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
Camila descended the stairs, tightening the scarf wrapped around her shoulders. As she walked, Camila continued to survey the large house that was now her residence. Camila's current destination was Pedro's side garden, visible from her room on the second floor, piquing her curiosity about the garden. Previously, Pedro had never taken Camila around his house, leading Camila to mistakenly enter several other rooms before finding her way to the side garden on her last attempt.Camila gazed at the vast garden, overgrown with grass, and there were several flower pots that had begun to wither and might soon die, causing Camila to sigh deeply. It was a shame that the beautiful plants were left unattended. Pedro must not have much time to take care of them, to the point where the plants seemed neglected, Camila thought. Camila's thoughts halted when suddenly a familiar voice sounded from behind, prompting Camila to turn around."What are you doing here?" Pedro asked, also scanning his expans
Pedro fell silent, not responding to Camila's words at all. "What if I ask you to cancel all your plans?" Pedro suddenly said, catching Camila slightly off guard with his request, as from the beginning Pedro had said he wouldn't impose his will or change the plans already made by Camila."I can't just cancel my trip, especially since my aunt has arranged everything for me. She seems excited because I finally decided to move to California to be close to her," Camila said, once again causing Pedro to just lower his gaze, so Camila couldn't see the expression currently on Pedro's face, whether he felt sad, disappointed, or angry."I'm sorry," and those were the only words Camila could say to Pedro, making Pedro look back at Camila with a thin smile."You don't need to apologize. Didn't I know from the beginning that you were going to leave? My request earlier was just my foolish request, so don't ever take it seriously," Pedro said, making Camila just stay silent. Somehow, on the other h