The Upshot Novels & Stories

I hesitated for a few seconds before finally pressing the send button , I know I should call but I can't even find the right words to say cause I know he'll be so dissapointed and I cannot stand that . ***************** PHILIP My heart sank immediately I got her text , I've been waiting hours only for me to get a text to cancel our plans ? Something came up ? Or Ethan came up ? She's ditching me on my birthday for him ? My head started going in bubbles and I stood up from where I sat . " Are you leaving?" Gran gran asked . " Yes , Claire texted me now ....she said something came up " I almost bit my tongue as those words left my lips .

"I'm giving you one last chance, Shelby. Apologize to Valeria, and I'll forgive your momentary foolishness." Right after he tapped on the send button, a news segment began playing on the TV nearby. "Breaking news! Top elite families unite—the Moyer family princess officially announces her engagement to the Frost family heir!" On the screen, clear photos of me with another man were displayed. At the same time, a text arrived on his phone. "Bad news, Mr. Donaldson! All Donaldson Group investments have been cut off!" Wayne's phone slipped from his fingers and hit the floor.

Morning arrived like an alarm clock, brash, unavoidable, and loud enough to bruise. For an hour the penthouse existed as a theater of screens: scrolling headlines, morning shows replaying the dashcam footage, social feeds piling on takes and punditry. The world wanted a narrative, and the world was ravenous.

Listen, I'm sorry, alright, but I didn't think anything of it ," " Didn't think anything of it?, it's a special name that I always call-" " just shut the fuck up, thanks to you a friendship is ruined and I also have no one to help me with what I missed in It class ," " you forget that I fucking major in that," " You should have punched him ," " he deserved it. Think I didn't see y'all texting last night " Jealousy, Jealousy ," " Shut up ," " Jealousy, Jealousy ,"

‘But Mr Wilde, you must consider the massive readership that BuzzBeat commands,’ she began, only to be abruptly cut off by his interruption. ‘Readership?’ Logan questioned, his tone laced with scepticism. He leaned in, his gaze unwavering. ‘Tell me, Alessia, have you heard of USP?’ Alessia nodded, glad to be talking about business. ‘Yes, of course. Unique Selling Point.’ Logan’s challenge was clear as he demanded, ‘Produce BuzzBeat’s USP, a reason that’s irrefutable, a reason why I should pick BuzzBeat over the three dozen newspapers in the city.’

Vincent Harper and I were finally pregnant after trying for a baby for four years. The company threw an elaborate get-together to celebrate the success of the new project. I wore a loose dress and staked a seat in the corner, carefully shielding my baby bump. Suddenly, there was a commotion in the banquet hall. I followed the direction of the noise and saw Vincent's first love, Queenie Lawson, anxiously pointing at the mezzanine outside the window. Her voice cracking as she cried, "My cat! It ran out!"

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I paused. "So there's no reason to rush this," I whispered "Maybe something happened in the Society One?" Ana gasped. Maybe. We snapped back at reality when we saw Level 15 boys coming out of the experimental room. "All of them are developed already, they're on the line for graduation," Ana said. I looked at her and saw the envy and fear in her eye. "You know I am not going to graduate until you're here," I sincerely said She looked at me shocked but then forced a smile.

I put on a shirt, since I already had sweatpants on and worked out in the gym for about an hour or so. After my gym session I prepared breakfast, bacon and eggs. Because I'm me, doesn't mean I don't know how to cook. As I was eating my meal I was also scrolling through the internet. And guess whose face was already in the tabloids again, mine. But this time it was with Janet. Thankfully her face didn't show, it was only mine. I rolled my eyes as I read the headline of the story. EROS KINGSTON SEEN WITH ANOTHER LADY- DEFINITELY NOT A CELEBRITY

activities left my sheets in a muggy mess. The guys finished eating and started yelling out their ‘thanks’ as they went back out to work. Adrian said they would be finished by the end of the day with the roof. I’m excited about not having to worry about another embarrassing moment in the mornings. At least not as far as they were concerned. I’m sure Adrian will find other ways to embarrass me.