Chapter 31

Pag-alis ko ng opisina, my thoughts were still focused on everything that had happened today. The unexpected confrontation with Trisha, the issue with Monteros, and the brief but meaningful call with Aubrey—everything seemed to be swirling in my mind. I needed to clear my head, so I decided to take the long route home, driving through the quieter parts of the city where the lights were dimmer, and the streets were less crowded.

Habang nagmamaneho, I couldn’t help but replay the conversation I had with Trisha. Her desperate attempt to win me back was almost laughable, pero it also made me realize something—how far I’ve come since the days when I thought I needed someone like her in my life. Noon, Trisha was everything I thought I wanted: beautiful, sophisticated, and ambitious. But now, her presence only reminded me of a time in my life that I wanted to forget—one filled with superficial connections and empty promises.

Aubrey was different. She was real, honest, and completely unpreten