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Chapter 28: Erina vs. Conscience
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My shift just ended and I’ve already left the restaurant. Right now, I’m at the supermarket—just buying a few groceries and some food supplies. Good thing Faye lent me some money, so I was able to buy what I needed. Finally, Louie and I have something to eat this week.Speaking of him... I wonder how he’s doing at the apartment?I really need to go home soon to find out if he actually did what I asked him to do this morning.“Oh, my gosh!”I stopped in my tracks when my cart bumped into a woman's cart that suddenly appeared in front of me. I gasped in shock at her reaction. But then I noticed the scowl on her face.Wait a minute, why is she mad? She’s the one who suddenly showed up out of nowhere.“Are you blind? Didn’t you see me passing by?” she snapped at me. The people around us started looking because she said it so loudly.I instantly felt embarrassed because of this woman. She looks like we’re around the same age, so I could argue back—but I don’t want to make a scene, especial
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I'm just lying here on my bed, but I keep glancing around my room. Even now, I still can't believe Louie actually did this.I didn’t tell him this morning to clean my room too. But it turns out he included it anyway. That just made me feel even more embarrassed. A guy cleaned my room instead of me.“Shucks! This is so embarrassing... but should I thank him? Gosh, what should I even say?” I muttered, tugging at my hair.I feel like I’m losing it—I don’t even want to leave my room anymore.I’m not angry that he came in here without asking. What I feel more than anything is embarrassment over what he did."Lord, what should I do? Was what I did even right? Please don’t be mad at me, and I hope you won’t punish me," I whispered while looking up.My gosh! I’m even talking to the Lord now because of my craziness."But I’m not going to stop—I’ll finish what I started," I added, then suddenly rolled over on the bed out of frustration.I need to think of another way. Something more extreme—som
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“ERINA ISABEL TUAZON POV”A strong slap landed on my face from Dad when he saw the report card I handed to him. I wasn’t surprised—I had already expected this to happen. The moment I saw my grades yesterday, I knew this was coming, so I wasn’t shocked when my father did this to me."You failed Filipino?! That’s the easiest subject, and you still flunked it? What kind of student are you? Do you even attend that class? I sent you to an expensive school so you could learn, and this is the kind of grades you show me? Do you really think I can accept this?" he yelled angrily before throwing my report card at me.I just lowered my head and wiped my cheek as tears started falling. I had promised myself I wouldn’t cry, but here I am now, my tears flowing like a river as my father continued his scolding.“I-I’ll make it up, Dad. It’s only the second quarter—”"I don’t care what quarter it is! You still failed, and there’s nothing you can do to change that!" he cut me off. "And stop making excu
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"ERINA ISABEL TUAZON POV"I'm just heading in, Faye. I woke up late. My alarm didn’t go off this morning," I spoke into my phone as I unlocked the chain from my bicycle.I always secure my bike like this because I don’t trust the people in this neighborhood. There are a lot of snatchers here—especially thieves. My apartment has a gate, but I still have to be extra cautious.[Are you serious, Erina? It’s already noon! Your boss is definitely going to lecture you again. Hurry up! You know he gets to work early, yet you still couldn’t wake up on time.]I just laughed at what my friend said. She seemed more stressed about it than I was. It wasn’t my fault that my phone alarm didn’t go off—or maybe I was just too exhausted that's why I didn't hear it?"I'm hurrying, but this bike you gave me isn’t cooperating," I joked, and I heard Faye sigh deeply on the other end of the line.This bike was her gift to me on my birthday last year. It has been my only mode of transportation to work every d
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I could tell he was furious just by the way he looked at me. His glare alone made it clear that I had tested his patience. This was my first time being late, but I already knew I wouldn’t let it happen again. "How many months have you been working here?" he asked, his tone sharp and unyielding. I was confused by what he asked, but before I could process it, he stood up, leaned against his desk, and crossed his arms. "S-Seven months … sir," I stammered, feeling nervous. I instinctively took a step back as he moved closer to me. His face was unreadable, but I was sure he was angry. He was undeniably handsome, but his strictness at work was terrifying. "Then why aren’t you doing your job properly?! The rules were explained to you, but you keep forgetting them! Just because you're my cousin’s friend doesn’t mean I won’t scold you or that you can do whatever you want," he snapped, his voice laced with frustration. His words caught me off guard. I couldn't bring myself to respo
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None of us dared to speak. I wasn't looking at him, but I'm sure he was looking at me now. I didn't want to talk to him, but he asked Boss Yuki for permission, so I had no choice but to leave the counter and go to him. But until now, we still haven't acknowledged each other and he hasn't started talking yet. As if I'm going to talk to him. Over my dead body! But I looked at him when he placed something in front of me. An envelope, and I know it's filled with money. "Take it, it will help with your daily expenses," he said, and suddenly, my mood shifted. He did this last week too. He handed me money, but I refused to take it. My brother never learns. He knows I won't accept it and that he won't get anything from me, yet he keeps coming here and trying to give me money. "We're just going in circles, Kuya. Aren't you tired of this?" I said in frustration, crossing my arms. "No, I'm not." "Then why?" "Because you're my sister!" Sister, my ass! I suddenly smiled bitter
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"What the heck?! Why am I so unlucky today?" I said, almost in tears, as I stepped out of the restaurant. And suddenly kicked the trash can I saw out of sheer frustration. The people who saw what I did were shocked, but I didn't care anymore. It's a good thing I vented my anger on the trash can and not on someone else. And I almost rolled on the ground here in the street just like I did earlier. Because the manager scolded me for delivering the food to the wrong table. The customer confronted me and scolded me until they called my manager. "Why is this the food you served us? We didn't order this, miss," said a lady, but I could see the disappointment in her eyes. I suddenly got nervous and immediately looked at the list I was holding. And that's when I realized that I had indeed gone to the wrong table to deliver the food. Table 8 is the one I went to, and the food on the table is not on their list. "I apologize, ma'am .. I think I just overlooked what was written—" "Are y
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"Sit down first…" I said as I slowly guided him to sit on the small sofa.I immediately let out a breath once he was seated, but I made sure not to let him notice. He was tall, big body, and well-built—completely different from my physique. It felt like I had just carried a sack of rice because of how heavy he was. Not that I was complaining, I was just exhausted from helping him get here to my apartment.Yes, to my apartment because he refused to be taken to the hospital. I insisted, especially since he had a wound on his forehead that needed to be treated by a doctor. But he was adamant about not going and insisted that I bring him to my place instead. I had no choice but to agree. I couldn’t just leave him alone, or I’d be the one to blame if something worse happened to him."I’ll just get my first-aid kit," I informed him before heading straight to my room."Tss, why did you even bring him here, Erina?" I muttered to myself in frustration. I was talking to myself again out of shee
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The Missing Billionaire (ENGLISH) Chapter 30: To Stay or To Go?
I'm just lying here on my bed, but I keep glancing around my room. Even now, I still can't believe Louie actually did this.I didn’t tell him this morning to clean my room too. But it turns out he included it anyway. That just made me feel even more embarrassed. A guy cleaned my room instead of me.“Shucks! This is so embarrassing... but should I thank him? Gosh, what should I even say?” I muttered, tugging at my hair.I feel like I’m losing it—I don’t even want to leave my room anymore.I’m not angry that he came in here without asking. What I feel more than anything is embarrassment over what he did."Lord, what should I do? Was what I did even right? Please don’t be mad at me, and I hope you won’t punish me," I whispered while looking up.My gosh! I’m even talking to the Lord now because of my craziness."But I’m not going to stop—I’ll finish what I started," I added, then suddenly rolled over on the bed out of frustration.I need to think of another way. Something more extreme—som
The Missing Billionaire (ENGLISH) Chapter 29: A Clean Surprise
My shift just ended and I’ve already left the restaurant. Right now, I’m at the supermarket—just buying a few groceries and some food supplies. Good thing Faye lent me some money, so I was able to buy what I needed. Finally, Louie and I have something to eat this week.Speaking of him... I wonder how he’s doing at the apartment?I really need to go home soon to find out if he actually did what I asked him to do this morning.“Oh, my gosh!”I stopped in my tracks when my cart bumped into a woman's cart that suddenly appeared in front of me. I gasped in shock at her reaction. But then I noticed the scowl on her face.Wait a minute, why is she mad? She’s the one who suddenly showed up out of nowhere.“Are you blind? Didn’t you see me passing by?” she snapped at me. The people around us started looking because she said it so loudly.I instantly felt embarrassed because of this woman. She looks like we’re around the same age, so I could argue back—but I don’t want to make a scene, especial
The Missing Billionaire (ENGLISH) Chapter 28: Erina vs. Conscience
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I let out a deep sigh before deciding to knock on the bathroom door where Louie had been waiting for me inside for a while now. The door immediately opened, and his face appeared before me, but I couldn’t see any emotion in his eyes. I didn’t know if he had heard what Derick and I talked about earlier, but I hoped he hadn’t.I didn’t know what to say to him—we just looked at each other, but I was the first one to look away. He might end up reading what’s on my mind, and I didn’t want him to start worrying about me again.“A-Are you okay?” he asked hesitantly once he stepped out of the bathroom. I didn’t answer; instead, I gave him a small smile and gently nodded.“Did he already leave?”“Uhh, yeah… he just came to tell me something and we talked for a bit before he left.”I walked toward the kitchen, and he just quietly followed behind me. But I knew he was already wondering who that man was who came earlier, and what we had talked about.I leaned against the wall, holding a glass of
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I slowly opened my eyes when I felt the sunlight hitting my cheek. I didn’t know what time it was, but I guessed it was already noon. My body still ached, but the headache was gone—maybe because of the medicine I took last night and the long rest I had.I decided to get up—I needed to prepare for work even though my body felt heavy. I couldn’t afford to be absent again; I might really lose my job for good.“Holy sh—”I quickly covered my mouth in surprise. I didn’t expect to see Louie here in my room, sleeping soundly on the floor.Did that mean… he slept here in my room??Oh God, how did I not notice?“Even when he’s asleep, he’s still so handsome,” I thought to myself as I stared at him. But suddenly, my eyes widened when I noticed he was slowly waking up, and here I was, frozen, unsure of what to do.I couldn’t even get up because by then he was fully awake, looking straight at me. I couldn’t read any expression on his face—he was just quietly watching me, as if observing my face.
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I sat quietly on one corner, thinking. I’m at my second job now, but I feel like I just want to go home because of everything I found out yesterday.I don’t know who to believe between the two of them. But I have to set that aside for now before I drive myself crazy thinking about it. I forced myself to focus on work, trying to push away the thoughts about what I discussed with Aunt Helen."Erina, table 4..."As soon as I heard my name, I quickly stood up and took the tray from Ate Mica. She’s also a waitress, but she started here before me. She’s kind and very hardworking, and she’s one of the people I look up to when it comes to work."Okay, Ate," I said, then left the kitchen to deliver the order to table 4.I walked slowly, careful because the tray was loaded with food, and it looked expensive, so I had to be extra careful. But I suddenly stopped when I got close to the table where I was about to deliver the food, as I saw someone I didn’t expect to see here and definitely didn’t
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"Sorry about this, Louie. Your clothes got dirty because of my clumsiness," I apologized as the two of us walked home to the apartment.I was too embarrassed to even look at him because of what happened earlier at the park. Now people we passed by on the street kept glancing at him because of the ice cream stain on his clothes—which was entirely my fault."It's okay, I don't mind," he said before smiling at me. But I still couldn't shake off the embarrassment I felt.After twenty minutes of walking, we finally arrived at the apartment. He headed straight to the kitchen while I went to the bedroom to change my clothes. I wasn’t going to work anymore—I had already informed the restaurant manager earlier that I wasn’t feeling well and wouldn't be able to come in."Uh, Louie... hand me your shirt," I said when I got to the kitchen.He was in the middle of washing the dishes but immediately turned to look at me when he heard my voice. He was still wearing the shirt stained with ice cream,
