Quirino didn't want to do it not because he was trying to act like a gentleman, but because he didn't want to hurt Morana any further.Something in her past had hurt her like this, therefore Quirino did not want to damage her more than this."If you didn't get her pregnant, so what?" Daniel asked, his curiosity was very real. He frowned in confusion. "Don't tell me you really like her."It sounded like a joke even to Daniel's own ears.Some of the rumors that Daniel had heard about Morana were none of them good, all about Morana's bad things, as if the woman's presence was just a stain.Because of that, Daniel couldn't stop thinking how his smart brother could bend his knees in front of that woman."Yes." Quirino answered without hesitation. "I really like her."Hearing Quirino's straightforward answer, Daniel narrowed his eyes, as if looking for lies in his younger’s eyes that implied his determination."You can't end up with her." Daniel reminded him that he did not explicitly rejec
Quirino finished his business in City Z much faster than he expected, on the fifth day they were able to return to the capital city.Actually Quirino wanted to spend more time there with Morana and take her to enjoy this 'vacation'. However, he cannot take his job in the capital city lightly, not to mention that in the near future he will have to travel abroad and visit several countries where he will open new routes there.For the first time Quirino will leave Morana in quite a long time."Are you sure you don't want to take just one semester off to accompany me?" Quirino asked hopefully when they had just landed at the international airport.Morana unbuckled her seat belt after the green light flashed and glared fiercely at Quirino beside her.Morana's answer was guessed by Quirino and even though she didn't say anything, her wide eyes like that were enough for him to understand."I am just asking and offering." Quirino grumbled. "Besides, you have never been out of the country befo
Quirino kissed Morana's forehead slowly and gently when they arrived in front of her boarding house."As long as I am not around, don't look for trouble on campus." Quirino warned while gently flicking Morana's tiny nose. "If something happens and it's hard to contact me, just call Leo, tomorrow he will arrive in this city."Leo is one of Quirino's right- hand men, currently he is being assigned to another country, therefore it is Silvi who follows him wherever he goes."Yes, yes..." Morana said impatiently, she wanted to rush away from the car, because Quirino's proximity was starting to make her uncomfortable. The problem in the car was not only the two of them, but also Mr. Garry was presence, the office driver."Is that so?" Quirino held Morana by hugging her waist. "We probably won't see each other for more than a month you know." he reminded her again.She had lost count about how many times he said that, Morana couldn't count it anymore."My goodness Quirino, you want to go abr
Morana ran non-stop towards her room on the second floor. She spilled all the things from inside her bag impatiently because her room key was very difficult to find by her trembling hands.The small silver lock gleamed in the sunlight from a nearby window. Without thinking, Morana took it and opened her bedroom door.In a hurry, she took back all the things that were scattered on the floor, starting from pens, erasers and small notes she made, then put them back in her bag.Her chest was pounding.Morana hated herself for being like this. She hated herself for being overly sensitive like this.Everything she was feeling right now was definitely because of their kiss earlier, because Quirino had said that so many times, Morana shouldn't feel like this anymore.But, at this moment, at this very second, Morana felt empty…It was like something was missing in her heart and she didn't know what it was. Her heart ached and she didn't know what caused it.Was it because Morana finally realiz
When Quirino finally spoke, his voice sounded heavy and hoarse, as if forced. "Booking a flight now," he said without taking his eyes off his cellphone screen, he read the message Leo sent him repeatedly.Morana disappeared.But, where did she go? What else happened to her?Quirino couldn't think of any reasons that had triggered Morana to do this, what was on her mind right now, were places Morana might visit and where she might go."What?!" Silvi's voice rose when she heard an unreasonable order from Quirino. "No, tomorrow we have an important meeting, you can't not attend!" Silvi almost screamed in frustration."Do it now," Quirino answered coldly, he shifted his gaze from his cellphone screen to Silvi's worried face. "Booking the earliest flight, now!" Quirino hissed leaving no room for negotiation. "Leo will take over tomorrow's meeting."Silvi was already impatient with Quirino who was like this, he had gone too far, he had mixed up work and personal problems. Without Silvi know
Daniel, who looked tired after going through a long operation, exhaled heavily. He shouldn't have come home and just returned to his apartment.But, because he needed to get something from his room, so he took the time to stop by for a while. Unexpectedly, this was the first thing he had to face as soon as he set foot in this house."Quirino has dared to oppose me like this, this must be because of you! It's because he got too close to you that you're a bad influence on him!” Lucas's face was red with anger.Since Daniel is no longer his favorite son for not following his wish to take over the company, instead it was his second child, who had done it, Daniel's presence in this house only hurts their father's eyes.If dropping Daniel's name from the family register could be done easily without causing much fuss and would not affect their company's stock price because of the family’s dispute, Lucas would have done it without a second thought.And for Daniel, even if Lucas does it, he wo
Daniel pretended he didn't hear anything and just stopped his footsteps when he got to his black car, carefully placing his box and bag in the back seat.He stared for a moment at the house he had lived in for most of his life and recalled Lucas's last words.He didn’t know for sure since when the relationship between his parents deteLucasrated like this, even though his childhood memories were filled with joy and an abundance of love from both of them. Daniel doesn't know what happened to Lucas and Sarah, their mother.The two of them are not divorced but they also don't live under the same roof anymore, Sarah spends more of her time with her socialite activities while Lucas stays at home after leaving the company and being replaced by Quirino.This house is no longer a home and the sweet memories in it are just memories. Nothing is left in it, not even the inhabitants themselves have the heart to warm the house anymore.Daniel rubbed his face roughly and took out his cell phone from
In their first session, Morana didn't talk much because she didn't know where to start and what to say in those 2 hours.She mostly listened to Ms. Sherry, the psychologist who handled her, telling about her life, trying to make small talk with Morana while hoping she could share her experiences too.However, the first session ended without Morana speaking anything about her past.It had occurred to Morana not to come again, because she would just be wasting her time and money. After all, she didn't want anyone else to know about her.Therefore, what was she there for?But, upon seeing the burn marks on her hands, Morana steeled her heart again and pushed open the door to the counseling room.If she was like this all the time, maybe Morana wouldn't kill herself right away, but slowly she would die of her own doing, and being haunted by the thought of continuing to hurt herself made Morana sometimes fear what she could do if the shadow the dark is coming.Behind the door, Ms. Sherry wa