Lahat ng Kabanata ng Beneath His Cold Vows: Kabanata 271 - Kabanata 280

I watched Edward's hand rest against the edge of the table. His knuckles pressed down. His presentation folder sat open in front of him. The one with the Singapore projections. He'd come in prepared. Confident. Ready to walk this board through a plan he'd built piece by piece. And now he was standi

Edward's POV The silence was unbearable. Edmund's pen hovered. David Park stared at the table. Priya's arms crossed. Vincent looked at his hands. Everyone waited. Alicia's hand stayed flat on the table. Fingers spread. Unmoving. I watched her face. Nothing. No tells. No hints. Just that same

"This isn't normal," she said quietly. "What isn't?" "This. You. Standing there like you have the right." "The right to what?" "To look at me that way." "What way?" "Like you want something." "I do want something." "You can't have it." "Can't I?" "No." "Why not?" "Because you gave it up.

"I do not." "You do. They get mushy." Dad walked into the kitchen. Opened the cabinet. Pulled out the pasta pot. "I'll help," he said. Lily pointed her spoon at him. "You're not allowed to help. You just stand there and critique." "That's called quality control." "That's called being annoying.

I let go of her wrist to reach for it. A notification. Just a calendar reminder: Review Rotterdam and compensation notes. The normalcy of it felt obscene. I stepped back. She followed. “Edward—” “Stop.” “Just listen—” “No. You listen.” She went still. “Stay away from Alicia.” Her eyes nar