Masuk“Not yet, but there’s this someone I really like now,” she said with a giggle. My eyes widened a bit in excitement. “Do Arzhel and your friends know about that man?” I teased. She laughed. “They do, but it’s kind of complicated,” she said. “Oh, I’m sure you can figure that out,” I said. Knowin
I was about to turn around to mingle with his friends, but the moment I turned around, Stephanie appeared in front of me. She startled me a little, but I didn’t make it obvious. She was giving me her sweetest smile, but since I felt some eyes on us, which I was sure were from Arzhel’s friends, I w
I looked at the people around the table. Then back to Stephanie. I saw her looking at Arzhel’s friends. She gave them a full, wide smile. They smiled at her too, but it was quick. What was wrong with them? They knew Stephanie as the sweet girl. That was why they were always excited every time the
“Oh my gosh, I miss your cooking,” Liezel said, her eyes sparkling. I smiled, and we all went to the dining table. “There they are,” Lenie said when she saw us. She first came to me and hugged me. “You look stunning in your elegant black dress, Lenie,” I complimented her. The diamonds in her d
“Let me fix your tie,” I told Arzhel as I held his tie and fixed the way it was tied. “There, better.” I smiled as I looked at his overall outfit. “You look handsome.” He smiled and gently grabbed me by the waist. “You’re so beautiful,” he said. I smiled and placed my hand on his chest. Before I
I smiled. Then I nodded and started to remove my apron. “Did you already call Lenie?” I asked. He nodded. “They will be here in a bit,” he said. “Okay, you go change too,” I said. He smiled and nodded. “I’ll just check the kids, then I’ll follow you,” he said. I nodded and smiled. Then left.
But then I did not know what Veronica told him. What if she fed him another reason and my answer would confuse him more? He was looking at me, waiting for what I was going to answer, so I felt pressured. “What did Veronica say?” I asked in a low tone. That question made me feel stupid. Imagine, I
It was an unregistered number. But the number was very familiar. It was from Veronica. I had memorized her number before. “What does she want?” I asked myself. Curious, I answered it, already annoyed. “What-” “You b*tch!” she cut me off. She said it in a whispering way like she was also gritting
My knees dropped to the ground. “Help!” I shouted repeatedly. I was holding Arzhel’s head, my hands were shaking, I couldn’t clearly see him now, my eyes were full of tears. “A-Arzhel,” I said, my voice shaking, and I couldn’t stop my tears from falling. I felt my heart pounding too fast, like i
He laughed but didn’t bother to deny it. My teasing laugh slowly turned into a bittersweet smile. Adrian saw how Arriana grew. He treated her as his own daughter, and as someone who acted as a father to someone who was not really his child, I knew it hurt him knowing that Arriana’s father was clos







