“Caspian’s POV”I travel my sight around the entire place in the wide open area grade that Steph’s family owned, I can say that is it quite bigger than what I expected. She is indeed an elite just like what I heard from other people.I have no idea that it was her birthday today, if I know…I should prepare a present for her. It’s not like I care for her or she’s special to me to prepare such thing for her but I care on what his parents and relatives thinks of me. Nevermind! I am already here and I can’t do anything, I will just buy her a present the other day.She have been clinging into my arms, sometimes I can’t stop wondering why she is doing it for it doesn’t makes sense at all. Is she doing it so she can hold me?I let her to do anything she’d like to do with me not because I am falling for her, I don’t want to ruin her special day and I don’t I have to disagree with her today. It’s just a simple request so I am letting her to do it.I noticed a lot of well-known visitors when we
“Steph’s POV”I got scared to death when Mara makes a scene in front of everyone, making my family and relatives questions my relationship with my husband, she have the nerve to say it out loud! And I guess she will not let that incident slip, she seems to be enjoying to ruin my day!I secretly poke Caspian to make him explained everything to everyone the trouble he went through but I noticed that he have no plan to clear it to everyone. I don’t know, I have no idea what expression he was showing to me, he seems to be afraid and that makes me laugh at him and now, all of their attention were all on me.“What is funny learning that your husband is cheating on you, Steph? Have you gone crazy?” Brenda says. She really have a sharp tongue that I want to cut one day. She’s a mood wrecker.“You seems to be having a problem with your head, you should go see a psychiatrist to get check! Do you want me to schedule an appointment for you?” Eunice commented.My cousins seems to be having fun and
Steph can’t believe in her husband’s action, and she’s wondering how did he found out all of the things he knew about her even though they aren’t talking about personal matters.The celebration have passed, Steph received different gifts from the guests, family, and relative. She was glad on her birthday but there is one thing she’s been wanting to see and that is Caspian’s surprise for her.Stephanie really believes that he has something for her and that is the reason why that smile on her face can be noticed for too long.Caspian noticed his wife looking around as if she is bored sitting, “would you like to leave now?” He asked.She turns to him and smile, “sure.”“Then… let’s go?” He hesitantly invites his wife to leave but he is quite nervous thinking if the surprise he is talking about is set in the venue for he only asked for help in his friends. He doesn’t want to disappoint her this time.He have no idea why he is eager to make his wife happy today but he reasoned that he want
“Steph’s POV”I’m trying to set aside my feelings for him but I can’t help but fall for him and I am not sure if I can forget my feelings for him or give him a second chance.I know that everyone deserves a second chance, maybe I misunderstand him and misinterpret his actions towards others. I believe that he can still change desite of the things he have done.“It’s getting cold, ling,” he uttered. I saw his friends turns to him and watches him.I furrowed my brows when I saw him rose and suddenly took off his coat and drapes it over my shoulder.“Thank you,” I shyly stated.“Woaaah!! What is the meaning of this, Caspian?! You called her ling or darling! Did we heard it right, col. Ardiente?” Ivan is teasing us and looked at each other as if their eyes have understood what they are trying to say.“I heard that too,” Brent grins from ear to ear. “What’s the big deal of calling my wife darling or ling?” my husband asked them back.“Nothing. We didn’t mean anything about that, we are ju
“Are you tired? Do you want to go home now?” Caspian bravely inquires when no one of them speak.Steph quickly wipes her tears away, “s-sure.”Caspian lower down the fire on the hot air balloon as it goes down on the land, he get down first and accompanied his wife to get off from the ride but she didn’t accept his kind help and hop out on her own.“Let’s go, I am sleepy,” she says and walks fast.“I need to start avoiding him from now on because I know that he will never love me back but why he can’t love me in return? Am I unlovable? Am I not enough to him? Am I not deserve to be love?” she pitied herself, she hastily wipe the tears that escape from her eye.“Let me open the door for you,” he offered.“No need. I can do it on my own, I don’t want to get used to your presence. Maybe one day, you are no longer on my side to do it all of it for me. I don’t want to get used to it,” she sadly uttered opening the door and hops in.She waited for him to come in but he didn’t came inside, s
“Why don’t you rest more? Maybe you are still tired. I am planning to show you my gift for you yesterday but didn’t expect you to fell asleep. I will just bring it here, I am in hurry.” Her husband told her.She gestured her fingers agreeing to his suggestion and return to her room without saying anything to him. She was planning to go out after he is done leaving the gift in their place.She lay down on bed and listen to her playlist until she didn’t realize that she fell asleep.Caspian already reported in the headquarters and preparing for the incoming batch of trainee officer he will handle. “Buddy, it’s good to see you again!” Jerome shouted that caught his friend’s attention. He turns to where the familiar voice is coming from and was astound when he found his friends coming.“What are you guys doing here?” he asked when Ivan, Jerome, Brent and Lawrence arrived.“We are assigned in here too just like you,” Lawrence simply says. “I think your father doesn’t like us to be with h
“What brought you here and why are you pulling a long face?” Luigi inquired seeing Steph’s in a bad mood, he turns his back to arrange the files on his desk.Steph took off her slippers and put it on top of the sofa and laid her body on it, she sadly stared at the ceiling. She sighed deeply before replying to his query, “I don’t understand what I felt right now. I don’t know but I am having a hard time to cope with it.” she complains at her friend doctor.“It seems like you forget that your problem is not part of my skills to heal your wounded heart because of your love,” he says thinking that she’s only kidding at him.“I know that. I-I simply want someone I can lean on during the time I am feeling weak and I expect you to be my companion but I seem to be wrong on that,” he heard her voice broke and was surprised when she walk out of his office.Luigi held her hand and stops her from walking out, he turns her to him and witness her tears rolls over her cheek and hugs her as he patted
Caspian drop his jaw when Beatriz showed up again during that morning and followed all of Ivan’s suggestion which they all did not expect because the Beatriz they know doesn’t have time to do that.“Are you serious you followed everything I said?” He still can’t believe what he is seeing, he was in awe seeing her beauty that fits her face because of the hair cut she had.“Yes and I am serious to make Caspian Andrew Ardiente to fall in love with me. He will be mine sooner!” she pointed at him and announced it to them.“What can you do if you can make him fall for you? You guys can’t be together in the end,” Ivan is being sarcastic at him.“Ivan, don’t ruin the dream of this lady,” Lawrence whispered at his friend.Beatriz pouted her lips while Caspian coldly watching the field, “but why we can’t be together?” she asked them.“Because he is off the market,” Brent bluntly muttered, their friends turns to him as if asking him to shut his mouth.“What do you mean?!” Beatriz surprisingly as
“Steph’s POV”Returning in the Philippines is out of my plan but I have no control since it was the calling of my job. No matter how I tried to avoid the man I don’t want to see anymore, I have no other choice.I didn’t expect that I will be seeing him again at this point, he looks better than before. I don’t want to look at him so I avoid him.I don’t want to be so weak like I was before, crying over a single guy whom hurt me so badly but I can’t teach my heart to stop from loving. It is better if I avoid him forever.“Will you stop staring at me?” I irritably questioned him while my eyes are on my food.“I am not,” he casually respond.“I know you are staring at me,” I claimed.“How did you know that I am looking at you? You are not even glancing at me,” he tease.I don’t want to look at him because I am afraid that my heart might melt and I fell inlove with him again. I didn’t bother to answer him and I don’t want it to become a big issue so I decided to drop this off.I put my ut
Stephanie fights her emotion and keep on going with her life, “it’s not the end of the world. I can still restart my life,” she always says to herself to move forward even she’s hurting badly.Steph left the country, she knows Caspian will not stop looking for her so she decided to leave for good. She flies across the globe and continues her modelling career; lots of companies are hiring her to advertise their products because of professionalism she impose.Her heart has been shattered and seems to be sinking deep down her body but she goes on and keeps moving. She knew that no matter what she did, she will never forget this pain so she focuses on her career and makes his parents proud.Stephanie didn’t stop her hobby, she still a car racer in any country she resides and plays with many people. She met wonderful people and teaches her lessons about their life, some become her real friend and some are just passerby in her life.One night, Steph attended an awarding for models. She didn
Steph become sober hearing from her friend that he loves her, she badly wants to return in their house on that day but Aly stop her from leaving in such state.“I wanted you to rest first, be beautiful before returning to him if you want to standout over that Elise girl,” her friend advised.“Do you know her too?” She asked curiously.“Yes, I met that bitch just now and guess what how did I met her?” Aly proudly make her a guess.“Did she make a scene again?” Stephanie did a random guess.“Aha! She simply hugged your husband from behind like a leech,” Aly told her while chuckling.“Did she?” Stephanie asks again.“Are you surprised? A woman like her will do anything just to get what she want even a man ignores her, I won’t be surprise if she’ll make another move again one day,” Aly says out of nowhere.Aly held her friend hand and pulled her out of the restaurant, “where are we going?” She asked curiously.“I’m going to bring you home, you need to have a beauty rest so you will have a
“Steph’s POV”I paused packing my things when I heard his angry voice but I didn’t dare turn my head from behind just to see his angry reaction. It’s clearly wasn’t my fault and he is blaming me for the things I didn’t done, he didn’t let me explain my side and now, what is he expecting from me? An explanation for my action? C’mon! I will not do that.I continued packing my clothes and pretended that I heard nothing, I don’t want to talk to him anymore! I’m so pissed off after he protected that girl from me…I zipped my luggage as I stood, I grab my shoulder bag and ready to go, I was taken aback when I found him standing, blocking my way. I almost thought he left but why is he was still here?“Where do you think you’re going?” he inquired with a cold face.“I’m leaving,” I replied and pulled my things, he gripped my arm tightly and whispered, “don’t you try.”Wait? Is he challenging me? He can’t stop me from leaving, who is he? He is not my dad or my mom. I raised my eye to see him,
“Is it taste good?” Elise asked Caspian after tasting the dish she made.“It’s good,” he said. Caspian seems like he doesn’t want to taste the food that Stephanie prepared for him, he know how awful it taste but he saw her hopeful reaction. He didn’t want her to disappoint her so he sliced a small portion of meat and slowly move it closer to his mouth while praying not to feel bad after eating the food she made.“Taste it. I know it’s your favorite,” she encouraged him as she gave him a sweetest smile. Caspian forced to smile at his wife because it isn’t his favorite, he tried to make her believe he enjoys tasting it. He also wants to reprimand her for breaking the rule he set in the house but he just let it pass since it’s Christmas day. The ladies watches him as he eats the food that Stephanie cooked for him and waiting patiently for his comment about it.“I am sure that tasted awful, my cooking is better than hers. Look at the appearance of that, full of soup!” Elise told to herse
“Steph’s POV”“Wait for me, I’m coming home,” that’s the only words I heard from him before I turns my back from him as if I didn’t heard him say any because I don’t want to let him see my reaction; I don’t want to see him that I’m happy for he’s willing to spend Christmas with me.I was surprised when the crew helps me to carry the grocery I bought and accompanied me inside the elevator, ‘thank you!’ I told them before the door slides close.“No worries. It is my apology because of the things I said about your husband and your new house tenant,” the man with a very soft movement apologetically mentioned. I smiled at them and nodded before the elevator finally moves up. I wasn’t planning to go back in this place, I was expecting to spend my Christmas with my family but since he insisted me to go back then I am willing to do so.I want to blame myself for being soft hearted specially when it’s about his request, I don’t want to be like this but once he is standing in front of me, I fe
“I am just kidding. You don’t need to answer my question because I don’t want to hurt my feelings continually at I know the place where I could stand,” she bitterly uttered forcing herself to smile.Caspian’s face suddenly covered with sadness as it gets dark, he doesn’t know what kind of comforting words he can say to her as Steph didn’t know why is he reacting this way, “he should be happy with what he heard, should I assume that he feels sad? But that was not possible…” she said to herself.“Th—en… It’s settled?” Caspian reassure.“No…” Steph rejects his negotiation.He looks at his wife’s expression as if he is questioning her but she didn’t explain what is running in her mind, and with that, he decided to ask her, what do you mean by that?”She stared into his eyes and asks, “how long is she planning to stay?”“I have no idea,” he seriously uttered.She raised to her seat for he let her in their house without any plan of how long she should stay, “you should know and I should kno
Everyone was taken aback after Caspian announced his relationship with Steph to the trainees.Caspian held her hand tightly while waiting for the cadets to confess their mistake and apologize for messing with his wife.The cadets seems to be stubborn, no one dares to admit their mistake, “I am giving you time to come forward and apologize for your wrongdoings to my wife!” he strictly announced.After a long period of encouraging them to admit it, finally, they decided to apologize to his wife.Caspian place his arms around Steph’s shoulder leaving the trainees. “Darling, let’s talk?” he nicely says.“What do we need to talk about?” she coldly asked him.“I want us to talk about Elise. She will temporarily stay in our place,” he explained.Caspian piques her attention hearing the word temporarily, “what does he meant in staying in our place temporarily? Is he planning to… No!” she told herself.“Okay, let’s talk,” she coldly uttered while giving him a cold stare.“But before we talk ab
Caspian brought his wife in the headquarters for he can’t force her to bring her home. He quietly watches his wife who is sleeping soundly, he took a blanket from the cabinet and drapes it over her body but she keeps on removing it from her body.His attention were placed on her arm that has a bruise till he realized that he is the reason why she have it and felt guilty about it.He touches it carefully and look at it, he lightly massage it but she seems to be getting hurt for her brows are frowning.“P—painful…” she complains.Caspian stops from doing it and rakes her hair, “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you,” he wanted to kiss her forehead but he stopped.He came out from his room and annoyed at himself, he raised his head to watch the stars from above.“I must have stop myself from falling for her or I shouldn’t be weak enough to face her because she can’t accept it if ever I had gone into her life,” he sighed.“Buddy!” he heard his friend shouted making his attention to casted