"S-sir???" Stephen gets out of the car, places the box in the compartment, and opens the car door for her, saying, "Get in." She had no choice but to obey his orders because he had already placed her belongings in his car's compartment. She gave him a sidelong glance before settling into the passenger seat. After closing the door, he quickly got in and sat next to her. "Let’s go?" He was looking at her and noticed that she hadn’t fastened her seatbelt. He moved closer to her body to clasp her seat belt. "Wh—at are you trying to do? She inquires when his face was an inch closer to her face. "I am helping you to put your seat belt on," he casually replied, and he moved back to his seat upon putting the belt on her. "Th – thank you," she shyly thanked him and shifted her gaze to the window. She let the window open and stayed looking out o

The sun was shining brightly. The birds were buzzing, and the breeze encompassed the entire region. Aicko had a pleasant morning. She went to the restroom to rinse her face and brush her teeth, but her world was flipped upside down when she heard a vehicle honk outside her apartment. She stared out the window, trying to figure out who had dared to ruin her lovely morning. "Axel.!" She growled. Aicko went to the bathroom and let him make a noise outside while she continued her routine for the morning. She was brushing her teeth carefully, even though she could still hear the noise coming from outside. She thought that if she let him make noise, he would get tired and stop his nonsense, but it continued to make her neighbors annoyed and they went out to complain about her, even knocking at her door. Though Aicko wasn’t done rinsing her face and still had soap on it, she opened the door only to he

"Aicko’s POV""What exactly do you mean? What's the reason for your tears?" Schina inquired, concerned. I don't want to do it, I don't want to pretend, but I have to. I know she's my closest friend, but Axel is my cousin, and I'd like for them to be together. I must assist him in being with her. "D-did you forget about what you promised me the last time?" I burst into tears. I pressed my watery eyes together and saw she was sitting closer to me and cuddling me. My head rested on her shoulder. "Which promise is that?" She appears to have forgotten it. I make a loud wail and complain, "look, you even forgot it!" She turned away from my head and looked me in the eyes, assuring me," I may have forgotten what I promised, but I have never broken my word. Keep that in mind." She assured me. "I don't think you'll keep your commitments to me because if you don't, why did you find a guy other than

"Sir, rumors are spreading all over about you," Irene reported to Stephen, who was currently busy checking the data on his computer. He raised his gaze at her and asked, "what are the rumors all about?" "It's about you and the new intern, Ms. Mallari," Irene said anxiously. She bent her head as she awaited his response. "What about us? Can you read the news aloud?" Stephen doesn’t appear to be worried or upset about it, unlike the first time he was linked to the same girl. "S-sir, I emailed it to you just now," she informed him. "I don't have time to read it today. I'd like you to read it out loud." Irene saw the stack of documents on his desk as she stared at him. She nervously took out her phone and started scrolling till she found the news. "They said… that you were having a relationship with Ms. Mallari and one of the staff had caught you kissing her in the parki

"Marie’s POV" "We met again. I am curious about why we’re destined to meet again," she heard Stephen’s voice behind her. Marie was busy drinking a glass of wine. She was stalling at the counter and was wasted. Her hair was a mess that indicated she had pulled it out of anger. She turns to him, even though her knees are shaking and she can’t carry her body properly, scanning him from his physique to his looks. She pointed at him and said, "of course, we’re meant to see each other because I am—" She hiccups and covers her mouth secretly while laughing. She reaches for another glass and drinks it while he pities her for witnessing her like this. "Marie…" "Don’t call me like that," she motioned with her hand while shaking her head from side to side. "What were you up to?" She added. Stephen smi