MasukHailey and Taylor were sitting side by side opposite Evie as they had lunch together.“So, I finally fucked my boss!” Hailey shared the news no one wanted to hear. “After months of trying to get his dick, and him resisting me, I finally did it! Whoo! You guys should give me some sort of award or something!”Taylor and Evie stayed silent as they had made the ultimate decision not to entertain the stories of Hailey's sexual escapades.“So, will you tell us what's biting you?” Taylor asked Evie, whose face was a mask of disappointment. “You finally got accepted into your father's company, shouldn't you be happy?”“Maybe she's realizing that her old life was much, much better than the usual nine-to-five.” Hailey stated, “Well, too late now bitch! You wanted to work at a company, now you got it.”“Shut up, Hailey!” Taylor and Evie said in unison.“What's wrong, bae?” Taylor asked“Well, my brother told me that he asked permission from him, and he accepted, but it's been weeks now and I hav
Several weeks have passed since then. Things changed. Lincoln moved to Texas with Ethan. Harry, as promised, took some time off from his CEO position and let Rahim handle everything while he was away. He was still trying to change, trying to beg for Ana's forgiveness. But Ana has not been giving him the slightest chance. She still hates him. She was still heartbroken. She didn't know how she survived the several weeks that passed, but she still did it. Right now, she was in class, paying full attention to the professor. Since there were no more restrictions on how to live her life, she has managed to make some friends. They talk. They laugh. They eat together. They party. She finally got a chance to do all the things she's been wanting to do all her life. But the void was still there. Arthur's absence in her life had created a hole in her heart that she was sure nobody else could fix. And that alone makes her furious each time her eyes land on her fa
Next Morning Lincoln, no longer afraid, had finally turned on his phone and was able to contact Rahim.Rahim had narrated the events of what happened after he left and told them their current location.So right now, he and Ethan were on the way to Tessa's old home.“Are you nervous?” Ethan asked, noticing Lincoln's discomfort as he drove down the road.Lincoln chuckled nervously, “A little bit. I don't know what my mom thinks or how she will see me.”“I think she'll be fine,” Ethan assured him, lacing their hands together. “Trust me.”The rest of the drive was done in utter silence.“You've arrived at your destination.” The automated lady on the GPS announced.“Okay.” Lincoln exhaled heavily. “Guess we're here.”“Come here,” Ethan pulled him close and kissed him softly. “I'm sure you'll do fine.”“Thanks.” They stepped down from the car and walked to the front porch, then rang the doorbell.Rahim was the one who opened the door.“Bro!” He exclaimed excitedly, hugging Lincoln, who hu
Plainclothed police officers were on standby outside of Ethan's penthouse, blending into the environment, eyes out for Connor.They had been waiting for any appearance of Connor for the past hour, but there was still no sight of him.Ethan and Lincoln were up in the living room, their heartbeat faster than usual as they waited.“Do you think he will come?” Lincoln asked Ethan anxiously, “It's been hours, and he's still not here.”Ethan gave him a slight smile. “I don't know. Do you think he will come?”“I don't know.”Ding dong!The doorbell rang suddenly, making them jump out of their skin.“Is that him?” Ethan asked, his grip on Lincoln's arm tightening.“Stay here.” Lincoln placed his hand on Ethan's.“Let me go check.”“Don't go.”“I have to. I'll be fine.” Lincoln reassured him. “Besides, the police are outside, so I'll be fine. That's a promise.”Lincoln rose to his feet and walked into the kitchen, then grabbed a frying pan and walked to the door.“Who is it?” He asked through t
“Can we trust him?” Hailey enquired in a hushed tone as they stepped out from Lucas's house.“We have to.” Taylor answered, “I think he's actually feeling remorseful.”“As if his remorse could take away all the horrors Ethan went through!” Evie stated, and from her tone, they all knew she was furious. “I wish I could just snap his neck!”“Whoa! Whoa! Snap his neck? We haven't graduated to that level yet.” Hailey stated. “Even though his remorse is as good as useless, he called Connor in front of us, and Connor is on his way to LA right now. So he's helped us, right, Ethan?”“That's right, Evie.” Ethan agreed, “He's helped us.”Evie rolled her eyes, “Yeah, whatever.”“We just have to wait for Connor to come.” Lincoln chimed in, “I think it would be a better idea to keep some of the police stays here because Connor will surely come to Lucas's house before coming over to Ethan's penthouse.”“Wow! The more I spend time with you, the more you surprise me.” Hailey gushed, stepping closer to
“You don't know where you're going, do you?” Ana finally asked, breaking the silence that had been reigning in the car since he told Rahim not to talk to her.“I do,” Rahim answered.“You don't.”“I do.”“You don't,” Ana sighed and facepalmed, “Ugh! I knew I should have gone alone.”“Gone alone to where, Ana? At every hospital in LA? Do you know how many hospital rooms there are in one hospital, let alone all the hospitals within the district, let alone the whole of LA? Use your head.”Well, he does have a point. Ana thought to herself. But no way in hell am I admitting that he's right.“Then where are we?” She asked.“We're here,” Rahim announced, parking the car in front of an old house.“Where's ‘here’?” Ana asked in confusion, glancing to and fro down the street.“Arthur's aunt's house,” Rahim answered, stepping down from the car. “Come on.”“Hey, wait up,” Ana said sharply, unbuckling the seatbelt, stepping down from the car and chasing after Rahim, who was already walking down t
Ethan didn't move.His breath was slow and ragged.His heart was pounding extremely fast against his chest, and he could hardly breathe.The doorbell rang again, and he jumped out of his skin.Is that Connor Perkins at the door?Is that him?He wanted to move his body but he couldn't.The gruesome,
“Ana, sit the fuck down!” Harry snarled at her, his eyes flickering with livid rage.Ana was still terrified as fuck.She couldn't move nor say anything.Even though she knew her father was angry most of the time, she wasn't sure she had seen him this angry before.God knows what he did to Arthur!
Once again, every eye at the restaurant was on them.They've gotten unwanted attention, and Lincoln hates any form of attention.“We should go.” He rose to his feet and began to walk out of the restaurant.“Hey, wait up.” Evie grabbed her things and chased after him.Once out of the restaurant, the
Arthur drove the car down the nearly empty road back to Smith Residence and Ana couldn't stop staring at him with an annoyed expression.“Will you stop staring at me?” He asked, turning to stare at her.“Why can't we go on a date?” Ana asked, pouting her lips. “We haven't gone a date since our firs







