LOGINAndrew, with his hands inside his pocket, stood right in front of him, looking not even a bit bothered that Raffy was giving him a deathly stare. That pissed Raffy more than he already was."I am here for your son. Is he home? May I speak with him?"Raffy scoffed. "Oh, so you now remember my son.""Raffy...""He's still at school. And even if he's home, I will not allow you to talk to him.""Look, I am not here to hurt Lance.""You already did," Raffy said immediately. "The moment you promised him something and then acted as if you didn't, you had already hurt him. Why did you even do that? Why had you talked to him without me knowing? Why did you make him believe that you are someone you are not—someone kind and someone he could trust? Why the hell did you have to promise him something, only for you to break that fucking promise!"Remembering the sadness and disappointment in Lance's face when he finally realized that Andrew has no intention to fulfill his promise made Raffy want to
Andrew was back in Maplewood District, and Raffy hated it. He had been trying to act normal, as if he didn't care, but every time he remembered Andrew's face when he saw him coming out of his vehicle, anger and frustration immediately surged inside of him.'Why has he come back? He said he's going to stay away from me, and for a while, I thought he would honor that. And yet he's here again, acting like he didn't do shit! I could never really trust him.'Andrew was pulled out of his deep thinking when someone called his name. From staring blankly at the barcode scanner, he looked up to see who called him.It was Mr. Zhang.Raffy immediately put a fake smile on his face."Mr. Zhang, how may I—""That man is back," Mr. Zhang said, not even letting him finish his sentence. "Why is he back? Are they making another move? Be honest with me, Raffy. Do we still have a fight in this?"Mr. Zhang's face was so full of worry and uncertainty, and Raffy hated seeing those on the old man's face. He w
A knock on his office door caught Andrew's attention, causing him to raise his head."May I come in?" Sally asked from the other side of the door."Yes," Andrew replied before letting go of the pen he had been holding."You okay?" Sally asked after she came in and closed the door, clocking the flushed look he had."Yeah. I'm good.""You sure? You're still in a rut, Andrew. You sure you don't want me to call someone?""I am a hundred percent sure, Sally," he quickly replied. "Now, tell me what you're here for."Sally gave him a doubtful look but said nothing about it anymore. Instead, he handed him a manila folder that contained information about a real-estate and urban development company."What am I looking at, Sally?" he asked as he looked at every page."Crownstone Properties Group. I know you already heard about them."Andrew nodded. "I had a newly established real estate and property development company that has rapidly gained attention in our industry. So?""You are aware that t
Raffy tried to act as normal as possible. He was all smiles as he got out of the taxi when he reached the Maplewood District. That same smile hadn't faded when people greeted him. He even had conversations with a few of them in the gentle and calm tone he always used, which was the complete opposite of what he was truly feeling.Because while he appeared fine on the outside, a storm was causing havoc inside him, a storm so strong it made his heart clench.Once he was inside his safe space, his home, that was when he finally stopped pretending and allowed himself to let go of his real emotions. His fake smile disappeared, and he allowed himself to be stripped of the last bit of strength he still had after meeting Andrew.He placed his phone on the counter and sat on the chair facing it, a heavy sigh escaping his lips.He crossed his arms and laid them on the counter before resting his head on them.He closed his eyes and took a couple of deep breaths. He wanted his messy and chaotic b
With his eyes closed, Andrew lifted his head to let water fall down his face.Because he was still in a rut, his body was very sensitive, making him feel and hear almost everything.He hated it. He hated being in a rut because not only was he losing control of himself physically but also emotionally. And he loathed that because that was not him anymore.For years, after what he did to Andrew's best friend, after he got punished for it, and after Raffy left him, Andrew did everything he could to change. He made himself better in all the aspects he thought he was lacking. And he believed he was already doing well. For years, that was what he believed.But what happened at his office with Andrew made him realize that that was not the case at all.Andrew's slap instantly reminded him of the punishment he had received, and the way he relied on Raffy to forget and feel better brought him back to how they were ten years ago. And he didn't know how to feel about that.There were so many emotio
Raffy was shocked to see the overwhelming anger in Andrew's face.He knew Andrew would be angry. Anyone would be after being slapped. But he was not expecting that kind of anger. It was scary. It made him speechless, made him unable to move. The look on Andrew's face made it seem like he could kill anyone who stood in his way, and right now, that person was Raffy.There were only a handful of times where he saw that side of Andrew. And most of those ended with him being roughly fucked so hard, he had to stay in bed for a day. As for whether he was alright being treated that way—yes, he was. Because at that time, all he could think about was helping Andrew to get whatever horrible thoughts he was having off his mind. He wanted to make him forget, to make him feel better.Fuck! He wished he could forget too. If there was some kind of a potion that would make him magically forget everything that had to do with Andrew, he would gladly take it. Because he couldn't keep remembering their pa
Despite telling himself so many times that he needed to stop thinking too much about Raffy and instead think of what he should be doing for his project to finally start, Andrew couldn't take his mind off of Raffy. Even after busying himself, the moment he wasn't occupied, even if it was only for
“I will be back, Raffy. And I hope that by the time we see each other again, you will have already made the smartest and best decision. And you already know what that is.”Raffy's hold on his fork had tightened as he kept remembering those words Andrew had said before he left.'Who does he think he
Andrew felt like his world had stopped spinning. It's like time has been paused. He was lost for words, and his gaze zeroed in on the man in front of him—the one he had so many memories about and had tried to bury.“Andrew…” he heard Raffy, looking equally shocked, utter.It had been so long since
Ten years ago...Raffy didn't know how long he had been just staring at his reflection in the mirror. What he knew was that it had been too long, that he had to stop now, or else he was going to be late for his flight.He glanced at his wristwatch. His flight was at three p.m., and it was already t







