?” Talia scoffed, her eyes narrowed as I hung

th what I was about to tell. “Sarah's birthday anniversary comes up in a few da

through her hair, and when she spoke again, her tone was lighter. “You know what, call him up right now and tell him you won't

en years, and I still give in to his wishes no matter what. I could disappoint anyo

, but I love you just as much. I'm looking out for your best interest here. You need to stop mak

Talia. Richard and I are just friends, and friends help each other no matter what. W

a glare. “Lie to yourself all you want, Elena, but you're

nd though I tried to avoid discussions that would bring that back up, she was the only one who knew that I was still in love with Richard as much as I wa

e happened if you had confessed your feeling

he walked into his life, she'd captured his heart and stowed it away in a bottle. Her bottle. If I'd come clean about my feeli

e been my twin instead of Sarah, due to how she we were so alike, and felt each other's pain and struggles.

hard and I to be together, I've missed it, and that's fine. They're happy together. Richard's happiness is all that matters to me. If he or Sarah finds out about my feelings, it's cost me my friendship

to be, and I sincerely doubt that he sees you as just a friend. He might not be able to admit it himself, but there's this sizzling chemistry that has always existed betw

was clear that nothing could work out between Richard and I. He was about to become my brother-in-l

to familial ties. Richard can't complain about Sarah giving him less attention, because he's blinded by his love for her. He choosed her over you, and it's

retire. They'd decided to merge their booming real-estate empire, Williams Holdings, with Delmonte Realtors. The Williams and the Delmont

ssors, they were handed the perfect solution. A marriage between the Williams and Delmonte families would keep the merged empire in the f

urgeon work, and so I was the perfect choice. Also, I was very close to Talia, and that worked in my favour. I'd been twenty when the deal was mad

y and I took Sarah with me. I remembered that night like it was yesterday. Memorized it int

one he fell in l