Reluctantly Yours Novels & Stories

he pushed the flower and the package towards her, filling her heart with warmth. Tammie reached for the flower and brought it up to her nose, “You didn't have to do this “ She smiled, caressing the petals with her fingers, “But thanks.” she added, her gaze fixed on the red box sitting carefully on her table. She placed the red box in her cabinet and leaned back in her chair, “The financial mess has been sorted out now, James. You can't tell how relieved I am.”

I said, standing slowly, “it’s the only offer on the table. You’re free to decline… and enjoy watching your stock value disintegrate by next quarter.” Silence. Then, the inevitable. “We ac cept, Mr. Jayden.” I smiled faintly. “Of course you do.”

𝗦&𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗬 We sincerely appreciate your confidence in our firm. However, the assigned consultant, Attorney Natalie Ariana De Dios, has respectfully declined your proposal. We regret to inform you that she has officially retired from contractual engagements. His thumb hovered over the screen. 𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗗. The word irritated him. Luca slowly locked the tablet. "No. The single word was quiet. But everyone heard it. Marielle blinked.

I told him this words while kind fo hesitating. For sure, dad will gift me something good so I can't bring myself to completely refuse I don't really want to refuse such good thing, I just told him that I will just think about it for now

Let me know if the arrangements are fine by you. We look forward to meeting you. Warm regards, H’s Closet.] Now that’s what I am talking about. Time to get to business.

My fingers tightening around the phone. “…Alright,” I said reluctantly. “But we do this carefully.” Roxy let out a small laugh, and though I couldn’t see her, I knew she was smiling. “Carefully,” she agreed. “Wouldn’t have it any other way.”

Despite the urgency of their situation, she hesitated. Reluctantly, Vanya declined the call, allowing it to ring off into the ether. It wasn't a deliberate act of rudeness or indifference. Rather, it was a manifestation of her anxiety, her unease when it came to engaging in phone conversations. She preferred the written word, the ability to carefully craft her thoughts and control her emotions.

Aria Vance never wanted a new family. After her mother marries a billionaire businessman Richard Hayes, eighteen-year-old Aria is forced to leave behind the life she knew and move into the enormous Hayes estate. But there is only one problem. Richard already has a son, Jaxon Hayes. And Jaxon immediately hates Aria. To him, Aria and her mother are outsiders who have invaded his home, his family, and potentially his inheritance. He makes Aria’s first year at Crestwood College miserable, constantly reminding her that she doesn't belong. But Aria has one secret, Blake Reed, Crestwood’s golden-boy hockey captain. She's admired him from afar for months but lacks the confidence to approach h

--- After dinner, Lena returned to her notebook. She wrote another line. A person may not reject an opportunity. They may reject the version of themselves they believe would have to pursue it. She stared at the sentence. Then she crossed out the word reject. It felt too certain. She rewrote it. A person may step away from an opportunity because pursuing it feels incompatible with the life they believe they can manage. That was better. More careful. More honest. She closed the notebook. Across the room, Kai was reading. He looked up.

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