Angela It’s official. I’m a coward. I’ve not being to work for the past three days. Yes, I called in sick because I couldn’t take in the fact that I might see Xavier again or possibly run into him on my way to work. Yes. I know Philippine is a big place, and Cavite city is also big, which makes the chances of running into Xavier thin, but it’s Xavier Ellmord that we’re talking about here; he makes coincidences possible. Daniel being the most considerate friend is making facing Xavier easier for me. He bought me an engagement and wedding ring, also making one available for himself. But somehow, I do not think this ring will be able to keep Xavier away. After all, his ring did not keep him away. Standing before the floor length mirror, I tried fixing my curls. Not even in the mood to look good, I face palmed myself and heaved into my palms. My door opened and McKenzie ran in, her lips forming a pout. “Mummy!” Turning towards her, I squatted down to her level. “Daniel chowolate had.

AngelaInsisting that Daniel is my husband was a futile effort. Xavier isn’t stupid, I do not know why I expected him to buy that crap. Staring at the wedding ring wrapped round my finger, I sighed exasperatedly. Another dollar wasted. When he brought up Mckenzie, I almost shit myself.“I know you’re not married to that clown called Daniel and I know that you do have a daughter.” Leaning forward, he placed both elbows on the table. “What I’m yet to figure out is who that little girl belongs to.”“What?” I whispered, trying not to let my shock and fear show. “My daughter isn’t your business, stay away from her.” My warning does not even sound stern to my own ears, how then do I expect him to take me serious?“Why are you suddenly defensive?” He picked up his glass and twirled the content. “Isn’t Daniel the father? You’re supposed husband.”Unable to sit and listen to him. I grabbed my stuffs and slowly stood to my feet. “I don’t care to know the reason why you’re here, but I want you t

Angela “Are you crazy?!” Daniel snapped at me. He followed me round the house like a lost puppy. “That is the only reason why you’ll be doing this. You’ve gone stark raving mad.” Ignoring his insults, I carried on with my hair. Unable to bear my silence any longer, he grabbed my arm and pulled me to a stop. “I am talking to you Angela! Did he threaten you? Please tell me he threatened you.”Fed up and furious, I stopped pretending to fix my hair and turned to him. “What exactly is your problem?” I bellowed. I’m so grateful right now that Mckenzie decided to go to bed early today. “You don’t get to stand there and talk to me as if I’m about to murder Christ the second time.”“You might as well do it.” He spat. Running his finger through his hair, he began pacing from one end of the room to the other. “You are about to destroy your sister’s home, can’t you see it? You’re about to destroy the very reason why you ran away from home.”I refuse to be talked into guilt again. “Xavier sa

Xavier A private hospital ward isn’t somewhere I visualized myself to be tonight. Angela got shot on her arm and I insisted that the hospital should pump her with painkillers and sedatives, so she can sleep the pain over. If this happened in New York, I wouldn’t have taken her to the hospital. Hospital means alerting the press, and alerting the press means more work load in shutting them up. Lucas have on the line with me ever since the incident of the shooting. He has been calling not because he’s worried about Angela, but because he’s worried about me. I paid attention to the news as the newscaster reports the shooting incident. Livid, I pressed my eyes shut and massaged my temple. I remember vividly that I told the hotel manager that I want to keep this away from the press, and he told me he’ll handle it. Is this his own way of handling it? This is what happens when you let an idiot that you know nothing about handle issues for me. I’ve never been to Philippine except now, so I

AngelaDaniel is going to hate me. I know it… I can feel it. He’s against the whole closeness with Xavier because he feels it may lead to something else, but then if you think about it, I’m not doing anything wrong. Not that I want anything to do with Xavier or that I’m planning anything, but the young man is about to get divorced, so I’m doing nothing wrong with him.Xavier stopped the car outside my building. He tried to get down from the car, but I stopped him. “You don’t have to walk me to the door. I’ll go get my stuff together with McKenzie.” If he steps into the house, Daniel is going to lose his cool.Skeptical, he eyed my bandaged arm. “Are you sure you can get into the house on your own?” He looked at the house in question. “I promise not to cause any trouble.”Xavier is the very definition of trouble, but I kept the words to myself. “I got shot on my arm, not on my legs. I can get into the house without breathing my last.” He did not find the joke funny at all. I placed