登入Ronnie’s POVThe restraint I had been holding onto completely snapped.Without thinking, without caring about the reporters and other people watching, I spun around, and ran directly toward Nolan.I collided against his solid chest, throwing my arms tightly around his neck. Tears burst from my eyes so fast, soaking his expensive suit jacket.“Thank you,” I muffled into his chest, my voice broken.“Thank you, Nolan…”His guards stood like statues not so far from him.They didn’t even bother trying to hold me back or stop me from hugging him; they simply maintained their positions.Nolan’s large arms slowly came up, wrapping securely around my waist, the movement was more like he was trying to steady me, rather than hugging me back.After a long moment, he gently gripped my shoulders, pulling me back just enough to look down into my teary face. A small smirk stayed on his lips. “I bet this is enough to make you realize that influence supersedes hours of starving yourself,” he murmured,
Ronnie’s POV“We have acquired enough evidence proving that this entire scandal was a setup,” Mr. Eden continued, throwing a thick folder onto the podium. “We have evidence proving that it was one of the company’s own directors who was behind it all, deliberately sharing Miss Caleb’s files to Alpha Tech to frame her. Miss Caleb has suffered immense psychological distress, defamation of character, and unlawful eviction from her corporate lodging. She deserves substantial compensation for being wrongly accused and mistreated.”The Alte Tech lawyer stepped forward. “You should be grateful that the company has decided to pull back the lawsuit, rather than bringing forth false information.”“And who said my information is false?” Mr. Eden defended.“Order!” The judge called from behind his desk, slamming the gavel down.The sharp sound echoed through the courtroom.Instantly, the heated exchange between both lawyers died down.The room fell silent once more.I could hear my own breathing.
Ronnie’s POVI remained in his arms for a long while…Long enough for us to finally get to our destination.The black SUV came to halt right in front of the grand stairs of the courthouse.The engine died, and so did every courage I had gathered when Nolan asked me to get dressed.Kim was the first to step out from the front passenger seat, quickly moving around to open the door for us.The moment I stepped out of the vehicle and into the warmth of the morning sun, reality hit me, the feeling so hard that I had almost thought it to be physical.As we walked up the steps and into the massive and echoing courthouse, my eyes immediately scanned the crowd.It didn’t take long to spot them.Standing near the entrance of the main courtroom was the delegation from Alte Tech Corp.Mr. Maxwell was there, looking as smug as ever, alongside several senior directors and then, the chairman.But what completely paralyzed me was the man standing right beside them… He was dressed in a white and black
Nolan's POV"NO!"The sound tore through the suite so violently that I was already moving before I consciously realized it.I pushed away from the chair in my room, my documents forgotten on the small coffee table as I crossed the demarcation curtain separating our spaces.My heart pounded heavily against my ribs.For one terrifying second, all sorts of possibilities flashed through my mind.Had someone broken in?Was she hurt?I shoved open the door.Ronita stood near the desk, her expression like that of someone that had seen a ghost. Her eyes snapped toward me."They moved it!" she burst out."What?""They moved the hearing!” Her voice cracked. "They told me that the first hearing was going to take place next week!"I frowned immediately. "What hearing are you talking about?""The disciplinary hearing!" She thrust the laptop toward me."But I just got a notification that it's today!"I looked at the notification displayed across the screen.My expression darkened. "What?""I don't
Ronnie's POVI stared at the laptop screen.The words in front of me blurred together until they looked like nothing more than black lines dancing against a white background.I wasn't reading anymore.I wasn't working either.I was pretending.Because every single time I tried to focus on the document I was trying to hack into, my stupid brain insisted on replaying something else entirely.A shirtless Nolan, standing at my doorway without any explanation as to why he had burst into my room looking like he had lost his mind."...What exactly was that?" I muttered to myself.A small laugh escaped me.My fingers paused over the keyboard as a wave of disappointment settled in the pit of my stomach.I had honestly thought that he had returned to... You know...I rolled my eyes internally at the thoughts forming in my mind.I shook my head immediately.Nope.Focus Ronnie! I urged as I adjusted myself in the chair.The soft glow from my laptop illuminated the suite that had grown quieter ove
114 Nolan's POV My eyes remained on hers, and so were her eyes on me. For a moment too long, none of us moved or even said anything. "Come on!" Enzo urged. "What the fuck are you waiting for?" He pressed even harder, almost as though he wanted to slip out of my mind. A heavy lump formed in my throat. Everything else seemed to blur away, leaving me with just Ronita and my howling Lycan pushing me to do something I had craved for the longest. "Thank you," Ronnie whispered, suddenly breaking the silence that had turned into thick tension between us. "Goodnight?" Her tone sounded a bit reluctant, like she was expecting something."Nolan!" Enzo yelled. The next moment, I stood up and stormed out, leaving behind every single thing I had used to treat her. Everything remained in their positions as I stormed towards the washroom and slammed the door harder than I even intended. I could feel the fire in my bones. And that unsettling feeling in the pit of my stomach. I rested my







