Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Nicholas's tall figure cast a shadow over the hallway, dimming the overhead lights and fueling the anger in my heart.

Of course. If Nicholas wasn't backing Jasmine up, how could she have the means to locate them and devise such a manipulative scheme?

It didn't matter who was the mastermind behind this. In some way, Nicholas and Jasmine were one and the same.

I looked at the man before me, a calm smile tugging at my lips. The constant running around had left my clothes so wrinkled that no amount of smoothing would help.

In contrast, he looked immaculate in his tailored black suit without a single crease in sight. He held his head high, not even bothering to glance at me.

If he wanted to pretend I didn't exist, I wasn't going to waste my time trying to get his attention.

I stopped looking at him and lowered my head as I walked past, although I felt a sharp pain throughout my entire body.

Eventually, Nicholas and I had reached this point of being at odds. Suddenly, he grabbed my arm. From the moment his hand touched me, my hair stood on end. It felt like an electric shock, and I shook off his hand. He spoke abruptly. "Don't you have anything you want to say to me?"

For a brief moment, I considered saying something. However, I knew a few simple words wouldn't change the situation.

turning back, I replied, "No time for catching

when his voice drifted down from above.

pressed down on my shoulder and asked, "Now that time has stopped, do you

matter how hard I tried to lift my arm, I couldn't break

your hand in the past, but

gaze fell mockingly on his hand.

once more. He closed his eyes briefly. When he opened them again, they revealed none of his

pointed to the end of the hallway, spitting out one cold word.

to turn around. He hurried into Jasmine's ward as if the

there for a while,

the

the

I expected to hear crying or Nicholas's angry voice from inside, but there was

less about what they were doing. If Nicholas decided to come

his fiancée,