CHAPTER 11

DEVANCE went down the car along with his parents. Austin drove them because they didn’t bring a lot of bodyguards to stay low key.

This could be his engagement, but he had already taken precautionary measures, especially if he was left with no choice. Devance only agreed to meet the girl because his father had frozen most of his assets when he argued with him again a few days after they arrived in Nepal. He tried to push his luck, but it seemed his fate was already sealed.

Now he came to the Philippines to see his fiancée-to-be, though he ensured the wedding would never happen. Devance never asked his parents about the girl. More on, he was not interested. Every time the arranged marriage came to mind, his stress level soared.

Devance studied the surroundings around. He stood near the doorway of a modern two-story house with a roof deck. Beside the building was a garden. No wonder this place looked familiar. He finally remembered he was here sometime three years ago. Slowly, things we