The day was beautifully sunny, with no signs of rain and intense heat, which was unusual for a time close to winter. People were wearing light-colored clothes and fanning themselves with fans, flyers, or their own hands. Aurora walked along the sidewalk, following the same route she took almost every day toward Starbucks. However, on that day, something was different, as everyone looked at her as if she were crazy. Even the attendant at her favorite coffee shop, with whom she had developed a rapport over the years, gave her a strange look."Thank you," Aurora said as she received her glorious Americano coffee and left the establishment.Instead of heading home, she decided to take a different route that she rarely used. Everyone still looked at her, and she knew very well why. On such a hot day, she was wearing a hoodie!Yes, she was sweating under the hoodie and felt uncomfortable, but it was better than exposing the marks from the unforgettable night she had with Tristan.She entere

It had been so long since Aurora had gone to the movies due to a lack of money that it seemed like her first time. She didn't even mind the fact that Tristan didn't like the movie she had chosen to watch. She just paid attention while eating a large bucket of popcorn and drinking a cup of soda."Don't you like the movie?" Aurora asked, walking alongside Tristan in the mall."Honestly, no," he replied."You have no sense of humor," she frowned and took a sip from her cup."How can you drink so much soda?" he remarked, watching her drink her third cup."I haven't had coffee yet, so today I'm substituting it with soda," she explained, taking another sip."Let's go. We only have a few more minutes to get to the restaurant, or..." he paused as he noticed the girl was no longer by his side. "Aurora?"He looked back and saw her looking at something in a store's window display. As he got closer, he realized she was mesmerized by a necklace that had a small, sparkling blue gem."It's so beauti

On that Friday morning, Tristan hadn't shown up at the company, leaving Xavier very irritated. Without Tristan's presence, it was Xavier who was in charge of the paperwork that needed to be passed on to him, but most of the time, Xavier ended up doing Tristan's work himself. He separated the papers into two piles: one for contracts and advantageous ideas, and the other for disposable things. And the worst part was, it was a Friday. Xavier knew he would be very busy on his only days off.For these and many other reasons, Xavier didn't miss the opportunity to throw in Tristan's face that he took care of the company more than the president and owner's son himself. In fact, Tristan never cared about the great empire his father built and passed down to him. He accepted taking over the family business out of revenge... But that's another story.At lunchtime, Xavier decided to go to Tristan's house to make sure he would be present at the very important meeting with the accountants that after

Upon returning to the Hotel Palace, Klaus and Aurora planned to split up to look for Adelaide, but they didn't even need to put the plan into action. On the lawn, couples were dancing to the sound of a slow song, and Griffin and Adelaide were there, in the middle of the improvised dance floor. She intertwined her arms around his neck, while he placed his hands around her slender waist. They swayed gently, looking deeply into each other's eyes, enveloped by an intense passion.Aurora grabbed her camera and took photos of the couple from various angles. She knew that Adelaide would love to have a photo as a keepsake. Still looking through the lens, she focused once again on her sister and the doctor. But just before she pressed the button to photograph them, the image went completely dark, and she realized that a hand had covered the lens."Hey!" Aurora pushed the object away from her face and looked at the man with seriousness. "What do you think you're doing?""We need to talk," Trist

Xavier drove his car attentively, while Aurora observed the companies, shops, and residences through the window, all while the rain fell softly. The journey was silent, which bothered the girl."Thanks again for picking me up," Aurora said."Why are you thanking me again?" he glanced at her from the corner of his eye."Oh, nothing. I just thought it was very quiet," Aurora continued, looking out at the landscape. "How did you meet Tristan?""His father, Mr. Callahan, gave a lecture announcing Tristan's presidency," Xavier replied."And how did you become friends?" she asked curiously. Tristan had a big problem with intolerance, which made it strange that Xavier had easily gained his friendship and trust."Not to brag, but I'm one of the top employees at Callahan's," Aurora made a bored face because it was clear he was bragging. "So, since I hold an important position, I had to be by Tristan's side to inform him about everything related to the company. I also helped him navigate around