What's worse than waking up with amnesia?

Waking up to discover you own a private island, three penthouses, and an assistant whose ears turn red every time you look at him.

Vivian Chen doesn't remember the woman she used to be. She doesn't remember building an empire, wearing only black and gray, or firing a chef for suggesting beef tartare. She definitely doesn't remember why she was crying so hard she forgot how to breathe.

But she notices Lucas Grey immediately.

His perfect posture. His carefully neutral face. And his ears—which turn pink every single time she thanks him for coffee. He's been waiting for her to really see him for six years. Now that she finally has, he has absolutely no idea what to do about it.

Somewhere between nearly killing a ficus plant, accidentally tipping a waitress one million rupiah, and being adopted by a chaotic found family, Vivian realizes something unexpected: forgetting who she was might be the best thing that ever happened to her.

But when a red notebook hidden inside the ficus reveals secrets about her past, Vivian must make a choice.

Become the cold, untouchable billionaire she was before.

Or embrace the messy, cake-filled life she's stumbled into—complete with a man whose ears tell the truth his mouth won't.

Sophie calls an emergency meeting at Marlene's Corner.


I receive the text at seven in the morning. Seventeen messages in rapid succession. All capital letters. Excessive exclamation points. The words "EMERGENCY" and "URGENT" and "DROP EVERYTHING" featured prominently.


Kevin receives the same messages and forwards me his reply: "I'll bring my laptop."


Marlene receives the messages and responds with a single emoji—a slice of cake—which Sophie interprets as enthusiastic agreement.


I leave Elaine at the penthouse with a cup of tea and a vague explanation about "friend obligations." She waves me away without looking up from her book.


"Go. Your chaotic waitress needs you. I'll observe your assistant and determine if he's truly sufficient."


Chapter 38 - Sophie's Emergency Meeting - Aunt Elaine and the Ficus