Paxton sighed as he filled up his suitcase with some clothes. Clinton came inside his room, leaning toward the frame of his door. "Are you really going to leave again?" He asked. Paxton glanced at him and smiled, "The air here is suffocating," "You mean you can't stand Abuelo's remarks. You should have listened to him then. Why did you even insist on following your parents' footsteps when he told you that nothing good would come from it," Clinton sat on his bed, lazily staring at his cousin. Paxton grinned and stared at his parents' portrait on his bedside table, which was the only one that had been kept. "It's not like I followed their footsteps. It was my dream, Clinton," "And you defied his will because of that dream? You got some balls in you, Pax," he chuckled, remembering how angry their Abuelo was when Paxton suddenly announced that he wanted to enter the entertainment industry. It would not be too big of a deal if he would just do it to pass the time, but he dedicated his

Johannes woke up with a very light heart. He's smiling even as he prepares the breakfast he plans to cook for Nathalie. He could still remember her embarrassed face when her stomach suddenly growled in front of him the last time he visited her in her condo. *** "I miss you, Nathalie Taylor---" he was interrupted when a sudden loud growl came out of nowhere. He was staring at Nathalie, so he noticed how her face turned red as she tried to hide behind her palm. "Don't look at me! Jeez, I just woke up, you know?" She was all red while Johannes was trying to suppress his laughter. But he gave up when a second wave of her hunger came in. Johannes laughed, "I knew you were going to that restaurant the moment I saw you, but I did not know it would be this urgent. Did you starve yourself while I was gone, hmm?" he tucked her hair behind her ears. Nathalie looked away, still embarrassed that Johannes had to see her in that state. "Why'd you think so?" "You always forget to wear a jacket w

Johannes's POV I could not believe she took it that way. Was I worried for nothing? Damn it. I want to go back and apologize to her, but my ego is telling me that what I would do is simply tell her that what she did was fine. And it was not. It was not okay at all. I am not a fan of birthdays, but I was really looking forward to it today. I could not help but feel helpless that she had forgotten my birthday even. Though I was clearly throwing hints last time, she did not buy them. "Damn it, I knew love would only bring me nothing but this fucking feeling," I took another wine from the pantry and walked out of the mansion. I am trying to figure out where I should drink this. Or I could visit my friend's bar. It's pretty close to here. I just wanna breathe some fresh air. And... I don't know why but I want to get revenge on Nathalie. Flirting with my cousin and all that!? How dare she! I... I thought she loved me? What the hell does love mean to her, then? Why the hell am I even fal

Nathalie rushed out of her room when she heard of her brother's condition. Her heart is beating like crazy as her hands tremble in fear. A nurse from the hospital had informed her that Nathan had been brought to the hospital unconscious. She's nervous. Nathalie feared that something must have happened to her little brother while she was busy doing things for herself. Did she neglect him by any chance? Nathalie could not understand how frustrated she feels like. She could even vomit at any moment as her stomach twirled up and her heart thumped as if it was trying to get out of her chest. Tears started pouring down her face as she looked for her keys. Nathalie is in chaos. She did not even notice that Paxton had been calling her since she got off the elevator. "Nathalie Taylor! Damn it, can you not hear me at all? Wait up!" He finally caught onto her when she stopped in front of her car. Nathalie faced Paxton, and he was slightly taken aback. He knew she was in a hurry when she left h

"I am really sorry for laughing earlier. You just," Paxton smiled. "You simply look so cute whenever I tease you. I swear I'm not gonna do it again," he said. Nathalie did not respond. They are currently walking out of the hospital right now to have some breakfast since Paxton insisted on it. Nathalie has yet to eat her dinner, so he thinks she must be starving at the moment. But contrary to that, Nathalie could not feel her hunger at all. Her mind is too busy to think about her brother's condition that it has no time to remind her that she's not eating yet. "Where do you want to eat?" "Anywhere will do, Sir Paxton," Nathalie replied, not looking at him. Paxton stared at her from the side. "Are you really going to keep with that title? Sir Paxton, this and that? You are hurting my feelings, Nathalie Taylor," He kidded. The air between them was too serious that he wanted to lighten it a little bit, but contrary to what he expected, it became heavier. Nathalie stopped walking, so P