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DANIELLE'S POV "That was you?" Jacinta asked, stunned.She never would have imagined that the woman standing before her was the same roommate they had shared a room with years ago in college. Everything Danielle had revealed over the past hour had left her deeply shaken, and she felt a chill run through her body.Talk about the past coming back around when least expected!Everything suddenly made sense to Jacinta. She now understood why Danielle had been so obsessed with ruining Elena's happiness. She also understood why Danielle wanted to tear apart the friendship she and Elena had built over the years.After college, she and Elena had only talked about their former roommate once. Life had not remained as perfect as it seemed back then, especially for Jacinta, who had spent years struggling to take care of herself.Do you remember our college roommate?" Jacinta asked Elena one night when stayed over at her apartment. As usual, they had settled into one of their long late-night conv

ELENA'S POV Elena, would you mind picking up the sheets we dropped off at Tessa's cleaning shop?"Grace asked after I finished my morning chores.Of course," I replied without a second thought.Thank you, Elena. I was trying to figure out how to get over there myself, but Hudson and I are planning to spend some time playing games together, Grace explained.I grinned, genuinely warmed by the affection they had for each other.Over the past month, I had learned a lot of things that completely changed the way I viewed certain situations. I already knew that Jane Hudson could be cruel, but what I discovered made me realize just how cold-hearted she had truly been. She had done everything possible to come between Grace and Hudson ,but in the end, Mr. Hudson found his way back to the woman he genuinely loved. Since then, their bond and love had only grown stronger.Sometimes, I wished the love between Adrian and me was strong enough to keep us together the way it had for Mr. Hudson and Gra

ELENA'S POV “Are you okay, Ele?” Grace asked later that night.I flinched slightly at the name “Ele” because it was what only Adrian used to call me. Thankfully, Grace didn’t notice my reaction, and I was relieved because if she had, she would have asked questions I wouldn’t know how to answer.Unfortunately, I couldn’t stop thinking about Mr. Hudson’s decision to attend Noah’s funeral in Adrian’s city.My thoughts had drifted in every direction, and I let them take over completely, so much that I didn’t even realize Grace had walked into the kitchen. I was wiping down the counter and doing a bit of light cleaning before heading to bed after dinner.I snapped out of it and turned to her. “Yes, I’m fine,” I said. I was only a little troubled, but I couldn’t bring myself to tell her that.“Are you sure? You’ve been acting strange, and I noticed you didn’t eat as much as you usually do at dinner Grace observed.I wondered how she managed to pay such close attention to Mr. Hudson all the

DANIELLE'S POV Come in, it’s quite late, Danielle said, pulling the door open wider for Adrian to step inside.Danielle still couldn’t figure out what he was doing at her place in the middle of the night. This behavior was so unlike him.She closed the door and turned around, noticing Adrian had already dropped into a chair, looking exhausted.Are you okay? Danielle asked. “Should I get you some wine?”A glass of water is fine. I think I’m a little shaken up, Adrian answered.“I’ll be right back, Danielle said and quickly went into the kitchen.A while later, Danielle returned with a glass of water and handed it to Adrian. He drank it quickly, like he had been very thirsty.As she watched him, Danielle felt a rush of mixed emotions. Seeing him so vulnerable brought back a lot of memories. It reminded her of the secret Reid once hinted at, the one Adrian was supposedly hiding from the world. That thought gave her a strange sense to take advantage of him.It also dragged her back to t

ADRIAN'S POV I woke up feeling better than I did the day before, all thanks to Danielle and the comfort she always gave me when I needed someone to lean on.The night before had been the most painful I had ever gone through. Honestly, I still felt sore inside, but it wasn’t as heavy as it had been yesterday, because of her. She was the only person I could think to turn to , Danielle had always been there. More importantly, Sophie trusted and liked her so much that she wouldn’t have to push too hard before getting the information Adrian needed.Adrian had two goals: make sure Sophie’s theater never harmed anyone again, and find out who her boyfriend was. Adrian was in pain, but if this was someone Sophie truly loved , and judging from what he saw the night before, there was clearly something between them, he knew he had to meet him. He wanted to set his rules from the start and make it clear the boy must never ask Sophie to sneak out again. Adrian intended to keep a close watch over t