THREE YEARS LATER
JACE ROSAVENTI
Three years looked good on him—at least sa mata ng publiko.
He was still young, still brilliant, still the Rosaventi heir who rebuilt the company from the inside out. Pero para sa mga taong nakapaligid sa kanya araw-araw, may isang bagay na hindi nagbago.
Hindi siya nagpapaabot.
Hindi siya nagpapalapit.
Ang pagiging mailap niya ay hindi na vulnerability, kundi naging karakter na. Kahit pa may fiancee na siyang si Ariana, the poised, graceful daughter of a diplomat, wala pa ring nakakalapit sa totoong Jace.
He learned to smile without warmth.
To answer without revealing.
To love without giving his whole heart.
Three years of pretending made him good at it.
He wasn’t miserable, pero hindi rin siya masaya. He was… functioning.
In the business world
