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Rose raised a brow, caught somewhere between amusement and pure disgust. Some people truly had no shame at all.Faced with Jessica, regret filled Rose’s heart. She almost regretted coming back last night but the information she got last night and this morning were all worth it.“Why don’t you go right ahead? If your brother calls off the wedding, yeah, I’ll be hurt for a while, but trust me, I’ll get over it and move on.”It was just as she was hurt when she eavesdropped on Cruz’s conversation with Romeo but the pain was healing slowly and she was sure to get over it soon.“Feelings heal with time, and as for money, I’m not short on it, and I’ve never taken a single cent from him, so I don’t see what I’d be losing here.”Jessica stood frozen, mouth half-open. At the same time, envy burned hot in her chest every time her eyes landed on Rose. The girl was beautiful, so beautiful that Jessica had once wanted nothing more than to look exactly like her. Rose might not know but Jessica ha
“Romeo, everything worked out exactly the way we planned. At first I was scared Cruz might actually be in love with the spoiled princess, but once he took me in and introduced me as his sister, he came straight back to make love to me. The spoiled brat doesn’t have a clue.”Rose went ice-cold, the words slamming into her like a physical blow. Was she really a spoiled brat?Yes, she had her family’s love and support, but Rose took her studies seriously and never did anything to put her parents in an uncomfortable position.Aside from when she insisted on getting married to Cruz after he proposed to her, she never disobeyed her finger.The thought of the engagement made her subconsciously look at her ring finger. She would have loved to discard the 10k dollar ring there and then but that would make Cruz suspicious. She would just endure the cold metal on her ring finger for now. What did not add up was Romeo.He was Cruz’s best friend, the same man Cruz had poured his heart out to, adm
Last night, right before Rose walked out, Tristan’s phone lit up with Hailey’s name.“Tris, when are you coming back? There’s a stack of stuff sitting here that needs your signature.”He’d only flown into Chicago for the deal, but once the city lights spread out under the plane he’d decided to check on Rose.The memory of her telling him to stay away still sat cold in his chest, so he’d gone to her father’s office instead.Frederick had looked tired but proud when he talked about how well she was doing and the wedding plans already underway.No one liked the idea of the wedding but slowly, they had began to roll with it, especially when Rose insisted on introducing them to Cruz only on the wedding day.Then Rose’s call had cut through everything, her voice thin when she said Cruz didn’t love her. For one sharp second the ice around Tristan’s heart cracked open and something hot and raw leaked through.When Rose told her father not to come, Frederick’s face had gone gray with worry, an
The second Rose crossed the threshold into the bedroom the air itself felt different, heavier, like the walls had soaked up every lie and now pressed them back against her skin.Nothing between them could stay the way it used to, not after everything she had uncovered. She gathered fresh clothes and stepped into the bathroom, quietly turning the lock with a soft click that echoed louder than it should have.She had never locked that door before but now, it was necessary.Warm water cascaded over her shoulders, steam rising in thick clouds that clung to her skin and fogged the glass, yet her heart still drew tight in her chest.Outside the door the handle rattled once, then again. Cruz had never tried to walk in while she showered, but now that his pregnant girlfriend sat downstairs in the living room, was he really about to step into the spray with her?The thought alone turned her stomach, sour and sharp. More than anything she needed an excuse, any excuse, to stop coming to this pla
Cruz’s phone lit up with Jessica’s name while he was still in the penthouse, and the sight of it sent a jolt straight through his chest. He didn’t wait.He grabbed his keys, left the cool quiet of the high-rise behind, and slid behind the wheel of his car. The drive to the office building took forty minutes of thick city traffic.The second Jessica spotted him in the doorway she crossed the space in three long strides, threw her arms around his neck, and crushed her mouth to his.Her body trembled against him, warm and desperate, the faint citrus of her perfume mixing with the salt of fresh tears. When he finally eased back, her face crumpled.“Cruz.” Her voice cracked. “Dad found out about the baby. He’s demanding we get married right now.” Tears spilled down her cheeks and her eyes went wide with panic. “I know you’ve got some plan cooking, but I don’t know what the hell to do. I can’t go home.”Cruz’s fingers curled into hard fists at his sides, knuckles whitening. He couldn’t risk
“Dad, I don’t want to. Another woman is pregnant with his child.” Rose’s voice came out thin and strained, the words hanging heavy in the quiet living room like they weighed more than the air around them.Frederick’s expression hardened instantly, the lines around his mouth deepening, but he refused to back down even a little. “Answer it, or I’ll find him wherever he is.” Rose stared at her father helplessly, the phone still vibrating in her hand. She tried to bargain, voice soft but urgent. “You have to promise to remain quiet.” Frederick’s jaw tightened until a muscle jumped near his ear. After a long, tense moment he gave her his word with a single tight nod. Rose answered the call and immediately heard Cruz’s worried voice, the familiar low tone sliding into her ear and making her stomach twist. “Rose, where are you? I thought we agreed we needed to talk after I got back.” Her teeth clenched together hard enough that her jaw ached. “And I told you I had to see my dad.” “Ok







