Romans & histoires Truce

It's just that he doesn't know that Nandini didn't enable that button, and the call wasn't cut. Krishna Uppalapati wants to talk with his fiance. He didn't hear her voice after the engagement. Even though they would get married in fifteen days, he wants to hear her voice. Because of his swift return to New Zealand, the marriage was held hurriedly. And today he has to assist surgery, he was on a video call, while he instructed the main surgeon who was doing the surgery which was supposed to be done after twenty days. That was after his return to New Zealand. But in the world of doctors, life and death was a normal thing. No one knew when the patients get complications. And one of his patients

That’s all you really need to know about me. He swore she hid a flinch at his curt words. “Okay.” At least her nod was decisive this time, as if she was starting to come around to the idea of him leading the detail. “So being that we’re going to be spending a lot of time together over the next few days…can we maybe erase this conversation and start over?” The right corner of her mouth tilted up, her eyes holding a hopeful look as she offered a hand and raised her eyebrows. “Truce?”

There's no longer a burden I feel I carry on my own. The happiness almost bursts from me as I hear my cell phone ring, and I see Trick's name. "Hey!" I answer with a smile, because he's the major positive force, he's the one putting forth all the good things. He's made me change for the better. I've almost stopped waiting for the other shoe to drop. Almost.

Right? "Yeah, he, uh. . . that's probably it." I clear my throat and hand him back to her. And then I lie through my teeth. "So listen, I know we made plans tonight, but after a game like this one, I like to get together with my team so we can talk shop and figure out some of the kinks over a beer. Can we take a raincheck?" I see the hurt cross her face immediately. She knows I'm lying. She's known me long enough to be able to see through my bullshit. But she doesn't let on. Just graciously accepts my freak-out.

She wanted to fix everything but it was too much burden to bear. ~~~~~~~~~~~ The news spread everywhere that Safari company was the source of the false accusation of the CRUZ company. It was on the news headlines and every artist talked about it. The CEO of the Safari company was blamed for his stupid action but he came out to defend himself and said that the CRUZ company was definitely doing illegal things. He made it look like the CEO of the CRUZ company was accusing him falsely. When Philip watched the news, he relaxed back in his chair and sighed. To him, it was like a counterattack that Frank was organizing.

sighed Vincent. Aldrich didn't answer and just smiled faintly. Vincent, who caught Aldrich's smiled, asked. "Are you smiling?" "Don't spoil my mood, Vincent," Aldrich answered with a faint smile still on his face. "I won't … wait! You just say my name?" asked Vincent. "No," said Aldrich. "Yes." "No." "Yeah. You call it. Are we friends now?" he asked. Vincent felt happy. Aldrich was snorting. "I don't believe in friendship. So leave me alone."

“Look… I messed up. I pushed him too far.” Kai stepped closer, voice softer. “And I was out of line.” Lucian nodded once. “I shouldn’t have stormed out. We’ve all done stupid shit today.” Silence stretched between them. Then Kai clapped once. “So. Apologies all around?” Lucian nodded again. “Yeah.” Dorian huffed, but extended a hand. “Truce?” Kai took it, squeezing firmly. “Truce.” Lucian gave Dorian a light slap on the back of his head. “Just don’t almost die next time. You scared the shit out of him.”

"Whatever is between us stays between us. They can't be collateral damage in our war." Michael's eyes met mine, serious and intense. "Agreed. Truce?" He extended his hand. After a moment's hesitation, I took it. His palm was warm against mine, the familiar sensation sending an unwelcome jolt through my system. "Truce," I whispered, withdrawing my hand quickly. "But only for them." I watched as Michael helped Austin adjust his backpack, careful of his sore hand. Something shifted inside me, seeing them together—something I immediately shoved down and locked away.

"How can I trust you after what happened?” Tristan, his face stinging from the impact, holds his hand to his cheek but remains resolute. He looks into Elizabeth's eyes, his voice filled with sincerity. "I know I made a terrible mistake, but I'm here to make things right. I swear, I'll help you get out of this. Trust me." Elizabeth hesitates for a moment, searching his eyes for any hint of deceit. She sees a flicker of remorse and determination, and a glimmer of hope emerges within her. With a deep breath, she nods, reluctantly accepting Tristan's offer of assistance.

.Chapter 23 Tension Meanwhile, burdened by the weight of betrayal, Nerissa desperately sought out Tritan, intercepting him on his way to training. The profound hurt of betrayal was etched on her face as she signed, her hands trembling with emotion, "Did you turn them in?" Tritan's expression hardened, his eyes reflecting a mix of pain and determination, but he maintained a calm demeanor as he signed back, his hands firm and resolute, "No, I promised you I wouldn't! I would never break a promise, Nerissa." Tritan held her gaze, hurt that she would question his unwavering loyalty. After a moment of silence, Nerissa nodded, her eyes brimming with understanding, acknowledging Tritan's steadfastn