LOGINOliviaThe drive to the hospital felt endless.My fingers trembled around the steering wheel as I weaved through traffic, my heart pounding so violently that every beat echoed in my ears. I had barely been able to think straight ever since Sam's frantic phone call."Mom is in the hospital..."Those four words had been enough to drain every ounce of color from my face.I kept replaying them over and over again during the drive, praying silently that I wouldn't be too late... praying that whatever had happened wasn't as bad as my imagination kept making it.By the time I arrived, I hurried through the hospital corridors, searching for the ward number Sam had given me.Please...Please be okay.I reached the door, and without wasting another second, I pushed it open.The first thing I saw was my mother.She lay quietly on the hospital bed, her eyes closed peacefully as if she were only taking a nap.Beside her sat Sam. The moment he noticed me, he immediately stood."Sis..."My feet carr
JasmineThe key slid into the lock with a soft click. For a brief second, I frowned.The door wasn't fully shut."What the..."I slowly pushed the door open. The sight that greeted me made me stop dead in my tracks."What the hell?"The living room looked as if a hurricane had swept through it.The couch had been shoved halfway across the room, one of its cushions ripped open, with the stuffing spilling onto the floor. The coffee table had been overturned, its legs sticking awkwardly into the air.The shelves had been emptied, their contents scattered everywhere. Books lay torn and trampled, picture frames had been smashed, and broken pieces of glass glittered beneath the afternoon sunlight pouring through the windows.Even the cabinet doors had been flung open.Everything had been turned upside down.I stood frozen at the entrance.What was the meaning of this?How did someone get inside?I had personally locked Carl's apartment after his death. I still had the keys. So how had someo
AxelThe soft click of the lock echoed through the apartment as I pushed the door open.I stepped aside."Go on."Olivia walked in without hesitation."Thank you," she said quietly.She slipped off her shoes and headed straight for the kitchen, leaving me standing by the entrance for a brief moment.Closing the door behind us, I picked up the bag from the hospital and made my way toward her bedroom.I placed the bag beside the bed. Just then, footsteps sounded behind me, and I turned.Olivia walked into the bedroom carrying a bottle of red wine in one hand and two wine glasses in the other.She lifted the bottle slightly."A drink?""I..." I was just about to answer when my phone vibrated in my pocket.I pulled it out.Derek.I answered immediately."What is it?""Sir, everything is ready for the Sterling and Hawthorne Capital partnership. The legal department has finished reviewing it, and all the final revisions have been incorporated. The only thing left is your signature."My gaz
AxelA few days later...I heard the sharp, furious voice coming from inside before I even got to the door."...How can you even say that, Olivia?!"I slowed my steps as I approached the hospital ward."...After everything he's done to you!"Another voice answered, much quieter."Ella, please..."Without wasting another second, I pushed the door open, and the room fell silent.Olivia sat propped up against the hospital bed, dressed in simple clothes instead of a hospital gown, her overnight bag resting beside the bed. Though the color had returned to her face over the past few days, she still looked fragile.Standing beside her was Ella.The moment Olivia saw me, she instinctively straightened, her eyes settling on mine.Ella turned. The instant our gazes met, anger flashed across her face. Her eyes blazed with undisguised fury, sharp enough to make it seem like she wanted to tear me apart with her bare hands.She planted both hands on her hips and laughed bitterly."You actually have
Axel"You know better than to call me during this period, Derek."The moment I answered the phone, I stepped to the balcony and quietly slid the glass door shut behind me."Especially when Jasmine is here," I continued coldly. "I told you I was taking the day off.""I'm sorry, Sir," Derek apologized immediately. "I just received urgent news, and I had to inform you."I pinched the bridge of my nose."Couldn't this 'urgent news' wait until tomorrow?"A brief silence stretched between us before he answered. "I'm afraid not, Sir.""What is it?""I just received word that Miss Olivia has been admitted to the hospital."I frowned. "The hospital? Is she sick? What happened?"Derek hesitated. "It's worse than that. She... she attempted to harm herself."Everything inside me froze. "What?""She's currently hospitalized."What the hell?! Olivia tried to take her own life?"Send me the address. I'm on my way."I ended the call just as I heard a soft voice behind me."Axel?"I turned around.Jas
Olivia Mrs. Jackson calmly looked at me again. There was no anger, hatred, or cold glare in her expression… just sadness.An overwhelming sadness that had hollowed her eyes.She slowly turned back toward Liam.Neither of us spoke.I hesitated before finally taking a careful step into the room, then another, and another, until I stood beside his bed.The sight before me shattered what little strength I had left.Liam lay perfectly still.His eyes remained closed peacefully, almost as if he were simply taking an afternoon nap.If not for the oxygen tube resting beneath his nose, the IV lines disappearing beneath the blankets, and the heart monitor beside him producing its steady, rhythmic beeps… I could have convinced myself he was merely sleeping.His complexion looked too pale, and his lips lacked their usual warmth.Seeing someone who had once smiled so brightly… who had always been
OliviaI shoved Axel hard with all my strength and fled toward my apartment building.The night air felt colder now, biting against my skin, but it did nothing to cool the anger burning in my chest.Why would he do that?Why would he kiss me like that, as if I were nothing more than something he co
AxelI stepped out of the car and straightened my jacket, my gaze lifting instinctively toward Olivia's apartment complex.I reached into my pocket and pulled out my phone, and just as I was about to dial her number, she appeared, stepping out onto the pavement. For a split second, the world seemed
OliviaElla’s hand tightened around my wrist the moment we stepped inside the club.“Oh my God,” she gushed, eyes wide and sparkling as neon lights washed over her face. “This is Echelon. Do you know how hard it is to get into this place? Only a handful of people even have access.”I slowed my step
OliviaI sat there with my fingers crossed so tightly they were starting to ache, my knee bouncing uncontrollably beneath the desk as I stared intensely at my laptop, waiting for the page to load.Come on.Come on, please.I leaned closer, as if that might somehow help, my breath caught in my chest







