“How was the wedding?” tanong agad ni Eliseo sa kanya pagkadating na pagkadating niya sa penthouse niya. It was almost midnight and she just came home from Drew and Lee Ann’s wedding reception in Tagaytay. And though she hates weddings, she really enjoyed this one. Not just because it was Lee Ann’s. But the main reason was, she had not seen any of the Craigs tonight.Last night when she saw Miranda at the rehearsal dinner, she thought she’d see more of the Craigs tonight. Subalit, ni anino ng mga ito, hindi niya nakita. And so she was relaxed the whole time. She even cheerfully led a toast for the newlyweds. It was the most fun she hand in a long time.Sa London naman kasi, puro trabaho siya. If it weren’t for Eliseo and their dates, she really wouldn’t have a night life.“It was fun, Eli. You should’ve come with me,” sabi niya bago ito dinaluhan sa veranda ng penthouse niya.Eliseo chuckled and took a swig of from the glass of red wine he was holding. “And watched you dance the nigh

Pagod na ibinagsak ni Zyrone ang katawan sa sofa. He had just arrived home from the party Grace had forced him to go. Not knowing that he’d see Belle there. He closed his eyes and gently balled his fist. He was trying to recall the familiar softness of her skin when he touched her. The warmth that had washed over him when he caught a whiff of her sweet scent. And how the heavenly gates have opened when she spoke.She is still the Belle he knew but… She was not his anymore. She now belongs to someone else.And it was your fault! sumbat ng isang bahagi ng isip niya.He opened his eyes and swallowed to what seemed like a dagger in his throat. He looked over the bar in his penthouse. He contemplated if he'd have a drink or not. After a briefest of hesistation, mabilis siyang tumayo at naglakad patungo doon. He quickly grabbed a bottle of brandy on the rack and poured some of it on the glass in front of him. Ilang sandali pa, gumuhit ang pait ng alak sa lalamunan niya. Subalit hindi iyon

“What do you mean? How did that happen?” takang tanong ni Zyrone sa kausap niyang abogado ng Tan Propeties Inc. o TPI. Ang kumpanya na may hawak sa lupa kung saan niya sana itatayo ang Aurum Tower, ang condo building na bagong business venture ng kanilang kumpanya. The Aurum Tower will be the start of their company’s expansion to land development business. And he himself is spearheading the project. That's why the project is important to him. “Mrs. Tan said that the reservation fees made by your company about a year ago on the property has now been forfeited. It was written on the agreement your representative signed when you made the reservation that properties must be fully paid within the next six months after the reservation fee is paid. And the reservation period has already ceased 3 months ago. But since we haven’t heard from you in a while, Mrs. Tan has decided to give the property to the next interested client,” malumanay na paliwang ng abogado sa kabilang linya. He called

“Belle, are you okay?” untag ni Eliseo kay Belle habang nasa hapag sila at naghahapunan. “W-what? Y-you were saying, Eli?” tarantang tanong niya sa lolo niya, pilit hinahamig ang sarili sa pagkatulala.“I said, I’ll be going home in Bulacan tomorrow. I might stay there for a week.” Eliseo studied her for a while before he heaved a deep sigh. “Are you thinking about my announcement again this morning?”Kumurap siya. She was thinking about that, yes. But she's thinking also about Zyrone and their little encounter inside the makeshift holding room.How her heart raced when he walked over to her. How his scent and presence instantly drowned her, making her weak. And how she finally gave him a nice slap in the face because of his insults.She had heard about the worst rumors about her for the past three years. She had lived with it. In fact, she didn’t care. But why does it hurt her so much when the insult came from Zyrone?Umaasa ba siya na somehow, hindi ito maniniwala sa mga tsismis t

“What are you doing here?” kunot ang noong bungad ni Belle kay Zyrone. She swallowed hard as panic coursed through her. How in the bloody hell did Zyrone got inside their building? She instructed Maricel clearly, she won’t allow any communications from the Craigs reach to her! But then… She groaned inwardly when she realized her mistake. Si Maricel lang ang binigyan niya ng instruction and not the head of security in the building. She thought that blocking any form of communications with her would make Zyrone realize that she is not interested in talking to him by any means. For the last few days, she thought he already got the message. Maging si Maricel itinigil na rin ang pagre-report sa kanya tungkol sa pagtawag-tawag ni Zyrone sa opisina niya. That’s why she felt there’s no need to inform the security team about banning any of the Craigs in the building. She thought she had that all sorted out. Malay ba niyang pupuntahan siya nito mismo sa opisina niya! “I have been calling y