I never imagined Ethan would storm into Silverwick this fast.
My group chat on w******p had been buzzing with endless notification sounds, and everyone kept spamming my name like mad. They piled on, demanding that I apologize, grovel, and come crawling back immediately.
These people were acting batshit crazy, as if they had snorted some kind of psychedelic drug.
Between my parents' relentless nagging and my own refusal to face Ethan, I had thrown myself into finance and management studies to prepare for taking over the family empire. I was buried in work while pulling all-nighters until time lost all meaning.
Then, out of nowhere, he appeared.
There he stood at my gate, silhouetted against the evening glow with the dim light painting him in shadows. Backlit and brooding, he looked eve
