hina'

still stuck in the anxi

CEO turned out to be Grayson Steele, the city's infamous playboy. I couldn'

is professionalism blew me away. Not only did he share his vision for the new app they were develop

of small talk, I could feel his passion and dedication to his work. I

well in the interview. It seemed

ch app. After submitting a few applicati

een in New York for several weeks, but still hadn't found

ompany had rented her a nice place. On moving day, she had so much stuf

w roommate w

risingly light-just a suitcase and three cardboard boxe

d one with another roommate. However, since that roomm

in my room reading, L

nner? Consider it a cele

my finances were tight, and eating ou

my hesitation and immedia

f not, he wouldn't have chosen to m

brightened: "I'll take you somewher

and I finally nodded: "Alright,

knit dress, and paired it with a simple necklace and ea

, staring at me for a moment before softly

ial settings. It warmed me, especially since the dress was an old, outdated s

now much about cars, but I could tell it was an old model. Yet, when I got inside, I was sur

But when we arrived, instead of taking me straig

ck up a blind box."

pertly show his phone to the server to scan, it didn't t

at a popular chain Chinese restaurant

abbed two big bags of food, then stopped a

me into the food court, opened the two bags, an

but still edible food from the day, packed randomly

to waste, and customers get to buy things at a low price. What a bri

do you think is inside? Let's make it more fun-whoever loses has to gran

stantly sparked, and I agre

e, silly little game would one day pull me

only say one thing to my

g stuffed sh

panini sandwic

ned, it revealed a generou

of us had guessed right, the dish in front

I'm guessing orange

Tso's chicken!" I re

, opening takeout boxes from the two large bags. It felt

aked lasagna, cheese ravioli, fried calamari, tiramisu,

ess the Orange Chicken correctly. As fo

, especially knowing we'd gotten it at such

tantly coming and going, and the environment wasn't particularl

m, sitting across from me. Watching him eat so gracefully, like a true

was always a bit messy at meals. Amy often told me

, his gaze fixed on my face, that I realize

ly, his voice gentle a

ingertips lightly brushing my skin-

tugging at the corner of his lips.

, how tender his touch had been. My heart race

acking up the leftovers to take with me, I noti

" the person cal

the famous

p and often shared the latest rumors with me

billionaires to expose their scandals. In fact, many high-profile figures had b

requently appearing on talk shows to share

nto him here. What confused me even mo

t the wrong person." Li

Liam's face. He then pulled a camera f

nfuse me with him." Liam said, using his hand to shield his f

one hand, while using the other to grab the remaining

uard by the sudden chaos. I h

let Liam go. He kept following him, snap

er kicked you out of t

u've been pushed o

trust in your half-brother's name to

g louder with each one, drawing curio

Liam these things?

have time t

denly noticed me and raised his camera, s

ng picture

tepping in front of me to s

ng, reliable. As he shielded me from the paparazzo, I felt an o

photo, panic took over. But when Liam stood in fro

for me, protecting me. And that sense of sec

ct that. He froze for a second, h

rabbed my hand and pulled

ngside him. I could feel the warmth of his h

us, but I didn't care. All I could focus on was Liam's hand holdin

r. As I tried to calm my stil

u had to deal

or some reason, I didn't want to

n you for someone else, maybe a

finally answered, his voi

t, and it seemed Liam had also fallen into his own

with a notification. I pull

you that you have been offered the positi