"Hey, Ally!"Allison abruptly stopped from her quick pace.Why wouldn’t she, when it was Ethan Montenegro calling her?"Ethan!" She acknowledged him with a huge smile on her face.The young man approached and immediately took her hand."Let’s walk together," he said with a smile."If I remember correctly, we don’t have the same class next period," she playfully frowned at him."Then I’ll just walk you to your class."Allison remembered Atty. Sandoval. Was she really a threat to Ethan, which is why they wanted her to stay away?If they had done their research on her, they should have realized that she couldn’t be bought. What they did only challenged her to fight even more for whatever she had with Ethan."Lunch later, okay?" Ethan said as they reached her classroom."Yes, sir!""Oh, one more thing," he put his hands behind his back and started to chant as if performing a magic trick. "For you," he suddenly handed her a rose."Wow..." she whispered, impressed by his magic trick. "How d
"Uncle Ramon, I know that Mom is here. Let me in!" He wanted to cause a scene because they wouldn't let him into his own mother's office."Ethan, your mother can't talk to you right now.""Bvllsht!" He cursed. "You do not expect me to believe that, do you? Tell my good mother that I want to talk to her!""She's inside with a client. If you want, you can sit and wait," the man said firmly."I can't believe this!" He looked past Ramon toward his mother's office. Surely if he decided to run, this old man in front of him wouldn't be able to stop him."If this is about your friend, I suggest that you stay away from her.""Who are you to tell me what to do, huh? Are you a part of my family?" He didn't want to be rude because the old lawyer had been serving his family for a long time. "Allison is a good person. If you want to help, tell my mother to leave her alone!""I can't do that," Ramon shook his head."Then stop acting like it's your business to tell me to stay away from Allison!" He b
"Are you ready, Allison? I'm on my way," Shanna asked her on the phone the next day."Yep," she answered."Good. I'll be there in ten.""Alright. Take care."When Shanna arrived, they left immediately after saying goodbye to Kyla and Amelia, since they had a long journey ahead of them.Next, they picked up Leio."So it won't be boring," Shanna offered. "And to have someone to alternate driving," she winked.But what she did was move with Allison to the backseat, leaving Leio to drive alone.Leio kept complaining, saying he regretted agreeing to join them."It should have been Zion!" he grumbled."What's with you? If it were Zion, he wouldn't complain, you know!" Shanna insisted."How do you know that?""Because he's a gentleman!""And I'm not?!""You're gay!""What?!" Leio suddenly hit the brakes, causing Shanna and Allison to lurch forward in the backseat."What the heck?!" Shanna snapped."I'm not gay!" Leio said angrily.The two started exchanging insults, so Allison stepped in."H
Ethan stood up and offered his hand to her. She took it as he helped her up."Am I handsome?""Huh?" Was he serious? He could ask her many things, even ask her to be his girlfriend, and she would say yes without a second thought. Why was he asking something so obvious? Or was she just expecting too much?"Am I handsome?" he repeated."Of course," she replied with a smile. "Why do you ask?""Because women always leave me," he started walking slowly along the part of the shore where the waves kissed the sand."Really?" she asked amusedly while taking off her sandals so she could feel the wet sand under her feet."You don't believe me?"“Well, as far as I know, many women want to be close to you,” she answered, thinking about the countless girls who were infatuated with him.“I don’t mean those I’m not interested in,” he clarified.Okay, she understood."Ethan Montenegro, those girls who left you are crazy.""You think so?" He glanced at her with a smile. It was clear he wasn't serious a
"You never listen," Andrea Montenegro told Ally angrily.Ethan's mother had come back to offer her money once again to stay away from her son. Apparently, the haughty woman had learned that she and her only son were officially in a relationship."Mrs. Montenegro, I'm not after your son's money. We may be poor, but my mother didn’t raise me to be greedy," she responded calmly. "Don't worry about your wealth. Besides, we're still young. We’re not getting married anytime soon."She didn’t know where she found the courage to speak to her boyfriend's mother like that. But Allison knew one thing: her love for Ethan was worth more than any amount Andrea Montenegro could offer her."That's what you all say. But your real intention is to get your hands on my son's wealth," Andrea stated, clearly unconvinced. She couldn’t really blame her, considering what had happened with Felicity before. After all, she was just a mother trying to protect her son from opportunists. But Ally wasn’t like that.
Time flies. Before Ally knew it, they had already graduated from college. She was now preparing for the board examination to become a Certified Public Accountant. She had big dreams—Ally was aiming to be one of the topnotchers. Even being in the top ten wouldn’t be bad.“Ally, are you sure you’re not going to enroll in a review center?” Kattie asked, unable to believe her decision to self-review.“Uh-huh,” Ally replied, nodding her head. She knew she had high aspirations, and reaching them wouldn’t be easy if she reviewed on her own.But the harsh reality was that she couldn’t afford a review school. She kept saying it was because she had too many jobs she couldn’t sacrifice, which was partly true, but the real reason was that she didn’t have the money.“You can let me borrow your notes, though,” she said to her friend. “And since Michael is in a different review school, I can borrow his notes as well and benefit from the tips that each of your review centers will give you.” She grinn
'Young Billionaire Ethan Montenegro is reportedly back together with his ex-girlfriend, Felicity Rivera. Are we hearing wedding bells soon?' 'The two are a match made in heaven. They deserved a second chance. We all hope it's for the best this time.' Allison stopped scrolling the news. She placed her phone beside her and stared into space. How long has it been since she last saw Ethan? Two years. But why does it feel like just yesterday? "Ally!" Yanah excitedly entered her room, pulling Allison away from her thoughts before she drowned in them. "Look at this!" Yanah showed her phone to Allison. On the screen was the latest survivor patient, Bea, and her boyfriend, Ashton. They were posed as if for a prenuptial photo shoot. "They're getting married!" "Really?" Allison's face immediately lit up when she confirmed her suspicion from the picture. "OMG, I'm so happy for Bea!" "Me too!" Yanah was almost in tears. Both of them were emotional. And why wouldn't they be? Bea was the l
"Allison, you agree to be my bridesmaid, right?" Bea asked, as she was at the shelter with her fiancé."Are you sure? I might look like a stick. I might scare your guests away," she joked as a way of indirectly declining.In reality, Ally didn't want to have any part in Bea's wedding. But she couldn't possibly deny her anything that would make her happy, right?"I don't have many guests, you know? We're only bringing ten people here, and it'll just be us family members at the shelter," Bea said. "Actually, Yanah mentioned that some sponsors are pulling out. So I wanted my wedding to be a way to find potential sponsors. Ashton has some rich friends.""You have such a good heart, Bea," Ally said sincerely. "God healed you because you are not a selfish person. Thank you for still thinking of us even though you have no real reason to come back here.""Ally, what are you saying?" Bea suddenly started crying. "How can it be that I won't come back here? You're still here. You're like a siste