Chapter 182 Chapter 183 Ashton’s POV: Back Her Up Ashton held the Aureate Awards program open across his lap, scanning the list of sponsors. Up ahead, the freshly built stage gleamed under the overhead lights. Contestants would be presenting their concepts there once the clock ran out. A rehearsal was
Chapter 181 Chapter 182 Suspicion Dr. Dubois raised her hand. “Let’s discuss this outside. Miss Vance should get back to her design p> A guy burst in before she could finish. He leaned in and murmured something directly into her ear. Dr. Dubois stiffened. Her eyes shifted–once to me, once
Chapter 180 180 Falling for Him +25 BONUS Chapter 180 Falling for Him I stood on my toes and pressed my mouth to his. My lips touched the edge of his smile. “Happy New Year p> We left Midtown Crossing half an hour later. Everything looked strange. The streets were
Chapter 179 Chapter 179 Jealous The crowd thickened fast. Half of them didn’t even know who I was–just saw phones flashing and assumed I was somebody worth filming. One woman actually elbowed a man out of the way so she could snap a photo over my shoulder. Someone brushed against
Chapter 178 178 New Year’s EvQ Chapter 178 New Year’s Eve I headed upstairs and opened the first door I found. A walk–in wardrobe. The shelves were full. Not just stocked–stuffed. Dresses, tops, sandals, a dozen different pairs of sunglasses. All my sizes. Every piece was something I’d actually wear.
Chapter 177 +25 BONUS Chapter 177 Sleep Buddy “Very funny,” I muttered. “Just go to sleep p> He flicked the lamp off. Silence. The gap between us could’ve fit three grown adults. Each of us had our own duvet. Not even a wrinkle crossed the invisible line p> I opened
Chapter 176 +25 BONUS Chapter 176 Share a Bed Yvaine tried to deny it but failed. Then she let out a weird giggle. “I may have started seeing someone. Just casually. Definitely not living together. I’ve just been busy, that’s all p> “Wait, what?” I sat forward. “Who is he
Chapter 175 Chapter 175 Payment I didn’t open my eyes. “What kind of something p> His mouth brushed mine. Light pressure, nothing more. Then his lips moved again, more deliberately this time. His hand hovered near my hip but didn’t touch. The slower he went, the harder it was to
Chapter 174 Chapter 174 His Room, His Bed Thirty minutes passed. My toes went stiff. My nose ran. I felt like a dead fish in the back of a refrigerated truck. I shoved the blankets off and marched back out. “Geoffrey p> He materialized. “Yes, Mrs. Laurent p> “I’ll take
Chapter 173 r 173 Different Ideas Chapter 173 Different Ideas +15 BONUS “You’ve lost weight,” he said against my cheek. “Eat something that isn’t toast and coffee. ” The second I opened my mouth to reply, he kissed me again. Harder. I didn’t get a word in. My back slid
Chapter 172 Chapter 172 Reinstated Chapter 172 Reinstated I got to the studio just after nine. +15 BONUS I’d barely gotten any sleep last night. My lips felt swollen, and I was still smiling like an idiot. Last night seemed to have jolted something loose in him. This morning, right
Chapter 171 Chapter 171 Body Language Chapter 171 Body Language He’d asked if I could try. Try to like him. Try to see what we could be if it were real. I didn’t have a reason to say no. “Alright,” I said. His whole face shifted. That careful, blank expression
Chapter 170 Chapter 170 Give It A Shot “This is good,” he said. That was enough to unclench the tight pull behind my ribs. Then he held out his wrist. “Put it on for me p> “Sure p> He yanked off the one he’d been wearing and chucked it over
Chapter 169 His whole body was stiff, like he didn’t know what to do with contact. I ran my hand slowly over his back, palm flat, keeping the rhythm steady. After a few passes, his shoulders dropped. He exhaled, shallow and shaky, and his head lowered until his face was
Chapter 168 +15 BONUS Chapter 168 Parasites Edouard let out a wheeze and sat upright. His hands shook as he hauled himself up with that polished black cane. “Where do you get off talking like that?” he barked. ‘What do you mean, your house, your food? LGH and this villa
Chapter 167 167 Shitstorm The crash thundered through the dining room. Plates shattered, cutlery clattered, wine glasses burst. The cake landed face–down on the floor, half–covered by the tablecloth, mashed flat under its own weight. Someone screamed–Gwendolyn, I think. A maid shouted something. The others shouted too. Reginald caught a
Chapter 166 Chapter 166 Nasty Surprise Chapter 166 Nasty Surprise Gwendolyn was already waiting by the door. +15 BONUS Her voice shot out before I even hit the last step. “Mirabelle! Come in, come in. It’s freezing out here p> Technically, she was my mother–in–law. Kind of. I didn’t like
Chapter 165 r 165 Family Dinner +15 BONUS Chapter 165 Family Dinner “Cassian Langford, you fucking arsehole,” Yvaine howled. “You think I’m just some toy you can toss out p> The crying got louder. Her words turned to noise. She’d been smiling when we left the wedding. Now she was
Chapter 164 Chapter 164 Apologies All Around Cassian blinked. “Me p> He actually pointed to himself, as if Ashton had mistaken him for someone else. “I wasn’t even here when they started fighting. I have no clue what was said. What the hell am I apologizing for p> Ashton looked
Chapter 163 Chapter 163 Sticky Situation I blocked their path. “Shame there aren’t any cameras out here. Otherwise, everyone would’ve seen exactly how shameless you are. You really think both of us just hallucinated the same scene p> Alexis kept smiling. “You’re reading too much into it, Miss Vance p>