“WHAT?!” His voice was full of rage after he heard my explanation. I would almost sink into the dashboard with his sudden break if only I wasn’t wearing a seatbelt.
“This is unbelievable!” he shouted, hardly hitting the steering wheel with his fist.
“Nicholas, calm down!” I exclaimed. I firmly grasped my senses. I knew it! This is how he will react.
“I don’t think this is very professional. How could you agree to that?” he roared. His eyes were suddenly afire.
“I have to be optimistic. I have no choice!” My voice erratically raised at him.
“Tss. What does it mean to regret when you have no choice?!” He clenched his teeth and continued to look straight ahead.
I breathed in real slow and shut my eyes firmly. Why is he willing to argue for what is right? And why was he ingenious at finding ways to deal with my problem?
“Where are we? Have we arrived yet?” Jacky’s sweet voice interrupted us. She was awake from her nap.
“We’
FARRAH INVITED me to go out for a party at the resto-bar, but I refused because I avoided the hangover the next day.“Are you sure about that? Our schedule is hectic, and in the next few days, it’s a pity if you don’t come now,” Farrah pushed me.I can’t agree because I feel like there were eyes looking at me. I watched him near, hiding behind my curtain of mahogany hair and noticing his power behind those breathtaking eyes.“Ah, next time, maybe when the work is done,” I said before looking away from him again.“All right, you take care. Good night!” Eventually, she also agreed and pulled some staff and Jacky to head to the resto-bar near the hotel.“Beshy, you know, this is really what I came here for!” She kissed me and waved her hand goodbye. I could do nothing but follow her with my gaze as a smile appeared on my lips.“Care to take a walk?” I heard Nicholas s
THE CALL TIME was early the next day, so I need to get up early.I blame myself for not sleeping all night thinking about what happened between Nicholas and me. I want to give him a chance, but I don’t know where to get my feelings for him.I glanced at Jacky, who was still sound asleep in bed. She came drunk last night, so I better not wake her up.“Jacky, I’m leaving. Will you lock the room?” I shake her shoulder. But that’s how I backed away when she turned around.“Why did you just wake me up?!” she said while rubbing her swollen eyes.“You were so drunk last night, so I didn’t wake you up. I’ll go ahead,” I said goodbye again.“Wait, I’m coming with you!” She got up quickly and ran towards the bathroom.The fresh morning air greeted me. I filled my chest with fresh air before smiling broadly.“It’s really nice here. It’s l
FEW DAYS after our photo shoot in San Simon, I am now here in front of his office. I want to clarify everything between us and bring back what we used to be.“Miss Banaag, you can come in now.” His secretary woke me up.“Ah, thank you,” I calmly said, filled my lungs with air before turning opening the door.When I entered, I saw him busy reading some papers.“Good morning,” I greeted him with a lovely smile on my face.He looked up at me before he closed the folder in front of him. “Please, take a seat, Miss Banaag,” he said in his formal tone of voice.I quickly followed what he said and gently sat down in front of him without taking away my sweet smile.“Why did you come here today?” he asked, tilting his head to me.“Ah, actually, I-I came here because . . . I-I want to invite you for lunch?” I timidly said and pressed my lips together. “A lunch d
“THIS WILL BE your room for now. I’m planning to buy new stuff so you can be comfortable here,” she explained carefully while leaning her back at the door. I stared at Lara for a moment. I want to ask her directly about what happened between her and her husband Dawzon, but I wasn’t in the position to do that. And like me, she also didn’t ask any personal questions about my sudden arrival as her child’s babysitter. “For the meantime, you’ll sleep in Carlson’s room first,” she added, pulled out the curtains to open, and the sunlight stream to the window. I carefully wandered around the bedroom. The bedding was warm and soft. The couch was perfectly in place at the right corner of the room, and the wall was painted with plain white colors, which gave me a peaceful ambiance to the room. “If you have a few questions, don’t be shy, okay?” she softly said and turned her face to me. I timidly smiled at her and nodded. The fact that I wasn’t comfortabl
I ALMOST looked crazy because of confusion. However, no matter how many times I created that wall, it wouldn’t change that he can quickly destroy me in just one snap.I stayed for a few minutes before I decided to step on my feet to follow him.I caught them talking happily the moment I entered the kitchen. Rexon was standing across the table while Lara was sitting in front of him.“You’re good at cooking. You used to only know how to cook fried eggs and hotdogs,” Rexon told her.“Of course, I don’t want to be confined to a box. I want to learn something new,” Lara said. Her voice was sweet and soft.Rexon burst out laughing and lightly shook his head as if in disbelief. Lara quickly stared at him before taking back the plate she was holding.“Remember the egg and hotdog you cooked before? Those burnt foods?!” Lara twitched her brows at him.“Hey, that was before,” Lara
THE DAY WENT FAST. I stayed here for three weeks. I could tell that my job was easy because Lara almost helped me with everything. If she can do the work, she does it herself. As long as my focus should be on Carlson.Lara’s starting her new business as the owner of a coffee shop. But we haven’t talked about her personal life, even about Dawzon, who I know she only limits mention to me.“Cherry, please, come help me with these groceries,” she humbly ordered to me. She just arrived from the supermarket.I immediately obeyed what she said and quickly went to the kitchen to take out the groceries she had bought from the plastic.“Have you been able to cook? I just bought fresh lapu-lapu.” She told me as I was putting the fresh meat she bought.“Not yet. I cleaned Dawzon’s room earlier,” I answered while I was in front of the double-wall cabinet.I noticed that she was stunned by my answer, s
“NEED SOME HELP?” I heard a voice at my back. I turned around and looked at Jeff.I walked towards the kitchen and carefully placing the empty tray at the table. “I’m okay here, thanks!” I assured him.“Looks like you’ve adjusted to your new job?” he said, leaning his back at the sink and crossing his arms around his chest.“Yeah, I need to. I wasn’t selected for the job,” I uttered, words struggling from my mouth.He nodded. “I know it’s hard for you to pretend that you’re okay. Everyone has their limit. You can refuse if you’re tired,” he added.I started to ignore his statement, keeping myself busy and pretending an emotion I could not really feel.“I’m not against Rexon, but this is fucking out of the line!” His voice thunderously raising from the deep well.“Jeff, please,” I said, still managed my voice to
“I’M SORRY. I know you’re having a hard time,” he whispered to me as he freely smelled my hair.I tried to get up slowly but quickly realized how ditzy I was when I bite my lip to keep myself from crying.“I’m sorry, babe,” he repeated. He hugged me even tighter.He also kissed my hair and neck repeatedly. I want him to stop it, but I don’t have enough power to do that, especially what he did next.He moved his head closer to mine and kissed me tenderly. It was slow and soft, his hand resting below my ears and his thumb caressing my cheek. My brain lit on fire, and the warmth spread throughout my entire body.I could feel him powdering my remaining stability, and there was only one way I could think of—to reciprocate the kiss. So I kissed him back without thinking. The kiss was getting deeper and deeper.My troubles and my pain began to melt away, and the surroundings started to disappear