CHAPTER 10I look at myself in the mirror as I slightly turned myself around. The red plunging maxi dress is glowing because of the small dust-like sequence attached to it. The dress flowed right up to my ankle. The slit is slightly exposing the skin from my mid thigh to my legs. Napanguso ako nang makita ang malaking hiwa ng damit sa aking dibdib. Am I dressing up too much? Malakas akong napabuntong-hininga nang mapagtantong siguro nga ay napasobra ang suot ko. I should've wear a simple bodycon dress or what. This grand plunging red maxi dress is way too much, but I didn't get to realize it earlier. Ngayon pa ba ako magsisisi na naisuot ko na? And besides, wala akong ibang damit rito dahil iniwan ko doon sa New York.Napailing ako bago kinuha ang pulang clutch sa kama. Sinuklay ko ang buhok kong nakalugay gamit ang kamay bago tuluyang tumalikod at lumabas ng kwarto. Pagkabukas ko pa lamang ay nakita ko na ang anak ko sa harap na naka-krus na naman ang mga braso habang diretso ang t

CHAPTER 12"Ano 'tong nababalitaan ko na anak daw ni Niclaus Mosheyev si Luke, huh? It's all over the news already, Amber." Nakangising saad ni Franz mula sa kabilang linya. I can almost visualize the playful glint in her eyes right now dahilan para mapailing ako. I let out a deep breath.Unbelievable. Kagabi pa lamang ang nangyaring interaksyon namin ng lalaking iyon at talagang ginawa na kaagad na headline ng mga diyaryo. Trending pa sa Twitter. God. Ano na naman ba itong pinasok ko? At saka hindi ko naman alam na kilala pala ang lalaking iyon dito sa Pilipinas. I didn't know that he's somewhat equal to a celebrity."The Doctor by passion and a CEO by choice, the ever so ruthless and handsome Dr. Niclaus Cairo Mosheyev revealed that he has a child with his longtime and secret girlfriend, the one and only face of NYC Magazine and an ex model of Royal Stars, Amberleigh Zoella Estopia-""Okay, stop." I narrowed my eyes. Mas lalo lang natawa ang gaga. "That's enough. Hindi naman halat

CHAPTER 14"Funny?" I raised my brow at Franz. After I told her about what happened in 'his' building, she burst out laughing like there's no tomorrow. She almost choke on her frappe and I was a bit disappointed when she easily recovered from it. Sana ay nasamid nalang ang babaitang 'to kung pagtatawanan lang din naman ako.I sipped on my juice before sighing. I swear to God, I am never going to go back in that building anymore if he'll still be the CEO. Nothing really happened that minute when he asked me about what kind of issue I am talking about. Well, I just ran to him and climb up on his table, choking him with his necktie, and I definitely fall down to his lap, and things escalated. Everything start get heated and we 'almost' did it. Yes, I fucking made out with the Doctor slash CEO, Niclaus Cairo Mosheyev. Actually, it was more than a make out.It was embarrassing. Really embarrassing, that I have to ran out of the building as fast as I could. "I can't with you, Amberleigh!

CHAPTER 16"Let's now talk." Mariing saad ko nang makalabas si Luke kasama si Tungsten sa opisina ni Nicolas. Napatingin ito sa akin bago marahang tumango. Akmang lalapit na ito sa aking gawi upang siguro'y makiupo sa sofa ngunit agad ko itong pinigilan. Hindi ko gusto ang naramdaman ko kanina nang maiwan kami dito sa loob, at mas lalo lang yata akong maboboang kapag mas lumapit pa siya sa akin ng ilang distansya. I raised my right hand firmly, stopping him from approaching. Kumunot ang noo nito, bahagyang sumama ang tingin. He tilted his head a bit. Lumunok ako at nag-iwas ng tingin bago tumikhim. Tangina naman kasi."S-sit there," Nauutal ko pang ani at tinuturo ang kaniyang swivel chair.Saglit pa ako nitong tinitigan bago ngumisi na para bang alam niya na kung ano ang epektong dala niya sa akin sa tuwing malapit siya. I gritted my teeth when he didn't listen to me at all. Instead, he walk his way towards me before finally settling himself beside me. I glared at him but he jus

CHAPTER 18"Hello!" Padabog kong sagot sa kabilang linya. I know that it's a bit inappropriate—not just a bit, it is indeed inappropriate, pero kasi ang aga-aga pa nitong nambubulabog sa akin. Like, it's just five flipping thirty in the morning for God's sake! I need a lot of break from all this things that are happening! I heard a guy chuckled from the other line. I frowned. Who the hell is this? Tiningnan ko ang aking screen, ngunit napakunot ang noo ko nang makitang unknown number ang tumatawag.Who the hell? I cut it off even before the person on the other line can speak. I'm not in the mood to speak with a stranger today. Nilingon ko si Luke na mahimbing pa rin ang tulog habang nakayakap sa hotdog pillow niya. I smiled, bumalik ako sa pagkakahiga at niyakap ang anak ko pero muli na namang tumunog ang aking cellphone.Mabilis ko itong kinuha at naiinis na bumangon mula sa kama. Tumayo ako at naka-paang lumabas papunta sa veranda ng kwarto at isinara kaagad ang glass door nang m