LOGINDAVE’S POVMy eyes were tightly shut while I leaned against my chair. Papers were still piled up on my desk. I couldn’t focus on my work because Neah was all I could think about. I wanted her to be mine again, I wanted to fix our relationship but how?What if she already loves someone else? What if she’s already married again? What if she no longer accepts me? I have a lot of what ifs.When someone knocked on my door, I slowly opened my eyes. I blankly looked at Cassandra as she walked in and sat down on the sofa.“What do you need?” I asked her coldly before sitting up straight.“Are you still thinking about the wedding?” she asked directly. I could only let out a deep sigh. I didn’t want to marry Cassandra and I was sure Cassandra felt the same way too.“Talk to your father, Cassandra. Just because the two of us are always together doesn’t mean we should get married. We don’t even have a relationship and if what he’s thinking about is the company, I’ll do everything I can to manage
DAVE’S POVI tightly shut my eyes, I let out another deep sigh because I was hurting from the coldness Neah was showing me. Whenever I looked into her eyes, I could no longer see the love she once had for me. All I could see now was the pain I caused her.I leaned back against my chair while my eyes remained closed. If her love for me was already gone, then I would do everything I could to make her feel it again.“Dave! Dave!” I opened my eyes when I heard mom loudly shouting my name. I looked at her blankly, she was catching her breath and holding her forehead as if someone had completely ruined her day.“Have you seen Neah? What is that woman doing here?! Do you even know why she’s here? Why is she here? And what is she doing here in Albany, New York?!” my brows furrowed. Why was she so angry about seeing Neah again? Wasn’t she happy to see her after what we did to her?“I don’t remember Neah ever doing anything to you, mom. Why are you so angry at her?” I asked. She cleared her thr
NEAH’S POVI remained quiet while Cassandra spoke in front of everyone. I couldn’t stop myself from glancing at Dave because he was sitting right in front of me. He was listening seriously as well. I could only laugh bitterly to myself. Never, not even once, did I imagine that I would end up working with Dave again. Was fate really playing with us?Everything started at the gala. We met there, and that was also where Cassandra and I talked about the partnership she wanted. If only I had known that our paths would cross again after three years, I never would’ve attended that gala.Now I finally remembered where I had heard Cassandra’s name before. She was the heiress of Sy Group International, and she was the woman Victoria wanted for Dave.I massaged my temple and took a deep breath. Now I understood why Dave was here. Was he working here now too?“This launch will officially establish Sy Elite in New York’s luxury market,” Cassandra confidently said while walking at the front. “And f
NEAH’S POVI took a deep breath after applying lipstick on my lips. Three days had already passed since I signed the contract with Sy Elite. Today was our launch meeting.“Mommy, are you leaving again?” my son asked when I stepped out of the washroom.“Yes baby, I just have a meeting that I need to attend. Auntie Claire will stay here with you, don’t give her a hard time okay? Just play here. I’ll come back later, wait for me here okay?” He slowly nodded.“Yes mommy, be careful.” he said sweetly, making me smile. I fixed his hair once more before standing up completely. I grabbed my bag and some documents.I kissed my son on the cheek one last time before finally leaving. I was about to step out of the lobby when Liam called. I answered his call right away.“Hi, good morning. Sorry if I wasn’t able to call you last night. We just finished surgery on a patient and it took us 31 hours before we could finish.” I could feel his exhaustion and lack of sleep because even his voice sounded d
DAVE’S POVI stared blankly into space, I still couldn’t forget my encounter with Neah earlier. She was still beautiful, the sadness that used to linger in her eyes was no longer there. Until now, guilt continued to consume me. Why didn’t she tell me that her parents died in an accident? Why didn’t she call mom back then either? Why didn’t she tell any of us? Why did she carry all her problems alone?Did she think that just like what happened with our child, I still wouldn’t make it in time? Because of the secret she kept, I failed to come to her again. I wasn’t there for her during the time she was mourning the death of her parents.I know everything that happened to her hurt her deeply, especially since only a month after we lost our child, her parents followed after.I let out a deep sigh before leaning back against my chair.Did she know that I’m assigned here now? But based on the expression on her face earlier, it seemed like she had no idea. She was surprised to see me here.“D
NEAH’S POVI slowly looked around the massive Sy company building. I was already in their lobby, and today was the day I would sign the contract for the partnership between our businesses. I took a deep breath the moment I stepped inside the elevator.I tightened my grip on my bag. Dave used to work for the Sy family too, but considering how huge the Sy family was, it was impossible that we would be working under the same company. Besides, one of the biggest Sy branches was based in the Philippines and that was where Dave used to work, so it was impossible for our paths to cross because I was here in New York.I immediately knocked on Cassandra’s office door once I arrived.“Come in,” I heard Cassandra’s excited voice, as if she already knew it was me.“Hi, Neah. Good morning.” She greeted me with a smile and I smiled back at her too.“Good morning, Miss Cassandra.” I sat down on the sofa and Cassandra did the same, placing a thick stack of papers down in front of us.“Just call me Ca
DAVE’S POV“Sir, the investors are waiting.”I didn’t answer Monica immediately. I simply stared at the time on my watch.6:12 PM.Before, time never mattered to me. I didn’t care if meetings ended at dawn as long as the work got done. But now… Someone was waiting for me at home again. And this tim
NEAH’S POVThree weeks had passed, yet every single day, Dave still came to my parents’ house to win me back. Ever since we buried our child, I had never returned to the home we once shared. I wanted to heal. Somehow, the thought of stepping back into that house terrified me because all I would rem
NEAH’S POVThree days after we lost our child, I sat silently in front of a tiny white coffin. It was so small. Far too small to hold the reality that a life had once existed there. I clutched the ultrasound photo tightly in my hands while tears streamed endlessly down my face. I no longer knew how
NEAH’S POVRain hammered against the windows as I stared blankly at my phone screen. My hands trembled while I clutched my stomach, the pain inside me growing sharper, as though something was slowly tearing me apart from within.“Please…” I whispered shakily, dialing Dave’s number again.For the se







