“What is…” she mumbled as she scanned her surroundings. She's realized that she is now inside a hospital ward, getting an infusion. She tried to get up from the bed but her body was so weak that she gave up. Then, memories about what happened before she blacked out surfaced. She remembered how Aster left her to talk to the boys who wanted to invite her out. And she also remembered how Aster's face was mostly covered in blood. Just recalling Aster's condition earlier gave Phyllis a goosebump. Her breathing suddenly became heavy and her hands instinctively tightened at the thought of the crimson red blood dripping down Aster's face. She tried to keep that image away from her mind by tightly shutting her eyes. Aside from the horrific sight of blood, she couldn't help but think of Aster's situation and blame herself for what happened to him. No matter how much she tried to keep the scene from her head, it just kept on coming back like a loop. Her arms felt like jelly and

“It looks like this was from a strong grip. Did that auntie hold you tightly?” Rui asked as she examined the purplish bruise on her son's arm. The kid weakly nodded. Rui pursed her lips and patted the ice pack wrapped in a towel on Eon's arm. She forced a smile on her son and said, “It's fine, it will heal.” Rui and Chase arrived at the hotel welcomed by Phyllis and Zacharias' guilty faces. They were ashamed to let the couple see the way Eon ended up after they were entrusted to take care of the child. Babysitting Eon means that they need to make sure that the kid never experiences something like this. Of course, a bruise would heal. But the kid was visibly upset. Eon sat on Chase's lap, leaning on his chest while he stroked his son's hair. “If my son got this by playing with another kid, I would definitely understand. But since he said it was from an auntie, it's a different story.” Zacharias understood what Chase meant. He needs to find the person responsible for what happene

After freshening up, Phyllis went out of the balcony to look at the view. The breeze from the sea and roaring waves from the sea replaced the turbulent emotions messing inside her mind. This trip made her realize her feelings. Of course, she was attracted to Zacharias. Not only because of her being his fan but because of his personality that she observed during the course of their marriage. She was aware that one won't get to know someone well over the phone. But for a short period of time when they slept beside each other, she somehow felt right. Being with him just felt right… And him being away for more than a month made her miss him more. With each day that passed, she only thought of him. Thoughts about how he was eating or what he was doing filled her mind. Being a fan just involved gushing over his looks and talents. Her love for good music was what drew her to his group. She loved their music, their group, and their fandom. But of course, it was a different kind o

KNOCKKNOCKKNOCK Phyllis was awoken by the three loud knocks that she heard from her door. Still half asleep, she decided to ignore it. KNOCK Another knock was heard but after a few minutes, it went quiet again. Phyllis was again fast asleep as if she was not bothered by the noise earlier. Since she did not need to worry about her nephew, she was able to sleep peacefully. Or perhaps she was just so tired that she did not have the energy to get up. Nonetheless, she did not want to move from her spot. Beep! The sound of the door being unlocked resounded. But it was not so loud to wake the sleeping beauty up. “You're so tired that you did not bother to get up for lunch, my dear?” she mumbled as she walked up to the bed. She stopped at the corner of the bed and pulled the sheets. The image of Phylis in neat pajamas hugging the pillow intimately did not surprise her. Phyllis sleeping like a baby is a usual sight for her friends. She can fall asleep on any flat surface as long

Zacharias was ignored by his wife the entire lunch in a blur. All her focus was drawn to her nephew and his parents. Phyllis really treated Zacharias like he was not eating with them. Admittedly, it was Rui's first time to see Phyllis show her disappointment in such an obvious manner. Usually, she won't hold back and say it straightforwardly. Besides Phyllis' usual banter against her twin, this was the worst that she has witnessed yet. Rui was holding her husband's hands as they strolled around the hotel. From afar, they saw Phyllis rushing back to her room with Zacharias trailing behind her. “Your cousin has a habit of messing up, honey,” Chase commented. Rui sighed. “Yeah, he messed up big time.” “But what will you do to the idol?” she continued. Chase softly patted the back of his son that he was carrying. “We'll see what she'll do with her picture with Eon first.” “If we confront them right now, they might say that we're an overprotective parent.” Rui nodded in agreem