Todos os capítulos de His Perfect Mistake : Capítulo 11 - Capítulo 20

By Wednesday, the entire Anderson mansion had turned into something resembling a fashion showroom.Bianca stood in the middle of Victoria's sitting room, surrounded by garment bags in every shade of gold, emerald, and deep blue, and tried, for the third time, to make her point gently."Ma'am, I really can buy my own dress."Victoria, Ethan's mum didn't look up from the rack she was flipping through, though her voice carried its usual warmth. "I'm sure you can, dear.""I don't want you going through all this trouble on my account.""It's no trouble at all." Victoria held up a deep green gown against the light, studying it carefully. "Let an old woman enjoy herself a little."Bianca smiled despite herself. "You're not old.""Flattery." Victoria glanced at her, amused. "You'll go far in this family.""I only meant...""I know what you mean." Victoria set the gown down and turned to face her properly. "Bianca, you aren't just representing yourself Friday night. You're representing two fami

The Al Noor Charity Gala arrived faster than either of them expected.By early evening, luxury cars had already begun lining up outside Dubai's most prestigious hotel, their headlights sweeping across a crowd of photographers and reporters packed three deep behind the velvet ropes.Inside her room, Bianca stood in front of the mirror, smoothing down the front of a blush pink gown Victoria had chosen for her weeks ago. Her hair fell in soft waves over one shoulder, and for the first time in longer than she could remember, she didn't immediately start searching her reflection for something wrong.Elena stepped up behind her, gently adjusting the clasp of her necklace."There." Elena smiled at her daughter's reflection. "Perfect.""Mum, it's crooked." Bianca muttered. "It's not crooked. You're nervous."Bianca let out a breath. "Is it that obvious?""Only to me." Elena rested both hands on her shoulders, meeting her eyes in the mirror. "You don't need to become someone else tonight. Jus

Ethan let himself into his apartment a little past one in the morning, jacket already halfway off his shoulders when his phone started ringing.Daisy.He answered on the second ring, dropping the jacket over the back of a chair. "Hey."Her voice came through shaking before she even said hello properly. "I saw the pictures."Ethan closed his eyes. "Daisy!""You looked happy, Ethan." Her voice cracked. "In the pictures. You looked really happy.""They don't mean what you think they mean.""They looked real.""They have to look real. That's the whole point." He rubbed a hand over his face, exhaustion catching up with him all at once. "If it doesn't look convincing, my father pulls everything back. You know what's riding on this."Silence stretched on the other end, thin and trembling."So am I losing you?" Her voice barely made it above a whisper."No." He said it fast, firm, already moving toward his study. "No, you're not. Give me one second.""Ethan!" Daisy pouted her lips."One secon

"I'll be there in twenty minutes," he said.The drive across Dubai felt longer than it should have. By the time he pulled into the parking garage of Victor's building, his hands had gone clammy against the steering wheel, and he couldn't decide if it was anger or fear that is making his chest tight. Victor himself stood by the window, back turned, holding a glass of wine like they were about to discuss the weather instead of Daniel's entire world falling apart."You've been wasting your time," Victor said, not looking at him.Daniel's jaw clenched. "I was trying to fix the situation.""No." Victor finally turned, wine still in his hand. "You were trying to fix your pride."The words landed because they were true, and Daniel hated Victor for seeing it so clearly."So what do you want?" Daniel kept his voice level. "Another apology? Another excuse?""I want you to accept something." Victor walked to his desk, each step measured and deliberate. "You've already lost Bianca. The sooner you

The morning sun streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Ellington Group's lobby as Bianca stepped inside, coffee in hand, already mentally running through the day's schedule. Meetings, training sessions, more meetings. The routine had become familiar over the past few weeks, and she'd grown comfortable with it.Her phone buzzed as she reached the elevators. HR Department: Please stop by our office when you arrive. Just a quick check-in.She frowned slightly but didn't think much of it. Probably more onboarding paperwork. There was always more onboarding paperwork. The elevator doors slid open. She stepped inside and pressed the button for the seventh floor.The HR corridor was quiet when she arrived, Bianca walked toward the reception desk, preparing her polite smile. Then she heard the voice. "Bianca Ellington!" She barely had time to turn before someone collided with her in a hug so enthusiastic it nearly knocked her backward."Verity?" Bianca laughed, the sound surprising