✪ ASHLEY LEE A witty, sharp-minded 21-year-old university student, her intelligence and quick thinking have earned her an assignment unlike any other-a covert mission to investigate a high-profile case entwined with money laundering, smuggling, and trafficking. Amidst this dangerous pursuit, she encounters the enigmatic Prof. Demon, Professor D'Souza-someone destined to be her absolute "not-so-favourite." ✿ MRS. D'SOUZA A 35-year-old university professor of unyielding rigor. Cold, detached, and unfazed by the world, her stoic demeanor alone could silence a room. Emotionless, calculating, and formidable-she is a force few dare confront. ✯ PROLOGUE ✯ In the bustling halls of academia, Ashley Lee walks with a secret. Posing as an ordinary student, she is, in truth, a covert agent tasked with unraveling the hidden darkness lurking within the university's archives. With a trusted friend at her side, she collects fragments of truth, each revelation drawing her closer to the heart of a conspiracy. Yet the path is anything but simple. Enter Professor D'Souza-stern, intimidating, a wall of unyielding control. Their worlds collide: in classrooms, in corridors, in moments neither can predict. Two minds, two perspectives, clashing yet intertwined, as secrets, ambitions, and perhaps something far more fragile begin to weave together. ✷ FOR LOVE, LIKE TRUTH, IS NEVER NEAT-IT IS ALWAYS, UNDENIABLY, MESSY. 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 #𝟐 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐆𝐁𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 #𝟐 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧

(Original/unedited version) Lilith Carlisle, an 18 year old senior in high school whose life gets turned upside down when she meets her best friend's boss, 32 year old CEO billionaire, Scarlett Lenore. Lilith soon finds how captivating Ms. Lenore really is as the intensity of their proximities increases greatly. Lilith now must choose but between she knows and what she needs.