"Whatever you're trying to do right now, you better stop it. Because I don't want it. I don't want to remember how we used to be before. It's been five damn years. I'm a different person now and I loved a different woman too. It's not you anymore. I'm sorry... But this, us right now... it's not happening. You got to learn to accept that what we had before was over," he added, forcing her to accept the harsh reality of their current situation."Aaron... I...""Please... Just stop doing this. If you still want us to at least be friends, stop all these immediately. Please respect my privacy and my space. I really loved my girlfriend right now, Sandra. And I planned to marry her. So, I want you to be clear about that. We're over. There's nothing between us anymore," Aaron cut her off and made her understand the boundary between them."Okay... can you at least eat the food that I made? I won't do something like this ever again," she said with a hint of sadness.Aaron felt bad so he agreed

Ryan sighed in exasperation and deliberately walked back to the door, went out, knocked on it and entered the office room again. Then he approached Aaron's desk again and smirked at him scornfully. He was so tired from all their arguments for the past few days that he did not even speak one word when Aaron criticized him just now. Ryan simply pushed the pink card on the desk closer to Aaron and turned around to leave. "What is this?" Aaron asked and the guy stopped. "Can't you read?" Ryan responded coldly. Aaron picked up the card and scanned it carefully. It was actually the invitation card for the opening ceremony of Sandra's ballet academy. He almost forgets about it. The event was tomorrow. Aaron looked at Ryan again. The guy just stood there in the middle of the room while turning his back on Aaron. "I'm bringing Kathleen this time," Aaron said firmly. Ryan just scoffed, shaking his head a little and just left the room. Not a single word was said and that suddenly made Aaron

Seth scoffed at his words and shook his head a little. He and Ryan slowly sat back on the sofa near the entrance door. Ryan beckoned Kathleen to sit with them but Aaron held her hand, stopping her from going there. "We better say hello to Sandra first," Aaron said and Kathleen nodded in understanding. He looked around again and saw Sandra near the food table. So he went there while having Kathleen walk side by side with him. "It's merrier than what I had expected," Aaron commented and he could see Sandra had her lips curling up while turning her head to face him. Yet, when she saw Kathleen, her face fell instantly. "Aaron... you... brought your... secretary,' Sandra replied hesitantly. She stared at Kathleen for a few seconds showing a hint of discomfort in her gaze before she looked down. "Yes. I'd been meaning to introduce her properly during the barbecue the other day. But I just thought I don't want to ruin the mood for you. But you met her before already. I think it's time tha

"How about we go meet your parents... right now?" He said while looking at her seriously."Now?" She was stunned that she blinked a few times. Her head slowly looked forward again, having her mind thinking what she should say to him."I..." she lost her word.Aaron scoffed and chuckled in disbelief. He didn't want to admit it, but Seth was right. Apart from her name and her educational background, he knew nothing about her. He didn't know the name of her parents, he didn't know how many siblings she had, and he didn't even know where her family lived."Why are you being so secretive with me? I don't even know anything about your family. I did know about you but I knew nothing about where you came from or who was your family. And you don't even want me to meet them. In fact, you also refused to meet my mother. Why?" He demanded her explanation while showing a vexed expression."Aaron... I...""Did you even take our relationship seriously?" He wondered."Did you even love me for real?"

Instantly, Kathleen remembered again the argument between Aaron and Seth that happened at the ballet academy before. Ryan was trying to break the two before the fighting got intense. 'Am I really not a nice lady? Aaron got on bad terms with everybody because he was with me. All his close friends disliked him now because of me,' she murmured inwardly, wondering if she was the cause of all the arguments that arose between Aaron and his friends."There was a bit of misunderstanding... But it was not really that bad," Kathleen replied softly."I knew it!" Tiara exclaimed in exasperation. She sighed heavily and it could be heard clearly by Kathleen."I'm really sorry, Ti. I'll buy your favourite coffee on Monday, okay?" Kathleen tried to coax her."And lunch too," Tiara added her demands. Yet before Kathleen could reply, Aaron suddenly came out of the bathroom with a small towel around his neck. He wiped his face slightly before he caught her on the phone."Who are you talking to?" He ask