The car screeched to a halt at the emergency entrance. Before the tires had fully stopped, Jace was out, yanking the back door open. Nurses on duty spotted them instantly and rushed forward with a gurney.“Call the doctor!” one of the nurses shouted, already checking Rosy’s vitals.“Please, help her!” Tamara sobbed, stumbling after the stretcher as they wheeled her mother through the sliding glass doors. Jace followed close, his tall frame tense, his chest heaving as if he could barely breathe himself.“Family?” the doctor demanded quickly as they pushed Rosy down the hallway.“Her daughter,” Tamara choked out, her hands shaking as she kept pace. “Please...please save her.”The medical team swept Rosy into the emergency room, the doors swinging shut in Tamara’s face. The sudden barrier felt like a wall of ice. She slapped her hands against it, tears spilling down her cheeks. Jace caught her shoulders before she collapsed completely.“She’ll be okay,” he said firmly, though his voice t
Adrian’s phone buzzed. He opened the image, it was Irma's picture with Jace’s hands on her face.Across the desk, Crystal watched him, her lips trembling as though she shared his pain.“Adrian... aren’t you tired of being blind? Don’t you see she’s betraying you?”His glare snapped to her, sharp enough to cut. “Aren’t you tired?” His voice was low, cold.“Adrian…” Crystal’s eyes welled. “I know you’re angry at me because of the interview, but, have you ever once cared about how I feel?”“No.” he blurted, the word sounded blunt and cruel. “I don’t care about you. Not even for a second. You should get that into your head.” He leaned forward, his voice steel. “And you...you dare spy on my wife? What were you planning, Crystal? To kill her?”“Adrian, I...”“I’ll warn you once. If you ever touch her again, if you ever interfere in my marriage again, I’ll forget you were ever my friend.” His tone was deadly calm.Crystal gasped. “Adrian… are you in love with her?”“Yes.” He didn’t flinch.
(LUNA'S PLACE)With her parents away in India, Luna finally had the house to herself and Noir could visit her anytime.He stepped into her room, balancing a bag. “Luna.”She hissed, still sulking about her stolen chocolate.“You don’t wanna see what I bought?” he teased.She rolled her eyes. “What now?”“Pizza and ice cream.” He grinned. “But no, Luna is allergic to them so…”“I’ll take the ice cream,” she cut him off quickly.“Finally, something in common,” Noir muttered, handing her the bowl before settling with the pizza.“You should smile more. You look extraordinarily ugly when you frown,” he remarked casually while chewing.“Dude, why ‘extraordinarily’?” she shot back.He laughed. “The Queen of Lunatic wants me to take it easy when I haven’t even started.”“Nonsense,” she chuckled despite herself.He stared at her lips, smudged with ice cream. His voice dropped husky. “Beautiful.”She blinked. “I’m ugly, remember?”“That’s only when you frown.” He leaned in, brushing his thum
“Adrian…” her whisper came out shaky, her fists clutching his shirt.He smirked against her neck, planting kisses along the delicate curve until she shivered. “Do you even know what you do to me?”His hands slid down, one tightening on her waist while the other brushed dangerously close to her chest. Her heart thudded wildly. She should have pushed him back, but instead, she pressed herself against him, surrendering to his touch fully.“You can do anything you want.” She said, her eyes locked on his own.Adrian couldn't control himself any longer. He captured her lips again, fiercely and hungrily this time, while his hand slid beneath the fabric of her dress, cupping her breast firmly.“Adrian—” she gasped.“Shhh,” he husked, his thumb teasing over her hardened peak. “Let me taste what’s mine.”She couldn't protest when he's staring seductively at her.He lowered his mouth from her lips, kissing down the valley of her throat, until he reached the swell of her chest. With a low growl,
“She’s Adrian’s wife!”“Mr. Blackwood, please tell us, is she really your wife?”“It’s obvious, Mr. Adrian gives her too much freedom.”“They look perfect together!”The reporters’ voices collided, microphones shoved into Adrian’s face while the camera flashed violently on Irma.Ariana gasped in the crowd, her chest tightening. Every time Irma carried herself with confidence, Ariana had doubted her but today, after the way she stood against Crystal, Ariana couldn’t deny it anymore. Irma’s his wife. Those hickeys, oh God, what have I done?Crystal’s legs trembled and she ran out before she passed out in front of everyone, because fainting here would double her humiliation.Adrian didn’t flinch. Irma had broken the kiss, her lips swollen, both of them smiling. He leaned down once more, brushing his lips against hers, then touching her cheek with possessive tenderness while the cameras went wild.“Adrian, take me home. I can’t face anyone anymore,” Irma whispered, breathless.He nodded
*A&B Empire*The interview had already begun. Crystal sat gracefully under the glow of the ring light, her flawless face illuminated while the camera streamed her life. It was everywhere—over a hundred million followers tuned in, comments flooding the screen.After all this was Crystal Walton’s spotlight, she was a popular model unlike Irma who just started her career."Hi everyone, my name is Alisha and I'm here in the A&B empire to interview our most popular model at the moment in London." The interviewer introduced herself firstly.Comments and likes rushed in."We have Crystal Walton here, thanks for joining us today!"Hi guys,"she smiled prettily to the camera.The interview cleared her throat. "So miss Crystal before the interview starts, please can you tell us a bit about yourself and how you started modeling?""Hi guys," she waved at the camera. "I'm actually thrilled to be here! As you all know my name is Crystal, I started modeling at 19, after a talent agent scouted me whi