"Engaged?" Marina asked just to be sure her Dad wasn't confused." Yes Marina, when are the two of you getting engaged?" He repeated his question,this time slowly enunciating each word for his daughter to understand. Not that she was slow to understand,he could tell she was trying to evade the topic." Dad,don't you think it's too early for that?" Marina asked." What do you mean by it's early? Are you planning to ditch him? That's why you don't want to be tied to him?" Mr Santos asked sternly." What are you saying dad,stop imagining things." Marina replied avoiding eye contact with her Dad.Mr Santos narrowed his eyes on her. He can smell something fishy from his daughter's side. Is it true she wants to break off with this fine man that's why she's against the engagement thing?" If that's it then we have to set the engagement date. Young man,I'll come discuss this matter with your grandfather." Mr Santos said, turning to look at Lucas." We will accept your arrangements father." Luc

Lucas was busy admiring Marina's apartment. Honestly speaking, it was better designed than his penthouse. It was beautiful and one could tell that the designer responsible for decorating the house was a topnotch one.Marina was preparing a cup of coffee for both of them. She realised that she didn't ask for his preference but decided against doing that. She'll just make it bitter with one cube of sugar just like she loved her coffee. She hoped he would like it.Holding a tray in her hands, she walked towards the sitting room. She found Lucas holding a picture frame she had placed at the table. It was a picture of her and her parents. In the picture her Dad and Mom were seated while she stood between them. They were all smiling in the picture.She didn't find him intrusive, it was a picture of her family after all and he seemed acquainted with her father." Your coffee is ready." She said successfully announcing her presence in the room to Lucas whose attention was concentrated somewher

Lucas had wooed Tina for three consecutive months before she finally agreed to become his girlfriend. He was the happiest man that day and she finally agreed to have a relationship with him. They had dated for quite some time and things were going smoothly. Just when he was planning to propose to her and later open up about his identity she brought up the issue of breaking up.Lucas had thought that she was maybe pranking him until he saw her kissing his best friend and then she uttered those ugly words about him being nothing but a penniless punk.He was hurt but then he thought that it was better that way, at least he didn't get stuck with that type of woman.Lucas stripped his clothes and went to the bathroom to take a shower before resigning to the bed for the night.He has in mind calling his assistant to bring him a set of new clothes for him since he couldn't wear the same clothes the following day.He wrapped himself with a bathrobe before exiting the bathroom and immediately c

" This is not the right place nor time to talk about these things Martina." her mother said sternly." When will the right time be mother. it's been years why don't you just tell me the truth. I need to understand whatever happened so I can know how to interact with my sister." Martina insisted. she was determined to extract the truth from her mother today. come whatever may,she has to hear everything from her mother's mouth." I'll tell you when we get home." her mother conceeded. She was very sure her daughter was not going to drop the matter until she spilled everything. She ofcourse understood the need to open up about her past to her daughter and clarify everything." Don't go back on your words mom, am very much interested in you and father's story." Martina said and moved to snuggle in her mother's arms." I never go back on my words." her mother assured her." see yourself, behaving like a child when you are already so old." her mother complained but still pulled her daughter

Looking at her daughter's expecting face, Martina's mom continued." So when his parents came to threaten me for the second time,I had already made up my mind so I agreed. I knew that whatever decision I was making was unjust to him but I could never put the life of my child at risk. His parents then arranged a man and took pictures of me and him being intimate, ofcourse they were still human enough to not make me actually sleep with him. With the pictures as evidence, they demanded that I disappear from the city and if possible from the country. They had made it crystal clear that the moment they got caught of my presence in that city,that will be the end of my life. I used the little money I had and moved out of that city but did not leave the country. I did not have enough to escape to another country nor could I go empty handed and pregnant at top of that to another country. I rented a small house and started job hunting and finally I got a job as a Nanny to a single mother. I wor