form before landing on his brother."I saw the footage," Eden sai
The fluorescent lights of the security hub hummed with a low, predatory vibration. Ethan stood frozen, his shadow stretched long and jagged against the bank of monitors. Beside him, Jacob was a restless weight, his arms crossed, his breathing the only rhythmic thing in a room that felt like it was holding its breath.Ethan’s jaw was a granite line. His mind was a chaotic loop of Anna’s voice—that fragile, splintering sound. “Mum… please…” It wasn't the voice of a thief or a conspirator. It was the sound of a human being being erased by a lie."Play it again," Ethan commanded, his voice a jagged whisper.The security guard, a man whose uniform seemed two sizes too large for his nervous frame, tapped a key. The digital clock on the screen bled backward. The grainy black-and-white world of the executive floor flickered into life.There was Jennie.She wasn't the victim Ethan had envisioned. On the silent screen, she was a whirlwind of calculated rage. She paced the length of the office l
Anna’s POVThey say boys are players.Not men.!But the man who usually sat a few feet away from me…he was no man.I remembered the last time we were close.Probably two weeks ago.We kissed.I hadn’t been kissed since Asher—my ex—broke up with me five years ago.Heck, that was the last time I’d a
Anna's POV I scribbled down every word he said—well, at least the ones I could catch.He was too fast, and I struggled to keep up, my pen racing across the page.Soon, he left me with a pile of folders—notes to整理, documents to print, and misplaced paperwork to arrange.I got to work immediately,
The phone slipped from his hand as he dropped beside her.“Anna… Anna, stay with me.”She was curled on his desk, clutching her stomach, trembling violently. Her mouth opened in silent gasps, but no air seemed to reach her lungs. Pain twisted her face, tears sliding down her temples.“Breathe… plea
Ethan’s POVHer shriek echoed from my office down to the dining hall where I stood chatting with Jacob, my good friend.Then her yell followed.“Thief! Thief!”I sighed, pinching the bridge of my nose. “Oh my God…”“Was that Jennie?” Jake asked, confusion written all over his face.“Yup.”Everyone h












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