ログイン[Isabella Hayes]For two weeks, Adrian hasn’t spoken to me. He hasn’t responded to any of the texts I sent him since his parents started harassing me about the Julian thing.They’re yet to stop.I’ve been stressed out working on fixing up Ethan’s place and watching my husband parade around the entire city showing off his perfect woman.In those two weeks, Adrian didn’t think about me once. But here he was, calling me for the first time when he needed something, then demanding I give up my invite to Ilana’s party. She’s the only socialite who has invited me to anything lately. My inbox has been empty, which I thought was weird.So I won’t turn it down. I need a chance to still show people that I’m not divorced; I’m not separated from Adrian. Someone has to say something.This is wrong. If I went around showing off a new guy, I’d be scrutinized by the public before the night ended. Yet somehow… I hate this city. I hate it so much.Nobody thinks it’s weird that one of the wealthiest male
[Adrian Cole]I called Isabella, wanting her to come to the office to sort out this issue before it got out of hand. Losing two of my vital clients has left me with some losses. At least I didn’t lose investors, but if my clients go elsewhere, my investors might follow soon.But my dear wife decided to be as difficult as always. She didn’t answer any of the seven calls that I made to her. A clear sign that ignoring her, which hadn’t been hard to do if I had to be honest, was a grave mistake that my business would pay for.Being a millionaire isn’t easy. Being a CEO doesn’t mean I can do whatever I want. I can be voted off my own fucking company by the board of directors. I have to make sure the shareholders are pleased. My investors agree with the projects and chains my company is establishing or purchasing. And my clients need to be satisfied with what I do, so they continue to work with us.A lot goes into keeping my wealth. Although losing my job wouldn’t bankrupt me, it would caus
[Adrian Cole]My father instilled in me, from a very young age, that what matters the most is how the public sees you. It’s all that I should care about.For a while, I struggled to achieve this because I kept holding on to something that just didn’t fit into my life. I can’t exactly remember who or what that was, but I’m grateful to have cut it out of my life.Since Olivia started working for me and attending events with me, things have been going swimmingly. I mean, people post about us; they say we’re a perfect couple. Yes, I’m married, but having my close friendship with Olivia seen as such a good thing in the public eye has brought me a great sense of joy.I haven’t thought about managing her emotions or having to consider whether she’d embarrass me at an event; she’s a natural. People tend to love her when they speak.My parents have been badgering me to just get with her, and I cannot do that. I’m not a cheater. I value Olivia, she’s important to me in a way I never expected. B
[Ethan Blake]Hugging was platonic, but it was something I didn’t do often.Not because I had this deep traumatic reason for not wanting to hug someone I’m not very close to, or even someone I do happen to be close to. I simply don’t appreciate any form of touch or skinship. People touching me can put me in a sour mood. This is partly why I avoid social events. My mother was a big fan of hugging, and consequently so was my older sister. As the youngest, I was subjected to a lot of hugging, and it made me uncomfortable. That’s not traumatic, but it added to the reasons I didn’t like hugging people. It's just a me thing. I did go out of my way to hold and touch Claire when we were engaged. I didn’t want her to feel like she was asking for too much when she wanted someone to be in her corner.Even though she betrayed me, I still don’t hate the effort I put in. That’s what relationships are for.I’d like to say that getting hugged by somebody I’ve developed strong emotions towards made
[Isabella Hayes]When I arrived here, I didn’t think I’d be running into Ethan of all people. I was under the impression that he was in a different country, like on his usual business trips.Which could last for weeks, or months even.So I wasn’t prepared for an interaction with him. I didn’t know how to act around him, and the smell of the tobacco surprisingly didn’t bother me as much as it should have.I don’t particularly fancy the smell, but that’s fine. I wanted to use my job to escape my problems at home.Which was none.Olivia had spent the night, I saw her as I left this morning. Having breakfast with Adrian and his parents. None of them had anything for me. None of them had asked or even mentioned me. They were focused on her, and I did not exist in the same world as Olivia.I came here to be alone. To not feel like a stranger or a guest in the home I designed for a man whose last words to me last night were a dismissive remark that his first love was coming over.I wanted to
[Ethan Blake]I arrived at my penthouse the very same night I walked out of Callum’s lake house. I considered myself lucky that I had a private jet. And several private planes. The flight from Belloros to Aurelia City was about two and a half hours. The whole way there, my brother kept sending me messages, trying to explain or perhaps justify having my ex at his home.But I couldn’t confirm any of this, as I refused to open any of those messages. I typed one message once the jet touched ground to both my sister and mother, informing them that Callum was seeing my ex-fiancée and that I would be effectively cutting him out of my life for good.Now they’re also texting me.I shut my phone off and went for a run to clear my head.I wanted to think about something else.The upsetting part was that I’d left Aurelia City in hopes of strengthening my resolve in order to keep my brain and heart from thinking intensely about one person. Now I’m back because while I got what I wanted, now all I
[Adrian Cole]I couldn’t sleep the entire night. I’d texted Olivia, wanting to see if she was okay. Wanting to talk about the whole Isabella thing, but she told me to call her sometime over the weekend.I don’t think she was happy about the Julian thing. Neither was I.The truth is I didn’t want to
[Isabella Hayes]“I didn’t know any of that. He got so upset when I brought up her dumping him over text. He told me I didn’t know anything about their relationship, and I had no right to bring it up. Do you…” The question I needed to ask tasted sour in my mouth. But Ethan would know.He knows Adri
[Ethan Blake]Sleep never came easily when I was feeling restless. I needed to do something about my Adrian problem.I’d already received a lot of scolding from my mother about getting into a fight at a public event, but she was proud that I’d stood up for Isabella. She agreed with me; it was in ba
[Isabella Hayes]I took a cab to the brunch spot Adrian had suggested we meet at. Sweet Cakes. He’s not exactly a big fan of sweets, although he has an unhealthy obsession with anything strawberry-related; meanwhile, I don’t like strawberries. No allergies; I just don’t like the taste of anything s







