Siren turned her head onto the person who's touching the same dress she's holding. "I like this." The smile of the woman holding the dress was as bright as the dress she was holding.  Her desire to wear the red dress can be seen. And it didn't seem to notice his presence.  "I'm sorry, but I think you got it wrong. This dress is mine." Raised an eyebrow she said to the woman.  When she said that, the woman looked at her. It was obvious in her eyes that she did not like what she said.  "Reena?" When she turned to the woman's companion, she immediately recognized Conrad's younger aunt. Claudia.  She could clearly see the gradual tilt of one of the woman's eyebrows. Obviously she also didn’t like their meeting out of nowhere.  "Wait, Reena? As in Reena the maid?" Meryll looked at her fi

Third person's POV While driving home, Conrad couldn't help but think of what Reena had said earlier. And at some point, he knew she was right. He shouldn’t have forced her to his liking. Even though he knew the girl was angry, he forced her to listen to what he wanted to say without even considering her feelings. So now he can't blame her if she keeps getting mad at him.  Now the distance between them seemed to be getting it's gap. She even said they should act like strangers when they meet again, It's not a suggestion or request, but a command. Words he never expected to hear from the woman.  Maybe he really made a mistake getting to know her. Or perhaps it was well because of what had happened so she became indifferent to her dealings with him.  Conrad sighed. He stopped for a moment at the intersection when his cellphone rang. Meryll is the caller. He sig

The Secretary who answered her call said that Conrad was at a site near the beach to inspect a facility there.  She hurriedly asked Diana to take her to the place where he is.  Though she was confused with her sudden mood, she dared not to ask her what was going on. When she discovered the contents of the flash drive, it conveyed a mixed of emotions that she could not explain. She needs to face Conrad now. She may not be able to cope if she postpones the desired confrontation with the man.  She felt her eyes become teary. There seemed to be something heavy that slowly rising in her chest. It looks like she will explode in a few moments.  Because of her thoughts, she didn't noticed Diana's sudden speed of driving.  -------- Diana stomped hard on the gas as she continued to glance in the rear view mirror. Fr

 A loud shake on her shoulder woke Siren up.  She caught her breath as she opened her eyes. The expression on the man's face, still holding her shoulders, was full of concern.  "What's wrong?" Its a worried question. He immediately helped her to sit up properly.  He quickly reached for the bottled water on the side table and helped her drink.  "You're having a nightmare. It's a good thing I woke up right away when I hear you muttering." He said not knowing whether to caress her head or to hold her hand. Eventually he grabbed her by the arm. "Are you okay?" She looked up at the man.  A stranger was in front of her now. Although she felt strange about it,  she saw the spark of concern in his eyes.  She was about to speak when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her head. Reason for her to tweak

Holding back the tears, Meryll leaned herself against the back of the door.  For the last minute, she hopes that Conrad will knock and will ask her to talk to him properly. She was confident that her boyfriend will not gonna let this misunderstanding come in between them. She knew that he loves her and he would be the first to find a way to settle their misunderstanding.  But all of her hopes turn into disappointment when she heard his footsteps away.  Everything seemed to be slowly deteriorating to her when she realized that Conrad was really serious in his words earlier.  Meryll sat on the floor in a daze. Her knees softened as her tears kept falling. What the hell is going on?  ---------- Vicente Rodriguez handed the thick envelope he was holding to Jeff.  "I'll entrust the contents of that envelope to you