โ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ?โ ๐๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐, ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ. ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐ ๐๐๐รฉ, ๐ฌ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง'๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฑ. ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ, ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ?
Author's Note ~ Sorry if this chapter is short!! As the story goes on, I promise that it will get much longer!!
Chapter One ~ A Warm Welcome
Brielle loved her job, as she was a waitress and cashier for a small cafe, Tea O'Clock. Not only did she do it for the money, she loved meeting new people and finding out more about personalities. It was just her thing. But she had one particular person in her mind, Lennox.
"Hey Bri!" Lennox acknowledged, as he walked in. Lennox was one of Brielle's, or Bri, as he would call her, regulars.
"Ah! Hey Len! Just the regular today?" The talkative female asked. Brielle knew almost everything about Lennox, I mean, why wouldn't she? He was one of the most supportive people that she had ever met.
"Oh, is it okay if I try your hot chrysanthemum tea today?" Lennox replied, with a tint of shyness in his voice, "A friend recommended it to me, apparently some people really like it."
Brielle smiled, remembering that he hated to try new things, "Of course! Anything else or will that be all?"
"Ah, yeah that would be it!" Lennox grinned back at Brielle, before speaking again, "Oh by the way, your shift ends in about 5 or 10 minutes, correct?"
"Huh? Uh, yeah! W- Um, why do you ask?" Brielle stuttered, feeling her cheeks flushing a tint of rose. She stood there, wondering how he even remembered that, she told him that 2 months ago.
"Perfect! When you're off, join me! I've been needing so many new book recommendations! Oh! And here, keep the change!" The tanned haired male declared, handing the flushed girl a $5 bill, walking away right after.
Lennox looked up from his novel, "Thanks Bri! It smells really nice and fresh!" Brielle watched as Lennox poured the tea into the cup he was given, how could he pour it so gracefully? Lennox snapped as Brielle's brain broke out from her thoughts, "Oh, there you are! You should take off your apron and come sit with me! Your shift is about over, correct?"
"Ah! You're right!" The toffee haired girl bounced, "Be right back, you can enjoy the tea first!" Brielle instructed him as she trotted away. Brielle felt as if she was a walking tomato, she touched her face, as she spotted her manager, Leonard, or Leon.
"Oh, there you are, Brielle." Leon waved as she walked towards him, "I know that your shift ends right now, but is it okay if you bring over the boxes to the coffee station? I'm a little uhm, busy at the moment..."
"Yes, I can see that you are a little busy at the moment," Brielle laughed, looking at one of her co-workers tying Leon's hair up into pigtails, "But sure, I'll go!"
Not many people knew it, but Brielle was actually quite fit and athletic. She had a huge dream of becoming a badminton player.
It was supposed to be a marriage of convenience, but Carrie made the mistake of falling in love with Kristopher. When the time came that she needed him the most, her husband was in the company of another woman. Enough was enough. Carrie chose to divorce Kristopher and move on with her life. Only when she left did Kristopher realize how important she was to him. In the face of his ex-wifeโs countless admirers, Kristopher offered her 20 million dollars and proposed a new deal. โLetโs get married again.โ
Rumors said that Lucas married an unattractive woman with no background. In the three years they were together, he remained cold and distant to Belinda, who endured in silence. Her love for him forced her to sacrifice her self-worth and her dreams. When Lucas' true love reappeared, Belinda realized that their marriage was a sham from the start, a ploy to save another woman's life. She signed the divorce papers and left. Three years later, Belinda returned as a surgical prodigy and a maestro of the piano. Lost in regret, Lucas chased her in the rain and held her tightly. "You are mine, Belinda."
Belinda thought after divorce, they would part ways for good - he could live his life on his own terms, while she could indulge in the rest of hers. However, fate had other plans in store. "My darling, I was wrong. Would you please come back to me?" The man, whom she once loved deeply, lowered his once proud head humbly. "I beg you to return to me." Belinda coldly pushed away the bouquet of flowers he had offered her and coolly replied, "It's too late. The bridge has been burned, and the ashes have long since scattered to the wind!"
On her wedding day, Khloeโs sister connived with her groom, framing her for a crime she didnโt commit. She was sentenced to three years in prison, where she endured much suffering. When Khloe was finally released, her evil sister used their mother to coerce Khloe into an indecent liaison with an elderly man. As fate would have it, Khloe crossed paths with Henrik, the dashing yet ruthless mobster who sought to alter the course of her life. Despite Henrikโs cold exterior, he cherished Khloe like no other. He helped her take retribution from her tormentors and kept her from being bullied again.
To the public, she was the CEO's executive secretary. Behind closed doors, she was the wife he never officially acknowledged. Jenessa was elated when she learned that she was pregnant. But that joy was replaced with dread as her husband, Ryan, showered his affections on his first love. With a heavy heart, she chose to set him free and leave. When they met again, Ryan's attention was caught by Jenessa's protruding belly. "Whose child are you carrying?!" he demanded. But she only scoffed. "It's none of your business, my dear ex-husband!"
Elin spent twenty years deeply loving her husband, finally marrying him just as she'd always dreamed. But reality shattered her illusionsโhe wasn't the man she believed. Instead, he callously destroyed her family, crushing her heart beyond repair. At her lowest point, Ruben, equally betrayed that night, approached her steadily. "Marry me, Elin. I'll help you take revenge." Yet, after their wedding, she quickly discovered he was dangerously unpredictable. "I made a mistake. Let's divorce..." Ruben slid his arm possessively around her waist, whispering a chilling promise, "Only in death."