It had been hours since she left the capital city and was buried on the bus seat. She got tired of looking at the sceneries and watching them change from being a place full of tall buildings to a highway, then to green farms.The sight of cows and goats munching grass on the side was a familiar sight to her. The more she saw rice fields, the more she felt that she was coming closer to home. Her heart feels warm and there was a tingling sensation within her. She was excited to come home and meet her family.When the bus entered the familiar roads, Bea could feel her heart thumping fast. She had been away for just a week but she already missed her family a lot. She smiled as she saw the familiar stores, the familiar road, and the familiar terminal where the bus stopped.The bus conductor announced that they were at the terminal so Bea picked up her duffel bag and started walking out of the bus. The fresh air of her hometown welcomed her and she took it in with a s

“Shall we talk outside?” Ben put her arms around Bea’s shoulder and guided her to the terrace. The night was humid and the stars were shining brightly in the dark sky.The two of them sat on the wooden bench. Ben pulled his daughter to lean on his shoulder and sighed.“Can you tell me why you did not contact us for the past week? That was not so you.”Bea took a deep breath when she heard that her father’s tone changed. It was soft, gentle, and warm. It was as if he was trying to comfort her with just the tone of his voice. That was the tone that his father would use every time they needed to be reprimanded for doing something that made him worried. If there was a gentle parent award, her father could have won it.“Papa…” Bea hugged her father tight. She did not want to talk. She did not want to disappoint him. She did not want to make him feel that he should not have approved of William.&ldqu

It had been a month since Bea had left for her hometown and Callum’s relationship with his son got better. The child was no longer wary and hesitant in approaching and talking to him. He was also able to act cute and sweet in front of him which he only used to do in front of Bea.Speaking of Bea… for the past month, he was able to contact her every now and then. Though he wanted to call her and ask her about things, especially in handling Caleb, she seemed to be enjoying her vacation so he just saved that for later.“Daddy…” Caleb climbed up from his bed and laid down beside him. “Can I come with you when you go to work?”“Sure.” Callum put down his tablet and looked at his son. “If you want to come, you should be preparing now since I would do the same. Did you have your breakfast already?”“Yes!” Caleb nodded and smiled.He helped his son jump out of the bed and the c

“Sir, the chairman called for you in his office,” Callum’s secretary said as she opened the door and let Caleb in.“Grandfather is looking for you.” Caleb pulled the hem of his father’s coat. “He said he wanted to have lunch with you.”“Lunch with me?” Callum scoffed. “Fine. Let’s meet him once and for all.”Callum held his son’s hand as they walked toward the elevator. He could smell the food that was prepared as soon as he entered the office.“You called for me?” Callum said as he helped Caleb sit on the couch.“Let’s eat together.”Callum, with a bored expression, took a plate and put food on it before he gave it to Caleb. After making sure that his son was eating, he took another plate for him. “I know you called for me not just to eat. What did you want, Mr. Chairman?”“I gave you three months to get

“Marry me.” Callum felt as if his heart stopped as he told her those words. What the heck? Did he come off too strong? How could he ask her to marry him if they were not even lovers in the first place? What was wrong with him and the order that which he did things?He was nervous because Bea on the other line had been silent for a while. Was she shocked? Was she disgusted? She already told him that she had no plans of getting married to him, right?“Bea, I know this is surprising but please know that I’m just doing this for Caleb.” He sighed. “I’m not trying to take advantage of your kindness towards me and my son so feel free to reject me if you don’t want to.”What was he saying? Of course, he would get rejected! Who in their right mind would marry a single father that she met almost a month ago?“Bea?” He called out when he did not hear from her after a few minutes.“Oh, sor