er eyes searched the vibrant dance floor. H

ht?" Brandon probed wi

fine. It's just that my friend, Viola, who b

not here, I can drive your

she intentionally left her behind, She would not hesitate to exact revenge when she tracks her down. Viola stood up and retrieved her purse from the table. As she attempted to dismount the stool, her legs became entangled, a

e once more," She said with gratitude, gently pulling her hand away from his. "Goodbye, Brandon."

longer there. Damn it! Did she abandon me and leave? Possibly with a man? She let out a sigh and retrieved her phone to request an Ub

e. Ever since she was told that she would be next in line to succeed her grandma, they have been trying to sabotage her image. This all started eight years ago, before she left for It

g my life, Jojo!" Viol

became aware of how cold it was. She wrapped her arms around herself to ward off the chill, mindlessly wal

kept going, but the car persisted, trailing her closely. Frustrated, she came to a stop and let ou

e rolled down the window and called out to her, "Come on, let me take you ho

idn't want to risk getting frozen. She got in the car and immediately felt a sense of war

y entered an elevator. Did my grandma rearrange the whole place while I was away? Viola pondered as sh

ed into a cup reverberated in her ears. In front of h

her grandmother would never allow a boy to spend the night if

d her suspicion that a boy was indeed i

chest. "What are you doing here?" she asked, perplexed. "Di

ched her, holding out a cup. "This is l

who could bring her lime water. Why did it have to

m," he replied

hy

you why. This is my house, J

. She couldn't even process it.

ask you where you live, you dozed off. So

d was shocked by the time on her phone. "11:45?" she couldn't possibly go home without a ride. S

xit. "You can't leave tonight. It's late.

y no intention of staying the night in

throom is just over there." He pointed to the door before heading to the closet. "And here's a fresh shirt fo

m. As she turned on the shower and stepped under the warm water, she couldn't help but hum

the clean cloth Brandon had given her. As she opened the door and peeke

he called out, realizing she was completely naked. She waited for a

silence which made Viola relieved. "This has never ha

with the clothes you gave me. Could you help me f

cour

soon she could feel his presence. "Here you go. Can you se

e clothes he offered. But as she was struggling to put them on, her foot slipped on t

and Viola found herself in Brandon's a