— Your father’s fortune demands a killer instinct, Adam. You have dirt under your fingernails and too much heart. You are unfit for…

— Incompetent trash. The silence in the diner was absolute. The city’s most feared billionaire had just finished tearing the young waitress apart.…

— A hush fell over The Meridian as the small, tattered voice whispered the impossible question: “Mister, can I eat with you?” The…

— The paper fluttered from the book, yellowed and fragile. It wasn’t a love letter or a receipt; it was a promise signed…

— “You said you’d marry me if I danced this tango. I accept.” The words cut through the roar of laughter like a…

— I accept that I am a cleaner, Mrs. Miller, but I refuse to believe that the price of cleaning your house requires…

— “You are a fossil, because everyone thinks you’re finished. But something tells me you can still teach them a lesson.” This is…

— “The doctors said her legs were asleep forever. But sometimes, things that are asleep only need someone to sing them a song…

— “GET OUT! You’re fired, for wasting $12 on a beggar!” The air in the cafe froze. Every customer, every busser, every cook…

— “You think I have a secret room because I’m a thief?” Eleanor’s voice was barely a whisper, thick with hurt and disbelief.…