Semua Bab The Girl He Ruined: Bab 1 - Bab 5

I stood, smoothed the fabric of my dress, and walked toward the set. Thorne was already there, waiting under the warm wash of the key lights. The scene was styled like a cozy café — warm wooden tables, fairy lights overhead. Perfect for the ad's concept. Too perfect."Closer," the photographer said. "You're supposed to be lovers here."My jaw tightened. I stepped forward, and his cologne reached me first... fresh cedar with a faint trace of something warm, something I remembered without wanting to.His hand found my waist. My body stiffened, but the camera didn't care. His touch was light, practiced... almost tender."Eyes on each other," the photographer called.I lifted my gaze. He was already looking at me and not with the detached professionalism I expected. His eyes softened, a faint smile ghosting his lips, like he was remembering something I'd worked so hard to forget.Click.The next pose had him leaning in, close enough for his breath to brush my cheek. I tilted my head sligh

Last week, sumama ako kay Mama. Labandera duties, as usual. Isa sa mga suki niya: the Silvas. AKA, yung mansion sa dulo ng kalye namin na may sariling mini fountain at aso na naka-aircon. Yes, that Silva family. Yung bahay sa dulo ng street na may gate na mas sosyal pa sa SM Aura.Ang routine: akyat bahay, kuha labada, baba. Walang echos. Walang abala. Home Service ito since may Laundry Shop kami pero mas malaki pa laundry area ng Silva kaysa saamin. x3 sa laki.Pero hindi 'yon ang nangyari.One sunny afternoon, sumama ako kay Mama to help carry the laundry and that was my biggest mistake."Liora, wait ka muna dito ha," Mama said as she disappeared inside to talk to the caretaker. So I stayed sa likod-bahay, tahimik lang, hawak-hawak 'yung laundry basket. Minding my own teenage business.And then...Oh. My. God.There he was.Thorne Lucien Silva.Completely. Utterly. Absolutely.NAKAHUBAD.Not shirtless. Not "oops, my towel fell" levels.As in WALANG SAPLOT. Z-E-R-O.Naliligo sa garde