My Secret Lover, Her Public Charade

eyes struggling

lucidity cros

mumbled, waving a dismissive hand

Zoe appeared at the

you are! We'r

the wall, offering Eth

, patting his cheek before st

t felt like another

rner by the window, the party's

og of pain and humiliation,

ends were gathered aroun

id, a smirk in his voice. "What's hi

blood

a dismissive,

She's got a soft spo

Maya would ever actually be with a guy like that? Stable, bori

with you for years, Leo. Everyone knows it

ty of their word

junior year when those seniors were giving me crap? Maya

a smug look

rially, "I heard she's planning to make a big move. Tell

d an eyebrow. "And? You

a picture of

. Besides, a girl that devote

d smile form on his lips. T

walked out of the party, out of the

his phone and

ate... I'm resigning... Effective immedi

re Mark could p

eat job opportunity, but he'd

ere around her, aroun

was al

e. Time to give Leo

the next few days. Not th

Leo's, played ou

urants, at concerts, Leo's arm c

ogether, captioned: "Reunited and it f

chment. Each post was another nail in

is expression blank. His loft,

ne rang

It's Maya... there's been an ac

d on the doorknob, hi

at him to walk away, t

Rick, who was his best frie

g happened to Maya and Ethan hadn't

asked, his voice

o General to a scene

saw Maya on a gurney, pale and st

ney nearby, his face b

towards him, their

s convertible... she's always so reckless... they got T-bon

maybe a broken arm. But Maya... they said it's cri

than's arm, her

conscious, he's talking, but she won't listen! You have to talk

y. Her eyes fluttered open, fo

e whispered,

calm. "You need this surgery. Now. Thi

d weakly, her gaz

.. help first...

ce rose, a hint of desperation creeping in. "

ent form. "Ms. Rodriguez, we n

or the pen, he

led her name on a form prioritizing Leo's

she gasped, as a d

the clipboard, but s

ed, her eyes surprisingly fierce despite

l dismissal, echoed the o

ive years of her calling him

s not