INICIAR SESIÓNI tell them about the type of research I want us to focus on, the opportunities I want us to create, the kind of work environment I envision and the impact I believe we can make if we build something truly innovative. When I finally finish, I let out a slow breath before looking around the table.“S
“Are you sure about this?”I turn to look at Lilly, swallowing slowly as nerves twist tightly in my stomach.We’re standing outside a café downtown, neither of us having moved to get out of the car yet despite being parked for almost five minutes now. Through the large glass windows, I can already s
I freeze the moment I turn around, coming face to face with Elena.“E-Elena?”Shock rushes through me so suddenly that for a second, I can only stare at her and she looks just as surprised to see me.It’s been so long since I last saw her that for a moment my brain struggles to connect the woman sta
They say money changes people, and I guess that where the whole narrative of changing your whole personality after becoming wealthy comes from, but honestly, I don’t believe in that bullshit. Money doesn’t change people; it only reveals who they really are.I smile, nudging her shoulder a little. “C
I wake up tired, which is something I’ve never understood. How is it even possible for someone to sleep a full eight hours and still wake up so damn tired you can barely open your eyes?My leg throbs faintly as I shift beneath the blankets, the dull ache reminding me that nothing is as normal as it
Lilly snorts like that’s the funniest thing she’s ever heard.“I’m serious,” Juliette continues before her attention shifts back to me. “Especially after the advice she gave me in Paris. Which reminds me,” she says, narrowing her eyes slightly, “I’m very disappointed you never used the card I gave y
“How are you here?” she asks, confusion lacing her voice.Lilly explained everything when she called and asked me to check on Sierra. She told me she’d had someone keeping an eye on things from a distance because Sierra didn’t want her involved. The moment Lilly heard Sierra had been fired, worry to
Just thinking about it makes bile rise in my throat.Slowly, I reach into the drawer and pull out Chloe’s diary. I need something solid. Something real. Something to anchor me.My fingers tremble slightly as I flip it open and turn the page.[We all used to hang out even though it wasn't often, but
You know that thing some men do where they wait until you’re invested, until you’re hooked, and then they start to pull away? That’s exactly what I thought he was doing.I sigh.“I’ve tried to be patient,” I continue, my voice steady even though my chest tightens. “But it’s starting to feel like may
I stare at Jocelyn for a long moment.My brain refuses to catch up with what she just said. It feels like I’m standing in water that’s suddenly gone ice-cold. Like, I know something is wrong; I just haven’t figured out how bad yet.“Your… surprise?” I repeat slowly.She tilts her head, eyes glitteri







