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Verania's Point of ViewAfter Ares broke up with Clara, he immediately thought of inviting me to go home. Because he couldn't explain things to me, I was left feeling irritated. We traveled in silence. He tried to talk to me, but I only gave him brief answers. Until we got home, I maintained a serious expression in front of him, unlike before when I would often tease him before temporarily parting ways.The next day, as planned, I had him checked at the hospital where Alder and Clara work. I didn't see Alder there because it was just a check-up, and he might be busy with his work. It was only then that I learned the hospital was owned by Clara's family. I also didn't see Clara inside the hospital, and I didn't bother looking for her either. After Ares was checked by his doctor, the doctor said he was fine. He just needed to take it easy and not exert himself.Several days passed, and we stayed at home after that check-up. Just like on the night of the Congressman's party, I still didn
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Verania’s Point of ViewAfter exchanging glances with Ares, I turned to Alder with a smile. "Looks like he's fine, hehe."I immediately swallowed hard when he returned the gesture with a sweet smile."Oh, by the way, how's your job?" I asked, trying to start a new topic."It's great, you know, when you love what you do, it never feels tiring," he replied, his face still lit up with joy.Tsk, am I really that beautiful to make him this happy while he's facing me? Hehe, just kidding.I'm getting too giddy here; for all I know, Alder might be a suspect in the threats against Ares and Mayor. Well, I hope not..."So, even though you just came from work, and you're immediately facing me, you still don't feel tired?" I raised an eyebrow as I asked, with a mischievous grin on my face. From my seat, I could hear another annoying throat clearing sound coming from Ares. What's his problem?I'm about to snap at Ares soon. My goodness! When you ask him a question, he says nothing, blah-blah. Then
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Verania's Point of ViewMy jaw dropped when I heard what Ares had just whispered to me. Seriously?I tried to regain my composure as he moved away from me, winking before entering his house, leaving me outside with Alder. I quickly returned my face to its normal state before fully facing Alder."Hehe, please don't pay attention to that," I said, scratching my head while looking at Alder, who arched an eyebrow."Oh, what did he say?" he asked, making me smile awkwardly while a strange kind of nervousness slowly crept into my chest."He just said goodbye and that he's going inside, that's all. I don't really know why he had to whisper it, though.""Uh-huh, okay. But you know what, Vera?" he continued, prompting me to look at him."What?""Ares seems a bit different. His actions are somewhat unusual. I don't know if I'm the only one noticing this, but every time I visit you, he seems annoyed," he said casually, making me chuckle nervously."Looks like he's jealous or something?" I added,
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Verania's Point of ViewSo, this fitting session is for the welcoming party of Ares's grandparents? Well, that's a relief. I thought it was something else entirely. But who is Helena Montero? Her name sounds familiar, but I can't recall where I've heard or seen it before.I immediately scanned the area for Ares, and luckily, he was right behind me."Who is Ms. Helena Montero?" I whispered, and he raised an eyebrow, but he answered nonetheless."Don't you know Aunt Helena? She's Archer's mother," he calmly replied."Ah, sorry, I forgot—" I didn't finish my sentence because Bernice interrupted me, causing me to sigh deeply."Oh, look what we have here! Ares Montero, right?" Bernice chimed in with her pretentious tone."Yeah, and you're Bernice Asuncion, right? Mayor Benedict Asuncion's daughter?" Ares asked, and Bernice immediately flashed a smile."Yup! You know what, we're a perfect match... both of us being mayors' children, and it seems like our meeting today was destined!" Bernice
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Verania's Point of ViewToday, the welcome party for Ares' grandparents, who have been abroad for many years, will take place. Instead of going with Ares, I decided to go alone.Ares went to the Montero resort with the Mayor, and I felt at ease knowing he was safe there because I entrusted Gabriella with his security. Gabriella is one of the most trustworthy individuals I know when it comes to work. She's faithful to her job, just as she told me before, and I know she won't jeopardize her reputation.I arrived at the party alone in a car borrowed from my father. I had to borrow a vehicle from our house so I could get here. I even had to call to ask for it since my father wasn't home.Since I managed to reach the resort on my own, I took the opportunity to explore the surroundings. It felt like I was on an adventure, much like Dora the Explorer.When I finally reached the party venue, my eyes darted around even more.That's how it is when you want to find something out; you need to sta
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Verania's Point of View"What do you mean by 'my guy'?" I furrowed my brow and asked."Ares," he said succinctly, taking another sip of his wine, which made me wince."Where is he?" I quickly questioned.Upon my inquiry, he immediately grabbed my hand and pulled me away. Well, he was lucky I wasn't in the mood to punch him after all his dragging earlier.However, I didn't retract my hand since I knew he was taking me to Ares.As we walked, people greeted him, and they all turned to look at me, grinning as if they were teasing Apollo."Apollo!" a man greeted him."Not now, I have something to do," Apollo replied, pointing at me."Oh, who's this, your new one? Not Blanche—" the man started to inquire, but Apollo abruptly turned to face him, casting a dark look.Blanche? Who was that?"You don't know her. I'll catch up with you later, Pius," Apollo said coldly before leading me away from there.As we walked, I felt a sudden curiosity and decided to ask."Hey, who's Blanche that guy menti
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Verania's Point of ViewOh my, Ares. If only I loved you romantically, and you spoke like that in front of me, my cheeks might not be able to handle it, and they'd sizzle from the excitement.I redirected my attention to Madam Dorothy, who was still in the middle of her questioning."Have you found anyone you like yet, dear?" Madam Dorothy asked Olivia, who blushed slightly but shook her head in response."Nah, she says," Apollo chimed in."She's just playing hard to get," Ares teased, making Olivia roll her eyes at him."Tss, what a show-off. As if you weren't always heartbroken back then," Olivia retorted, shaking her head at Ares. Tss, he's a lost cause, hahaha."And you, Apollo, think you can escape?" Madam Dorothy suddenly interjected, causing Olivia to grin."How's work? I heard you're working for the Armendarez family now," Madam asked."Yes, Lola, that's correct. The job is going well," Apollo replied briefly."Really? There were rumors among my friends here that you're gettin
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Verania’s Point of View "Sorry, Alder, but I have to follow him," I quickly said before running off, not even bothering to listen to Alder's response.Damn, Verania, you're acting like one of those reckless guys in the movies. Just a moment ago, you kissed a guy, and now you're chasing after another one. Nice!But the reason I'm chasing after Ares isn't because I'm interested in him or anything like that. I'm following him because he's walking alone, and it could be dangerous if someone from the suspects' side spots him. He needs protection.My heart raced as I noticed that the path I was taking to catch up to Ares had fewer people, and it was getting darker. I still couldn't find him.I pulled out my phone and tried calling him, but he wasn't picking up!Where could that guy have gone? I could feel my heart pounding with anxiety. Why did he have to be so stubborn? I told him to stay inside, and now he's following me too? Ugh, seriously!"Ares!" my voice nearly echoed in the quiet su
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Third Person's Point of ViewThe time and hour of Ares' departure has indeed come. He was accompanied by his grandfather, Thaddeus Montero.Just like what Verania thought during the times she tried to convince Ares, he did not join her.Ares texted her that he'll wait at the airport for her before he finally leaves, but Verania didn't even think about going.She knows that she'll ruin everything again once she goes to him. That's why instead of heading straight to the airport, he went to Olivia's bar. It was noon, so there were no people inside, just Verania and of course Olivia, who was serving drinks to the young woman."I didn't think you would choose to drink rather than take Kuya home," Olivia said to Verania, who was playing with the ice in her drink.She's drinking non-alcoholic beverages, which is why she has the confidence to down each glass without hesitation."Is that a joke?" Verania raised an eyebrow when asked that.Olivia couldn't help but laugh when Vera asked such a q
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Verania's Point of ViewIt has been a month since the culprit responsible for the harm to the lives of Tito Stan and Ares was caught.I also haven't really noticed the swift passage of the months. Even my feelings, I didn't notice the change.I have missed many things because of the amount of attention I give to what I'm doing, especially at work. Sometimes I fail, but I don't dwell on it and often use those experiences as motivation for what I'm currently doing and for what I will do in the near future.Of course, the elections just finished, and who won the governorship? It's none other than Tito Stan, and it seems that the one who took over the position of Congressman is also quite decent.He is often busy now because of the many things he has to take care of, but even so, his worries have lessened, especially since those who wanted to harm them are no longer free.As for Tita Charlotte, she managed their other sources of income while Olivia stayed in charge of managing their main
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Third Person’s Point of View "Glad you asked me that, First Lieutenant," Sid said happily as he turned to Gustavo beside him. "Can I be the one to shoot one of them?" Sid said goodbye with a broad smile, while Gustavo grimaced at Sid's question. "Who among them?" Is Ares there? The tone of the Congressman’s question is lazy. "Oh, I wish it were possible." "Go ahead, before I change my mind," Gustavo responded lazily as he lowered his gun. Meanwhile, Sid tightly gripped the gun and cocked it. He slowly raised his arm and aimed the gun at Ares, startling Verania. Verania's eyes widened and her heart began to race. She didn't know what to do to stop Sid from going through with what he was about to do to the young man next to her. She wanted to run and approach Sid to snatch the gun from him, but with Ares's tight grip on her hand, she hesitated whether to leave his side. That's why, when she saw that Sid was ready to pull the trigger, she blocked her body in front of the young man
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Third Person's Point of View"You are so many!" Gabriella's complaint is that she has already tied up and brought down quite a number of their opponents."Miss Gab, we still can't find First Lieutenant Sir Ares, and the same goes for Greg," Tristan said as he approached Gab, who was currently stretching."Search carefully, I know this place is big and has many twists and turns, but you will find them, just hurry up, it's exhausting to avoid the attacks from the enemies here!" The young woman complained, and Tristan quickly saluted and followed Gab's instructions; he informed his colleagues of the young woman's orders to speed things up."Second Lieutenant," called Josefa, one of Verania's group, to Gabriella, who immediately turned around. "Where is Captain Vic?" Ask him about this further."Maybe she was dealing with something more important, perhaps the alleged mastermind has escaped and that's what she's following now," Gabriella replied, forcefully bringing down a man rushing towa
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Third Person's Point of View"You're being released," he replied curtly, Verania released a sarcastic laugh that echoed throughout the room."Are you kidding me?" Verania asked angrily, her sarcasm still evident."I'm kidding if I said I'm letting you go and then I tighten the bonds on you." Verania fell silent when she heard Cristoforo's reply, as if she had been doused with cold ice by what he said to her.She couldn't believe it, she didn't know why he would want to let her go when her father, Gustavo Donatelli, was on his side?Verania's mind started to think that maybe Cristoforo was going crazy."Why are you doing this?" Verania asked without restraint when he finally removed the chain from her foot. There were many padlocks there, so it was no wonder it took so long to remove."I'm a double agent," he stopped removing the chain to look up at Verania. "I am under my father but, I am also under someone from your side and I am more loyal to him than to Dad, who I know has only a f
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Third Person's Point of View"Boss, someone found us!" a man shouted loudly to Gustavo, causing Verania's face to brighten, as whoever it was could surely save Ares."And how did they find us? Only we know about this place!" Gustavo held his grip firmly as he spoke, his eyes shifting back to the man who informed him of the situation outside."Create a distraction, block whoever they are!" Gustavo shouted again, and the man who had just been there quickly disappeared from sight."Don't let them get here!" he added, prompting the others who were just inside to quickly rush out of the room they were in, likely to confront the people outside.Now, Gustavo's gaze fell on his son, Cristoforo, so Vera did the same. She directed her eyes to Cristoforo."Ares and Vera, we'll take them to the other headquarters where our other comrades are," Gustavo calmly instructed his son Cristoforo, who quickly went to where Verania was sitting.The noise o
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Third Person's Point of ViewHe nodded at her, indicating his confidence had eased Ares' heart, so he slowly approached them and attempted to listen to their conversation, for in the eyes of the young Ares, there seemed to be something peculiar there, and like something he delighted in doing, he took out a small notebook from his pocket and a recording pen."What are you doing?" Tirso whispered, but instead of answering, he just gave his friend a very wicked look.He sharpened his ears and earnestly listened to the conversation. Though he couldn't understand it internally, he couldn't deny that he enjoyed this kind of conversation, as many things were revealed.Another dream of the boy's heart was to become a detective like he had read in his mother's book.Indeed, Ares started listing down the things he heard, but instead of using the Filipino Alphabet, he used a code that only he could crack for sure, of course, because he was the only one who knew it since he made it himself.Never
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Third Person's Point of View "Why are you doing this?" Vera's voice trembled with anxiety as she asked Gustavo, who was smiling.One by one, more members of the enemy's group entered the room, increasing the pounding in Vera's chest. She didn't know what could be done about them."Why?" Vera's question came out weakly."I've really wanted to tell you everything since earlier, I just waited for my surprises to arrive," Gustavo said, and Verania remained nervously attentive."Because you seem very interested, I expect you to listen eagerly to every detail I'll say," Gustavo added sincerely, and Vera took a deep breath and nodded, prompting Gustavo to start.This thing happened years ago.It all began with a boy named Ares, nine years old and currently in the third grade.That day was one of the happiest events in his life, perhaps the day he made a friend at school who wasn't his cousin.The boy who became his friend was named Alder, and he was even happier when he found out that their
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Verania’s Point of ViewI noticed Cristoforo's eyes on me, as if pitying my current situation. I ignored it and waited for Gustavo, his father, to respond."Ah, don't worry, he's not here," he replied with a smirk, which somehow calmed me down a bit."And I want to tell you something..." Gustavo paused to glance at Cristoforo, whose eyes were still fixed on me."What? What do you want to say?" I asked, not breaking eye contact with Cristoforo."Cristoforo is the gunner of Ares' car. Cris told me you saw his eyes that night."My blood boiled upon hearing what he said.He did what?He's the one who shot? No wonder I felt something off when I saw him. I also tried to analyze his eyes now and that night of Ares' accident. Why didn't I notice? Why didn't I notice they were the same? Why did I blame Alder for this?I'm so stupid!Even though tightly bound, I tried to break free while glaring intensely at Cristoforo."Calm down, Vera. I didn't bring you here to hurt anyone," Gustavo said wit
