Please, call me Auntie のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 111 - チャプター 120

112. Soraya🍒“Stay a little longer,” I whispered against his chest, my voice still heavy with sleep.The sun had just begun to rise, thin golden light slipping through the curtains as Thane shifted beside me, already preparing to get out of bed. I wasn’t ready to let go of him yet. He chuckled and wrapped his arms around me again, pulling me closer for just a moment longer.“I wish I could,” he murmured, pressing a kiss into my hair. “But I have a meeting with Sage Production that I can’t miss.”I groaned in protest when he finally loosened his hold. “You're no fun,” I whisper before turning onto my side, tugging the covers over my head, blocking out the sunlight that felt far too cheerful for how quickly he was leaving.The room grew quiet again after he was gone.When I woke up the next time, nearly two hours had passed. The sun was higher now, brighter. I lay there for a moment, staring at the ceiling, not sure what my next move of the day would be. Aft

114. TheoI've read somewhere that knowing where you belong is an integral part of who you are. I've always thought I knew who I was, but recent events have proven me wrong. I mean, I've always known that something happened to my mother, and that's why I was raised with my grandparents, but I wasn't expecting me not to be their blood grandson.The Sage family has always been my home. It wasn't just a place that I lived, it was my refuge, my peace. The shiny marble floor was where I used to slide across in only my socks. The big home library built in my honor was where Grandma would find me, fallen asleep with a book open on my chest. In this kitchen, the chef would sneak me snacks before dinner. This was my family, my home, my life, a life that I worked hard on building. I grew up knowing these people were my blood, only to find out that we were nothing but strangers, no, not strangers, I was the odd man out since I didn't belong here. I stood in front

116. Soraya🍒“Mind telling me why my wife is getting flowers from other men?” His voice boomed from the bedroom door.I didn’t look up at first. I was stretched across the bed in a purple silk robe, one leg bent, a book open in my hands, a glass of wine resting on the nightstand. My hair was loosely tied up, soft strands brushing my neck. After the morning I had, this break is exactly what I need, very peaceful. “ It could be a woman who's sending them as her appreciation, who knows?” I said to him, before I glanced up slowly and froze. He was standing just inside the room, suit jacket gone, tie loosened, jaw tight. In his hand, a bouquet of white lilies was crushed.He walked forward slowly, in control. “Who sent them?”I blinked and acted innocent. “Sent what?”He tossed the flowers onto the bed beside me. A petal fell onto my thigh, and I picked it up, closing my eyes before bringing it to my nose.“These,” he pointed to the fallen lilies.My lips par

118. JoyJasper kicked me out of the house a couple of days ago, soon after I was served with divorce papers, and the bastard wants me to walk away with nothing, nothing! That's not going to happen. I will get something on my way out. I did not put in all this work to go back where I started. No, Jasper was my golden ticket when I knew that my relationship with Adam Pierce wasn't going anywhere; his family would never let him marry a girl with no background, so I had to move fast. Jasper became my goal, so working with his mother wasn't impossible, but when the bitch got herself thrown in jail, I knew I had to move fast, but I didn't know where she hid the information. Hence, the reason I'm sitting across from the woman with a thick glass between us is that she looks smaller than before. She had wrinkled and tired eyes. It's as if she had aged faster in there than she was outside, but her eyes are still sharp and dangerous. “ You said you had proof

120. Thane🎼My morning has been nothing but meetings, one after another, back-to-back, suffocating conversations about numbers, contracts, and power plays, no breaks, no fresh air, not even time to loosen my tie. I hate those busy mornings. By the time I stepped out of the last conference room, my jaw was aching from clenching my teeth. I was happy to be back in my office with the door closed, and I could finally relax and take a deep breath. So when my phone buzzed on the desk, I almost didn't look at it, thinking it was Erik calling to bother me with another work thing, but it buzzed again and again. I reached for it, only to find the group chat lighting up. I relaxed a bit when I saw the messages. Theo, “ Boys’ night pool bar by eight pm. No excuses”Thomas” Finally, I need a drink after today.” Derrick: “ Loser buys the first round.” Luke was out of town, so that he would miss tonight. I let a slight smirk pull at my lips for the first time all day,