Doubt Unscramble の小説・ストーリー

Tried not to think about late nights, closed hotels, language barriers, or the fact that I was suddenly very aware of how far from home I was. Then my phone buzzed in my hand. The vibration was sharp and sudden, cutting through the quiet like a warning bell. Relief surged instinctively as I glanced down. Good, I thought. Information. Solutions. It evaporated instantly. We regret to inform you that due to unforeseen circumstances, your reservation has been cancelled. I stared at the screen. Then I read it again. And again. Like repetition might soften the words. Like maybe they would rearrange themselves into something less final.

“You cannot understand, Damien.” “Then explain it to me,” he whispered. “Let me understand.” I took a shaky breath. “You are excited. I can tell. I know you. You are already imagining the baby. You probably picked out a name in your head ten seconds after the doctor spoke.” I laughed weakly, but it broke halfway. “And I love that about you. But I am terrified. If something happens… if we lose this baby…” My voice hitched, sharp and painful. “I cannot go through that again. I do not want anyone knowing in case…” I swallowed hard. “In case something goes wrong. I do not want to fall into that dark place again with the whole world watching.”

And once doubt started burning, it didn’t stop. It burned everything.

The same man who had never failed to get any business deal he wanted and who had rejected countless offers, one who was unapproachable—yet he was standing beside her as an assistant. That position was way below his level. Charlotte wondered why everyone’s expression worsened when Connor was mentioned. She wondered if he was a great public figure since Rues had portrayed him as well-known. Daliah wanted to flee. She felt more embarrassed knowing she had been wrong about the CEO’s identity. Worse was that she had told everyone he stared at her and even went as far as saying he winked at her. If he found out she said that, her whole career would be ruined. She had also lied about the real CEO b

Heron “So your telling me the most eligible bachelor in the country proposes to you and you say no?” the exasperation in Clem’s voice was a welcomed comfort on this rather drab morning. It had not stopped raining, and I had to take off my display cases, that would barely fend against the wind. Though being under the canopy meant they weren’t drenched to the bone. Clem looked stary eyes as she rested her hands beneath her chin, her braids swooped up in an intricate bun, “You have to go back and say yes.”

She just couldn't help doubting his intentions. She just couldn't.... ..... A/N : What do you think, guys?

--- --- Because it was true. --- --- But it wasn’t complete. --- --- And incomplete truths— --- They have a way of pulling you back. --- --- Her chest tightened more. --- --- Maybe it could have worked… --- --- Another thought. --- --- This one louder. --- --- More convincing. --- --- Her grip on the phone tightened. --- --- Because now— --- Now it wasn’t just memory. --- --- It was doubt. --- --- And doubt— --- Doubt was familiar. --- --- It used to live inside her.

“You are one of the most confident she-wolves that I have ever met. And yet it has been less than a week since you offered to get breast implants to make Derek happy, and now all of this with Brady. Where is my confident, sassy friend that I have come to love?” “Oh, those were just doubt-snaps.” “Doubt-snaps?” “Yeah, you know. Doubt-snaps.” “What is a ‘doubt-snap’?” “Pretty sure it is in the medical dictionary, little miss I-want-to-be-a-doctor.” “Pretty sure it is not, Charlotte. Now what are they?”

I want their perfect image to shake a little. I never said the baby was mine. I never claimed it. But I opened the door for doubt. And doubt spreads faster than truth.

Andrew left so quickly that I didn't have the chance to say anything else. I stayed at home and tended to my wound, but I'd yet to get the gauze on when my phone rang. "I saw the video your husband's so-called sister shared on her social media, Rosie. Oh, what innocuous siblings they are! You need to see how cringeworthy that video is—I don't believe for a second that you can still make excuses for him after watching it," my best friend, Colbie Smith, said.