The Enemy Vow のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 5

E L A R AJulian Hartmann.The name alone would make my father's jaw clench. Our families had been enemies for as long as I could remember, something about my grandfather and his, a business deal that collapsed and a friendship that never recovered.I don't know.The details are fuzzy, but the hatred was very clear.If I wanted someone Father couldn't control, someone powerful enough to protect me, someone Father would hate...I know it's insane.Completely insane.But as I stared at Julian Hartmann's photo in the article, his ice-blue eyes, sharp jawline, the hint of a sardonic smile, I remembered something.A debate, from years ago.Seven years ago, when I was finishing my MBA at Columbia, he had been a guest lecturer, though I had no idea of who he was at the time.We had debated on corporate ethics and responsibility, I challenged every point he made, and he challenged right back, and for the first time in my life, someone had treated my ideas like they mattered.At the end, he sa

E L A R AI somehow made it back to the main gallery without my legs giving up on me.My heart was pounding so hard I thought everyone could hear it.But wait, he said yes.Julian Hartmann said yes.I grabbed my champagne tray with shaking hands and tried to blend back in with the other servers, but my mind was spinning.Three days.I had just three days to prepare for this, to figure out what terms I wanted, to make sure I wasn't making the biggest mistake of my life."There you are!" The catering manager appeared at my elbow, looking annoyed."Where have you been? We're short on the east side." He asked."Sorry, someone asked for directions to the restroom," I lied."Well, get moving. And take these to the VIP section."I nodded and grabbed a fresh tray, moving through the crowd like I was on autopilot mode.My mind kept replaying the conversation with Julian.The way he had looked at me with those ice blue eyes of his. The way he had remembered our debate from seven years ago."You