She was too weak to finish a full sentence, but her emotions surged violently, her body trembling with spasms.Adora let out a soft laugh. Most of her expression was hidden behind the mask, but the triumphant gleam in her eyes gave away her smug satisfaction.“Obviously, I’m here to see how patheti
Noah couldn’t remember those medical terms, but he knew Ruby was in bad shape.“Yeah, got it.”After ending the call, Louis looked at his wife. “Ruby’s awake. Didn’t you say you wanted to see her?”Adora was genuinely surprised. “She really is tough.”“Not for long. If she had just rested and follow
"What?" Louis' expression stiffened.Adora smiled. "I said there was something between them, but you insisted it was impossible. Now it proves I was right."Louis caught on. "You mean... Laura slept with Nathan?""What are you talking about? They like each other and hit it off naturally." Adora c
On the way back to Nathan’s place, neither of them said a word.But the quieter it got, the thicker the tension became—charged and humming with something unmistakably electric.By the time they were halfway there, Nathan had to roll the windows down just to cool himself off.The moment they stepped
That line—well, it wasn’t hard to figure out who it was aimed at.Nathan suddenly went quiet.Laura continued, “You can look down on that old guy all you want, but he came prepared. “He brought a contract to the date and said if I agreed to marry him, he’d give me a car, a house, designer bags, jew
"And he just slept with you?" Adora was stunned. That was awfully direct!"No!" Laura waved her hands frantically. "He lent me the money and left right after. He said he saw me as a friend and would never think of me that way.""Then how did you two end up…""Later on…" Laura grew hesitant again.