Chapter 22"She still doesn't know, but she's about to find out. I'm going back home now to tell her everything." As I am about to leave the entertainment room, Mom suddenly stops me."Ero, you are not going anymore. I will fix things for us." She signals her bodyguards to apprehend me. I try to escape, but there are too many guards. The next thing I know, they have captured me and one of the bodyguards takes out a handkerchief and makes me smell it."You'll thank me for this soon, son, I promise you." Those are the last words I hear Mommy saying before I lose consciousness."Let go of me, bastards!" I shout at Mommy's men who are trying to prevent me from leaving our gate."Sir, you are not allowed to leave. That's the order of Ma'am." One of the bodyguards responds."I don't f ucking care!" I shout again and try to forcefully break free from the grip of the three big bodyguards, but they are too strong. F uck!"Sir, if you don't stop trying to escape, we will be forced to hurt you."
Chapter 23She didn't care about the consequences. She only cared about the love she was receiving from my Daddy. Maybe if I were in her place, I would have done the same. I'm sure Kendall didn't see my Dad as her lover but as her family - as her own real father."And if I succeed in escaping and find her... what will happen next, Dad? Are you going to take her away from me?! Let me just remind you of something, she is mine. Mine alone. I never wanted to share her with anyone, especially not with you!" I yelled at him, releasing my grip on his collar."I just want to help the both of you, Son. That's all. I know you two love each other so much. You wouldn't just suddenly get married if revenge is all you want, right?""Of course, I f ucking love her so much! I never wanted her to be just my dirty little secret. I'm not like you.""I know," he said softly."Your Mom and I are trying to make things right, especially me. I did a horrible thing and I am sure it will take a long time befor
Chapter 24"Babe, I..." I don't know how to start explaining to Kendall. All I know is that I'm hurting so much because my beloved is crying and I'm the reason why she's in pain now. She keeps getting hurt over and over again, and most of the pain she feels is because of me."We were in the US with Diana, right?" she asked me. I wanted to shake my head. I wanted to tell her that it's not true and that Mom really pushed the story that I was on vacation in the US, huh? Damn! It's not just Daddy who thought I was in the US, even Kendall did. Fuck!"That's why no matter how much I tried to contact you, you didn't answer and you always turned off your phone," she said. Huh? But I don't have a cellphone. Mom took it! Damn! Maybe Mom was the one turning off my phone whenever Kendall tried to contact me."I wish that even though it hurts on my part, though that was your plan, right? To hurt me and get revenge. I wish you would have confronted me personally instead of making me wait for nothin
Chapter 25His mom still hasn't moved on – she still doesn't accept me as her daughter-in-law. We even invited her to our wedding, but she didn't even face us, and mind you, Thunder, Lightning, and Sunny were with us then. Those are the names of our triplets.First is Thunder, second is Lightning, and our youngest daughter with Ero is Sunny. Anyway, I understand his mom's reasons for not accepting me; after all, we have history.It's still a bit awkward for me when Jaco – I mean Daddy – visits here. Sigh. That's what I'm talking about. Even now, I still can't get used to calling Jacobo Daddy, even though I've been married to Ero for five years, and Daddy Jacobo accepts it. Sigh.As for my parents, we are trying to make things work. Ero found a way for me to talk to my parents, but he was the one who spoke to them first.I don't know what he did or said, but one day I found myself having dinner with my parents, Ero, and our triplets. I was happy during those moments, especially seeing
Chapter 26I smiled at the sight of our four children. They couldn't move, as Ero was embraced tightly by our eldest sons while Sunny was asking for kisses on both of Ero's cheeks.Everything is perfectly perfect. Seeing my husband with our kids happily spending time together, I couldn't ask for more. So, should I say it now?I, Kendall Rush, am no longer having an affair with my married neighbor Jacobo Smith because now and forever, I am going to have my forever happily ever after affair with my hot and handsome former neighbor, Ero Martin Smith, who is now my husband and the father of our three adorable kids."I love you, Kendall, my former neighbor.""I love you too, Ero, my hot and handsome neighbor!"Even if we didn't end up where we thought, we always end up where we are meant to be." That's what I believe. Sometimes life takes unexpected turns, leading us to places we never imagined, but ultimately, it's where we're meant to be."Hi," a deep voice said from behind me, and even
Chapter 27"It's okay, Kendall, if-" Ero began to say, but I interrupted him. I didn't want to hide this from Ero, but something felt off, so I said:"It's not too detailed, but what I saw in that flashback, I think it was us, but I couldn't see the man's face clearly..."I'm sorry, Lord, if I need to lie to Ero! The truth is, I only couldn't see the man's face, but I remembered his body build. He had a larger build than Ero."You said 'goodbye' as if you were leaving. You even tip-toed to kiss him. I watched Ero's jaw drop slightly in response to my story, and it made me unsure whether to tell him about the flashbacks or not."I said, 'I love-" But before I could continue, Ero suddenly stood up abruptly from his seat, knocking over a glass on the bedside table."Ero-" I said worriedly. His mouth opened as if he wanted to say something, but..."KENDALL!" Beauty and Elle exclaimed in unison, surprising me. They entered the room and rushed to the foot of my bed."How are you?""We were
Chapter 28"Do you go there often? Who do you go with?""Kendall—""You don't want to take me, and I'm just curious," I replied to him, pouting."Friends."I suddenly wondered what kind of friends Ero had. Were they like him? Older than me? Working already? Equally wealthy? Where were his friends now? It was Saturday, so were they also partying at clubs? Oh my gosh! Maybe he couldn't go with them today because I invited him to dinner, but it was still too early. Maybe Ero wanted to take me home so he could join his friends in their party once I was safely home."What are you thinking?" I found myself looking at Ero again. He was still focused on driving, and I noticed that this was the way to the subdivision where I lived.I couldn't help myself any longer. My heart was pounding so fast, as if there were drums inside my chest. I tightly gripped my bag with both hands."Are you in a hurry to drop me off because you're going to your friends' party?" I innocently asked him. I saw his gri
Chapter 29"Well, it was my first time last night, so my alcohol tolerance is still low! But once I get used to it, I won't get drunk easily." I recalled the last piece of information I shared with Charm."Here's your shot, Ken..." Greyson said to me."Don't you dare." Ero threatened me."You're not the boss of me!" I responded and licked him."Kendall!" He exclaimed in annoyance, but I ignored him and took the rock glass and downed the whiskey again. I closed my eyes as I tasted the bitter flavor of the whiskey. It didn't taste good, but it was just this once."Tomorrow, I'm sure you'll have another hangover!" I didn't know where I found the courage, but just as Ero said since I'm not used to drinking, I easily get drunk.Since our bodies were close to each other, I raised both of my hands and hugged his neck. I could feel my heart beating rapidly, but it wasn't enough to stop me from doing what I was doing."What do you want, to drink here or join me on the dance floor?""How about
Special Chapter 6"Love is not love if you're not going to feel the pain. After all, it's not all about love. It's about Jiro and Kylie. No third parties." Mommy added. It felt like they were scolding Aria and me, or maybe it was just me, since they knew Aria's side."So why are we here?" I changed the topic. I want all of this to end so I can look for Kylie and Jiro. Who knows what they've done already. Fuck!"I want, rather we want, you and Aria to get married tonight." This time it's Daddy who spoke."What?!" I felt like my soul wanted to leave my body at what Daddy said."But Aria is not Tita Celine's daughter! If you want our families to become one, why don't you just marry me and Kylie?!""Kent, please, don't make this complicated! I love you, that's all that matters.""Stop being so desperate, Aria! I'm not going to marry you!""But I love you.""And I love Kylie!" I shouted at her, and suddenly I found myself sitting on the floor, stunned. It was Dad who hit me. I glared at hi
Special Chapter 5Every fvcking time she says that she's lifeless without Jiro, I want to shut her up. Shut her up until her lips are sore from my kisses, so she has no choice but to stay silent. It's so fvcking irritating! Especially when we both know that Jiro is cheating on her, and the worst part?! He's cheating on her with her step-sister!Sometimes, I even want to knock some sense into her head and make her realize that she doesn't really love Jiro. D amn! She's only fvcking blinded by her thoughts! Thoughts of being a hopeless romantic because Jiro is her first boyfriend. The guy who taught her how to love. Her first love, and now she hopes that Jiro will be her last too.But no, that will never fvcking happen. I love Kylie from the start, and she doesn't deserve Jiro at all. She doesn't deserve the pain and betrayal. I don't know Jiro's reason for doing all of this, but I'm sure Aria's reason is all about envy and jealousy.Aria was left behind. Her mom died, and her dad had n
Special Chapter 4The day of our departure arrived and Kylie still hadn't arrived! It was frustrating! Two weeks before we left for the USA, Kuya introduced me to her, even though I had been pestering him about her for a long time. Kuya was busy with school since he was graduating, and Kylie found out that she's only four years older than me. "See you soon, bro," Kuya said to me and gave me a hug.He moved away from me and answered a call on his phone, and when I looked at him, he was already in front of the van, talking to Mom. I sighed, took a few steps back so that what I was about to say to him wouldn't be overheard, and spoke to Kylie again."It's okay... don't cry there, I'll come back." I heard her continuous sobbing, and then she answered me."I'll miss you so much! I forgot that you're leaving today, it's Sam's birthday yesterday. I'm sorry..." And she started sobbing again."Kylie...""Kent...""Why are you crying there? I'll come back!" 'And when I come back, I'll make sure
Special Chapter 3She sat on the swing next to me and rested there until her breathing returned to normal, then she looked at me."They've been looking for you, Jiro and our parents! And here you are!" I didn't respond to her. "We were worried about you. You didn't go to school today because they thought you couldn't breathe properly this morning, and they assumed you were just in your room."I didn't answer again. "Are you feeling alright? Why did you leave without saying goodbye?" He asked me gently."Why do you care?" I answered him coldly. I caught the fall of his face and the sadness in his eyes, I just looked away to get rid of the guilt I feel."It's not?! You're really my crush Baby Kent? Wee! You're going through puberty!" OA said Kylie.I made him suffer. It's the first Saturday of June and our first vacation. I am also in my first year of high school.Kuya Jiro is still proud when I told him my girl got my attention at school, but I didn't say anything that I had a crush on
Special Chapter 2And because he was strong with them, he was able to let them go. As for me, it's fine.. I don't care where we live as long as the important thing is that we are together. Wow! Wow!Earlier, I was focused on the anime, but now I can't seem to take my eyes off Kylie. I wonder where she lives? Could I ask Kuya to take me along when he visits her? Surely Kuya won't suspect that I want to see his girlfriend in person, right?Besides, I'm still young. It's probably just a crush, and I'm not going to snatch his girlfriend away from him. But she's older than me! Kuya is four years older than me, so if Kylie is his age, she's also four years older than me.Would a guy like someone younger than him? I heard Kuya's phone ringing non-stop. I immediately looked for it, and it turned out to be under his pillow, right behind me. I grabbed it, about to leave when I saw the caller ID.Kylie Rivera, BabeIt's Kuya's girlfriend! So I quickly went downstairs to give him his phone, prete
Special Chapter 1Nothing lasts forever. People come and go, and no one stays permanently. Just like her. I lit a candle as I sat beside her grave."Hey... It's been a while. How are you?" I asked, and as usual, a strong gust of wind was the response. I smiled as I reached for a pack of cigarettes in my pocket. I lit one and looked up at the clear blue sky."You know what, it's going to be a very long day for all of us. I really wish you were here with us. It's their wedding day, and I'm one of their best men..." There was no emotion in my voice as I spoke to her."I'm sure you're watching me right now, so... Do I look good in this suit and tie?" I took another puff of my cigarette."I hope so." I glanced at my wristwatch. "I'm sorry, but I need to go or I'll be late." I stood up and walked away from her grave.This is it! There's no turning back. I told myself as I looked at everyone. They were all busy with the wedding, and it was about to start any minute."I've been looking for yo
EndingI didn't know what to say to Aiden. I was happy and hurting at the same time. Happy because I could feel and hear Aiden's endless love for me, and hurting because I needed to be with Arden."I'm sorry, Aiden, you can't change my mind. Arden... Arden needs me more than you do."When I looked at the left side of my body, I noticed there was a cast from my fingers down to my arm. That's why I was in so much pain earlier; I had broken a bone! What's going to happen now? How am I going to go to school? How will I manage my daily routine with a broken left hand? And I'm left-handed!"But when I received Mia's call, I also left the site immediately to see you," Ero said without pause."This is nothing... just a small accident," I replied. I noticed Ero's eyebrows furrow and a hint of annoyance in his response, as if he was about to explode in anger."If it was just a small accident, why are you here in the hospital? Have you seen your hand? Why is it in a cast? Why didn't Manang Ameli
Chapter 31"These are Mr. Steinfield's collection." I nodded in response. Who wouldn't be speechless? It seemed like he was just buying toys.The only thing I remember was wearing a party dress and going to Baby Trigger's hotel. I drank wine, but I didn't like the taste. It was because of my annoyance towards the two women - urgh! I shouldn't have let their insults affect me, they weren't true anyway!Then it was my turn to be interviewed by Baby Trigger. My eyes widened when I remembered what he asked me and what I did. I swallowed hard, sat down on the spot, and covered myself with a blanket."I just took off my clothes in front of him, and he saw my chest. It was like an automatic reaction for me to cover my chest. I could feel the warmth on my cheeks, ears, and neck as I remembered my reaction to his massage on my chest. His lower lip dropped, and I could still feel his hand on my chest, massaging it even now.Is my contract with Mr. Steinfield? Does that mean I'm the one chosen b
Chapter 30"What are you doing, Kendall? Why are you pulling your hair?" Ero asked irritably as he took hold of my hand, which was tugging at my hair, and held it in his own."I really can't remember!" I complained in frustration. He tightened his grip on my waist, pulling me closer to him."Let's not dwell on it because what happened last night isn't that important," Ero said mischievously."What happened? Why don't you want to tell me?!" I asked inquisitively before the waiter arrived. He brought finger foods, fries, and nachos. He also brought a bottle of whiskey and..."Put the shake here," Ero instructed the waiter, who nodded and promptly placed the shake in front of me."Thanks," I said to the waiter, smiling at him. "You're welcome, ma'am," he replied with a smile before leaving. I felt Ero's hand tighten around my waist as he leaned closer to me."What did you order?" I immediately asked him as soon as the waiter left. He raised an eyebrow."Whiskey for me and a strawberry sh