KAREN Inside my car, I was shocked at myself for having the guts to talk to Devon like that. I worried he would be angry and might do something stupid. I wouldn't be surprised if I went home and saw him waiting for me there. But no matter what, I still loved him. My love for him was deep and pure. If only he could have seen my love for what it was and not as a pretense. I decided I must win back his love. He had loved me before, and he could do it again. All I had to do was look for evidence to prove my innocence and show him how deeply I loved him. Where did I start in proving myself innocent, I thought? I had to start somewhere. I began by searching his office. That seemed like the only clue. Maybe he misplaced a file and mistakenly thought I stole it. I remembered going to his office shortly before he started hating me. It didn't matter what, but I had to try from somewhere anyway, so I made up my mind. I parked the car in front of my house, but I didn'

KARENThe next day, I woke up as usual and had a quick breakfast. I decided to visit Devon at the office. Of course, the main reason I was visiting was because I wanted to find an opportunity to look around his office to see if I can find anything useful. His office was a full thirty minutes drive away, one of the most beautiful skyscrapers the city had to offer, and his office was at the penthouse. I had taken it for granted that because of our relationship, I'd have unrestricted access to his office, but that didn't seem to be the case. I was stopped by a pretty receptionist as I tried to get on the private lift that went directly to his office. "Hello, Miss. No unauthorized personalities are allowed up here; whatever you have could be settled here," she said politely on the surface, but I could feel the disdain in her voice. "I'm sorry; I'm looking for the CEO," I replied with a smile. The girl looked at me as if I were mad. "You're looking for the CEO? Are you

KAREN   It was Sunday, I woke up glad to be free from work at least. I decided to go over to Alice's house to spend a little time with her I had nothing to do anyway.     Stretching a bit till my sore joints popped, I headed off to the bathroom. If I stayed motivated, I could go throughy daily beauty routine. My thoughts on motivation didn't last long though, as Devon’s call came in, cutting my thought process, and as usual, sending my heart pounding in a mixture of fear and anticipation at what he would say next.        "Hello, my little Karen." His voice sounded cold. Why had I expected otherwise?        "Devon, how are you doing?" I asked sincerely.       "Don't act as if you care; I'm good anyway. Your betrayal didn't manage to get to my heart just as you have wished for," he replied.     &nb

DEVON   Outside the hotel, inside a small coffee shop that was opposite it, I sat calmly by a window overlooking the hotel, waiting for my men to bring news for me.       "Indeed, I had purposely set Karen up so she would sleep with Wilson and try to obtain any relevant information. Women have always been men's weakness, and he knows how to employ them well. And in the case of Keran, she is already with them anyway."      My phone rang, snapping me out of my thoughts. "Hello, what's the situation?" I answered coldly.      "Boss, she ran out of the private dining room and didn't look violated. Mr. Wilson was lying on the ground in pain, holding his crotch area. I'm sure you can guess what happened," he said carefully.      So she still chooses to pretend. She doesn't want to sleep with him, right? Perhaps I will find another

LAURA  It was raining heavily outside. There was a knock on the door. I went to open it.     "Who is there?"      "It's me," the person answered from outside. It was Stephan's voice, so I opened the door.     "What are you doing here at this time, Stephan, and why did you come with the rain?" I scolded.     "Sorry, but I didn't mean to. The rain caught me on the way," he replied nonchalantly.     "What do you want?" I asked.     "I want to inform you that the plan is working out perfectly," he replied leisurely.     "Is that all? How can you be here at this time just to tell me this?" I mocked.     "You are indeed smart," he said while pulling off his raincoat and carelessly placing i