I have been unleashing someone that wasn't really me. I hated doing it but I had to. For the sake of one family that I had unintentionally kept apart.Just now, Elisha's been crying for the nth time this week because I’m always scolding her. I was making even the smallest thing an issue just so I could have a reason to get mad at her. But I’m not hurting her physically because I’ve no reason to spank a good kid. My Eli was a good girl. I am proud to have raised her like that.But I need her to resent me. That's what I have been trying to do. But Elisha was always begging for my forgiveness. She wasn’t getting mad at me for scolding her for no reason. That’s why it’s becoming more difficult for me. I wanted so badly to pacify her, but I needed to be hard on her."Mommy... Sorry! Mommy!" She hugged my thighs. "I'm not going to play with dolls again if you don't want it, mommy." It was because I made her dolls an issue. No reason at all. They’re not even all over the place. I just wanted

'Good morning folks... I know we have the same question in mind as Nate Sarmiento, Olive and their cute daughter Elisha were spotted together in an adorable family moment in Bali, Indonesia... Are we hearing wedding bells soon? This family has truly touched the lives of many. They struggled to be together, but hey, in the end, evil did not prevail...'The corner of my lips curled up when I heard what the reporter said. Did she really mention evil?"Hey!" Leah hit me."Ouch!" I complained and looked at my friend who had just given birth. “What’s wrong with you? Why did you hit me?”“Why are you watching that?!” She took the remote from me and turned off the TV."It's not like I knew there’d be something about them. I'm just watching the news. Not them," I denied."Who are you kidding? You saw it in the headlines. But instead of turning the TV off, you waited for the news about the Sarmientos!”"Of course not. You're too assuming!" I rolled my eyes.“Hannah, try lying to someone else.

"He's at the hotel.""What?!" I exclaimed. "I just came from there, Paul and his assistant told me he was not around."I called Paul to ask Nate’s whereabouts. Of course, I won’t go to his house. For all I know, he banned me from entering the village.“Maybe in another branch.”“Where exactly?” I asked frustratingly. “There’s a lot of NS Hotels. Which one? Please, I only have a couple of hours left and then my landlord will throw away all my belongings if I am not back to get them.""Hannah, I'm sorry. I don't know. I'm going to fetch Elisha now.""Can you help me figure it out please?" I begged. "Please, I've nowhere to go. I need him to tell my landlord to give me more time.""You have his number, Hannah. Why don't you call him?""I- I don't have it." I deleted his number so I wouldn’t be tempted to call him then. "I deleted his number," I admitted."Jeez, Hannah, you're so complicated. I'll forward it to you. Call you later, I’m going to get Elisha.""Okay... Uhmn, wait... Could yo

"Ms. Rodriguez, in my office now. Bring my coffee," Nate said via intercom.Sarah nodded at me and I did as told. I went to the pantry and made Nate his coffee.Since our workstation was one floor down from the GM's, we couldn’t see his arrival as he was using the elevator directly to his floor. Nate would usually announce his arrival by asking for his coffee.I went to the penthouse using the stairs that connected the two floors. Sliding the keycard, I realized that my hands were shaking and keeping the coffee still became a struggle. I felt nervous having to face Nate again. It took me a lot of effort to make myself appear relaxed when I knocked on the smoked glass door of his office."Come in," he said, and I wanted to slap my face for shaking even more at the mere sound of his voice."G-good morning, Sir," I greeted him when he came into view. And I almost gasped. He was so handsome even if he hadn’t lifted up his head yet to look at me. "Your coffee.""Put it right there," he g

Body Heat.I couldn't believe I was considering it. Nate had eaten, he had taken his medicine and was back to his sleep. But he was really chilling despite the aircon being off. I already added his blanket, and even wore his socks. But none of them seemed to work.Lying beside him and hugging him was the last thing I was considering. I would often do that with Elisha before. But that was Elisha. She was my baby. Not the grown-up-super duper attractive man I am in love with.I drew a deep breath. First, I lied beside him but I didn’t slide inside his blanket. For a while it worked, then he got chills again. So okay, I decided to give him body heat. I slowly slid myself into his blanket and hugged him. I thought of the time when he hugged me to sleep when I was mourning the loss of my dad. Nate didn't leave me then and even made a way to bring back the smile on my face by taking me to the beach.Now was the time to repay his goodness. And maybe while I’m hugging him this way, I could l