“He looks familiar,” Jay stated as they walk to the other exit where no reports and supporters can see them.“Are you friends with him?” he asked.The crease on Sandra's forehead never falter since she left the office. She's got a heavy heart for leaving Sebastian and Simon there without even acknowledging them. And she's pretty sure that the two were hurt and most probably mad at her for treating them as strangers.“Who?” she inquired, uninterested to whatever Jay was saying.“The guy with Simon. Didn't you notice him?” Her steps halted for a second, but she immediately continued walking and just shrugged her shoulders like it didn't caught her of guard.“I didn't,” she answered nonchalantly.Jay chuckled and shook his head as he led Sandra towards his car. “I bet you also didn't notice Simon there, they came to visit you, he said” She pursed her lips, suppressing herself to retort some sarcastic remarks to the guy. She really didn't like his company at all and shes just doing wh
Sebastian sighed as he looked at the old box that he wasn't able to sent before. 'History is repeating itself', he thought.He shook his head while unceremoniously shoved the box inside the drawer. He then walked to the kitchen to grab a drink inside the refrigerator before he settled himself on the comfort of their living room. “If you're going to drink, atleast tell me. Don't be selfish, bro,” Simon popped in.Sebastian ignored him. He acted like he didn't see him and just continued chugging his beer silently. Then, he closed his eyes as he leaned his head on the sofa and thought of Sandra.Although, Jamaica told them that it was her instruction to bring them in her office and wait for her there, he insisted to leave despite the protest of Simon not to. And after Jamaica left them alone in the room, they immediately followed suit and walked out of the Crown Entertainment building. No one can blame him for leaving. He was hurt, and he won't stay there and wait for her return, knowi
[FIVE YEARS AGO..]“Pink boxes, pink ribbons, pink cards, pink flowers.. Why everything is pink?” Carmina asked with a creased on her forehead.“I heard pink is not her favorite color” she added as she gave Sebastian a look. The guy stopped from arranging the flowers inside the box, surprised at what he just heard. But then, he shook his head and went back to what he was doing. “All girls loves pink,” he depended. “I don't like pink! Stop stereotyping. Not all girls loves pink just like not all men are cheaters!” Carmina quickly retaliated.She's disappointed to know that her bestfriend thought like that. "I can't believe you!"Sebastian blinked at Carmina's outburst, "Why are you mad?" The woman rolled her eyes and shook her head in defeat. 'He's hopeless,' she thought. Sebastian stared at the woman in confusion for a long second and eventually sighed. There's no use to figure his best friend out, it will only waste his time because there's no way he will be able to know why she
[FIVE YEARS AGO..]Finally! Sebastian's most awaited day has come. It's his birthday. And he pledged to make this day to be different amongst all the birthdays he had ever celebrated all through out the years of living. Because that day, he was going to make his existence be known by the very first girl who completely caught his picky and sensitive heart. “This is stupid,” Carmina stated as they stopped in front of the locker cabinet. “Didn't you research?” she scowled at her best friend.Sebastian scratched his nape in embarrassment and wasn't able to respond. "Seriously, Sebastian," she added in a deadpan tone while staring at him blankly.Groaning, Sebastian shut his eyes out of annoyance with himself. He then looked at Carmina dejectedly."I got too excited I forgot to do that," he admitted in a hush tone. Carmina clicked her tongue and rolled her eyes. She cannot believed that her smart best friend, whom thousands of back up plans for emergency cases just forgot to make one
[FIVE YEARS AGO..]“Bammie!” Sandra exclaimed worriedly as her best friend sauntered towards the direction where the pink paper bag was placed. “Let my bodyguards check that!” she added. But her best friend, as stubborn as she is, ignored her and just picked the pink paper bag unceremoniously and checked it without hesitations. Instantly, Bammie's eyes twinkled upon seeing the card right away and smiled from ear-to-ear as she turned to Sandra. “Oh my gosh, Sandra! It's really for you!” she exclaimed then squealed in excitement as she ran back to her side and handed her the gift.“From who?” Sandra frowned as she just stared at the pink paper bag without any intentions of accepting it. “There's no name in it. Maybe it's from your secret admirer," Bammie chuckled and shoved the pink paper bag on her hands. "Come on! I'm curious! Open it!” she insisted.“What if it's just a prank or a trap or something? I told you to let the bodyguards handle it. We should be cautious!” Sandra sco
Sandra threw her back unceremoniously and slumped her body on the couch the moment she finally entered her office. Her eyes were shut as her head was resting on the backrest, not minding Bammie on her swivel chair, sitting prettily while swaying back and forth. "Where have you been?" her best friend inquired. "I immediately cancelled my schedule after I've heard about the press conference," she added that finally got Sandra's attention. "Why did you do that? You know you can't do that if you don't want your long months of vacation be cancelled," Sandra scolded. Bammie rolled her eyes and folded her arms on her chest. "Do you think that I care? This is emergency Sandra!" she hissed. Sandra could only shake her head and went back to her position. Her head was aching out of frustration. Never did she felt so stress like that before because of how everything was getting out of hand. "Carmina and Zion's song haven't released yet. Jay really knows how to steal a scene," Bammie scowl
[FIVE YEARS AGO..] Sandra and Bammie were walking in the hallway when a blonde girl who was running fast almost collided with them, if not for one of her bodyguard was quick enough to block her in front of them. “Oh my gosh! Are you okay?” Bammie asked worriedly as she pushed Sandra's bodyguard on the side, and bent down to the girl in front, who fell from the impact of the unexpected collision against the bulky body. “Does it hurt somewhere?” Bammie was continually scanning her body, then glared at the body guard, who suddenly scratched his nape. “Why didn't you catch her! She might hurt her ankle or something! Sandra, lecture your bodyguards about being not helpful towards others!” Bammie hissed. “He's just doing his job, Bammie. Let's just take her to the clinic or hospital,” Sandra replied then bent down as well to check on the blonde girl. However, Carmina couldn't speak. She's too starstruck to see the two popular girls in the university that near. She felt numb at that ti
Sandra's brows knitted together as soon as the door finally opened for her and welcomed by Simon's relieved expression. “Sissy! Oh, God thank you! Finally you came!” he shrieked. He immediately pulled her inside the apartment then closed the door behind her, as if he was scared someone will see them.Sandra became more curious at Simon's action. "What's wrong?" she asked.She wasn't even contented and checked the guy's forehead and neck if he was sick, and then tiptoed to smell his mouth if he was drunk. However, Simon quickly stepped backward, shocked at what she did. "W-what.. S-sissy!" he stuttered while shaking his head vigorously.Sandra tilted her head innocently, "You don't smell alcohol, but why are you acting weird?" she scowled. Simon stared at her in disbelief, but then, he eventually laughed and scratched his head at his dirty thoughts. "You scared me Sis! I thought you are going to kiss me," he chuckled and shook his head."My brother is just right there"He pointed
SPECIAL CHAPTERSebastian narrowed his eyes at the smiling face of Sandra. He couldn't believe her! “He even told me he loves me!” she continued cheerfully, not minding the fact that her husband's already flaming in anger with her story. Who wouldn't anyway? This wife's admirers didn't decrease even after their marriage and have four kids. She's already in her forties, yet men out there of any age continued fantasizing over her! Some even had the audacity to confess just like what she's telling him right at the moment, and it's making him really furious! “Of course I told him I wouldn't replace you with anyone else. Phoenix is the only one in this world,” she giggled. And just like that, like his old self who never fails to melt everytime she says the right words, he smiled widely, showing his gummy and pearly white teeth. Ah, he's still and will always be head over heels for her even after years of being together. “I really want to think about kissing you hard on national televis
“Before we start, I would like to thank you first for trusting us for this exclusive interview again, Sandra,” the host stated.Sandra flashed a smile, “Of course, this is my favorite show”“Really?” She nodded, “And I kinda owe you, too..”The host seemed surprised and she couldn't help but gaped at her. Meanwhile, Sandra chuckled as she watched the host looking at her, suddenly confused.“I found my love because of you,” she continued.Everyone, from the audience to the staff squealed at her words. Even the host herself couldn't hide her giddiness despite the confusion still registered on her face. However, someone from the side didn't look pleased and rather seemed pissed off over something no one could figure out why. “How?” the host asked excitedly.Sandra glanced on the side where Sebastian was silently standing. She then giggled at the sight of her husband looking very pissed off.“You interviewed him after my confession”“Oh.. so, you were watching back then?” “I told you,
Shocked, confused, lost were all be seen in everyone's faces after that speech from Sandra Mendez. Their cameras even zoomed in on the piece of paper she was holding, then almost instantly, disbelief and bewilderment were then painted as their expression. “Sebastian Lee?” one queried, puzzled of who it was. Others gasped loudly upon hearing his name and those who were standing near the guy turned their heads on him and gave him an incredulous look. “He's Phoenix right?! His real name is Sebastian Lee!” another shouted. Sebastian felt nervous at the sudden attention he unexpectedly was receiving. His determination to go up on stage had instantly deteriorated when everyone was talking about him with full anticipation.“He's here!” another pointed the direction where Sebastian was.Fortunately, before anyone from the reporters and journalists could move, Sandra immediately caught their attention back on her once again. “I just like to clarify things," she said. She wasn't looking
Sebastian felt like he's got flashed by the bucket of ice cold water on the head right at the moment he heard that utterly familiar voice. His heartbeat skipped its beat as his knees went jelly, making him suddenly kneeled down on the floor weakly. He heard the loud beeping from the other line which meant that the call ended by the other party. However, his hand vibrated right after which caught his attention back and snapped him out from being astonished. Reluctantly, he checked the screen and saw Bammie's name flashed on it. He quickly answered it in case it was Sandra but only to be disappointed when it was her best friend instead. “Come here faster at the Crown building,” she said, sounding in haste. Sebastian was about to ask why, but the call quickly ended, leaving him puzzled and annoyed. He stared at his phone with brows connected together and thought whether to go there or not. But since he was in denial that it was Sandra who apologized to him over the phone, he quickly
News about the royal couple being married broke down and spread out so quickly, right after Jay Kim showed the marriage certificate on national television. Their fans celebrated like there was no tomorrow while some showed their dismay as they did like Phoenix more for their princess. Flashnews about them kept on coming here and there and nonstop articles were posted on the internet because the media were the first to celebrate the great news. Sandra sighed as she looked at Sebastian apologetically for she knew it was already exhausting for her husband to have never ending rumors about her. They were now in Sebastian's apartment, particularly in his room. Since Sandra was the hottest topic, they both decided to not go home to her mansion because they were certain that there's a lot of reporters waiting for her there for an exclusive interview. “Aren't you tired?” she queried as she wrapped her arms around her husband's waist. Sebastian shook his head and kissed his wife's forehead
“Are you married?” Thomas straightforwardly asked in a low baritone voice that gave everyone goosebumps except for Sandra. The old man didn't bother to say any greetings, not even wait for Sandra to ask him why he was suddenly there and just went straight to the point and asked her about the news. Meanwhile, Sandra folded her arms across her chest as she equalled her father's murderous stares. She looked calm and seemed unbothered and not scared with the presence of the intimidating old man, most probably because she was as intimidating as him as well. “Yes,” she answered without any hesitation. Then the corner of her lips slowly lifted upward as her eyes sparkled brightly, “But not with Jay Kim,” she immediately corrected before her father could ask if Jay's paper was not fake.Simon, Carmina and Levi gasped loudly upon hearing Sandra's answer. They all then turned to Sebastian suspiciously and saw the guy bowing his head looking guilty while fidgeting with his fingers. Sandra hea
Upon seeing Jamaica's unusual expression, everyone in the office felt nervous, especially when she mentioned ‘bad news’. There was just too much bad news that kept on coming for them. And hearing that there was more of it made them instantly panicked and thought of the worst because they all assumed that it came from Thomas Mendez. They all thought that it was indeed a suicide to go against the old man, since the day didn't even pass and they were already facing another problem. “That bad?” Sandra queried as she frowned at her assistant.She then glanced at Sebastian and mindlessly walked to his direction upon seeing the guy looking pale and not with himself. As she sat beside him, she grabbed his hand and entwined it with hers without saying anything as her focus went back to Jamaica.From the side, Jamaica nodded in response which made everyone get curious about the news she brought in. “What's the bad news?” asked Bammie, a little impatient. She was not in her best mood because
Bammie and Levi's pictures immediately spread out in all social media sites, since it happened in public and everyone who was casually walking in the hallway that time grabbed their phones and captured the moment when the two decided to display their affection there. Minutes later, rumors about their relationship followed, as the reporters who were just in the auditorium nearby immediately got the report about the scene outside and took the opportunity for a juicy scoop. Which immediately stole the spotlight from what happened in the press conference. Meanwhile, Sandra quickly led them to her office upstairs when people started filing around them. And she also quickly called the security to usher the visitors from the auditorium outside because the press conference was already done to avoid them lurking around the building and coming to her office. “So.. care to explain?” she folded her hands while raising her eyebrows on Bammie. Meanwhile, Bammie rolled her eyes and scoffed. “Why
Levi looked behind his shoulder as he noticed that Sandra was missing. His thick brows then furrowed upon seeing the woman was left behind there, immobile and stayed still on her spot while looking somewhere else. Following her line of vision, Levi's jaw instantly clenched when he caught a stranger hiding behind the huge plant decoration, in a nearby distance on the right corner of the hallway, holding a camera that was directed towards them and obviously taking pictures.His gaze then went back to Sandra and immediately, his thick eyebrows pulled together as he wondered why the camera was on them when the woman they were after was on the other side. Levi was about to just shrug it off when he thought that the stranger might've just mistook one of the two girls with him as Sandra. However, it would be impossible because the woman was slimmer than the other two. The creases on his forehead deepened as his eyes wandered to his companion, searching for the possible target of that stran