Amber PovI gasped as soon as Phil and I entered our room. I feel like I can breathe properly now. The people inside this house make me feel tense. I feel like packing up my clothes and running out of Phil's house. But I'm not that kind of person. I don't back down no matter how difficult the situation is. I enter this deal so I will finish it no matter what happens."You have met Uncle Jigo, Amber. You should be careful when you talk to him," Phil spoke to me after sitting on the long sofa. "He will certainly do everything to prove that his suspicions against us are correct.""It's not just your uncle that I have to watch out for but also your aunt. She's too suspicious. I feel like she'll find out the truth at any moment," I answered Phil. I also sat on the long sofa but far away from him."She won't know if you're careful with what you say. And don't forget that I'm your husband," Phil answered quickly.I couldn't help but feel annoyed by what he said. He should remind himself that
Amber Pov "Where are we going, Phil?" I asked him as we walked down the stairs. He just told me to get dressed because we were going somewhere. He didn't say where we were going. So as we went down the stairs I couldn't stop myself from being curious so I asked him. "At the hospital. We're going to visit my grandfather and I'll introduce you to him as my wife. I'm sure he'll be happy when he sees you," Phil answered without bothering to look at me. I suddenly felt a little bit nervous when I heard what he said. I don't think I'm ready to face Phil's grandfather as his wife. I'm not good at acting. I was afraid that my tongue might slip and the old man would realize that only contract marriage bonded between me and his grandson. I stopped walking because of that. When Phil felt that I didn't follow him, he quickly turned around. He approached me with a frown. "I'm nervous, Phil. Maybe—" I didn't finish what I was going to say because there might be ears close by and hear what I h
Amber PovWhen we arrived inside the hospital room where Phil's grandfather, Don Fidel, was confined, Karen immediately hugged the old man lying on the bed as if she missed him so much. I secretly cringed and raised an eyebrow because Karen's reaction seemed to be OA. She looks like she is the granddaughter of Don Fidel and not Phil his real grandson. And I think Karen just wants to show me that she is very close to my husband's grandfather than me and wants to intimidate me.Meanwhile, Phil was standing near the door and let the two talk first while I was standing next to him and just looking at Karen as if she wants me to envy her and wanted to make me jealous purposely. But if she thinks that I will be jealous of her closeness with Phil's grandfather, then she is wrong. As far as I can see, the old man only treats her like a real granddaughter, so I don't have a reason to feel jealous. Because if Grandpa wanted Karen for Phil, he would have asked the latter to marry her long ago.
Amber PovI have no intention of paying attention to Uncle Jigo but when I was about to pass by him, he suddenly grab my right arm and held it firmly. His grip was so tight that his fingers almost dug into my skin. I'm sure I will have bruises soon."You're snobbish, Amber. Is it because you're the wife of my proud and arrogant nephew that's why you want to be proud in front of me too?" he asked me with a dark face as his eyes narrowed.Instead of answering, I tried to untie his fingers which is like an octopus that was tightly clinging to my arm. But no matter what I did I couldn't get his hand off my arm. He is a man and I am a woman so naturally he is stronger than me."Let go of my arm," my voice was firm when I speaks to him. I could feel the pain of his nails digging into my skin but I didn't show him that I was hurt by what he was doing."Did your good husband tell you to be rude to me just like him? Maybe you forget that he is my nephew and I am older than him," he said to me.
Phil's PovI was inside a night bar and quietly drinking beer while I waited for Alex to arrive. He is my best friend since we were kids. I chose to sit in the corner of the bar because fewer customers were sitting on this side. Most customers prefer to be near the front where dancing girls wearing short skirts can be seen. The girls are dancing in a group and I can say that they are not obscene to look at. Their clothes are not obscene even if they are short skirts and their dancing is also not obscene. I can't help but think of Amber. Maybe she also works at this kind of night bar because she says there is nothing wrong with her job. So I don't think she's the type to get into dirty work. Amber seems so proud and principled that I'm sure she wouldn't work in a place she knew could bring harm to her. And speaking of Amber, when we got home earlier, she didn't talk with me. Because of the little misunderstanding that happened. I didn't like the way she raised her voice and said bad
Amber Pov"Control yourself, Mildy. Maybe one of our leech co-workers is looking at you and reporting to our manager that you are hurting a customer. You will definitely be fired," I said in a low voice to my friend and co-worker. I saw that she was walking to Sir Alex to entertain him so I walked toward her too. Because I knew that she might annoy Sir Alex again, so I came to stop her in case she slaps this man again. Our regular customer Alex Falcon is a playboy. Every night he brings different women to the night bar where Mildy and I work is working. And when he goes here, Mildy is often the waitress who takes care of him because she is exactly the one doing nothing when he arrives. Sir Alex often joked with my friend which made her angry. Mildy hates playboys because her ex-boyfriend who she loved too much is also a playboy. And she immediately broke up with him when she found out about his boyfriend having a lineup of girlfriends. Since then, Mildy started to hate playboy. So I
Amber Pov This night was tiring but it's okay because the tip I collected from the gallant customers was pretty big. "Are you going home, Amber?" Mildy asked me. Like me, she is also organizing her things because she is about to time out too. It's past nine o'clock in the evening so our reliever has arrived at work and we can go home now. Even if our time work is done we can't still go home if our reliever still has not arrived. But the moment they came that's when we are allowed to go home. "Yes, I'm going home. Let's go out together," I told her after I'm done with my things. "Why? Are you afraid Santi will block you again? Is he harassing you again? Amber?" Mildy asked me in a worried voice. A while ago, after Alex and Phil left the bar, Santi suddenly arrived with his friends. Even though I didn't want to entertain him, I was still forced because he requested from our manager that I will be the only waitress to serve at their table. And since Santi is also one of the VIP me
Amber PovThe sermon I expected Phil to give me didn't happen. Or maybe it won't happen yet. He was only quiet while driving home. I can't help but feels awkward. When I couldn't take it anymore, I broke the deafening silence between the two of us. "Now, you can say what you want to say to me, Phil. I know you have a lot to say to me because of what happened," I began the conversation. Instead of following what I said he just looked at me for a few seconds then turned his concentration back to driving again. I didn't know what he was thinking because I couldn't read any expression or emotion on his face. His expression is just blank which I usually see in him. Because he didn't answer me, so I didn't speak again and just kept quiet in my seat. But when we arrived at the gate of his house, he did not let me out by locking the door. I gave him a bad look. He didn't want to talk to me but he didn't want to let me out of his car. What does he really want to happen? "Have you and Alex