"Who are you to control my cousin’s freedom?" She bravely questioned her.
Hailey’s lips curled up and scanned her from head to toes as if she was belittling her identity. "I am his savior! He wouldn’t be alive till now if I had not saved him."
"Isn't it enough that he picked you as the winner of a contest a few months ago and sent you overseas to be trained?" Aicko frankly opened up.
Hailey’s eyes turned wide, her jaw dropped as she glanced at Axel and looked at him as if she was asking if it was the truth, but he did not say anything, instead, he stood firmly.
"Do you think you'd still see him if I hadn't done that? He owes me a lot"
"A lot?! You mean you expected him to give you everything? You've got to be dreaming
"Aicko’s POV"After two days, I was still in Zamboanga because my parents were holding me back and wanted me to remain with them for a week.I checked my phone to notify my cousin that I would be returning on Monday, but I was astonished to see a report that Axel was dating Hailey and that they were having sexual relations in public!I quickly phoned Schina's phone number, my hands shaking as I waited for her to answer. "Pick up the phone, sweetie! Someone is attempting to kidnap your partner!" I mumbled as I went back and forth inside my room.She finally accepted the call after the nth time of rings, "Schina! What makes you so long to answer?!" I exclaimed."I was in the bathroom, taking a shower. What’s the matter with you?" I heard her chuckles from the other line."I better ask you that question! While you were having a shower, your boyfriend have been wit
"Schina’s POV""Can I stay here for tonight?" She asked. I can sense that there is something wrong with her by simply looking at her eyes."Sure! Come in," I told her, and helped her keep her bag inside my room."Why you didn’t rest in your home before going here?" I curiously inquired.She drop her body on the bed and sit on it while looking solemnly out of the window at the corner of my room, "I am worried about you so I hurried here and informed you about it. I don’t want you to get trouble because of my cousin and that bitch." She replied and sighed deeply.I sit next to her, placing my arm around her shoulder, "is there something bothering you, Aicko?""Nothing special, I am used to it," she sadly muttered."You aren’t used to it, your face can tell everything," I told her. She shifted her gaze to me and her e
"Fine! Hailey negotiates with Schina. "I will do what you said, but you have to delete those copies you have in front of me and I will not bother you anymore.""You have no right to negotiate with me, dear, because I am holding your future. It's either you go or stay, and your dreams will be shattered into pieces in just a blink," Schina warned her."You," she took a step closer, intending to slap her across the face, while Schina enjoyed seeing her worry when she discovered that someone knew her secret."Don’t you dare slap me or else, in just a snap of my finger, Aicko will be doing her best to play this video and it will be the doom of your career," she cautioned her, preventing her from doing so."HowcanIbecertainthatyouwouldnotsharethisfilmandinformourdeansaboutit?"shesaid 
"Hey! Axel! What kind of man are you? Are you looking for another woman in front of your girlfriend?!" Aicko lectures her cousin; a smile appeared on his face when he learned that Hailey is fine."AC," Schina glared at her buddy."What’s wrong with that? I am simply lecturing him to act appropriately in front of you," Aicko was being sarcastic.Axel felt guilty at Schina as a result of his actions, so he approached her and held her, saying, "I am sorry hun. I did not want you to misunderstand me, but she is still the reason why I am still alive.""I understand, hun," she slowly let go of him and face him, looking at him wholeheartedly, and was slowly moving their face closer to each other.Aicko cleared her throat as the lovers paused and turned to her, "did you guys forget that I was here?"They laughed at her, "let’s leave now," Schina stated, h
"What happened, hija?" Eve asked them.Schina and Aicko stared at each other and chuckled, then turned to them. "Nothing happened, Auntie. You don’t have to worry," Schina says."I don’t believe you. Why do you guys seem shocked if it was nothing?" Eve suspected the two.Aicko moved closer to Eve and whispered something to her, "really?!" Eve shifted her gaze to Axel, then glanced at her niece, "she has a crush on Fabian?!" She gushed.While all of their attention shifted to them, Schina was glaring at her friend for spilling the tea about her secret crush. She spotted the sour face of her boyfriend at that time."Hey, Axel. Don't take it too seriously; it was only a simple crush," Aicko encouraged her cousin when she saw him.SchinaandAicko'seyesdartedacrosstheroom,lookingfor&nbs
A month after graduation, Schina landed a well-paying job. She became a game developer in a reputable company in Manila while still striving to be part of a Philippine swimming team. This has been her biggest dream since she was a child, and now she wants to pursue her career.Aicko left the country after graduation to make her parents proud; she turned down her cousin's offer to work for him because she wanted to prove her value, especially to her father, whilst Axel continued to support his girlfriend's desire and help her discover her mother."Hun!" Schina ran towards him upon seeing him again after one month of staying in Manila. The lovers got separated when the manager of HGCI resigned and needed to take over for a month while the new manager was training to do his task. Schina hugs her boyfriend tightly, "I miss you.""I miss you too, hun," he softly replied, while caressing her hair.
The night had arrived in a resort, and Marie was dressed in a thin, floral orange swimsuit that complemented her delicate white skin and a pair of simple slippers. The gathering that Gwenn had informed her about piqued her interest. She proceeded to the pool area where the party was being placed. As soon as she arrived, her eyes scoured the throng for Gwenn, but she hadn't seen her yet. The first thing that caught her eyes was the sparkling lamp post that lit up the night. Her gaze landed on the long table that had a lot of food. She continued scanning the area and spotted the white curtain that hangs on the side. It has a greeting saying, "happy 15th wedding anniversary." "I can still remember the day when I first saw you…" They all heard the deep, husky voice of a man, which made everyone curious about where he was. The crowd was searching for the speaker, but they hadn’t seen him.
"Hun, let’s talk tonight. I need to say an important thing to you because I don’t want to hide it from you anymore, I have been thinking about it lately, but I always end up thinking of you. I hope you can forgive me after hearing me out. I will be waiting for you in your place."She read the message glued on the lunch box she received this morning, Schina got nervous after hearing the message written on the paper."Is he breaking up with me?" She was worried. She noticed that he had been avoiding her for a week. He hadn’t even texted or called her lately, but he never failed in asking some people to send her a meal."Is he pushing himself just to send it?" she wondered, her gaze fixed on the dish she was carrying."How long do you intend to gaze at your food?" Clarissa inquired."Until all the doubt I feel inside my heart passes," she grumbled.&nb