The black Mercedes came to a stop in front of the Unity One Tower, and a middle aged man stepped out. His appearance was usually quite dignified, but right now, it seemed like he had come there in a rush. As he hurriedly fixed his coat after stepping out of the car, the bodyguard behind him quickly opened an umbrella to shield him from the sun. The man walked briskly towards the entrance, his eyes scanning the area, searching for someone.The security guard stationed at the gate was surprised to see the boss here today, nobody was expecting him to come today. But he quickly arranged his features into a respectful expression and saluted,“Sir! Good morning, sir!"The man looked at him with slight annoyance as he acknowledged the salute and asked urgently,"Yes yes. By any chance, did a young man come by the office, saying he wanted to meet with me?"The guard looked puzzled at first. Then, the thought of the scraggly man from earlier crossed his mind. "Yes…" But before he could answ

“Who… me?”Noah was almost in disbelief for a moment, this was the first time since he had been introduced to Eliana's social circle that someone had gone out of their way to include him in any gathering or activity.Otherwise, the usual reaction of Eliana’s friends was to turn up their noses on seeing him, like his existence was a major inconvenience to them.He hesitated before saying, glancing at Eliana for a cue, who herself seemed to be a little confused. Bailey’s glare, however, was like daggers aimed directly at him. Before he could say anything, Noelle spoke up;“Of course! It's you I'm talking to. This is the first time I'm meeting any of my friend's husbands, and I can't wait to know more about you."Noelle left the remaining sentence unsaid: she couldn't wait to reveal his weaknesses one by one, so that she could see Eliana sink further into the hole of embarrassment that Noelle wanted to dig for her.However, it was Eliana who spoke first, after a brief bout of nervous l

Once Noah, Bailey and Noelle had left, Eliana was sitting by herself, swirling her glass of water, lost in her thoughts. And her mind was continuously indicating things were definitely off today, even though she didn't know why. From finding out about her secret admirer this morning, to Cynthia practically dragging her husband away from the dinner, the day had been filled with so many weird moments.In fact, in the last three years that she had known Noah, she could hardly remember Noah even mentioning any friends at all, so what was all this about? Why and how had his friends suddenly started to appear in their life, out of nowhere? As she was thinking about all of this, completely lost in herself, a hand suddenly clasped her own, making her jump in shock.With a jerk, she looked up to find that it was Jaxon Kent clutching her wrist, his eyes dazed like he was clearly drunk. His gaze was stuck to her chest, like it was drawn by a magnet, making her quite uncomfortable. Eliana ini

Eliana sat in the passenger seat, her head turned completely away from Noah in the driver's seat. She was looking out of the window, watching the lights of the city pass by in a blur, her eyes filled with unshed tears.Whether they were tears of sadness, betrayal or anger, she wasn't so sure. And the low mechanical whirring of the engine was only causing her gut to twist even further, in tune with the rollercoaster of emotions inside her. She was torn; there was no way she would allow anyone to mess with her boundaries the way Jaxon wanted to, and it was completely non negotiable in her mind. But another part of her was questioning, was it really necessary for Noah to behave like this? She was still partially in shock, unable to believe what had happened earlier. She had always known Noah as a non-violent person, and in the last three years, he had been calm in every situation, almost to a fault… but tonight? Tonight, he had snapped in a way she had never seen before. When she was

Bailey sensed the desperation in Eliana's voice, and the soft sound of sniffles was a tell- tale sign that she was crying. In a minute, her panic peaked;“Ellie? Are you okay? Just tell me. I'll do anything… Do you want me to pick you up? I can ask the cab to turn around."Eliana quickly replied, shaking her head absentmindedly like she had forgotten that Bailey couldn't see her. "No, no, Bailey, I'm okay. I just need a favor. Can you please go to my office—""Office? At this time?" It would be an understatement to say that Bailey was puzzled."Yes. I need you to check something on my behalf. Just go to my office as soon as you can."Bailey understood that whatever it was, it was serious enough that Eliana was asking her to go there so late at night without waiting for the next morning, when she herself could check it. With a sigh, she asked the cab driver to stop at Red Swan Entertainment briefly. When she finally stepped out of the cab, the security guard snapped to attention li