“UH, YES! I mean, leave it to me!” I bit my knotted tongue firmly before I quickly turned my back on him.Fortunately, I reached out to Mirasol, who prepared the snack for the staff.“I’m sorry if it’s a little late for the snack,” she apologetically said.“It’s okay. I’ll go ahead and take them outside and continue what you’re doing upstairs.”I grabbed the tray with just the pitcher and some sandwiches.“Oh, no! When Lawrence finds out, he might get mad at me!” Mirasol insisted.“I’ll take care of Rence. We just finished talking.”She smiled in agreement with what I said. “Then I will go to the back of the house first to hang the blankets I washed.” I nodded as she turned her back on me to get out.I quickly turned around, but the tray I was holding almost fell due to Franco’s presence. He leaned against the door

THE MALE SINGER shouted using the microphone and greeted the guests. The band has also started playing. He had a clear, deep, beautiful, and genuine warmth to his voice. I smiled broadly at the guests’ applause while listening to it.Carrick and Cindy also arrived, taking care of some guests.My heart was pounding, and my breathing deepened as the night deepened and awaited the arrival of Lawrence.Until we wake up to a familiar vehicle, I took a deep breath and tried to rest my nerves. Gradually the guests screamed as the door of his wrangler jeep opened.Franco’s gaze was locked to me so intensely. He was wearing a black polo shirt with long sleeves and dark pants. My lips twitched when I noticed the clothes he was wearing. It was a cowboy outfit that is not suitable for tonight’s celebration.***“GOOD EVENING, MY lady,” he said in a smooth voice.My voice got stuck from my throat as he stood only a fe

I glanced at him. A stony glare carved into his dark eyes. He gripped the steering wheel tightly and looked straight ahead.“Rence . . .” my lips utter. I tried to caress his arm, but I just blew a crisp cheap.I bite down my lip. I closed my eyes tightly to calm my heartbeat.“Where are we going? How about Clarence?!” I finally said to break the silence. “And your dad, what will he say after what happened at the party?”“I don’t fucking care!” he shot with anger.I leaned heavily on the seat. I want to ask what makes him so annoyed. But I just chose to keep quiet first.“Aren’t you going to tell me something I don’t know?” he then asked me smoothly.There I turned to him in astonishment.I was a little bit confused. I do not know what he refers to.I was surprised when he suddenly stepped on the cylinder, causing us to speed up.“

“UH, I’M GLAD that you and Franco have a small talked.” I cleared my throat and looked over the window.“He’s my brother. I don’t want to make things worse,” he told me.I gave him a small smile before leaning on his chest. He was right; it looks like Franco will have no problem because I am comfortable that it will not do anything wrong.“Okay, let’s go!” Jocko shouted, and the car sailed away.I just waved at Clarence, who Doris carried. We did not include him and baby Kyzler in this trip because we will climb to get to Dinalayan Falls. We will definitely have a hard time with them. Besides, it is an isolated area and no electricity yet.***WHEN WE REACHED Dinalayan, we took a long walk to climb the rocky road.Lawrence was able to support me. At first glance, it seemed easy to climb the rocks, but I was sweating profusely because the place was steep. We spent a few minute

AFTER EATING, THE group decided to do a movie marathon in the living room. I just quietly sat while waiting for Lawrence, who’s talking to his father on the veranda. A few moments later, I sat up when I felt he sat next to me.“Dad’s gone,” he said casually before hugging me.Only then did I breathe properly because of what he said. I leaned on his shoulder and hugged my arms around his body.“How’s Clarence?”“He slept in his room before I got off here,” I answered.“I’m sorry about Dad.” He lowered his head to look at me evenly. The same feeling hits me big time. It is even worse now because I gradually feel that it has a good destination.“It’s okay. I know he doesn’t like me.” My heart twisted a bit. Until now, the effects of what happened earlier still weigh heavily on me.I felt him grabbed my hand. He played it for a while and finall