I WAS HURT TOO. I could feel the pain and disappointment too.“I’ve spent months moving on, and one small thing brings me back to square one whenever I am with her,” he uttered.My lashes fall down. My heart can’t seem to penetrate what he said. Because I also feel the weight of the stone running through his heart right now.“I am the one who should be there and love her unconditionally, but I wasn’t because I am not enough.”I closed my mouth and let my silence spoke for myself. I knew it’ll be going to hit me big time, but I chose to swallow the pain. What the fuck is going on with me? And why do I still get those stupid butterflies in my stomach?“I’m sorry,” I whispered.His head slowly raised, and his heart-stopping eyes pierced my soul. I saw him licked his lower lip first before speaking.“The difference between you and me is, I care, and you don’t, s

I CAME OUT of the dressing room wearing a twisted dress and carrying a shoulder bag I had just bought. I have already received my first salary for this month. I bought only a few pairs of jeans, a T-shirt, and a dress. I also bought Dad’s food and medicine while I saved the rest in the bank. “Bye! Enjoy your date with Mr. Galvez!” Farrah teased me before I could even get out. I just laughed and left the dressing room to go to the first floor. “Ah, Lenny, where’s Miss Cindy?” I asked her secretary. “Mr. Saavedra picked her up. She just ordered that you and Mr. Galvez have lunch today.” She pointed to the couch where Nicholas was sitting comfortably while watching us. “T-thank you, Lenny.” She just nodded, and I turned around. I filled my chest with air before facing Nicholas, and he sat up. I hesitated to step closer to him out of anxiety. “So I guess it’s just the two of us having lunch now.” He stood up, so I just looked up at

I COULD NOT MOVE. He quickly paralyzed my whole body.If only the wall I was leaning could turn upside down, I would do just to avoid his sticky and dim stares.“Rex, you were joking, right?” I hesitantly looked at him and inhaled sharply.“No, I am not. Your eyes said you were feeling it too,” he replied. His voice was low and husky.My shoulders shook in silent laughter, tried to sliced the tension between us.“This is hypothetically absurd.”But his face was more serious as he lifted me off my feet. I didn’t stop. I grabbed his shirt to steal some strength. I seemed to have forgotten how to breathe because there was no distance separating us.“How about a kiss? In one kiss, I might know all you haven’t said,” he whispered.“Please, let’s get out.” My words stuttered from my mouth. I need to be resilient now because I will be the only one to lose if

I WATCHED him ring the doorbell without giving an answer. For Pete’s sake, where does his tongue went?We waited outside for a few more minutes before the door opened. I saw a woman approaching us.“Rex!” She smiled broadly at the person next to me before glancing at me slightly.We were almost the same height. Her body is slimmer than mine, which has just a little amount of fat. Her brown curly hair bounces back at her shoulder, and her skin shines in the light. And she looked sexy even though she was only wearing house clothes.I ran my gaze on her star-like eyes, her pointed nose, and soft set of rosy cheeks. Especially her crimson lip, which was devoid of lipstick. She looks simple, but her appeal was powerful. This type of woman, even if not groomed, was naturally beautiful.“Hi?” she greeted me, so I blinked quickly.“Hello.” I slightly waved at her with an awkward smile.“She&rsqu

“THIS is my friend’s restaurant. Like me, he’s also a businessman, and this is just one of the businesses he runs. Come on! Let’s get inside.” He held my hand to go inside the restaurant.The waiter greeted us and quickly guided us to a table. Then Nicholas gently pulled out a chair for me to sit down.“Thank you,” I whispered again, and my cheeks want to blush for what he did. In fairness, he’s a handsome gentleman.“Here’s your menu, Ma’am, Sir.” The waiter politely reached out to us.“Thanks,” I answered before looking out for food to order. But after a few minutes of looking at the menu, I don’t seem to have a choice because I think I want to eat almost everything. Eventually, I ended up with pasta and creme brulee while he was ordering beef stroganoff and cheesesteak.“Please give us some white wine,” Nicholas added before closing the menu. I