Chapter Ninety: Who Could That Be? Samantha’s POV“How are you, baby?” Dad asked me. They called me today. I tried to smile at the screen.“I’m good, Dad. Where’s Mom?” I asked him. He showed me Mom, sleeping on the bed.“She’s tired. We just went to another country for a business meeting. Did you eat?” He asked, sounding worried about me being alone at home.“Yes, Dad. I just finished eating. What about you and Mom?” I asked him. He sighed and nodded his head.He looked tired. “Dad, is there something wrong with the business?” I asked. I couldn’t help but ask. I could feel that they were worried, and the way Dad looked right now, he seemed exhausted, even though he was trying to hide it from me.“No, there’s nothing wrong, baby. Don’t worry about the business, just focus on your studies, okay?” he said. I nodded my head.“I think we won’t be able to come back until the end of the month, baby. We still have things to do here,” Dad said. I wanted to ask him more, but I stopped myself.
Chapter Ninety-One: I want To Talk To HerDiego's POV“Come on, you're not going to ask me here if you don't have a problem,” Hans told me. He's my friend, but we're absolutely different. He's a womanizer who enjoys bedding girls, but he's kind and friendly. You can count on him.“Is this because of a girl?” he asked. I drank the hard drink I ordered and nodded at him.“To be specific, your wife?” he added. I let out a heavy sigh while looking around. Some were dancing, kissing in the dark area, and flirting.She left. I woke up that day and didn’t see her in our room. I tried looking for her in the living area and the kitchen, but she wasn’t there.I thought maybe she was still mad. I don’t even know what to do. When I came back to my room, hoping she had just gone to the restroom, my gaze fell on the paper on the table beside the bed.I got curious. We had fought the night before. She told me that she loves me, and I didn’t know how to answer her. I had no idea I was hurting her.I
Chapter Ninety-Two: Caught Off Guard Samantha's POV“Samantha, wake up. You're going to be late!” I slowly opened my eyes when I heard Niya knocking on my door.“Samantha, open the door. You're going to be late,” she said again. I sat up in bed, and when my gaze fell on the clock, my eyes widened.“Oh my gosh! I'm freaking late!” I messed up my hair. I stood up and opened the door.“I'm late, Niya! Gosh!” I said, holding my hair in frustration.“You should take a shower now. I'll just pack your breakfast,” she said as she ran downstairs, while I hurriedly went to the shower. Damn it! I remember setting my alarm clock.I quickly grabbed a dress to wear. “Shit! This is too short,” I muttered, but the door opened, and Niya came in with the breakfast she had packed for me.She quickly helped fix my things. “Ugh! I don't have time to change clothes,” I said while applying some light makeup.“Hurry up, Sam,” Niya called as she went downstairs, putting my things in the car.I hurriedly left
Chapter Ninety-Three: Ex-husband Samantha's POVI just sat in my chair without talking during his whole discussion. He's actually great at teaching. You can really understand his teaching strategy.I could also feel how Isabel tried to flirt with him. I can feel it, and I know what she's doing. Diego is just answering her questions as a teacher.After his class, I didn't dare to look at him. I'm mad at him. I didn't even raise my hand for recitation. I don't care if he gives me a failing grade."Even we didn't expect him to be the substitute teacher," Jane said while eating.I didn’t order food; I just took the box Nita prepared for me. I don't want to waste food.They’re talking about Diego. I'm confused about what happened to him and why he became a substitute teacher."Sorry, Sam. We wanted to tell you, but we were worried that you might ditch his subject," Anna said. I looked at her while eating."We really thought you already knew and didn't want to attend his class, but we were
Chapter Ninety-Four: Uncomfortable Samantha's POV I played a song while walking down the hallway. I'm heading to the library. We just had some activities to do. Jane and Anna are staying in the room since they have things to work on, and Windy didn’t attend school, but she has her reasons. “Sam,” I turned around to see who called me. It was Adrian. I stopped as he walked toward me. “What?” I asked, continuing to walk. I’m not annoyed by him, just sometimes not in the mood. “You’re going to the library?” he asked. I nodded. “You like Taylor Swift songs?” he asked, listening to the music I was playing. “Yeah, I do like her songs,” I told him. I was about to open the library door when he did it for me. “Thanks,” I said, stepping inside. He smiled at me. I started looking for books that could help with my activities, noticing Adrian following what I was doing. “Don’t tell me you also picked the same activity?” I asked him. He chuckled. Mr. Franklin had us pick activities
Chapter Ninety-Five: None Of Your Business Samantha's POV "Have you seen Mr. Presley? He was talking to a woman earlier. They seemed to be having a great conversation. Don't you think he's already finding another woman?" Fiona’s gaze landed on me. They weren't murmuring; they were intentionally talking so loudly so I could hear it from the front. "I saw that too. I think Ms. Jana is the new teacher. They really look good together," Faith uttered. I just kept focusing on my phone. "Don't listen to them, Sam," Anna said behind me. I turned to her and smiled. "They're just messing around," Jane added. I smiled forcefully, trying to act normal. It wasn't new that someone would try to approach Diego. He's handsome, and everyone here seems to like him, even our professors. "Stop it, guys. It's better if Mr. Presley notices me. I'll make him happy. What do you think?" Isabel said. I tried to calm myself while listening to them.
Chapter Ninety-Six: That's Embarrassing Samantha's POV It's been a week since it happened—him as one of our professors while I try to avoid him, seeing him talking with our professors who have a crush on him, including the other students who are drooling over him. It irritates me, and at the same time, I want to drop his class. But I can't. Luckily, it's the weekend. I went to the mall alone. I wanted to relax. As I was walking alone, I saw someone's back. It looked familiar. When he turned around, our eyes met. He seemed surprised when he saw me. "Samantha!" He hurriedly walked toward me and hugged me. "I thought you were abroad?" I asked him. He chuckled and shook his head. "I just got home yesterday," he said before we separated from the hug. "It's been months since we last saw each other. Oh wait, how are you and Diego?" he asked me. I immediately felt uncomfortable with the question. "We'
Chapter Ninety-Seven: Serves You Right Samantha's POV It's been days since I last talked to Mom and Dad. I miss them. I sighed as I walked toward the library. It's actually our sports day, but I didn’t join any of the events. Maybe I’ll just spend the day here in the library. Since it was windy, Anna and Jane joined the volleyball game. Adrian is also practicing for tonight's game. He's been asking me to watch his game tonight, but I don’t think I can go. I’m actually not a fan of sports. I’m not a nerd; I just get tired easily with those kinds of activities. I opened the library door, and my gaze immediately went to two people talking inside. I lowered my head as I walked past them. They seemed to be talking seriously. I wanted to hear their conversation, but I chose to walk further away. Why are they here? They’re supposed to be on the field. My heart ached at the thought of how close they seemed. I bit my bottom lip,