Lahat ng Kabanata ng PAINT ME NAKED: Kabanata 191 - Kabanata 200

“Geez… Why does it always have to be like this?” she muttered under her breath, annoyance sharpening her tone when her eyes landed on the man seated at the counter, speaking with the bartender in the hotel bar.After taking a shower, she had originally planned to head to the hotel restaurant for lun

She released a deep breath, forcing her gaze away from Sacred’s piercing eyes and lowering it to the wine glass cradled between her fingers. The liquid shimmered under the dim bar light, a dark, blood-like red, and her own reflection trembled faintly on its surface. She debated whether she should te

“Well, actually, he tried to sell the house he inherited from Pops,” Lee began, his tone matter-of-fact, as though recalling a simple business transaction. “But I couldn’t bring myself to take it. That house was left for him; it was Pops’ last gift for him, and it never felt right for me to claim it

At nine o’clock the next morning, Calley stirred awake. She reached for her phone, squinting at the screen. An email notification blinked at her— it came from Felicia Zodiac. Her heartbeat quickened as she opened it.Dear Calley, I’m glad you made it! I am sending someone to the Fern Garden Hotel t

She lowered her gaze to his hands on the steering wheel. The veins in his knuckles and forearms stood out, a hard, visible proof that he did not want her there. She could feel his anger in the way his fingers crushed the wheel. She would not have been surprised if the steering column snapped under t