Proposal

"Are you serious?" I asked, bewildered.

James smiled. "Why? Isn't this what you want?"

"Y-yes," I replied, frustrated with myself for stammering.

I was confused. I couldn’t understand what James was thinking. He had always made it clear he didn’t like Kyle, he often sabotaging our dates. Now, he was acting supportive of my relationship with Kyle.

"Are you sure? Because I can see hesitation in your eyes," James said, reverting to his usual self.

I rolled my eyes. "Of course not! I've always wanted to annul our marriage. We both know we don’t love each other, this whole thing was just a result of alcohol," I defended myself.

He just smiled at me.

"Why are you suddenly being cooperative about this?" I couldn't help but ask, needing to understand his true intentions.

"Simple. Now that you're getting serious with that guy, I’m confident you won’t chase after my brother when we return to the Philippines," he replied with a casual shrug.

I glared at him, my anger rising at his reasoning. His