"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.
"How can I be certain that you would not share this film and inform our deans about it?" she said 
"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
"Marie, where have you been? I have been looking for you lately, but I didn’t see you around," Stephen asked a tanned Marie."I'vebeenonvacation!"sherespondedcalmly,herkneescrossedandhergazefixedonhim."That’s cool! You have been rested for a long time. Are you refreshed now?" He inquired."Yes, I am." She had been grinning since the time she arrived at the restaurant."You have been away for a month, I bet you haven’t heard the news around?""What news?" She curiously asked, grabbing the glass of juice she ordered and sipping it."If you can make sure that you will be calm once you hear it, I am willing to tell you openly," Stephen stated."No news could ever spoil my mood, sweetie, since I am so happy right now," she
Axel arrived at the location of the jewelry design competition in Taguig, City. As the lifeless faces of the crowd surrounded him, his gaze swept the area.He recognized the front desk and noticed one of the workers organizing the list of candidates, so he approached it and faced her."Good morning, sir! How may I assist you?" the lady asked, smiling."Good morning, Miss. May I inquire as to whether Mrs. Gwenn has arrived?" he said."Let me check in my computer for a moment, sir," she quickly browse on her data and search on the checklist, she raised her gaze at him when she found it. "Yes, sir. She’s already inside, but I am afraid you can’t talk to her because she is busy preparing for the contest.""It’s alright, I am willing to wait for her," Axel is decided to talk to her. The lady saw that it would take too long for Gwenn to talk to him. 
Marie raises her head from her seat and nervously smiles at Gwenn, "hello!" she says, embarrassedly greeting her. "Hi! Would you mind introducing me to this good looking man next to you?" Gwenn drew Stephen's attention, causing her husband to look at him as well. Stephen smiled and rose, "It’s nice to see you in person, uncle!" He sounded friendly, but they looked questionably at him while Marie was glaring at him. "You must be Mr. Hodreal, am I right?" Stephen was being chit-chatted with. "Yes, I am. May I know how you knew me?" he said, as Marie and Gwenn were merely listening in. "Who would not know the tycoon businessman?" Stephen reminisces. "But that was long ago, I couldn’t know that someone might still notice me," he was laughing as he shifted his gaze to his wife. "Yes, it is! But my best friend has kept on talking