Camila then pulled away, releasing their lips, before she realized what she had just done. Camila felt like she had been slapped by reality. She had completely realized what she had just done. She had just kissed Pedro so casually, making the man in front of her even silent, looking at her with raised eyebrows."I really have been too bold," Camila thought, cursing herself. Reading Camila's embarrassment, she finally lowered her face, feeling very embarrassed in front of Pedro."Forgive me," Camila whispered, about to move away from Pedro, but suddenly Pedro reached out his hand and held Camila's nape, making Camila blink her eyes several times."Why do you have to apologize?" Pedro asked, making Pedro approach again with their very close distance, their noses almost touching."Sorry, for being so bold with you," Camila replied again, lacking the courage to return Pedro's scrutinizing gaze. Somehow, although Camila felt uncomfortable, Pedro liked her expression just now, Camila really
Pedro looked towards Camila, whose attitude suddenly changed drastically, distancing herself, making Pedro unsure if his answer was wrong."You should just go home. I'll be fine at the hospital alone. Besides, the surgery is still scheduled for the day after tomorrow. Didn't you say you have a lot of work?" Camila said, subtly dismissing Pedro, making Pedro sigh deeply.Camila was about to turn around to go back to resting her body, but Pedro immediately pulled her shoulder, then hugged her tightly."Can you hear my heartbeat?" Pedro asked, making Camila silent, then feeling what Pedro said. His heartbeat. Pedro's heartbeat beat in sync with theirs, beating very fast, the same as what Camila was feeling right now. Camila only knew that Pedro was also pounding like she felt."Do you know why this heart is beating so fast?" Pedro asked again, making Camila silent."Can you help answer it? Because I'm not good at putting words together to convince a woman," Pedro said, still in the posit
Leo immediately diverted his attention from the laptop screen in front of him to the vibrating phone in his suit pocket. He furrowed his brow when he didn't recognize the number calling him, prompting him to answer it. After a moment of silence, he finally spoke up, "Hello," Leo said, causing someone on the other end to respond, and the next moment Leo fell silent as he recognized how familiar the voice sounded to his ears."It's you," Leo said."Yes, it's me," Selena said on the other end, causing Leo, for some reason, to tense his jaw."I know you must be angry with me right now for suddenly running away from my mistakes. But please, listen to all my explanations from the beginning," Selena said, causing Leo to fall silent for a moment. Leo then sighed deeply because he couldn't make a decision while being angry. Leo didn't want to make the wrong decision."What do you want to explain?" Leo asked."I can't explain it over the phone, so can we meet?" Selena said, making Leo seem to t
Leo gazed towards a moderately quiet restaurant, intentionally choosing a place where their meeting wouldn't attract much attention. Then, he looked towards table number 13, which he had already reserved. Sitting there was someone wearing a hat, facing away from him, confirming Leo's belief that it was Selena.Leo then approached, pulling out a chair in front of her, and looked at Selena, who was wearing dark sunglasses. Only when Leo sat down in front of her did Selena remove her glasses. Leo was slightly surprised to see Selena looking thinner than the last time he saw her. Her face was very pale, and even the hollows under her eyes were clearly visible. Despite all the mistakes Selena and Miranda had made towards him, Leo still felt concern for his sister. He still regarded them as family."How have you been?" Leo asked casually, making Selena pull the corner of her lips into a very faint smile."As you can see, this is how I am," Selena said, realizing how pitiful she looked becau
Leo immediately tried to reason with Alana as she walked away after slapping him on the side of his face."Honey, please listen to me first," Leo called out, hurrying to catch up with Alana towards the restaurant parking lot."Don't you ever chase after me," Alana retorted, but Leo didn't heed Alana's words and continued following her steps."I met with Selena because she wanted to explain something to me," Leo explained."I don't want to hear anything from you," she replied, grabbing her car keys to get into the car, but Leo turned to face her when Alana attempted to open the car door."Listen to me first," Leo insisted, causing Alana to brush off Leo's hand from her shoulder."You've really crossed the line. How could you meet with that woman without telling me anything?" Alana exclaimed, making Leo feel guilty."I'll tell you everything after I hear Selena's explanation, which I had planned beforehand. I didn't want to worry you. How could I hide all this from you?" Leo explained,
Leo immediately parked his car in the garage and entered the house, glancing at the watch on his wrist that showed it was already 10 PM. Without waiting any longer, Leo headed up the stairs to their bedroom. There, he saw Alana putting Nicholas to sleep, while Nathan was still peacefully asleep in his crib. Leo approached, intending to say something, but Alana immediately raised her hand."I don't want to argue right now, my mind is already tired from trying to get Nicholas to sleep," Alana said, causing Leo to purse his lips in understanding of his wife's exhaustion. Leo decided to quickly clean up instead.Leo slowly took off his suit and shirt before entering the bathroom. Alana let out a long breath when she saw Nicholas sound asleep in his crib after she moved him. Then, she glanced at the bathroom door, where she could still hear the sound of running water as Leo cleaned himself up. Somehow, a feeling of irritation still lingered in her heart. How could Leo hide something so sig
For the past few moments, Pedro had been sitting anxiously in the waiting room right in front of the operating room. Even Pedro had stood up a few times to pace around the operating room, but his heart was still unsettled. Pedro then glanced towards the operating room in front of him."Why is it taking so long," Pedro muttered, seeming impatient to hear the outcome of Camila's surgery. Until finally, not long after, the door opened, prompting Pedro to approach the doctor who had just come out of the room."How is it, doc?" Pedro asked, causing the doctor to remove the mask still attached to his face."Everything went smoothly, the surgery was successful. The patient will be taken directly to the recovery room," the doctor answered, making Pedro sigh in relief that the surgery had finally gone smoothly. After that, Pedro looked towards Camila, who was still unconscious, being pushed by several nurses to the recovery room, while Pedro followed behind. Currently, Camila had been placed,
Pedro promptly parked his car in the garage of his house. He then went to pull the door handle, but his movement halted when Camila showed no intention of getting out of the car yet."Why?" Pedro asked, causing Camila to gaze at him hesitantly."How about we go to my apartment instead," Camila suggested, causing Pedro to exhale deeply. Just a few hours ago, they had a lengthy debate about where Camila would stay temporarily after the surgery. Today, Camila was indeed allowed to leave the hospital, but the doctor advised her to still be cautious as her wound had not fully healed. Pedro suggested that Camila stay at his house temporarily so he could monitor her and take care of her more freely than if she were alone in her apartment."Didn't we discuss a few hours ago that I didn't allow you to return to the apartment alone? It's better for you to stay at my house for now. That way, I can take care of you more attentively," Pedro's words made Camila silent."I can take care of myself. B
This time, Camila walked while holding her uncle's hand, Charlotte's husband. He was a tall man, with blonde hair and striking blue eyes, leading her towards the altar, where Pedro was waiting for her with a beaming smile, making Camila's heart beat faster. Even if Danmonte didn't hold Camila's hand tightly, she would have stepped on her long dress several times because of nervousness. Somehow, his slow steps felt very fast.Until finally, they arrived right in front of the altar, where Pedro immediately reached out his hand, causing Camila to reach out her hand and greet him, prompting Pedro to immediately pull Camila up to the altar, where they would make their sacred vows for a lifetime, witnessed by some important guests attended only by friends and the closest people to Pedro and Camila.Making the sacred vows for life, always faithful in joy or sorrow, always faithful in sickness and in health, they expressed their vows wholeheartedly, living to complement each other until death
Camila stared at the large mirror in front of her, her heart pounding, unable to believe what she was seeing. Her body was now adorned in a beautiful long white dress, clinging gracefully to her figure, accompanied by makeup enhancing her face. This made Camila purse her lips, finally gazing upon herself as the bride she had dreamed of becoming.Her reverie was interrupted when someone entered, causing Camila to smile broadly. "Aunt," Camila said, as Charlotte walked in wearing a white dress clinging to her body as Pedro had described. Although her aunt was in her fifties, she truly looked like a woman in her thirties. Charlotte then approached Camila, looking at her niece with teary eyes."I never imagined my niece, whom I've taken care of since she was little, would grow up to be so beautiful, even becoming a stunning bride," Charlotte said, making Camila blush, only able to lower her head. Charlotte then reached out her hand and lifted Camila's face."You're truly beautiful. Just l
Pedro, Camila, Leo, and Alana are currently discussing the plans for Pedro and Camila's wedding, which will be held one week from now after Leo called Alana enthusiastically, who immediately agreed and promised to prepare the wedding for them. Alana asked Leo to bring Pedro and Camila to their home, and this is where they are currently discussing the dream wedding that Pedro and Camila have been longing for."I think it's better to do it indoors," Pedro said, but Camila immediately shook her head."No, I think it will be more sacred and special if we do it outdoors," Camila said, causing Pedro to turn and look at her."Darling, if we do it outdoors, the weather isn't always favorable, sometimes it rains, sometimes it's hot. Do you want our wedding blessing to suddenly be interrupted by rain? What about the guests and others? We can't just rush to avoid the rain, can we?" Pedro said, making Camila pinch his cheek playfully."But isn't there a tent we can use for outdoor events?" Camila
Leo barged straight into Pedro's room, suddenly, without even knocking, and saw Pedro looking like he hadn't slept for a week."What's up with you? Suddenly applying for leave for next week? Where are you going for a whole week?" Leo asked, seeing the leave letter submitted by his secretary."And what about you? You look really disheveled," Leo asked Pedro again, who was now sitting in front of him."Can I ask for your help?" Pedro suddenly asked, causing Leo to look at him with raised eyebrows."Looks like my guess was right, you've got a problem?" Leo guessed again."It's not really a big problem. I don't know, I could call it a problem or a blessing," Pedro said, making Leo just stare at him with a questioning look, wondering what he meant."A few days ago, after the dinner event at your place, I immediately called Camila's aunt and told her about my intention to propose to her, and also said that Camila's trip to California was canceled. And unexpectedly, she flew here right away
Pedro and Camila sat in silence, their faces tense as they occasionally glanced at the woman in front of them who was looking around."Is this your house?" the middle-aged woman in front of them asked."Yes, this is my house," Pedro answered, still with a tense atmosphere on their faces."What do you do to afford such a big house?" she asked again, making Camila immediately look at Pedro, then turning back to the woman sitting in front of her, a fashionable middle-aged woman who still looked like she was in her thirties, she was Camila's aunt named Charlotte."Aunt, Pedro is a secretary at Samudra Group. Do you know about that big company?" Camila asked, trying to explain a little bit about Pedro. After returning from dinner at Leo's house the next day, Camila and Pedro planned to tell Charlotte about their relationship. And what they didn't expect was that Charlotte immediately flew over to meet Camila and Pedro. Of course, she didn't agree with Camila's sudden plan. Charlotte said t
Pedro stopped his car right outside Leo's residence, but as he was about to step out of the car, Camila suddenly pulled the end of his jacket."Why?" Pedro asked, making Camila look at him with hesitation."I'm embarrassed," Camila said, making Pedro just purse his lips. Then, he reached out his hand and gently caressed Camila's cheek."Why be embarrassed? Weren't you very close to Alana before?" Pedro said, making Camila shake her head again."That's not what I'm thinking about. I'm embarrassed to meet Mr. Leo and to know that they already know about your proposal plans," Camila said, feeling anxious, making Pedro once again give her a reassuring smile. Pedro was captivated by the glow on both sides of his future wife's face, looking very beautiful tonight after Pedro had truly explained all his plans to Leo, even though Leo had guessed them beforehand. But Leo pretended not to know and treated the news as a surprise. That's why Leo and Alana decided to invite Pedro and Camila for di
Pedro fell silent, gazing at Camila who now only lowered her head."What does that shake of your head mean? Is it a sign that you're rejecting my proposal?" Pedro asked, causing Camila to raise her face again, looking into Pedro's pleading eyes."It's not like that," Camila said, causing Pedro to raise an eyebrow."Then what's your answer?" Pedro asked."Of course, I would gladly accept your proposal, but there's something bothering me. I'm still not sure about what you feel for me. It's hard to believe that you could declare your proposal so quickly, especially when we still have two weeks to get to know each other," Camila said, unable to meet Pedro's gaze as he now only looked at their intertwined fingers."Love doesn't require much time to settle in someone's heart. Imagine, initially I didn't think I would develop feelings for you, but when I learned about your feelings for me, I started to open my heart. And I also feel surprised, usually I never easily open my heart to other wo
Pedro stared at Camila with furrowed brows."What's wrong? I'm just giving my opinion on the movie we're watching," Pedro said, causing Camila to sigh deeply."I'm not blaming you for having an opinion about this movie, but can we not judge them based solely on scenes like that?" Camila said, feeling like Pedro was intentionally bringing up such scenes."What's wrong with that?" Pedro asked, seemingly wanting to corner Camila further."I don't know, but it's better if we just go back to watching. Besides, the scene has already passed. Look, they're not kissing anymore," Camila said, then fell silent while looking at Pedro, who was staring at her mischievously. Somehow, she had clearly mentioned the scene, making Camila close her eyes in embarrassment."You're the one who mentioned the scene so explicitly. Alright, now that they're done with their acting, I'm curious. What if we do it now?" Pedro suddenly said, making Camila widen her eyes."What?" Camila said, but her words were cut o
Camila, who was engrossed in watching the drama she had been eagerly anticipating, was suddenly startled when Pedro sat right next to her, causing Camila to furrow her brow as she glanced at him."Aren't you supposed to be resting?" Camila asked, making Pedro nod briefly."Well, I was planning to rest, but it turns out I'm not sleepy yet, so I thought I'd just keep you company and watch with you," Pedro said, causing Camila to fall silent and choose to return her gaze to the flat screen in front of her. Of course, at the moment, she was watching a romantic drama about love. Camila wasn't sure if Pedro would like the drama she was currently watching, but several minutes passed and Pedro remained faithfully seated beside her, not budging at all, causing Camila to hesitantly glance at Pedro who was focused on the movie in front of him. Could he actually enjoy films like this with a romantic drama vibe? Camila wondered as she looked at him with raised eyebrows, but from his appearance, Pe