"Meriam! You live there? I thought you ended up at home and at your resthouse?" I asked the woman next to me in the unit.So, he's the one who complains about me doing the work and the noise that he should be making himself."Is that a question or an accusation of something?" he asked me."I don't know why you have to complain about the noise instead of soundproofing the unit," was all I could say.I do not want to fight. I don't want trouble, especially here in the condo where I stayed. I don't want to create a scandal just because of something that should have a solution."Because I don't want to," he answered simply.Our conversation was going nowhere, so I just turned around and went to my unit."Don't rush everything; go home after 8 hours of work, and don't let people in at night. All of you will come in in the morning until 5 p.m. Thank you," I said to the foreman in front of their engineer.The person I was talking to nodded and said yes, then I left the building."Is the room
"Wouldn't your parents be more angry if they found out?" asked Miguel.Because I told him my plan. I asked him if I could stay in his condo first. I also told him the reason for what Raven did to me.I feel that because I was so selfish, I didn't even realize what was happening with Raven; he was always there for me, to the point that he couldn't open up about his own problems with me. I'm not mad at Raven; I'm not sulking anymore, but I'm disgusted with myself for being too problematic and toxic.Raven, just let me go. It's the same for both of us: when we get annoyed or irritated, we don't tease each other to think better."They don't care about me," I answered simply."Also, I can't join you here, can I?" I asked him more."If we go together, does that mean you will agree to marry me?" he asked."Tsk. I don't have it in my mind to get married. We have a lot of priorities right now and not each other," I told him."Actually," he says.He turned his back on me. "But are you sure you'
I turned and saw my father standing there. It's midnight, and all the lights in the mansion are off except for the lights from outside and the guard house. "There's a lot going on in the office that you don't know about. What are you up to?" he asked before I could answer. He walked to the place where the light switch was. Maybe all the staff here in the mansion were already asleep, so he was the only one who opened the door. I think the remote was on the table, so he walked over because he was closer to it. He walked towards me and spoke again: "Perhaps you are forgetting that you work in my company as a regular employee and not my son to act like that? You are not doing your job well. If you do one more sloppy thing, you will see the result of your negligence." He threatened and went up the mansion first. I never had a chance to speak to and answer
I chased after Lily to ask for another chance for us to discuss the business partnership. "Ms.-"Fine, Lily, go ahead and help me get your father to say yes. I know that I was the reason why the proposal was rejected yesterday. Go ahead, I'm sorry," I said to her as I caught up with her. "What else if Daddy removed me from his decision because his heir has arrived?" he tormented me. "Huh? Aren't you the only child?" I asked him. Because, according to my research, Lily is the only child of the Montenegro family. Is there another one? Who could that be? "My cousin has arrived from America. He is the only child of Tito and Daddy, who became his father, and Daddy is willing to be his heir because he no longer trusts me, and it's your fault," he told me flatly. I just apologized to him, and he left me standing. I didn't f
"What happened? I asked Cheska when I saw her sitting by the sea."It's hot here; you haven't sunblocked yet," I told him.He didn't speak, so I just spoke again."You can tell me about your anger even though you are older than me. If you don't want to as a brother, you can as a person you don't even know," I told him again."You know the hard thing about being dad's son is that he makes you do what you can't do; if you can't do it, he will replace you. I was still young, and I could see that dad didn't like me; he had no love for me no matter what I did. It's not my fault that I was born sick. There's nothing I can do because no matter what medicine I take, my pain still remains," he said with resentment."I show my father my achievements in school, but that's not what he wants. Because I can't speak directly in front of many p
"Just last night, the four of us planned to go out; we didn't try to invite you because Aira said no," Raven explained to me.Because they saw me when I was chasing Lily.FLASHBACK."Miguel?" called a voice from behind me. I looked at her without releasing my grip on Lily. I just removed it when I realized it was Raven who called me. I was surprised, so I let go of Lily and told her not to think about anything because it was just work and why I was chasing Lily. I said that I would explain later and look for them at the resort, so I chased after Lily again."I'm with Aira andI didn't hear what he said because I was busy chasing after Lily.END OF FLASHBACK"What are you going to do? You're too emotional. You didn't even ask him for his explanation," Raven preached to me.
Aira's POV It's Sunday early in the morning, but we just finished hauling my things from the mansion. I really want to get away from Meriam and Mommy's eyes. I don't want them to doubt that I will own the company just because Miguel is my boyfriend. Raven texted me where I would be tomorrow. I told him that it's only here in the condo. We don't have work tomorrow, so maybe he's worried about what I'm going to do here while I'm away. "I'm just here. Why?" I replied to him. "Come with us to the resort in Palawan. We'll be back Monday morning," he immediately replied to me. I haven't answered yet when I receive another text. "Sister, the guard here at the mansion said to leave. Why did you leave at this hour of the night? It's very dangerous now. Who are you with? Who drove you? Can I pick you up tomorrow? We're going ou
"Why do you have to leave the mansion? Meriam doesn't always come home. You and I are the only ones living there," Ken said to me. "Huh? Meriam doesn't come home anymore?" I asked, confused. "Yes. He just goes home there; it just happens that when you leave your room, he is there," Ken said again. "You know my situation there; you already know that they don't want me anymore. Why should I stay? Besides, I have my own business. I can handle myself, so don't worry," I explained at length to him. "Because we are family. Why do we have to be separated?" Ken said, annoyed."You know my situation. Let's let it go. At least we can bond together even if they don't know. I also know that you've been avoiding me since we started high school. I just let it go because I know you won't answer me." I said and picked up the cotton from the floor because it fell.