“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
“Oh! Why are you pulling your face, buddy?” Ivan inquired seeing Caspian seems to be annoyed and don’t know what to do and sweating all over his body.“Why don’t you turn on the ceiling fan so you don’t get annoyed to the weather today,” Lawrence advised and turn on the fan.The two of his friends gets in his office and sit next to him but he doesn’t seem to be in a good mood to talk, they are waiting for him to say something.“Are you still annoyed at Beatriz?” Ivan started the conversation.“No, why should I be affected at her presence?” he seems to be irritated.“If you aren’t annoyed at him, then who are you getting annoyed this time?” Lawrence is curious.He was about to answered his friend’s query but Jerome arrives in hurry to report what he saw outside.“Dude, I saw your wife in the entrance and riding on a NMAX motor, she is cuddling the driver’s tightly and seems to be coming here.” He become even angrier hearing the news from her while he is trying to control himself not t
“Steph’s POV”I carefully scanned the woman’s face who called my husband and claiming she isn’t believing that he’s off the market.I stared at her and my eyes grew as my jaw drops realizing who it was. Though she cuts her hair like that, didn’t puts make up on her face and wearing a lose shirt, I can tell who she is… she is Beatriz Ilacad.She is the woman thinks that I steal everything from her and the woman who hates me so much, it’s not my fault if the producer and companies likes me than her and I have no idea that one of the biggest company will hire me to be their brand ambassador last year which she claims that she should be in my position.I secretly poke my husband and I asked him when he looks at me, “don’t tell me she’s one of your girlfriend?” I don’t know what’s with me but my heart is getting heavier as I waited for his response and it’s beating rapidly, he didn’t answer quickly as if he’s thinking of a right word to say.“I don’t like an obsessed girl like you, don’t g
“Beatriz's POV” It’s really annoying, there are lots of girls in the world why it have to be Stephanie Villamor? How did she ended up getting married to the man I love for a long time? I can accept him getting married but not to that bitch!I can’t still believe that she have the courage to kiss him in front of me and show off to me how she love him!I will not accept that I will lose to her for the second time. I will do everything to make Caspian leave her in the end and I will make sure that she will never be happy because I will ruin all of her happiness.!I’m gonna make sure that everything she have will disappear in a blink of an eye.Every time I will remember from the start she came, I can’t stop getting angrier at her because she took everything away from me in the industry were in. She took all the attention of the investors and endorsers. I wouldn’t know what she kind of trick she use to make them getting lured at her, I will make her experience my anger more than I felt w
Caspian is sitting inside his office and didn’t bother to utter any word while his mind keeps on flashing the moment he kissed the soft lips of his wife.He is in a trance when he heard a knock from the door making him brought back in the reality, he saw his wife’s cousin at the entrance of the door when he casted his sight on it. “My cousin is going back, are you planning to send her home or Luigi will send her?” he bluntly asks him. He remains silent but when he remembers how his wife touches Luigi’s body, something inside urge him to send her home though he is denying the fact. “Silence means yes for Lui,” he heard him say before leaving. He glance from the window and found his wife’s friend waiting for Steph to come out. He strides out of his office taking the key with him and run to his wife.He is looking around and searching for his wife till he found her cousin, “have you seen my wife? Where is she?” he asked.“She is still finishing some papers in my office? Why are you lo
“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