Husband For Rent
He wasn’t angry, but the concern was evident.
I sat across from him, feeling the weight of everyone’s gaze. My mother was beside him, her hands folded tightly on the table, while my brother Mark and my sister-in-law Lea sat beside me. They were silent, but I could see the questions in their eyes.
“Aiden was supposed to be the one standing at the altar, hindi namin ine-expect na ganito ang mangyayari,” my mother started, her voice shaking slightly. “And yet, you married… him.” She gestured toward Lexus, who had been standing beside me, silent as ever. “What is going on, Astrea? Why would you do this?”