The arrival of a marriage contract is a huge nightmare for Luis, one that will change his life. He will be bound to the woman he despises so much and never wished to marry. And to get the inheritance he longs for, he asked the woman to pretend that they are a happy couple. Along with their pretense, they are also processing the annulment of their marriage. But unfortunately, they will gradually fall in love with each other. Which will prevail, their annulment or their love for each other?
View More"Why don't we just give in to Lola so she'll finally leave us alone?"I almost threw the pillow I was holding at Mahana because of what she said. We didn't need to fight over the bed since it was big. In fact, I could describe the room Lola got for us as the most beautiful one."Are you out of your mind?" I hissed at her angrily. "You'd agree to have sex with me just to shut my Lola up? Are you crazy?""Well, rather than her constantly bothering us, I'm running out of excuses," she replied."Tsk! Are you that shallow that you'd agree so easily? Mahana, Lola's asking for a baby, not a toy to be given away just like that. You're acting like she's just ordering us to do chores." I confronted her.It's so easy for her to agree to such things just to end the problem quickly. She doesn't think carefully about the possible consequences if we actually did it. She decides things like she's just playing, like a child."It would be a waste of this room she reserved for us if we don't taint it wi
"Do you have any idea why Grandma suddenly showed up here?" I didn't let Mahana off the hook until we were in the bedroom, where Grandma had ordered us to pack our things to take to her house. No matter how much I pleaded, Grandma wouldn't budge. She had made her decision, and that was final. "Why are you accusing me? I just woke up and went to the kitchen to cook when I saw her sitting in the living room. I was startled when I saw her," she explained, grabbing some of her clothes from the cabinet where she had stored her things in my condo. "Shit!" I rubbed my temples in frustration. "Pack your things; Grandma might come barging in here and catch you fuming," she said, placing a suitcase down for me to put my clothes and personal items in. She finished packing and was now putting her skincare and makeup products from the vanity table into a pouch. "Mahana, I can't. I have an important meeting toda
"I just hope we get something out of this idea of yours, Luis, and if not, you're the one who's going to explain to the girl I'm courting. We have a date today, man, wrong timing."Since we left Kenneth's condo, he's been constantly complaining because he was supposed to have a date with Alona, the girl he's courting. If I hadn't appealed to his conscience earlier, he wouldn't have come with me."Are you really going to prioritize that over me? This trip of ours is important, man, just be good at making excuses to her later."He just scratched his head while driving. It's like I have chili in my butt and I can't sit still. I'm itching to get that copy of the CCTV footage. That's the only thing that can save me.I received a call from Rhaiven and Chris that they were already at the bar. They arrived there earlier because it's near their work, unlike Ken and I who still had to endure the heat with motorists because of the traffic."Wha
"Why don't you just tell him the truth instead of making excuses for him? Instead of him liking you, he might even be turned off by your lies."All I've received from my friends are lectures. They're my go-to when I have problems because I know they're the ones who can help me. I thought everything would be easy for me when I got Mahana to agree to pretend to be my wife, but it wasn't. She's slowly bringing misfortune to the things I cherish."She's going to understand me, bro, I know Misty." I just said to ease my anxious feeling."So what exactly did she and Mahana talk about?" Rhaiven asked, sprawled on the single sofa. We're here at Chris's condo because we helped him plan his proposal to Jaime next month."Mahana doesn't want to tell me. That damn woman! She's really a troublemaker. She's exactly like that back in high school. So irritating."I remembered again the countless nonsense Mahana did to me back in high school. From se
"You didn't tell me that you and Mama were close. Since when?"I broke the silence after we dropped Mama off at home. When I caught them talking, they were both flustered as if they were surprised by my arrival. Since I was picking up Mahana anyway, I also gave Mama a ride since I heard she just took a taxi there."Your Mama courted me so she's there." Mahana replied to me while her gaze was outside the window. "She must have noticed our actions earlier at the restaurant. You didn't tell me that your mother has a strong sense of smell when two people are fighting."I forcefully slammed on the brakes of my car because the traffic light turned red. I glanced slightly at Mahana who was very bored with her posture. Even though she's not doing anything to me, I'm really annoyed with her. I really don't know if I can get along with her until I get the reward from Lola."Why were you so surprised when you saw me?" I asked, she looked at me and after
"He died because of cardiac arrest. The last time we talked, it seemed like he wanted to tell me something but he was having a hard time speaking. I thought he was just resting at home but no, it seems like he was hiding, that's why he was in the province."We were all quiet as Mayor Queja's younger sibling narrated his condition. I was interested to know everything about the Mayor after that accidental wedding of mine with Mahana which he initiated.It seems like my suspicion was right, Mayor Queja knew something about the wedding, and from his sibling's story, he was hiding because it seemed like someone was looking for them. The question is, who?"Where's Jade?"All eyes turned to me when I spoke. I couldn't stop myself anymore because I was so confused about what was happening. I was thirsty for information that could save me from this fate.The woman shrugged. "I don't know where he is. Even she, just vanished like smoke without
"As of now, there's no news about finding Jade. With how vast the world is, we don't know where to look for them. Calm down, focus on the reward your Lola will give you first."I took the bottle of liquor Kenneth handed me. I came here to his condo to get updates. I couldn't contact him, so I went to him directly. Chris and Rhaiven were busy with their own lives, especially Rhaiven."What calm? How can I calm down in this situation? I don't even know where Jade is. Man, it's useless if I get the reward while I'm still married to that woman. I want the annulment as soon as possible."I took some of our snacks and ate them. Yes, I was able to convince Mahana to pretend, but what I'm afraid of is that she might not do her job well. Besides that, Misty doesn't know about our marriage yet."So what can we do? It seems like they're hiding.""That's what's puzzling me the most, why are they hiding after the wedding? Do they have other reaso
"Luis, give me back my passport."She followed me with her eyes as I walked towards the living room of her place. The knife she was holding earlier was now down because she was afraid she might actually stab me. I smirked as I walked around the living room, and I could feel the annoyance in her gaze."Agree to what I want first." I even winked at her, which further fueled her anger."Psh! Do I look stupid? Agreeing to what you want without thinking it through carefully? Hey! Take everything from me, just not my passport, so give it back now."She approached me and patted me all over my body. I even raised my two hands slightly so she could freely do what she wanted. She was so desperate. I couldn't help but laugh at her."Oh, calm down, you might feel a different passport there," I joked mischievously, and she pinched my arm without hesitation. "Ouch!"The area she pinched turned red, so I rubbed it to lessen the pain. I wat
"My name has barely been on the company for a day, and you're already asking for a loan. It hasn't even been twenty-four hours since the company was registered under my name."I rushed to Rhaiven when I remembered that the contents of my bank account were running low. The money I had there wouldn't be enough to pay Mahana if she agreed to it, plus the expenses we'd incur in processing the annulment of our marriage.Of all of us, Rhaiven is the wealthy one, as if his bank account or wallet is constantly overflowing with money. He's just lucky when it comes to money. This isn't the first time I've borrowed from him. All of us, when we have financial problems, we immediately run to him. He's not stingy, after all."I'll pay you back, man. I just really need it right now."I sat with my legs crossed on the sofa beside his office while he was busy chugging down the liquor he had taken out earlier from the center table."It's not about whether you can pay me back or not," he leaned against
LUIS'S POV"Yeah! More drinks! Let's get wasted tonight..."Without any difficulty, I chugged the newly opened wine I took from my condo's cabinet. Yes, we're here in my condo, not because we're saving money, but because it's more comfortable for us to drink here, and avoids trouble.I also grabbed some plates because my ordered appetizers from a fast-food chain just arrived. I was with my friends, Kenneth and Chris. Rhaiven's presence is absent, as usual. He's still grieving over Haila's loss until now. Although, we can't blame him for why it takes him so long to move on.After our graduation, it seems like all we did was celebrate the achievement that we surpassed college life. It's almost been a month since we graduated. And yes, we're still celebrating until now. That's how happy we are that we're finally degree holders.College life is one of the worst parts of my life as a student. It's not that I'm stupid, it's just that the amount of work to be done melts brain cells. Passing...
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