Mandy sensed that something was not right. She thought that her mom was deliberately avoiding her, that she does not want to be with her. She was in deep thought thinking about her mom when Andrew came into the room. “Dinner is ready.” He said. “H-huh?” Mandy was startled. She heard his voice but she did not understand what he said. “I said let’s eat. What are you thinking?” Andrew asked, raising a brow. “Nothing. I&rs

Mandy could not get angry at her mom even though she felt a little bit of bitterness. All her life, she hates her father for abandoning them. Yet, it’s all a lie. But how could she blame her mom for telling her a lie? She has her reasons. She could not condemn her mom as well for loving a married man. If not, she would not exist in this world.   Nonetheless, guilt feelings gnawed at her. She’s been unfair to all men. She blanketed her heart with hatred towards them. Suddenly, she thought of Andrew and everything she did to him. How could she face him now?   Janeth Collins threw Mandy a troubled look. She could not say who her father was as she’s afraid that she would find him. It was her greatest fear ever since. However, she also thought that it was the ri

Mandy saw her mom lying on the floor, lifeless. There was blood on her chin down to her clothes.   She ran towards her mom and held her in her arms.   "Mom, wake up!" She screamed while shaking her mom's body.   She was crying like a child. She could not believe that her mom would leave her this soon. She's still preparing herself.   "You're still fine yesterday." She continued to wake her mom but there's no more response.   "I will still take care of you, mom. Why did you leave me so suddenly? How could I live now?"    Mandy's face was already wet by her tears and her eyes were bulging red. She was going to hold her mom's hand when she noticed her phone.   She wiped her tears away and picked up the phone. She checked it and saw that she made several calls to Donna. She imagined how much pain she suffered that she needed their help.

Andrew curled his lips. He felt delighted when he heard Mandy asking him to kiss her. He gazed at her and slowly lowered his head to kiss her on the lips. However, as soon as his lips touched hers, Mandy dozed off. The next day, Mandy woke up with a bad headache. She went directly to the kitchen to get an ice pack. "Madam, you woke up on time. I just finished cooking the hangover soup for you. I'll serve it in a while."

Mandy just gave Megan a faint smile even though she was a little puzzled by her statement. It was the first time she met her, but Megan seemed to know a lot of things about her. Suddenly, a scene flashbacked in her mind wherein she bumped into a woman during the wake of her mom. Now, she remembered where she heard her familiar voice.   Mandy glanced at Megan. She could not remember her face clearly the first time she saw her in her mom's wake since she just threw her a glimpse at that time. But now, She was amazed at her beauty when she looked at her more closely.   "Do you want to drink?" Megan asked when the waiter approached them with glasses of wine. She took two glasses and handed one to Andrew while the other one to Mandy.   Mandy was going to take the glass from Megan but Andrew quickly grabbed it and gave it back to the waiter.   "She's not allowed to drink." Andrew declared in a low but auth