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Liza found the whole thing hilarious.William was the first to call Fermin mentally ill to his face. Sure, it was true, but spelling it out was rude.Fermin was touchy about it. Nobody dared bring up his issues."Dr. William, what were you thinking?" Liza visited William after college, bringing a fruit basket and lilies.William glanced at the gift. "Thanks for not comforting.""I'm serious," Liza said earnestly. "Fermin just has got a big ego. Don't take it personally.""I do take it personally," William huffed. "I'm a big name in medicine. This apology's gonna make me a laughingstock.""No way. You're their mentor. Half the big shots in medicine are your students. Nobody's laughing.""Oh, so losing face in front of my students isn't embarrassing? They'll disown me.""How about I try your product? I'll hype up your great invention.""You? You got mental issues too?""No.""Then no dice. It's harmless, but you don't take medicine for no reason. Go home."He started packing

Liza opened her mouth, trying to argue.Then she stopped herself, remembering Bert showing her Drake's photo. Indeed, she had chosen him."Well, I thought you looked decent in the picture. But in person? Meh," she snorted, trying to save face.She just couldn't remember if she had picked him for this blind date. He looked good, but his character? Doubtful.At the same time, she couldn't shake the feeling that they had met before. She just couldn't place it."If there's nothing else, I'm out. Thanks for the meal, Miss Eaton." Drake stood to leave.Liza gaped. "You're just leaving?""What else?" Drake said coolly. "I'm busy. I don't have time to hang out and shop with you."Liza chased after him. "Hold up. What's that supposed to mean?""Sorry if I upset you." Drake looked annoyed but stayed polite, as his mom had instructed. "I've got stuff to do. Bye.""Wait!" Liza blocked his path, hands on his hips. "I changed my mind. I think you're kind of interesting. I'm down to get eng

Fermin took a work call. He agreed to something, then hung up.Looking at Liza's eager face, he sighed, "Got work. Let Garland handle the family meeting.""No way. He'll just embarrass me!" Liza protested.Though Garland and Fermin looked alike, their vibes were night and day. People familiar with them could easily tell them apart."It's just a smackdown. I'll send a backup." Fermin pinched her cheek. "Go on.""But...""No argument, or I'm telling Mom and Dad you agreed to an engagement behind their backs. Where's your sense of class?"She wanted to argue, but the secretary opened the door. "Miss, this way."Liza left reluctantly and headed downstairs.Garland was still cleaning up the kitchen. She sized him up and sighed.Garland and Fermin had the same handsome face and nice voice, but their vibes were totally different."Got kicked out, huh? Did Fermin chew you out?" he smirked. "Bet he was like, 'You brat, who said you could get engaged behind my back? I'll break your le

Someone called out to her, "Liza, wake up."She blinked awake and saw Fermin standing in front of her.It was dark, just the two of them in the room.Her tears spilled out. She hugged him, sobbing, "I saw Garland, Dad, and Mom."She had never met Marian in person. Marian's image was frozen in photos.But in that dream, she saw her parents, like it was real."Silly girl, it was only a dream." Fermin's voice was soft.Liza cried harder. "I had so much I wanted to say to them."Fermin patted her back. "It's okay. Don't cry.""But...""When happiness is right there, nobody cherishes it. You only regret it when it's gone. Even if you stayed in the dream, you wouldn't feel the pain of reality. Bouncing between dreams and reality just traps you deeper."He wanted Liza to live happily in the real world. He didn't want her to be stuck in a fake dream's joy.Fake was fake. Dreams always ended, and waking up could break her.That night, Liza cried for hours. Fermin stayed, soothing h

That night, I told Enoch what happened.He didn't come home every day. If it wasn't their anniversary, Annette wouldn't have gone to the market.Enoch was furious. Without telling Annette, he took me back to the market and asked me to point out every man and woman who had bullied us.The market folks lined up in rows, like lambs waiting for slaughter. They kept their heads down and didn't dare to utter a sound.Why? Because they were poor. They had contracts with the market, each carrying huge rent debts.They had no choice but to follow Enoch's orders. In fact, he didn't even need to be there.The market manager gave the commands, and he didn't even have the clout to speak to Enoch directly.I stood there, pointing out the ones who'd hurt Annette.The people who'd been so cocky earlier acted like meek sheep. They groveled before Enoch. "We just heard rumors. We didn't know she was your wife." Their tone was humble, but Enoch didn't even glance at them.Catching his drift,