LOGINDaniel looked at both Joan and Santiago with eyes wide open as he listened to all that Joan explained to me. He let out a sigh and then shook his head. “I can’t believe something this big happened to you and you didn’t bother to tell me, give me a call or something, you just…” he didn’t know what else to say. “You went to him of every other person you could ask for help” he exclaimed. Santiago raised his arms in protest “Hey! I’m standing right here” “I know, she isn’t your friend, she’s mine and she went to someone that she barely knew for a few weeks… days even,” he said sadly. “Daniel” she touched his arm in a friendly way but that made Santiago stand straight in alarm as he looked at how close they were. “I’m sorry, I… it was just too much for our family and I don’t want to burden anyone with our problems” “I just feel bad that my friend was going through something that bad and I wasn’t even informed not until I was going to help them get into a contracted relationship. Not ni
Joan was at Camila's house getting dressed to meet up with Santiago at a fancy restaurant he secluded for them to meet. She had wanted a place where she could easily afford the bills but he insisted and said he was paying anyway so she had nothing to worry about.“Do you trust your wits about this?” Camila asked as she put the finishing touch to her makeup.Joan let out a sigh and then shrugged.“I felt angry and scared that the Relisos would go through with what they said they would and I can’t let them turn our years of hard work to some of their clown factory” she answered.Camila sat beside her and took her hand in hers.“You look beautiful” she commented and Joan burst out laughing “My makeup skills are on point too,” she flipped her hair, and Joan rolled her eyes. “I don’t want you doing something you don’t want to do”“I don’t want to do it but I have no choice, if this is what can get me back to Anderson’s Tech, then I’ll do it… at least I am not doing something nasty” she shru
“Will that be all ma’am?” she asked the couple that came in not quite long. “Yes please,” the lady said and cuddled closer to her lover. “I’ll be right back with your order,” she nodded and then turned to give them their coffee and cheesecakes but she could swear that she saw the man wink at her when she turned. “Probably my eyes” she whispered to herself then gave the order to Camila who was behind the counter. “Whimpy customer?” Camila asked when she collected the paper to start making the coffee. Joan went to clean one of the tables that were just occupied by a customer to make more space for new customers to sit. “Winked at me in front of his girl” Joan replied in disgust then went to the back to wash the rag and grab another one. “Disgusting” Camila placed the coffee and cheesecakes on the tray for her to carry. “I know, and I want to badly pour this scalding coffee over his head” Joan glanced at the man who was already looking at her while he ignored what his girl was sayi
Hours after he went to visit Mateo, Pricilla, and her daughter’s grave, he took a week's holiday off from work and all the drama happening around him. The pressure his dad has been putting him through coupled with the anxiety of Joan not calling to take the offer was taking a deep toll on him. He needed a way to just stay in a place that somehow gave him peace, a place where he could forget himself and just forget about the world and all the problems it brings. The one place that he and his late brother come to whenever they take those little trips. The place was located inside a garden in Madrid, Mateo was the first person to discover the place when they were still young teenage boys. At that time, they were living in between Madrid during holidays and the USA during school days. He was feeling so down, and since his brother’s death anniversary was coming soon, it’s even more depressing for him. This period is often the most difficult time of the year for him and the pressure he is
“He said that?” Camila asked when she sat beside Joan on the floor of her mum’s hospital room.Her mum was sleeping by the time they got there but she was glad that the nurses let both of them in. Now, they are sitting on the floor with a few snacks and ice cream they managed to sneak into the room while Joan talks about the offer that was made to her by the Santiago.“Yes, I was a bit relieved that he didn’t ask for something nasty else I would have lost it” she threw some popcorn in her mouth and shook her head as that day’s event played in her head.“He didn’t ask that but you manage to angrily tear his card and sweep it away” Camila remarked.A frown formed on Joan’s face as she looked at her friend “He is too egoistic for his good. Like, the way he said those words were provoking” she sighed angrily “He was too full of himself ‘I don’t need a mistress, if I did, I don’t need to ask’ idiot” she hissed.Camila chuckled lightly and earned a glare from Joan “Oh please, it’s too funny
“And you have a big pouty mouth” she said back. “I don’t,” he defends with a frown. “Suit yourself, princess,” she drank her latte and ignored the glare he threw at her. Trying to ignore her remark, he let out deep breaths then shook his head and looked at her. He opened his mouth to say something but what he had in mind to say, flew out of his head and he was drawing on the blank. He still couldn’t place what made him want to stay close to her or just talk to her. Probably her beauty and how simple she looked made him to know more about her, he wanted to know why she wasn’t leading a world-class company instead of waiting tables. He feels like there is more than what is on the surface and he wants to know more about her. “Why are you waiting tables?” he asked and once again she was caught off guard. One customer asked her this question and they became friends, sort of. Now, this annoying pouty-mouth man is asking her the same question. Why was he interested to know? He looked we







