LOGIN“We missed all of you!” he chimed cheerfully. “We missed you too, buddy,” Dino called out, stepping forward with a wide, excited grin. “We even built hammocks and a treehouse at the orchard. You should check them out later.” “Yey! We have a treehouse and hammock!” Atlas’s face lit up instantly,
Four years later— The convoy slowed as it entered Sta. Cristina, the once-quiet town now alive with movement and color. Gone were the uneven dirt roads. In their place stretched smooth pathways that wound through thriving fields—rows upon rows of crops swaying beneath the sun, their greens deeper,
The wedding celebration slowly softened as the sun dipped behind the mountains of Sta. Cristina. Laughter still lingered in the front yard of the humble Greene home—warm, unrestrained, filled with the joy of a union long awaited. But somewhere between the laughter and the fading light—Cassie and A
A breath. “Every day.” Her smile deepened through her tears. “Every lifetime.” Their gazes remained locked—quiet, unwavering—despite the swell of applause rising around them. It filled the chapel, warm and thunderous, echoing against the wooden walls. Pride shone in the men’s eyes, steady and u
"Cassie…” His voice came out quieter than anyone had ever heard it—stripped of authority, stripped of control. Just Ashton. Just a man standing before the woman he loved. After her slow, soulful walk toward him… after Eliseo and Celia had gently, tearfully placed her hand in his— He held her now.
Cassie allowed herself to be pulled forward, though her expression remained stunned, her mind still trying to grasp the sheer extravagance hidden beneath what she thought was simplicity. Behind her, Eliseo and Carmel exchanged a glance. Then, almost in unison, their gazes drifted back to the gown.
“Kai want to pway…” “Mama,” he sniffled, his small voice breaking, “Kai pway pwaygwound… pleeeath…” Cassie bit down on her lip, hard, fighting the sob that threatened to tear its way out of her chest. Seeing her son’s tear-drenched face—his lashes clumped together, his tiny body shuddering with hi
“Drie…” Cassie murmured, the weight of everything crashing down at once. She buried her face in her palms, torn and frustrated, her shoulders trembling despite her effort to stay composed. “I can manage the company,” Drie continued steadily. “You’re just one call away if anything goes wrong. I prom
As though the scandal had never happened. As though three years hadn’t torn everything apart. “Ordering,” he replied with a shrug, looking at me as if I were being unreasonable. My fingers curled tightly in my lap as I struggled to steady my breathing. “How can you be so sure I want to eat with
"Cassidy?” I stiffened at the sound of my name—that voice. My body froze, every muscle drawn taut, as if I’d been caught mid-breath. I couldn’t move. I couldn’t even breathe properly. My lungs seized while my heart slammed violently against my ribs. It’s just your imagination, I told myself desp







