Lahat ng Kabanata ng PAINT ME NAKED: Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 40

Two days after she had spoken to her godfather, Calley finally met with her two aunts at an upscale Japanese restaurant nestled in the heart of the city.The moment their eyes landed on her, they were visibly stunned and floored by the drastic change in her appearance. She was no longer the insecure

A long, stifling silence settled among the three women. For a moment, Calley could not tell what her aunts were thinking, but one thing was certain. They did not like what they had heard.Then, in a voice that cut clean through the silence, Calley spoke.“You don’t have to say it. I already know. I

"If you weren’t coming with me, Uncle, I wouldn’t have set foot on this yacht," Calley whispered as they stepped aboard the sleek vessel where Esther’s partner was throwing his birthday party.His name was Charles Xiu; a fifty-five-year-old Chinese businessman with sharp features, boyish charm, and

She ignored it and headed straight for the main exit, gripping the door handle with shaking fingers. She slipped through the opening like a shadow.Even outside the room, relief didn’t come. Her heart still pounded, and her skin prickled with the feeling of being hunted. This wasn’t safety. Not yet.

A series of knocks from outside his bedroom door roused Phillian from sleep. He slowly opened his eyes and turned toward the glass door that led to the veranda, partially concealed by thick curtains. He usually left a small gap in the curtains so he could tell the time of day by the light streaming