The three cars left Lilly’s house and drove towards the edge of town. The Red Panda Hotel was located in the next town called Arboreal. Jaime Greenwood loved this hotel. Part of its funds went to charity organizations that care for endangered red pandas. The name itself brought publicity to their cause. They didn’t belittle their services either which attracted …

“I don’t like this.” Steve Parker stood out his house, arms crossed over his chest. Below, he watched his two boys bring their bags into their cars. He received a call from Ethan Greenwood right after breakfast. The flood of events came rushing in. For a minute, he thought he was done for—based on what he had witnessed. Instead, the …

“And how would you know that?” Jae asked. The words slowly came out of his mouth. No one knew about this restaurant. Welly, he had mentioned Logan was seen in one but that could be any restaurant around here. “So it’s true?” Emily gasped mockingly. There was a teasing smile on her face as she sipped more water. “I saw …

Ethan Greenwood revealed an arrangement he made with Principal Parker. Alex had no knowledge of it and neither did his wife. It had been a last minute idea. He didn’t think it would be needed. “We had talked about informing the staff. The negotiation had gone smoothly. We both agreed on a proposal but… I had another idea. What if …

Courtney stared at Jae with wide eyes. She wasn’t the only one. Emily stepped forward, alarmed by his choice of words. Alex froze in her place. Jae’s immediate response to the situation startled her. Out of all the reveals she had so far, this proved to be the most unique. Courtney slowly shook her head, “I can’t believe this! You’re …

Jae Parker raised an eyebrow, “Courtney? What are you doing here? Don’t you have a football team to cheer for?” Courntey sighed, “Well, my dad had this idea about meeting my future ‘fiance’ tonight and he wouldn’t take no for an answer.” “Ah, yes. I think Carla did mention something like that.” At the sound of her cheer captain’s name, …

“You know when I heard Alex and Logan’s names I couldn’t help but remember the people in my school. They grew into a popular pair. After that, I thought it couldn’t possibly be them. But…” Courtney exhaled sharply, her nostrils flared out, “When I sneaked a peek through the door, imagine my surprise upon seeing Ms. Spy over here.” She …

A loud laugh echoed from the stairs. Angeline had an arm looped over Logan’s while they descended to the first floor. The stories Logan told had her entertained for the entire time. “Oh, Alex had always been independent. She liked to stand on her own feet. It’s no surprise that she’d hit that baseball” she told him. “I wish I …

“I don’t” Alex spoke up, “Logan looked like an abomination that time. He sounded like one too.” “Hey, what I did was for the sake of authenticity” Logan defended. “So since then you started to hang out?” Emily asked. If she didn’t, the two of them might retreat in their own world again. Alex shrugged, “Yeah, we usually spend lunch …

Alex choked on her glass of water. Her father certainly didn’t like to beat around the bush. Next to her, Logan froze for a moment. Parthenos Company belonged to the Greenwood Family and not the Carters. If what Alex’s father said was true, then Alex’s identity was… … the sole heiress to the biggest chain mall business of the country …