Chapter 68. One Year Later

CHAPTER SIXTY-EIGHT: ONE YEAR LATER

✧FAITH ZEICAN LEE✧

I WAS buried in paperwork, my mind focused on the endless tasks at hand, when the door to my office swung open. Colleen, my secretary, stepped in, her face a mix of urgency and excitement.

“Sir Faith,” masaya niyang tawag sa ‘kin, her voice slightly breathless, “nakita ko sa news na nakauwi na si Poppy at Mr. Herald dito sa bansa.”

Agad akong nag-angat ng tingin sa kaniya, shock washing over me. “What? Are you sure?”

Colleen nodded, humakbang pa siya lalo palapit sa ‘kin, holding up her phone to show me the news article. There it was, clear as day—Poppy and his dad had indeed come back.

A whirlwind of emotions hit me. Poppy hadn’t mentioned anything about returning, and it had been a month since we last spoke. Nitong nakaraang buwan, natigil ang pagtawag niya sa ‘kin at pag-ch-chat. Whenever I tried to reach out to her, she would send a brief message saying she was busy and had a lot to do. Dahil do’n, medyo nagbawas ako sa pang-ii