Parang tinutusok ng isang libong karayom ang dibdib ni Ethan sa mga sinabi ni Zea. Kanina pa niya gustong lumunok pero tila may bumara sa kanyang lalamunan."Ulitin mo nga yung sinabi mo sa akin, Zea." mahinang wika ni Ethan.Zea chuckled sarcastically."Malinaw naman yung pagkakasabi ko diba? Anong parte ba dun, ang hindi mo naintindihan? Kung sa bagay, all you do is play around with girls, Ethan. I shouldn't---""Ikaw ang walang alam."Napatigil bigla si Zea sa pagsasalita ng putulin siya ni Ethan.He's not angry, but his voice is firm. Firm enough to silence her completely.He stared at her intensely and Zea felt nervous in an instant. He slowly walked towards her. His eyes, fixed on hers. She nervously stepped back, until she reached the cold wall. Her heart beat wildly at the sight of him getting closer. "You never really looked at me as a man, did you? I'm just a man-whore to you, Zea." Ethan coldly said.

Nanuyo bigla ang lalamunan ni Zea habang pinagmamasdan ang baso ng milkshake. Lalong-lalo na ang table napkin na nakapa-ikot sa baso. Marahan niyang siinilip ang tupi nito... I still love you... Her eyes suddenly grew misty with tears and her lips started to tremble. Zea's gaze slowly shifted across the table, until their eyes met. The gleam in Kael's eyes made her heart beat faster. His ardent stare kept on consuming her. This man left a big hole in her heart, she couldn't fill.Kael's gaze was full of love and regret... for a long-lost love, he was trying to grab for the longest time. A deep seethed pain within his heart started tearing him apart. As he looked at the only woman he love, seating across the table with another man. "Cheyne, punta lang ako sa powder room." Mahinang wika ni Zea. Hindi na niya hinintay pang makasagot ang binata. Mabilis siyang tumayo sa kinauupuan bago pa tumulo ang luha niya

"Alam mo, para kang stalker sa ginagawa mo." Zea rolled her eyes while waiting for this guy to appear right in front of her. "Stalker? Hiyang-hiya naman ang abs ko sayo, at ikaw pa talaga ang galit?" Hindi malaman ni Ethan kung maiinis ba siya o makyu-kyutan siya sa inis na inis nitong pagmumukha. "Stop following me, Ethan." Ethan put his arms across his chest, tilted his head and ridiculously looked at her. "I wouldn't follow you, if in the first place, nagpaalam ka. Para kang bubwit na tahimik na tumatawid sa living room, habang tulog na tulog yung guwapong pusa sa sofa." Wow! Guwapong-guwapo sa sarili ang loko. "FYI, abs lang ang guwapo sayo," singhal ni Zea, kahit na alam naman niyang guwapo talaga ang binata. But Ethan just confidently smirked. "Just so you know, hindi na ako 17 years old, 26 years old na ako, Mr. Ethan Weiss. You dont need to worry about me." Galit itong namewang saka inarko ang kanyang kilay. "Oooh, 26 years old ka na. Kaya pala nagtatatakbo ka nung nakit

Halos mapanganga sina Gino habang pinagmamasdan ang seryosong titigan ng dalawa. Hinubad ni Ethan ang kanyang pag-itaas na damit, tiniklop bahagya ang dulo ng kanyang pantalon. Habang ang mga titig nito ay hindi pa rin nilulubayan si Kael. "Sir, baka gusto niyong mag-warm-up?" tuya niya rito, saka nginisian ang kausap.Kael tilted his head and gave Ethan a confused look. "Huh? Hindi ba ikaw ang pag-wa-warm-upan ko?" Ethan chuckled. "Si Sir talaga oh, huwag kang masyadong mag-alala... ii-easy-han lang naman kita, gumagalang pa ako sa matanda." He stood up and swaggered towards Kael and both of them gave each other a hard, cold stare. Kael's jaw tightened and Ethan can't help but smirk. Tension instantly filled the air."3 minutes is enough," Kael said, under his breath.Ethan gave him a sardonic smile."I'll take that as a Yes." Kael asserted. "Everybody, out!" Halos mabingi ang mga naroon sa lakas ng sigaw ng Presidente, sa mga SIBS members na kasalukuyang na nanonood sa loob ng ware

Everybody is dead serious, as the other group starts to enter the elevator. Yohan stood still beside Kael, while Ethan stood behind him, cornering Zea to face the cold, hard wall of the elevator.Tumabi ang matangkad na lalaki kay Kael, kasunod nito ang nag-iisang babae sa kanilang grupo, habang ina-alalayan naman nito ang binatang nakaupo sa wheel chair, na kasalukuyang katabi ng anak ng founder ng SIBS, na si Damien.Marahan silang nilingon ni Yohan. "Saang floor?""35th." The tall guy said, in his strangely soft voice.--- his soft voice that sends shivers down Zea's spine.Mabilis na pinindot ni Yohan ang nasabing palapag, at kaagad bumalot ang nakaririnding katahimikan sa loob. Lahat ay seryosong nakatingin sa pintuan, nakikiramdam sa bawat kilos ng isa't-isa, habang hinihintay ang pag-bukas ng pinto.Napatingin si Zea sa matangkad na lalaki. Hindi niya alam kung bakit, ngunit sa tindig pa lang nito ay kinakabahan na siya. Unti-unti niyang nara