ALMOST HATE, ALMOST LOVE
Gracie Gilbert and Nikolas Wealth have spent years perfecting the art of hating each other.
They are tangled in a never-ending battle of insults, workplace pranks, and competition, they’re the office’s favorite enemies. What nobody knows is that behind their hostility lies a forgotten past
A career-defining project forces them to work together. Then a scandalous video leaks online, destroying Gracie’s reputation and hard work. With her world falling apart, the last person she expects to stand by her side is Nick.
One reckless night changes everything.
But when Nick suddenly begins avoiding her, Gracie’s heartbreak quickly turns into anger. Determined to get revenge, she reports him to their company’s elusive CEO for violating workplace rules unaware that the CEO she’s been complaining to is Nick himself.
As her punishment, Gracie finds herself drowning in impossible assignments,deadlines, overtime, and disciplinary measures from a boss she’s never met. Her resentment toward the faceless CEO grows stronger every day while Nick secretly watches in secret.
Things take a U-turn when a charming new employee named Mark enters the company and captures Gracie’s attention. For the first time, Nick realizes he may lose her for good.
Desperate to keep her close, he becomes her ally once more while secretly sabotaging anyone who gets too close to her. As hidden feelings turn into a forbidden workplace romance, dangerous enemies from the past begin to emerge. Old betrayals, shocking secrets, and deadly obsessions threaten to destroy everything they’ve rebuilt.
When Gracie finally discovers Nick’s biggest lie that the man she loves is also the boss she’s spent months despising, she walks away from him and disappears from his life.
But some enemies refuse to let the past stay buried.
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Chapter: CHAPTER 12 - EmilyI don’t know what being a good friend’s like, I’ve never been one.Well, two things I hate in my life:Trying to be a good friend when I’m notWatching two lovers pretend they’re not in love.Gracie and Nick are two idiots who are guilty of the first. Do they seriously not know how obvious it is that they like each other or are they pretending not to know? I wonder if anyone else noticed or I’m just too quick witted for my own good. Anyway, we’re not talking about them today.I lie a lot.Not all the time though, just enough to make my life comfortable and more interesting.People think liars are evil masterminds who spend hours plotting events and manipulating everyone around them.Well, that’s bullshit.Most lies are small, harmless, convenient.For example, when Mr. Gray asked why I left my previous workplace, I told him I wanted a change of environment.That was a lie.When Gracie asked if I liked working here, I told her yes.Another lie.When the fine lady at the convenience sto
Last Updated: 2026-06-26
Chapter: CHAPTER 11 - A time was hadI’ve never had a friend, I never made any effort to keep any. So this new bond with this new girl was both exciting and terrifying.After work yesterday, we went shopping. You know what they say about shoppers therapy? After yesterday, I think it’s true.Back at home, Emily was a little too excited as she kept jumping around, touching everything, staring at everything even though it was nothing extraordinary. “Never been to a friend’s place after I turned 16,” she said.“Why’s that?”“Always been the bad friend, the one parents warn kids against.”That kind of took me off guard, “you mean that?”“Yeah.”“Is there a reason?”“Maybe not.”“So?” “Advised a kid back in high school to sleep at her boyfriend’s place after her mom yelled at her.”“What?”“Slept with my best friend’s boyfriend once, had an affair with my friend’s father too…”“I beg your finest pardon?”“Fingered another friend.”At that point, I was this close to throwing her out of my house.“Are you gay?”“No, I like boy
Last Updated: 2026-06-13
Chapter: CHAPTER 10 - Emily & GraciePeople say I’m pretty annoying, I tell them thank you and leave out the ‘annoying’ because I like to focus on the positives.I got to work early today, not to see Nick, ew.Okay fine, I couldn’t wait to see if even though I knew the outcome wouldn’t be different from yesterday.“You’re early today,” he said as soon as I stepped in.“Not today Satan, I don’t want to burn my calories talking to you. I’m trying to gain weight.”He laughed and I also laughed inside of me. I’m so funny.“I’m not in support of you gaining weight.”“Whoever asked for your support?”“Clums, did I do something wrong?“You ever done anything right?”There was a brief silence, I was almost feeling guilty but remembered that he started it first. “You’re really mean for no reason,” he said and i was seriously pissed.“Are you always such an idiot or do you just show off when I’m around?”“You think your presence is something?”“I know it is.”“You see, Clums, you’re too delusional.”“At least I’m not stupid.”He
Last Updated: 2026-06-12
Chapter: CHAPTER 9 - Nick’s povI made a mistake.Several mistakes actually.The first one was jumping in to help her out of that situation. Not like I didn’t want to, but maybe, I should’ve asked her first.The second one was kissing her.The third one was discovering that every teenage fantasy I’d ever had about her was less impressive than what really happened.The fourth and most recent mistake?Going to work the very next morning.A smart men would’ve called in sick, a genius would’ve resigned.Gracie calls me stupid sometimes, maybe she was right all along.So there I was, at work, pretending to function, pretending I wasn’t replaying the previous night every sixteen seconds.Pretending Gracie hadn’t done something to me, like her laugh wasn’t permanently stuck in my brain.Pretending I hadn’t…well, pretending a lot of things weren’t going through my head.The worst part?I couldn’t even look her in the eye, because every time I tried to, my brain stopped working.What if this isn’t the right time? What if I g
Last Updated: 2026-06-11
Chapter: Chapter 8 - The new girl.My day started out great, until seven o’ clock, that’s when I woke up.Morning came like Nick did in bed, but time flew like he did after our first encounter.I put on my not-so-short, short red dress, perfect heels and the perfect bag to go with it. Before you wonder if I’m dressing to bring a man back to his senses, I am. The drive to work today didn’t piss me off much, except the old lady that kept honking her car when there clearly was traffic.“Is this a fashion show, miss?” Came from behind me, an unfamiliar voice. I turned around to check who it was, saying my sarcastic reply for if it’d be an ugly person. Well, better luck next time, it was an Angel.“And who the fuck are you?”“Emily Casanova, your new colleague,” she said, stretching out her arms for a handshake.“Nice to meet you, Emily Cassava…”“It’s Casanova.”“It’s a work place, not a fashion show.”“Then dress like you’re coming to work. Pretty sure every other person thinks you overdressed but not for work.”I turne
Last Updated: 2026-06-10
Chapter: CHAPTER 7 - Gracie’s povIf happiness was a person, it’d have been me this morning.Actually, scratch that.If happiness was a person, it would probably leave wet towels on the bed and forget to zip up.I’m happiness. Well, just for this moment.I was still deep inside my head when I left the house, I forgot to put out the towels and didn’t even zip up until a Good Samaritan helped with it.On a normal day, I’d have been wondering how many people saw my inner wear or if anyone did, I’d be dying of embarrassment and won’t want to walk that path anymore. But today, unlike every other day, I was too excited to care.The drive to work was unusually shorter or did I drive faster?The traffic seemed longer but it didn’t annoy me.The radio didn’t irritate me either, I even vibed to a song.An old lady scratched my car with her shopping cart outside the parking lot but it couldn’t ruin my mood. Life was good. Or at least, life felt good. For once.I stepped into the building feeling lighter than I had in years, hum
Last Updated: 2026-06-08
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