Todos los capítulos de The Girl He Never Hid: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 9

Nicholas let go of the elevator door and watched it slide shut. A moment later, my phone buzzed with a message in our group chat.Nicholas said, "Paige, everyone at work already has the wrong idea about Chelsea and me. I don't want you getting caught up in it, too."Misunderstandings were not that hard to clear up. That was, if the people involved actually wanted to."Got it," I replied.My best friend, Chelsea Brown, chimed in quickly. "Paige, I swear nothing is going on between Nicholas and me. People are just making things up. Please don't take it the wrong way.""I won't," I typed back.He called it a misunderstanding, while she blamed office gossip. Neither of them seemed willing to do anything about it, so what else could I say?The group chat fell silent after that.I returned to my office and pulled out the contract HR had given me earlier that day. Without a second thought, I crossed out the box marked "Accept Renewal" and wrote, "I decline to renew my contract. My emp

Nicholas did not come looking for me until that afternoon. He pulled me into the stairwell, shoved his hands into his pockets, and stared at me sternly."Paige Thomson, are you seriously threatening to break up with me just because I won't post some stupid clarification on the company forum? Since when did you start pulling these pathetic, manipulative stunts?"I glanced at my watch. "It's 2:30 p.m."He frowned, clearly confused.I gave him a faint smile. "I texted you at 12:40 p.m. You were on the fourth-floor terrace with Chelsea. You saw my message, but you waited almost two hours before coming to talk to me."I met his eyes. "I guess even breaking up with me wasn't important enough to interrupt your lunch break with her."Nicholas opened his mouth, then closed it again.The anger on his face faded, and his tone softened. "Chelsea and I work in similar fields. We have a lot in common, so of course we have things to talk about. That doesn't mean anything is going on between us

Nicholas sent me over a hundred messages, but I stopped reading after the first three.I had already made up my mind. Whether he was sorry for what he had done or simply wanted someone to blame, nothing he said would change my decision. I was done with him.Not long afterward, Chelsea called.I let it go to voicemail."Paige, does it really have to come to this? Does one of us seriously have to leave?"Her voice sounded hurt, almost accusing."When I first moved to Riverton, you were the one who asked Nicholas to look out for me. I've never crossed any lines with him. We've always been just friends, so why are you suddenly accusing me of ruining your relationship?"Do you have any idea how much our friendship means to me? You're really going to throw it all away over a guy?"Then, her tone turned sharp."Paige, stop running away. Come back so we can talk this through."I almost laughed.The last time she had asked me to meet her for a talk, she had lured me onto the fourth-f

After I filed the police report, everyone who had spread lies about me eventually posted a public apology online.I decided not to pursue the matter any further. I had never wanted to ruin anyone's life or drag things out unnecessarily. All I wanted was to make it clear that they could not treat me however they pleased and expect to get away with it.Soon after, I found a new job in Pinehurst. Between settling into a new city and keeping up with work, I had little time to dwell on Nicholas or the mess I had left behind in Riverton. Life was finally starting to feel normal again.Then, one day, Nicholas showed up with an entire car full of white roses.I spotted him before he saw me and immediately turned to walk the other way, but he caught sight of me and hurried after me."Paige, wait! I know I haven't been considerate of your feelings. I'm sorry!"I stopped and turned around.It had been months since I had last seen him, and he looked noticeably thinner and paler. He looked n

Car horns blared as people rushed toward the accident, shouting for someone to call an ambulance. I stood frozen on the sidewalk for a moment, struggling to comprehend what had just happened. Then I hurried around to the front of the car, my heart pounding so hard I could barely breathe.Nicholas was lying in a pool of blood, his legs badly injured. Chelsea had fallen nearby, with a deep gash running down her arm. I could hardly bear to look at either of them, and by the time the ambulance arrived, I was still shaking.I accompanied Nicholas to the hospital, where the doctors immediately prepared him for surgery. As they wheeled him toward the operating room, he reached weakly for my hand, struggling to catch his breath."Paige…" he whispered. "I saved you this time. Doesn't that count for something?"He looked at me desperately. "Can you give me another chance?"I gently squeezed his hand. "Let's talk after your surgery."He seemed to want to say more, but the doctors were alrea