Anthony and Axel came home at 11 pm, and Eve hated it when she realized that she hadn't hit Axel over the head with the vase. It was the second time she had missed the opportunity, and she wouldn't have missed the same thing had she gotten a third chance.But really, she didn't want a third chance. She hoped this would be the last time they met, and there would be no more."I might be sad that you said we might never see each other again, but I hope you don't have to come back here if you don't want to." Cassy hugged her before she got into the car.She could hear the sounds of winter animals croaking in the middle of the night. The darkness of the forest greeted her as she walked out of the main door of the mansion, and the cold air chilled her to the bone, but she refused to wear the winter coat that was in her bedroom closet. She wore the same clothes as when she came here: scrubs and her doctor's coat."Maybe one day we can meet by accident when you're walking in downtown Seattle.
Axel Angelo Murdoch was the name he was born with.Axel never questioned the meaning of his name, nor did he want to know why his parents chose a name that sounded... rather soft for a man who had been raised the hard way.Angelo.Damn. What boy would want to be named Angelo? It was a less manly name, and Axel often dropped his middle name if he had to introduce himself in front of his new class.Considering he had to change schools almost every six months, Axel was getting tired of having to say a name he didn't like. If he could, he would change his name—pick one that sounded cooler for a boy. Maybe he would choose Max or Dosh, but Angelo was definitely not on his list.However, all those thoughts changed when he met someone with the name... Angeline.The name seemed like a perfect match for his name. Angelo and Angeline.Axel must have been crazy because he spent his entire day at lunchtime at Junior High School following Angeline, who preferred to rest in the library."You're hurt
Eve hated the spotlight even though her parents got their wealth from the media's attention.Ever since she was a little girl, it wasn't once or twice that pictures of her walking in the mall in casual teenage clothes became the talk of the town. She wasn't a celebrity, but there was no denying that she lived in a time when people were curious about everything—including the personal life of a man who owned the largest entertainment agency in the United States.Her mother and father coexisted with the media and often attended social functions broadcast live on international television. Eve couldn't count how many invitations her parents got in one week, from film awards, movie premieres, concert events of the best artists, music awards, and fashion events to fundraisers organized by the world's fashion designers. She was asked to accompany them, but she would make up any excuse she could to stay in her room with her favorite books.Growing up, she was used to life in New York. However,
The sunlight infiltrated faintly, but Eve could feel the blanket's warmth in the snowfall that she could see from the window facing her.Snow...Eve opened her eyes wide and pulled the blanket up to cover her face when she realized that she was... in her room at Axel's mansion.The events of last night replayed in her head, and she began to remember everything.The shooting, the screaming, the crying, Axel coming to save her, and then their conversation in the middle of the night, which was more dominated by his monologue.When she opened her eyes, Eve was grateful that she didn't find Axel beside her.Sleeping in the true sense of the word with Axel in the same bed as her was one crazy thing that never crossed her mind. Well, not that she wanted to ‘sleep’ in any other sense. No, of course not. She... never thought that she would let Axel lie in the same bed with her. However, what happened last night felt real, and she knew she wasn't just dreaming.Axel was next to her and... she h
Almost all of her schoolmates can ride horses. Apart from golf and tennis, horse riding is one of the sports that children from old-money families must master. They seemed to have their own standards for their skills and hobbies.Eve knew that not all of them liked horse riding, golf, or tennis. But they do it anyway because that's the standard they set for their community.Years ago, he used to spend her afternoons riding around the backyard of her mansion. She loved watching her brown hair flutter in the sun. She loved breathing in the air that hit her face as her horse galloped faster and faster. She loved every beat of her heart racing because she was afraid of falling off her horse.She loved riding, but she knew that she also hated riding.Compared to golf and tennis, riding was the best choice for her. She doesn't know why she made horse riding her hobby, but it just popped into her head when her parents asked her what she wanted to do in the afternoon.Not many people have hor
Eve missed the morning meal because she had to lock herself in the toilet. She doesn't remember what time she woke up and ran to the toilet, but she only returned to bed around 9 am to pull up the blanket and wrap her shivering body. It had been snowing since morning, and Eve had tried to raise the temperature in her room, but she still seemed to be shivering from the cold. Her eyes were closed for a few minutes, but of course, she wasn't sleeping. She just wanted to... laze around with a warm blanket—something she hadn't done in years. She was used to a busy life, and relaxing until noon was not a luxury she could enjoy every weekend. However, even if she skipped breakfast, she certainly couldn't skip lunch. There were no maids to deliver lunch to her room, so she assumed that she would have to eat lunch at the dining table like yesterday. Maybe... Axel was there, too. Unfortunately, a few minutes late
Eve felt her throat go dry, and she almost cursed when she found the glass beside her tray empty.Usually, she filled her glass before she went to bed. She had a bad habit at night, and she preferred to be prepared in case she was thirsty when she woke up. Unfortunately, tonight, she forgot something, and now she had to get up and get her own drink.She stopped counting how long she had been in this house, but she was sure that she still hadn't fully memorized every corner of Axel's gloomy mansion. At night, the mansion barely had a single light illuminating the hallways and rooms. If she left this room, then she would have to walk in the dark, and she hated the dark.The sound of a creaking door was the first thing that greeted her as soon as she stepped out of her room.She often came to the kitchen to get what she needed. Some of the maids said that she could call them whenever she wanted. Even Axel had told her the same thing. But of course, she would rather come to the kitchen he
"Why does everyone have to follow us with their cameras?"Ever since she was little—since she realized what her name was and what her family name was, Eve realized that cameras were also part of her life.Eve thought that everyone had the same life as her. She thought it was normal to wake up in a hotel and meet an actress she saw on television. She thought everyone could meet an actress or at least have a man with a camera following them around.However, she was wrong...Not everyone gets to meet the actress who acted in their favorite series. Not everyone has a camera following them around. Not everyone attends the gala premiere of a new movie. And not everyone goes to movie awards shows with their parents.So 12-year-old Eve, when she realized that her life was different from that of her schoolmates, asked her father a question as they walked to the stables at the horse farm they always visited on weekends."Because they want to know what you do all day." Her daddy replied as he li