Roseslikesyou
Adrian Gonzales was the undisputed king of his classroom. Brilliant, calculated, and sharp, he held the Rank 1 spot with an iron grip. But his throne was shaken when Jasmine Morales, a transferee with an equally terrifying intellect, arrived.
What started as a simple academic rivalry turned into an all-out war. Neither was willing to settle for second place. They pushed themselves to the absolute breaking point-studying until dawn and sacrificing their health-until the pressure finally caught up to them. The race for Top 1 didn't end on a stage, but in hospital beds, side by side.
Years later, the battlefield has changed from the classroom to the boardroom.
Now, Adrian and Jasmine are high-powered CEOs of their own rival corporations. They are older, wealthier, and even more determined to crush one another. But as they play a high-stakes game of corporate cat-and-mouse, the line between hatred and obsession begins to blur.
In the pursuit of being Number One, they forgot one thing: it's lonely at the top. And as their walls begin to crumble, they realize that the person they've been fighting against all their lives is the only one who truly understands them.
Will they continue to fight for the crown, or will they finally surrender to the hearts they've kept hidden for years?