로그인TRISTANFIVE YEARS LATER I’d spent every day, all this time, regretting it.The burden of guilt never weighed any less. Each time I closed my eyes, I was tormented over and over again, without mercy. By that soft, oval face framed with the most striking ginger hair. By those captivating sea-green eyes. By those lips that had tasted like strawberry and honey all at once. By that impossible music of her laughter. By those soft gasps and moans she uttered when I fucked her all night.She was all I saw whenever I closed my eyes, ever since we had that mind-blowing fling which had left a lasting impression on my busy mind and soul. I had felt bad when I woke up the next morning and she had snuck away. Maybe that was the first sign the universe gave us. My stupid mind had chosen to believe that it was fate at work, when we ended up meeting at work again. I didn't think fates were supposed to be so cruel. Laura Hayes had bewitched me. Maybe she had betrayed me too. I never did find out
LAURA“I didn't do it.”I stared desperately from one face to another, hoping that someone in this room would believe me.But these people didn't know me, so why would they believe me?They didn't know me like Tristan did…yet he sat there, staring at me like I was a complete stranger.“I really didn't do it.” I repeated, shaking my head. “But the evidence we have here says otherwise, Ms. Hayes,” one of the mean-faced shareholders countered. He bore a striking resemblance to Madison, I wondered if they were related. “And you know as well as we do, how serious and delicate of a crime this is.”Madison had just walked in here with obviously forged evidence of a crime I knew nothing about. Just how far was she willing to take this meanness?The said evidence was a number of forged texts that showed that I leaked information to a competitor. Information concerning Pierce Holdings' latest Merger and Acquisition plans. Apparently, I'd sold the information for a million bucks. That never e
LAURA“Laura Hayes, you'll be working directly under me for the year.”The hall fell silent, and heads turned in my direction. I didn't move a muscle. I still stared in shock at the man that made me feel things I'd never felt before, last night.Tristan Pierce. CEO.What the hell? Didn't he say he was an intern? Was this some kind of joke? Why was he suddenly in a suit that clung to his ripped arms and body?And why did he have to choose me? Things were bad enough, already!I wanted the ground to open up and swallow me.. because while I stood here losing my mind, this man looked at me with the same calm from that night. I'd been deceived.“I knew it,” someone whispered behind me. “I saw the way they looked at each other, and I knew they had shagged. Why else would he choose a nobody like her?”The words stung so much they brought tears to my eyes. I refused to look behind me, for I feared how much I would lose my temper if I did.Tristan continued speaking and I watched him, not qui
LAURAI couldn't speak for a good minute. I just stared at him. Those midnight blue eyes were even more captivating from up close. His broad shoulders and sharp jaw line were more overwhelming and intimidating than I had imagined. His hair sat very charming and distractingly sexy on his head in loose waves, falling over his forehead. My fingers itched to run through the golden strands. He was simply breathtaking. And he was staring at me with a tiny grin, eyes alight with obvious wonder as they took me in.“It's you.” His voice washed over me like warm coffee, settling between my legs. My skin tingled from his heated gaze.I swallowed a lump down my throat, silently begging for the words to come. “A-Are you…”“Yes, I am.” He cocked his head sideways. “Come with me.”I flashed the front-desk lady an appreciative smile as I turned to leave. But she was obviously intensely caught in the webs of this man’s charm, ogling without caution.“So, is everyone else here?” I asked as I stumbled
LAURA Me> OH MY GOODNESS. THIS IS A COMPLETE MISUNDERSTANDING. CAN YOU TRY TO IGNORE THIS?!Stranger
LAURALife was supposed to be simple. I was supposed to be married to the love of my life on a Valentine's Day such as today. That had been the plan. Because with Colin, nothing else really mattered but the fact that we had each other. But life has a funny way with twists and turns. The morning you wake up with the best news ever could be the one where you receive the worst news ever!“I’m breaking up with you, Laura. I've had enough.”“You're too much of a prude,” he had explained with a straight face. Seven years together, and it was suddenly a problem? My boyfriend's words had shattered something in me, even though I pretended like I was fine when I packed my stuff and left his house in Boston. The gloomy thoughts disappeared the moment Pierce Holdings loomed into view. The tall, magnificent glass building was a sight to behold.More than Colin’s pathetic attention, I needed this job. Because the moment he broke things up with me was the moment I became homeless. “I was going







