Semua Bab Eve's Temptation: Bound By His Obsession: Bab 11 - Bab 20

-Eve-The set was chaos. Crew members moved around, wheeling lights into place and setting camera rigs on tripods while the sun casted long shadows on the cobbled street.Ana barked instructions from behind her clipboard, barely looking up. Alex hovered nearby, phone glued to his ears, while Monica paced in heels that seemed to do more harm than good for her feet.“Hey! Watch the cable!” A production assistant snapped as she dragged a coil of wire across the stones.“Sorry.” I murmured, wiping my palms on my jeans, trying not to look as useless as I felt.I walked over to Ana. “About Mr Kingston and Siena, you said they had history, what kind? Did they date?” I blurted casually, too casually.Goddamn it, Eve. What the hell are you thinking?She shot me a look. “No, they did not date. Don’t you know Dominic doesn’t do relationships?” Something about those words made my stomach twist.She continued walking, I followed. “Now, never speak of Mr Kingston again, and one more thing,” she turn

-Eve-“Jesus Christ, Eve!” Sal began as soon as I entered the apartment. “I’ve been blowing up your phone all evening. I was starting to think you'd gotten the lead role for that commercial.”I tugged off my shoes, letting them drop to the floor with a dull thud, then kept walking.“Now’s not the time, Sal,” I said, breath shaky as I stormed past her to my room.She followed me. “What happened? Are you alright?”My chest tightened. God, I was so tired of hearing that question over and over again.“I’m fine,” I said flatly.“No, you’re not,” she insisted, standing in the doorway, “Talk to me.”Talk to her about what? That my boss was probably sleeping with Siena Coleman and I was somehow pissed? Or that my team leader kissed me and then regretted it?Everything in me screamed, and I just couldn’t take it anymore. “Can you just leave me alone? Stop trying to fix things!” I spat.Now I wasn’t just upset, I was projecting.The silence that followed was deafening. I didn’t mean it, not like

-Eve-Sally crossed the line.That was all I could think as I stormed through the reception area.“Eve!” I heard her yell through the tinging pulse in my ears. But I couldn’t care less.I caught my reflection in the glass window of a random store, red eyes, trembling lips. I barely recognized myself.God, why did I always let that woman get to me? Why did I still crave her approval after everything she had done?Tears stung my eyes but I wiped them away quickly, furious at myself for even crying.“You’re fine,” I whispered under my breath. “You’re fine. Just breathe.”But I wasn’t fine. Not even close.I took the escalator down and pushed through the exit doors into the open street. The air outside hit me like a slap. Cold and warm at once, carrying the scent of polluted rain.The whole world suddenly felt too loud. Rain, horns, binding lights, and footsteps all crashing together until I wanted to scream. These thick glass walls had muffled all that chaos.All I knew was I needed to g

-Dominic-I admit, my words had been a little too much these few days.And I owed that to my Uncle Jon. I knew I shouldn’t have let him get to me. After all, it was just a nearly sabotaged shoot. But when I received a call from my father the same day, all hell let loose.“Are you trying to sink this company? Listen to your uncle, I’ve already talked to the board, and I want you to know that you have no backing. So stand down this instant.” He had said that day.I had gritted my teeth so hard till my jaws hurt. Yet, it couldn’t take away the pain of being sidelined by your father and his brother, as if you were nothing more than just an outsider.The elevator gently hummed as we ascended to the executive floor. My assistant was saying something, her tone sharp and loud, as if it weren’t already enough. Unfortunately, I wasn’t listening.All I could think of was Eve.When iI saw her yesterday, she was pale as death, smiling with a practiced smile, pretending like everything was alright,

-Dominic-“Your caddie?” The words left my sharper than I intended.Their heads turned, I blinked, and Grace blinked. Siena smiled smugly.Caddie? How did she?“Funny story, she’s actually a model, she was doing a shoot at the clubhouse and I jokingly asked her to be my caddie.” He gestured for her to come closer, “and she agreed in a heartbeat.”“Why?” I blurted.“Why not?” She shrugged with a grin, “I mean I’ve always wanted to be on a golf course.”Before I could say more, Victor let out a hearty laugh. “Well if she knows how to hold a club, let her.” Then they both laughed.Of course he’d find this charming.Without warning, Grace made her way to my side, fingers brushing my arm like she had the right. “I think the dads should be on the same team.” She smiled.“This isn’t a team sport.” I retorted.She gave me a small shrug, “Doesn’t matter. I should be by your side anyway.”I ignored her after that, adjusting my hold on the club, gaze fixed on the pin. She was clearly trying to b