Todos os capítulos de Dear EX: Capítulo 21 - Capítulo 30

Nina’s POV"Amelia!" I choked out, my heart dropping straight into my stomach. I quickly yanked my hand back off Julianna’s fingers and practically threw myself against the back of the leather booth.Julianna didn't even flinch. She picked up her glass of iced water with effortless grace, took a slow sip, and looked up at my sister with a smooth, cool smile."Hello, Amelia," Julianna said smoothly. "You caught us."Amelia shifted her Saks Fifth Avenue shopping bags to her other arm, her eyes darting back and forth between us. "Caught you doing what? Since when do my little sister and Roman's fiancée hang out in quiet corner booths downtown?""Since your sister happens to be the only person in New York with common sense," Julianna lied cleanly, without missing a single beat. "I needed someone to help me pull off a secret surprise for Damien and Roman at the charity gala next week. Nina was the best lady at your wedding, so I knew she’d know exactly what colors and styles Damien wouldn'

Nina’s POV"No matter what Damien does, Nina... I am never letting you go again."Roman’s low whisper still rang in my ears three weeks later, but his promises couldn't stop the cold, trembling fear that had settled permanently into my bones.Damien didn't say a single word. Not that night. Not the next morning. Not for twenty-one agonizing days.He didn't call Roman into his office. He didn't confront me. He didn't yell, he didn't demand answers, and he didn't tell a single soul what he had seen in Roman’s bedroom. He just kept completely, terrifyingly silent.To make matters a thousand times worse, I had just started my new student internship at Blake Industries Headquarters in the corporate communications department.Every single day was psychological torture.I sat at my desk in the glass lobby, my eyes darting toward the VIP elevators every time the metallic chime rang. Whenever Roman walked past, my heart did a painful flutter, but we had to pretend we were complete strangers. H

Amelia’s POVI couldn't get my phone call with Nillie out of my head all week.Every time I closed my eyes, I heard the exact moment her voice cracked when I brought up that guy from three years ago. She had shouted at me over the speaker, insisting she was completely over him, but I knew my little sister better than anyone in the world.She wasn't over him. She was drowning.I still remembered three years ago like it happened yesterday. I had walked into our apartment and found Nina curled up on the cold bathroom floor, crying so hard she couldn't breathe. Her face was soaked in tears, her eyes were swollen shut, and her body was burning up with a terrifying hundred-and-three-degree fever."Nillie! Oh my god, Nillie!" I had screamed back then, dropping to my knees and pulling her shaking body into my arms. "What happened?! Who did this to you?!""He's gone, Amelia..." she had sobbed into my shoulder, her hot, feverish skin pressing against mine. "He... he left me... he broke my heart

Nina’s POVDamien didn't say a single word.He just stood there in the dimly lit hallway, his sharp blue eyes icy cold, slowly tilting his glass of scotch toward me in a silent, menacing toast.My heart slammed against my ribs so hard I thought it would burst right out of my chest."Nillie? Sweetie, are you coming?" Amelia called out, stepping through the study doorway with the leather folders clutched in her hands."Yeah... yeah, I'm right behind you," I stammered, pulling my eyes away from Damien and forcing my shaking legs to move forward.Amelia walked right past me, completely oblivious to the terror freezing my blood. She walked straight up to Damien, smiling warmly, and wrapped her arm around his waist."Did you find the folders, babe?" Damien asked, his voice returning to that smooth, pleasant tone he always used around her."I sure did!" Amelia beamed, leaning her head against his shoulder. "And I fixed the ridiculous cold war between Roman and Nillie while I was at it!"Dami

Nina’s POV"He did this on purpose," I whispered, staring at the glowing notification on Roman’s phone screen. "He assigned you a dying company so your profit margins drop to zero."Roman stared down at his phone in the dim emergency stairwell, his face unreadable. The blue light from the screen illuminated the sharp, dangerous angle of his jaw."Apex Tech is twenty million dollars in debt, Roman!" I hissed, grabbing his sleeve. "It’s a corporate graveyard! If you take this on, you'll lose the heir contest before the month even ends!""I know what Apex Tech is," Roman said quietly, his voice turning dead cold. "Damien thinks he just handed me a death sentence.""Because he did!" I cried softly, my eyes stinging. "Why aren't you listening to me?!"Roman looked up, his dark eyes locking onto mine. "He missed something, Nillie."I blinked, wiping a stray tear from my cheek. "What?""Damien only looks at immediate balance sheets," Roman rasped, taking a half-step closer to me before catch