“You don’t have to do this, Jerson,” Alec said. Jerson signed the last document before handing it over to Noah. “Don’t try to stop him, Alec. Let him do whatever he wants. It’s nice seeing him running away again,” Noah declared. Jerson sighed in annoyance. He didn’t know if it was just him or Noah was really overreacting. All of them were blowing-out-of-proportion actually, but Noah was the only one who was annoyingly countering everything he does. Noah was acting like everything he’d do will only make trouble. “I’d appreciate it if you shut your mouth, Mr. de Oliveira,” Jerson calmly said. “You keep running your damned mouth everytime unnecessary. Why don’t you shut it for a second so I’d appreciate you coming here?”“Watch your mouth! I am still your su—”“I just signed the termination of the contract. We aren’t comrades anymore. We’re basically no more than strangers,” Jerson nonchalantly said

Jerson agreed. They don’t know who their comrades were and who will stab them in the back. Having a devoted compatriot is a rare thing to find. One would not limit himself from the things he knew he could not gain anything from and would resort to deception and betrayal. That’s why betrayal is an impending choice. Greed would lead to deception and that innate emotion would take over someone if that person was shown the things he yearned for. You really can’t trust anyone aside from yourself. “I have a lot to say,” Harvey said and chuckled. Jerson looked at Harvey. “I know a café near this supermarket,” he declared which made Harvey look at him in amusement. “Do you trust people that easily?” Harvey asked.“Inviting someone for a coffee is just a form of commendation and not more than that. Let’s not get our hopes up, alright?”Harvey chuckled. He dragged the cart and walked beside Jerson. “Should

“How do they find me here? Fuck!” Harvey cursed as he hid his body behind the tipped-over table. Jerson chuckled. “You're no different from bulky guys, Harvey. You stand out too much so don’t be too surprised that they could recognize you,” he said. He positioned his hand to shoot at the nearest person who was aiming for him. “Who are they?” he asked with dry amusement “Probably one of the Empresarium’s people,” Harvey answered. Jerson pulled the trigger and hit the man he was aiming for. Probably because he was always on a battlefield, he was calm and composed even though he knew that his bullet couldn't take them all out. He then looked at them one by one but he couldn’t recognize them. “Are you sure they are from the Empresarium?” he asked again. “Yes,” Harvey answered confidently. Jerson couldn’t tell if Harvey was lying or not. He also couldn’t tell if these people were from Empresarium because their faces were foreign. He doesn’t know who to trust at this point but because

Night Stripped is a bar known amongst the social elite as it was exclusively for rich people whose businesses were on the top of the business chain. Business tycoons, bachelors, and such could be found at Night Stripped having booze. Being invited by one of the VIPs was such a great honor anyone could ever get. “You almost died earlier, Harvey. Aren’t you exhausted?” Jerson asked.“I almost died earlier and hence I realized that life is short. We should celebrate it while the god of death is busy killing others,” Harvey confidently answered. Jerson sighed. “Do you have a car?”“You have your cruiser,” Harvey pointed out. Jerson pressed his lips. “Did you invite me because you don’t have a car and you want me to be your driver using my cruiser?”“Is that bad?” Harvey asked. “For me, it is,” Jerson replied using his irritated tone. Harvey chuckled. “I was just kidding, Jerson. You can leave your cruiser at the garage while we're away.”“I haven’t said yes yet.”Harvey rolled his ey

Jerson fell asleep shortly after Vishnu left him. Later the night after their sensual encounter, Jerson just lay on the bed. He was regretting what he said to Vishnu. However, he just couldn’t shut himself as he really disliked being called Kara. He didn’t want to be Derrick’s substitute. His phone rang loudly, making him groan irritatedly firstly in the morning. He groped his bed, trying to find his phone somewhere while his eyes closed. When he finally found it, he brought it near his ear and answered the call. It was Harvey. “You fucking disturb my sleep,” he cursed with his hoarse voice. Harvey chuckled. “Good morning, Señor. May I disturb you for a while?” he asked. Jerson checked the time. It was only past 4 am. “Señor my ass. What do you want?”“Secret,” Harvey replied and laughed. Without a second thought, Jerson ended the call and continued sleeping. He didn’t expect that Harvey would call him first thing in the morning just to annoy him. His friends, Van, and Alec, woul