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Chapter 37

Auteur: Tianah
last update Date de publication: 2026-05-23 03:26:44

I was at the studio before anyone else the next morning. The lights were still off when I arrived. I didn't bother turning them all on. Just the one in my office. I dropped my bag on my desk and sat down slowly, folded my hands in front of me, and just sat in the silence for a while. No sewing machines humming, no voices from the fitting room, and no music playing from somebody’s speaker like usual. And honestly, I preferred it that way. I needed that peace before I started work. Last night wit
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    The pressure became real after we secured Meridian Hall. It wasn't exactly scary, it just felt real in a way that it hadn't before. The fashion exhibition was less than a month away now and suddenly every single day mattered. Every design adjustment, every model selection, every meeting carried weight that it didn't have two weeks ago. I could feel it in the way I woke up each morning already thinking about the next task before my feet even touched the floor.By the next morning, I was at the studio earlier than usual. The space already felt busier the moment I walked in. Sketches covered almost every available surface. Fabric samples were stacked in corners and across the fitting tables. Maya had three tabs open on her laptop while talking to one of the junior designers, with that specific energy she gets when the measurements aren't adding up."Why are these numbers different?" she asked, holding up two sheets.The poor girl blinked nervously. "I… I thought…""Well. You thought wron

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    I kept looking at Ethan after asking the question. For a second, he didn’t answer immediately. He leaned back slightly against the couch like he was thinking carefully about how to explain it."It wasn’t terrible," he said eventually. "At least not at first.""Chloe and I dated for about two years," he continued.I didn't say anything. I just held my wine glass and listened."It was good in the beginning," he continued. "We got along well. Our families knew each other. Her mum and my mum have been close friends for years so it wasn't a strange thing."I nodded slowly. That explained a lot actually."But honestly? We just weren’t compatible long-term," he said. I frowned slightly. "What do you mean?"Ethan rubbed the back of his neck slowly."It didn't make sense for either of us anymore and when I relocated, everything changed. Chloe said she couldn’t do long-distance.” He shrugged lightly. "And maybe she was right because we started wanting different things."Something about the way

  • Wanting my best friend’s brother    Chapter 38

    The second venue was about twenty minutes drive away from the first one. I typed the address into my GPS and my phone buzzed on the passenger seat. It was Maya.[Maya: How was the first venue?]I smiled slightly and another message came in before I could type back.[Maya: Don’t fall in love with the first option just because it looks pretty.][Me: Too late. It’s already competing for my attention. I’m going to check the second one now. Will update you after.]Her reply came immediately.[Maya: Mrs Lawson just arrived. Pray for me.]I laughed out loud before pulling out of the parking lot and just like that, the tension in my shoulders eased a little. I had been driving for about ten minutes when I noticed it a car behind me. It was nothing unusual at first because the car was not close enough to feel obvious but just consistent enough to catch my attention. Every time I changed lanes, it changed lanes. When I slowed slightly, it slowed too. I glanced in my rearview mirror again and my

  • Wanting my best friend’s brother    Chapter 37

    I was at the studio before anyone else the next morning. The lights were still off when I arrived. I didn't bother turning them all on. Just the one in my office. I dropped my bag on my desk and sat down slowly, folded my hands in front of me, and just sat in the silence for a while. No sewing machines humming, no voices from the fitting room, and no music playing from somebody’s speaker like usual. And honestly, I preferred it that way. I needed that peace before I started work. Last night with Ethan had helped a little even though the feeling was still there. I leaned back in my chair and closed my eyes briefly. I kept asking myself the same questions.How did we get here? How did two people who once felt inseparable suddenly become strangers forcing politeness?The office door opened softly. I looked up and saw Maya standing there with coffee in one hand and her bag in the other. She saw me sitting there in the half-light and stopped. Her brows lifted immediately. "Wow…You're here

  • Wanting my best friend’s brother    Chapter 36

    I held it together all the way back to the studio. Maya didn’t say anything after we left ModelLuxe, and I was grateful for that because I honestly didn’t trust myself to speak without breaking apart. My mind kept replaying that hallway scene over and over again like a punishment.“I actually don't have time to talk right now. I'm meeting Chloe for lunch and I don’t want to keep her waiting.”Those simple words had cut deeper than anything else that happened that day. Because it wasn’t about the words alone, it was what it meant. That used to be Anabel and me, and now somehow it wasn’t anymore, I had been replaced with Chloe.I stared out the car window the entire ride, pretending I was fine when in reality, I was barely holding myself together. By the time we got back to StyledbyLin, I stepped out before Maya could even come around."Lin…" Maya called softly, "Are you…""I’m okay," I said quickly.But even to me, it didn’t sound convincing.I walked straight through the studio, ignor

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  • Wanting my best friend’s brother    Chapter 10

    I almost didn't go.I sat on the edge of my bed, staring at my phone. I was already dressed in a beautiful emerald green dress that hugged my body perfectly. My makeup was flawless, my hair was styled, and I looked stunning. But inside, I felt like I was falling apart. I was having cold feet.I did

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  • Wanting my best friend’s brother    Chapter 9

    I barely slept that night after Maya left. I kept thinking about what Maya said about the party. The party is in two days. Just two more days, and I'd have to face both Ethan and Anabel in the same room. How was I supposed to do that? My mind kept running through different versions of what to do at

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  • Wanting my best friend’s brother    Chapter 8

    I woke up to my phone ringing the next morning. My eyes were swollen from crying all night, and my body felt heavy like I hadn't slept at all. I searched for my phone on the couch and saw Anabel's name on my phone’s screen.My heart stopped. For a second I thought Ethan had shown up at her place an

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  • Wanting my best friend’s brother    Chapter 11

    I reached for a glass of wine from a passing server and took a long sip, to give my hands something to do and to calm my nerves down."So… you came, " a voice said softly behind me.I turned slightly and saw Ethan standing next to me. My heart raced. I opened my mouth to respond, but the words woul

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