Beneath Their Eyes

Born into a well-known and respected family, Yves Shane Rivera was the university's pride-beautiful, brilliant, and beloved by everyone. A 21-year-old Business Administration student, she ruled the campus with her grace and intelligence. She was the perfect image of what every student dreamed to become-confident, kind, and endlessly admired. The "School Queen," they called her. But behind her radiant smile and flawless image was a girl silently suffocating under her parents' expectations and the weight of perfection. Every move she made was watched, every word she spoke was judged, and every emotion she felt had to be hidden behind a practiced mask.

Then there was Cleo Selene Alvarez, also 21, taking up his MBA in Hospital Management. Known for his cold, emotionless aura and sharp eyes that seemed to pierce through anyone who dared to look too long, Cleo was the complete opposite of Shane. He rarely spoke, preferred solitude, and never cared for the admiration that followed him. Yet, girls couldn't help but fall for the mystery he carried-the quiet, unreadable man who walked through the corridors with an effortless kind of charm.

They were two worlds that were never meant to collide-until they did. What started as stolen glances and quiet smiles turned into something, neither of them expected: love. But love, for them, was a dangerous secret. Shane's parents had already chosen someone else for her, someone with wealth and power. Cleo, no matter how genuine his love was, would never be enough in their eyes.

So they hid.
In a world that praised Shane for her perfection and feared Cleo for his coldness, they found warmth only in each other's arms-away from the eyes that would never understand.

Because sometimes, love isn't about being seen. It's about surviving-together, even in the shadows.

Warning: 🔞

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