Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0142

I couldn't sleep that night. At 3:00 am, I was scrolling through my phone when I saw a post on Claudia's social media

e had sent a response with a photo of Nicholas sleeping peacefully beside her.

His eyes were closed, his face relaxed and calm, a stark contrast to the tense confrontation we had earlier. He looked as handsome as a serene painting.

The corner of Claudia's cartoon pajamas was visible near his shoulder. Though they were both fully clothed, they were sleeping together.

My 22-year-old stepsister and her 29-year-old brother were lying side by side... She had even captioned the photo, saying, 'I'll always be by Nick's side!"

I smiled helplessly, feeling as if every cell in my body had been drained. I lay weakly on the hard bed in the guest room like a corpse that had been dead for a while. My heart was barely beating.

Ever since that night, Nicholas and I hadn't had any interactions. There were no arguments. We had a tacit understanding, a silent agreement. We simply stopped talking to each other.

For the next few days, I would wake up in the morning to find that he had already left for work.

had long finished dinner and

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and whisk him

with him was something forbidden in the house and would result in a sentence for oth Arid it all, Claudia played the role of

all, but I chose to ignore it. I threw myself into my work with even more dedication. Without him in my life, it was as if I

Silas' resignation. I finally

simple. He, as the leader, invited a few close colleagues for

Jay Caldwell & Co., so there wasn't much sadness in our farewell. There was only a bit of regret that our time as colleagues had been so brief it could almost be

don't know you well, but I've heard from our teacher before that you're an ambitious woman. I don't believe you're just going to settle down like

have had a bit too much to drink, as he

replied, "I'm just taking it one step at a time. After all, none

the attacks from Zachary's fans had become increasingly severe. The entrance of Jay Caldwell & Co. had already been pelted

few days, I had been reaching out to