/0/94623/coverbig.jpg?v=017fb0708b1401dc9173f1af87736878&imageMogr2/format/webp)
When Elena Cruz, a hardworking girl struggling to keep her family afloat, meets Adrian Cole, a cold but brilliant billionaire CEO, it's supposed to be nothing more than a chance encounter on a rainy night. But fate doesn't let go that easily. When Elena later takes a cleaning job at a corporate tower, she discovers that the stranger who once offered her a ride now owns the building-and half the city. He remembers her, though she tries to stay invisible. She's quiet, respectful, and determined to keep her dignity intact, no matter how powerful he is. Adrian, who's spent years surrounded by people who only wanted his money or name, finds himself drawn to Elena's honesty and calm strength. She's not impressed by his wealth, and somehow, that's what makes him want her even more. What begins as a series of small encounters slowly grows into something neither of them expected-a love that feels real in a world full of pretense. But as their worlds collide, pride, secrets, and the eyes of society test everything they're building together. Can love truly bridge the gap between two completely different lives? Or will the world remind them that some skies were never meant to meet?
Chapter 1 THE GIRL IN THE RAIN
The rain didn't just fall that night - it poured.
The kind of storm that made the city blur into streaks of silver and shadow.
Elena Cruz pulled her jacket tighter around her shoulders, though it was already drenched. Her shoes squished with every step as she hurried down the lonely road. She'd just finished her late shift at the café, and the buses had long stopped running.
"Just a few more blocks," she muttered, teeth chattering.
But the wind had other plans. It ripped through the street, bending the umbrella she'd borrowed from work and soaking her completely. Her bag slipped from her hand, spilling coins and a few crumpled notes onto the wet pavement. She sighed, crouching to pick them up one by one.
That's when she saw it - the gleam of headlights cutting through the storm. A sleek black car slowed beside her, engine humming softly.
The window rolled down, and a man's voice - smooth and deep - called out.
"You'll catch a cold out here."
Elena straightened slowly. The man inside looked like he belonged in another world. Dark suit. Sharp jawline. Calm eyes that didn't seem bothered by the weather.
"I'm fine," she said quickly, brushing a strand of wet hair from her face.
"You're not," he replied. "Get in. I'll take you home."
She hesitated. Everything about him screamed trouble - or at least, the kind of person who had nothing to do with someone like her.
"I can't pay you," she said, voice small but steady.
He tilted his head, almost amused. "I didn't ask you to."
The rain hit harder. Elena looked down the empty road, then back at the stranger. Her mother always said pride didn't keep you warm.
After a moment, she opened the door and slid in.
The inside of the car smelled like leather and rain. She sat quietly, clutching her bag.
"Where to?" he asked.
"Greenwood Apartments. Near the old market," she said.
He nodded. His voice was calm, his hands steady on the wheel, but there was something about his silence - not cold, not impatient - just... controlled.
After a few minutes, he glanced at her again.
"What's your name?"
"Elena."
"Elena what?"
She gave a tiny shrug. "Just Elena."
He smiled faintly, almost to himself. "I'm Adrian."
The rest of the drive passed in silence, except for the soft rhythm of rain against the car. When he finally stopped near her street, she turned to thank him, but he was already looking ahead, lost in thought.
"Thank you... Mr. Adrian."
He chuckled quietly. "Just Adrian."
She smiled for the first time that night. "Then thank you, Adrian."
And with that, she stepped out into the rain, not realizing that the man who had just given her a ride wasn't just Adrian.
He was Adrian Cole, the youngest billionaire CEO in the city - a man whose world had no place for a girl like her.
At least, not yet.
/0/87623/coverorgin.jpg?v=b6c6d2db392bceb94a0d10bcfbbd50d5&imageMogr2/format/webp)
/1/101423/coverorgin.jpg?v=46b8ac4ba2161e0b69a9b73304ac43c3&imageMogr2/format/webp)
/0/86395/coverorgin.jpg?v=55bb4b33b13d15db79b49aea662af755&imageMogr2/format/webp)
/0/93822/coverorgin.jpg?v=9d349704d7e5ae10cc05314b014a0e50&imageMogr2/format/webp)
/0/77278/coverorgin.jpg?v=e33b5a48fd64490b6c3dab31c8798b9a&imageMogr2/format/webp)
/0/71279/coverorgin.jpg?v=9e49a76b6b5eef1f9b662f77b9729717&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Chapter 1 THE GIRL IN THE RAIN
07/10/2025
Chapter 2 THE GIRL IN THE GLASS BUILDING
07/10/2025
Chapter 3 THE MOMENT HE SAW HER DIFFERENTLY
07/10/2025
Chapter 4 SMALL ENCOUNTERS
07/10/2025
Chapter 5 WHEN THE WALLS CAME DOWN
07/10/2025
Chapter 6 COFFEE AND QUIET MOMENTS
07/10/2025
Chapter 7 SOMETHING LIKE WARMTH
07/10/2025
Chapter 8 BETWEEN TWO WORLDS
07/10/2025
Chapter 9 THE WHISPERS
07/10/2025
Chapter 10 QUIET WARS
07/10/2025
Chapter 11 WHEN WORLDS MEET
07/10/2025
Chapter 12 THE STORM BEFORE THE CALM
07/10/2025
Chapter 13 THE WEIGHT OF TRUST
07/10/2025
Chapter 14 DINNER AT DUSK
07/10/2025
Chapter 15 THE QUIET AFTER THE STORM
07/10/2025
Chapter 16 LEARNING EACH OTHER'S WORLDS
07/10/2025
Chapter 17 SHADOWS OF DOUBT
07/10/2025
Chapter 18 STANDING TOGETHER
07/10/2025
Chapter 19 NEW BEGINNING
31/10/2025
Chapter 20 SHADOWS IN THE LIGHT
31/10/2025
Chapter 21 HER OWN LIGHT
31/10/2025
Chapter 22 THE TEST OF FIRE
31/10/2025
Chapter 23 THE WEEKEND AWAY
31/10/2025
Chapter 24 NO MORE HIDING
01/11/2025
Chapter 25 THE RAIN THAT FOLLOWED
05/11/2025
Chapter 26 BLOOD AND BOND
05/11/2025
Chapter 27 WHERE I COME FROM
05/11/2025
Chapter 28 THREADS OF YESTERDAY
07/11/2025
Chapter 29 ECHOES OF HER PAST
07/11/2025
Chapter 30 THE GENTLE UNRAVELING
07/11/2025
Chapter 31 THREADS OF BECOMING
07/11/2025
Chapter 32 THE WEIGHT OF QUIET
07/11/2025
Chapter 33 THE NOISE OF RECOGNITION
07/11/2025
Chapter 34 BETWEEN APPLAUSE AND SILENCE
07/11/2025