Everyone has scars, pasts, and painful realities that they are fighting for deep down within themselves. But sometimes pain is never enough and there come moments when you just can't stand the universe. 

After six years of constant failure, consistent trying, and disappointment, Claire was hopeless when it came to finding Markus. Devoted her youth in just one task yet became one of the successful personality of the business world. Always void of emotions and only one person she ever had as a family, she never lived her life. But things started to get excited when Ryan came barging into her life with only being 20 minutes late. It's the story of two completely different souls, hunting through the stages of love, bickering, and painful pasts, only to crave for each other. 

A story that held two souls too close to each other yet so far from each other. But will Claire ever be able to love someone after Scarlett and Markus? Can she ever face Ryan with her truth? What that truth even was? But the real question was that how much could Ryan actually take? And what if someone endangers their lives when love becomes inevitable?

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Too Close to Be Yours

The elevator doors opened with a ding noise. I looked out, frozen at my place. Naira was doing her work at the reception as always and the floor was empty just as always. Silent and peaceful yet there were thousands of voices inside my head. The doors were about to close again but I immediately stuck my hand in between and stepped outside. 


Naira looked up at me and smiled before going back to her work. I breathed in and out. I didn't know how I was going to get through the day without continuously thinking and feeling guilty about Markus's letter whenever I see Ryan. I sighed and walked towards my office. 


I started my day by going through the interior samples that I had already made and just needed to show to my clients then I went through my emails to see if someone else was interested in getting their work done by us and thankfully there were a lot. 


Chapter 23