Kabanata 18

It is a grand party. Halos kasingdami ng mga dumalo sa anniversary ng TAP ang nandito ngayon. May mangilan-ilang business owners din, pero mukhang karamihan ay close relatives at kaibigan ng mga Santillan.

Yamirah has always been fascinated with foods. Magaling siyang kumain pero hindi nagbabago ang magandang hugis ng kanyang katawan. For now, she has different recipes in her plate, but her appetite doesn't seem to cooperate.

Mariana Santillan—she has come to know—is a Goddess. Now she knows where Ash Santillan is coming from. He has an angel-like mom, beautiful and classy, and a demon-like dad, handsome and rough. Ash is the combination of the two. How perfect could that be?

"Intimidating," Yamirah whispered.

Hindi niya makain-kain ang nasa plato kakasubaybay rito. Busy itong nakikipag-usap sa mga kapwa nito mayayaman. She wants to approach, yet she wants to runaway.

There is something in Mariana's aura that pushes her, yet her Aphrodite-beauty is simply enchanting. Ganito rin ang ma