11 parts Ongoing Mature"𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩," I whispered, my voice heavy with the weight of old wounds that had long turned to scars. "𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚."
"𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙜𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪," he murmured, his voice a mix of defiance and unexpected tenderness, leaving me reeling at how someone I once despised could say something like that.
But deep down, I knew the truth,
ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴇʟ𝐬ᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ᴇɴᴇᴍɪᴇ𝐬
*****
𝐊𝐚𝐯𝐲𝐚 𝐀𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐚, a strong, mature, and fiercely independent woman who values her independence above all else. An ambivert by nature, she is sweet but often reserved, struggling to express her true emotions. She believed she didn't need anyone, yet deep down, she longed for someone who could see through her facade and recognize the person she truly was. Kavya craves mental peace and solitude, wary of trusting others-especially men.
𝐘𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐲𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢 is driven, ambitious, and often cold and rude. He despises how some women fall for him merely due to his looks and wealth, often being insincere to draw attention and believes that everyone has hidden motives, which has made him distant and cynical. Additionally, his focus on ambition and success left little room for emotional connections, further reinforcing his belief that caring for others would only lead to disappointment or vulnerability.
*****
Tropes:
Enemies to lovers
Grumpy x Half sunshine
Past trauma
Office romance
Don't judge this book by the initial chapters--the real fun starts in the middle.
Kindly DO NOT COPY MY BOOK or I wouldn't mind showing my kind of "kindness"