Against all odds
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Last published Tue, Feb 4, 2025
Maya Khumalo is a carefree, bubbly engineering student with a talent for turning mundane moments into laugh-out-loud adventures. She's used to chaos, thriving on a mix of late-night study sessions, intrusive thoughts, and random bursts of creativity. Relationships? Who has time when life's already a mess?
Kai Baek is her polar opposite-a stoic, sarcastic CEO who prefers solitude over small talk and rules his industry with ruthless precision. His tattoos and intense gaze scream "untouchable," and his private past keeps everyone at arm's length.
He's the epitome of mystery: sarcastic, private, and way too attractive for his own good. She's all chaotic energy, random intrusive thoughts, and the kind of humor that would make most people run for the hills. But somehow, they just... click.
Between bookstore banter, late-night calls, and accidental confessions, sparks start to fly. But Kai's walls are as high as Maya's optimism, and breaking them down might be her biggest challenge yet.
Can opposites truly attract, or will their differences be too much to handle?
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