CHAPTER 641. RED PROMISE. An Unexpected RejectionAinara popped a candy into her mouth and stared at the ceiling, reflecting on everything that had happened while savoring the small sphere of sugar, strawberries, and chocolate. Mauro was an arrogant idiot who had broken her heart when she was just a girl, but at that moment, she was more concerned about the other arrogant idiots who had stirred up trouble.Charmaine calling her a prostitute didn’t surprise her. After all, the spoiled girl in their circle of friends had always been drooling over Mauro. It was painfully obvious that she couldn’t stand the fact that he had chosen Ainara over her.However, Lugh and Cassiel being involved in the intrigue struck her as peculiar, especially considering that just a few months before the accident, Lugh had become her...A soft knock at the door signaling room service snapped her out of her thoughts. It was going to be a slow day, something that annoyed her because Ainara was used to working n

CHAPTER 643. RED PROMISE. You Are MineMauro looked like he was about to explode with rage. Ainara stood in front of him, defiant, holding those papers as if proving she was a woman who could get anything she wanted.“You disobeyed me!”“I don’t exist to obey you!” she hissed back.“We have a contract!”“One that demands pleasure! Pleasure, pretty boy—not obedience!” Ainara shot back. “And it seems pretty clear that you need me more than I need you.”She thrust the paper she’d obtained from the official in his direction, and Mauro read the name of a woman written on it.“Do you know her?”“No, I don’t,” he muttered, frowning. “Who is she?”“The one who paid to have your bid denied. And by the way, Rosso is the one who got it approved for you, so learn some manners and thank him!”Ainara lifted her chin and moved to walk past him, but Mauro’s abrupt grip on her arm stopped her. He pulled her roughly against his body. He didn’t care about the hospital or whoever was trying to stop it—w

CHAPTER 645. RED PROMISE. My Date TonightThis was the most exclusive school in all of Switzerland, attended by the children of magnates, politicians, and the country’s top lawyers. It was there that the four of them had met: Lugh and Cassiel had been friends since kindergarten, and although the ideas often came from them, it was Mauro who had the money to bring them to life.No one quite knew how Charmaine had joined their group, only that, like any Keller, she was drawn to Mauro as if magnetized.Unfortunately, what everyone did remember was how they had met Ainara Jáuregui. And after that night, Ainara was certain no one would ever forget her again.She made the call she had been delaying for months, smiling at the nervous voice on the other end, asking where she was. Once she gave the address and hung up, she selected one of the dresses stored in a protective cover and chose a lipstick in a blood-red shade. She slipped on silver heels and donned a subtle, elegant necklace-and-ear

CHAPTER 647. RED PROMISE. Truths and Lies“Ainara, enough!” Lugh shouted, but at that very moment, Mauro pointed at him in rage.“Don’t you dare raise your voice to her!” he snapped. “Answer her instead. Say it! If it’s true you knew her before all of us, if it’s true your father…! What the hell does your father have to do with her, Lugh?!”Mauro couldn’t understand any of it, but he wanted answers—now!“That’s none of your business,” his friend hissed. “You broke up with her! You left! I stayed!”“I broke up with her because of what you told me! Because of what you…!” He turned to Charmaine, who was as red as a pomegranate, and shook his head in fury. “Because of what you two showed me…!”“Oh, yes! Let’s not forget the little hooker website!” Ainara exclaimed, raising her glass. “Was that your idea too, love? Who came up with the brilliant plan to post a photo of me in a red dress on a prostitution page? Did you do that too?”Mauro turned to Lugh and saw his friend’s eyes unconsciou

CHAPTER 649. RED PROMISE. A HellPerhaps the only thing that could interrupt the stormy silence in that garden was the untimely clatter of heels belonging to one of the organizers, frantically looking for Mauro.“Mr. Keller! It’s time for your speech. The guests are getting impatient.”“I need five more minutes,” he replied without looking at her.“But—”“Let them wait! Let them drink more champagne! This is a party, isn’t it? Let them keep celebrating, and I’ll give the speech when I’m ready!” Mauro growled impatiently, and silence returned as the woman hurried away to carry out his orders.Deep down, however, he knew that neither five, ten, twenty minutes, nor all the time in the world would be enough to convince Ainara to stay. And for some inexplicable reason, he felt that the moment she disappeared from his sight, she would be gone forever.“Ainara… I need you to stay. Please, this conversation can’t end here…” he said anxiously. “Stay, come with me to—”“Are you crazy, or is th