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Dean shrugged. “I don’t know either.”“How did he even get in? Didn’t my mom forbid him from coming into this house?” Elmy asked, biting her nail anxiously.“Mrs. Isabella was the one who let him in,” Dean replied, leaving Elmy stunned. What was her mother planning now?Without another question, Elmy rushed past Dean, who stood by the doorway. Her hurried footsteps echoed through the corridor as she made her way downstairs. Her heels clickSunny looked at the food she had cooked with pride. She picked up her phone and took a picture of it. Smiling, she sent it to Ford.“You promised you’d come home early today.” she typed, adding a teary-eyed emoji. Then she sent another message. “I cooked for you.”Not long after, Ford replied. “I’ll try to get home early.”While she was busy replying, the doorbell rang. Sunny placed her phone on the dining table and quickly took off her apron.“Just a second,” she called out as the bell rang several more times. She hurried toward the door and opened it.The smile on her face instantly faded.Her eyes swept over the elegant dress in front of her, the branded handbag, before finally landing on Isabella’s cold expression.For some reason, Sunny felt her footing falter. She took a step back.“What are you doing here? We don’t have anything to do with each other anymore,” Sunny said, gripping the door tightly, ready to shut it.Isabella slipped her high heel between the door to block it. T
“What exactly are we doing here? And why…” Hiro glanced at Zayne. “…am I getting dragged into this mess too?” he asked, making Zayne smirk.“Because you’re my friend now.”Hiro shot him an amused look before turning away.Zayne shrugged off his jacket, leaving on a dark brown turtleneck that hugged his broad frame. He tugged at the collar around his neck, trying to ease the suffocating feeling that had been bothering him since the drive to Sebastian’s girlfriend’s place.Feeling a little better, he walked up the stairs toward the modest house. He pressed the doorbell a few times before the thick glass door opened, revealing a young pregnant woman. Her belly was slightly swollen, and she looked exhausted.For a moment, Zayne hesitated to say anything—but they were already here.The woman looked at them back and forth, her expression filled with worry and fear.“Who are you?” she asked cautiously. The door that had been wide open slowly started to close, shielding her. “I don’t know eit
“Zayne, you need to see this message,” Gion said.Hearing that, Zayne—who had been rubbing his temples—immediately snatched the phone from Gion’s hand. He read the message Elmy had sent from someone else’s number over and over again.Wait.He wasn’t reading this wrong, right?Zayne’s eyes scanned the sentence slowly, making sure it was really Elmy who had typed it. A quiet chuckle slipped from his lips. He closed his eyes and leaned back against the sofa.His shoulders, which had been tense, slowly relaxed. He let out a long breath, like he’d just been released from an invisible chokehold. Then he laughed, making Gion raise an eyebrow in confusion.“You’re actually going to accept that offer?”Zayne snorted. “I’m not even surprised by her crazy ideas anymore.”“Figures. Bringing Sunny into your house was her idea too, right?” Gion said, and Zayne nodded. “And now she’s asking you to run away with her.”How did Elmy even come up with something like that? Run away? God… it wasn’t a bad
“Why is he here?”Dean shrugged. “I don’t know either.”“How did he even get in? Didn’t my mom forbid him from coming into this house?” Elmy asked, biting her nail anxiously.“Mrs. Isabella was the one who let him in,” Dean replied, leaving Elmy stunned. What was her mother planning now?Without another question, Elmy rushed past Dean, who stood by the doorway. Her hurried footsteps echoed through the corridor as she made her way downstairs. Her heels clicked sharply against the marble floor.Dean followed behind, guiding her toward the living room. When they got there, just like he said—Zayne was really there.“Zayne!”Hearing his name, Zayne turned around. He was wearing a black suit, looking neat and composed. His hair was styled, and rimless glasses framed his face. The corner of his lips lifted into a faint, charming smile.What is he doing here? Elmy wondered.Isabella, who was sitting on the sofa
“Get out of your room right now!” Isabella’s voice rang out, followed by loud banging on the door.“Sweetheart, please come out. It’s been two days—you haven’t eaten anything.” Vincent’s pleading voice was a sharp contrast to Isabella’s harsh, piercing tone.Elmy curled up under the blanket. Her body trembled—not from the cold, but from the anger she was holding back with everything she had. If she let go, she might start screaming… or breaking things.“Open the door, Elmy Jordyn!” Isabella ordered again.No way. She wasn’t coming out until her mother canceled the arrangement with Sebastian. She didn’t care if it made her look childish. If anything, she’d rather run away to her grandmother’s villa again. Better to be alone there than deal with all of this.“If you don’t open this door, I’ll break it down and drag you out myself.”Still no response. Elmy pressed a pillow over her ears.She was beyond disappointed in Isabella. The fact that her mother had once told Sunny to steal Zayne
“I can’t answer that… I… I promised to wait for Zayne, Bastian.” Elmy stammered.Sebastian knew this was the most shocking thing that could ever happen in their lives. Not even once had he imagined he’d be asking something like this of his best friend.He fell silent, watching Elmy, who looked like she was battling something deep inside. Slowly, he pushed himself up from the floor and brushed off his pants. A heavy breath escaped him.“El, you won’t be able to refuse.”“What do you mean?”“You know… this idea existed even before your divorce from Zayne.” Sebastian walked over to the railing, resting both hands on it as he stared straight ahead. “At first, they wanted to set you up with Hiro. But he already made his relationship official with some rich businessman’s daughter.”“So… my parents were the ones who offered this marriage to your family?”“They were just joking. But my father took it seriously.” Sebastian rubbed
Elmy struggled to loosen the restraints binding her, ignoring the stinging pain burning against her skin. The chair she was tied to shook violently until she lost balance and fell face-first onto the floor. Her cheek scraped against the rough, dusty concrete, sending a sharp sting through her fac
“Where’s Zayne?” Elmy asked Lyra, who was pouring coffee into a cup. It wasn’t like Zayne to skip breakfast. Last night, she hadn’t even had the chance to sleep beside him—he’d gone back to his study, and this morning, she couldn’t find him anywhere.Lyra set the teapot down on its tray.
“So you want me to come along to the Tamaguchi family party?” Zayne asked as they had dinner together. He let out a quiet sigh, his gaze sweeping over Elmy, who was waiting for his answer across the table. “You do know the Tamaguchi company is a competitor of mine, right?” Elmy fell sil
“Mom?” Elmy didn’t expect Isabella to show up at her house. The woman brought food and several luxury items with her. Elmy wasn’t sure what this meant, but she hoped it was a good sign. “What are you doing here?”“I just felt like visiting,” Isabella said as she placed her designer bag on the glass







