She was avoiding it, Sebastian concluded. After several times of him trying to re-open the topic about the past, Sandra kept on dismissing it and insisting that it didn't matter anymore which made him more curious.She was in love with him yet she asked him to stop. Although she said that she only realized it after he stopped sending her gifts, she couldn't possibly didn't notice even one bit about the changes of her feelings towards her secret admirer before that. Could it be the reason? Maybe she was actually noticing that she was starting to catch feelings towards him, that's why she made him stopped right away to avoid harboring deep feelings and before she gets attach with him, because she couldn't accept the fact that she was falling in love with someone who could only afford cheap gifts. Somehow, that thought gave a squeeze in his heart. Even her father told him that she's a high maintenance and didn't like cheap things. Sebastian was refusing to believe everything that Th
[FIVE YEARS AGO..]Carmina was having a huge smile plastered on her lips after successfully hanging Sebastian's gift outside Sandra's locker. They have been doing it for months already since Sebastian's birthday, and it will be the last time she's gonna do it because Sebastian had told her to stop helping him. He said it didn't feel right for her while she was befriending the two girls, because she would certainly put her in a bad position once they learned what she was doing behind their backs. Initially, she was against it. But eventually, she agreed and appreciated his concern for her well being. However, she promised that she will still gladly help him when he ask for assistance again. He was her best friend anyway, and that was the only thing she could do for him after all the things he had done for her. “Mission accomplished!" she reported over the phone. Sebastian was nowhere in the vicinity, based on Carmina's order not to go with her in case she stumbled with Sandra and B
Carmina's body got frozen. She didn't expect the question nor didn't even know that she actually did that. She was too nervous and feeling gross after leaving the men's comfort room, she didn't know that she held and dragged Sebastian to get away from Sandra and Bammie.“Did I?” she asked, feigning innocent. “That's probably just a reflex because I was nervous you'll send us to disciplinary office. So.. I badly wanted to escape that time and didn't realized I dragged him with me"Carmina even knitted her eyebrows deeply ato make her acting more convincing.“That's probably why he was smiling at me. I thought he just ran after me and I actually runaway from him too after that!” Bammie looked at her, obviously believing her lies while Sandra was looking at the exit door, seemingly not listening to her lies.“Is he still courting you?” she suddenly asked.Carmina quickly shook her head when Sandra shifted her gaze to her.“Thankfully, not anymore. I rejected him days after that incident
“No secrets can be keep forever, Sandra. I think it's better if you just tell him the truth,” Carmina suggested.“She's right, Sandra,” Bammie seconded, “I have this feeling that everything will be revealed once everyone who were involved will be in the same room. And you know we can't avoid it when your father comes back soon” “He's coming back again?” Carmina raised her eyebrows.Bammie smirked, “Of course. His beloved daughter was reported officially dating again after a very long years. I'm pretty sure he's coming home sooner than we expected” Sandra scowled as she was just silently listening to her friends. Ignoring the one about her father, she was more concerned that they were right regarding the secret she didn't want to reveal yet. No one has ever brought their secret to their grave and if there's some, that secret still got revealed after their body rested burried six feet on the ground. And she was certain, it's only a matter of time before the truth will find its way to
Sebastian shut his eyes and massaged his temples upon seeing his brother bouncing as he entered inside the studio."Brother!” “I'm not in the mood, Simon”“But-” He glared at him which made his younger brother raised his hands, surrendering as he quickly shut his mouth tightly but remained the corner of it curved upward. “Leave” he commanded firmly.He turned his gazes back on the computer and continued composing. However, after a few moments of silence and oddly not hearing any whines and complains from Simon, Sebastian glanced at him only to see his annoying brother was smirking evilly at him. The young guy's eyes were glinting and he looked like a stupid villian in the movie who only made fun of himself in every attempt to harm the protagonist. Sebastian didn't say anything but his eyes were throwing daggers at Simon which immediately erased his evil smirked off his face. “Okay, I leave now. I just came here to give you this,” he said as he stepped back.He then placed the pl
[FOUR YEARS AGO]"BREAKING NEWS: PHOENIX DID IT AGAIN. NEW SONG NEW HIT!” Mr. Park was the happiest person after watching the news and clapped his hands while laughing proudly. His eyes were glinting in delight as he looked at the guy who had a void expression in front of him, and seemed to not mind the new achievement he had just made. “At this rate, I have nothing against your decisions regarding the new songs you wanted to release” he laughed maniacally as if he really can decide about that. In fact, it was all in the hands of Sebastian whether to release it or not, since he was the rightful and sole owner of the songs that Empire Entertainment had desired to share with the public. “Glad that you insisted it be released, but I know the other one will have the same fate. Both songs are good so.. I'm curious when do you plan to release it?” he inquired. His face was full of expectations as he looked at Sebastian. However, the young guy pursed his lips and actually looked impatie
For the first time, Sebastian went out early from work to go home to clean the house by himself because for some reason, he couldn't contact Simon to do the errand for him. He wanted the place neat and free of dirt before Sandra comes in, so she won't get any germs that may harm her porcelain skin and gorgeous body. Shaking his head, Sebastian climbed out of the car as his lips stretched enormously that revealed his gums and perfectly aligned teeth. If anyone could see him as of the moment, they could definitely tell that he was happy. For the only thing that was missing was him jumping around and shouting in joy, while his aura was emitting rainbows and blissful vibe as he walked inside his house. Sebastian was actually never that productive until that day. Heck, he had never experienced cleaning the toilet bowl before, because it was Simon's responsibility in their house since they were young. However, for Sandra, his girlfriend, he could do it for the rest of his life if it mean
After throwing the plastic bag full of pregnancy tests to Sebastian, Simon hastily closed the door of the studio and snickered wickedly.When Bammie called him last night, all of a sudden, he was happy and eventually became excited right after learning that she's got him a very important mission. He then became more ecstatic after knowing that the mission was for his brother and his Sissy Sandra. His favorite couple. Grinning triumphantly, he counted ten in his fingers before peeking through the door once again. He then bit his lips to suppress his laughter upon seeing his brother looking astonished while holding and staring at one of the pregnancy tests in his hand. Carefully, Simon pulled out his phone and captured that moment. He then carefully closed the door again and ran out of the Empire building like a loose guy who was with a gun. Well, it was not impossible if Sebastian had caught him peeking and taking pictures outside the studio after what he just had done. And while ru
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