*Patricia’s POV*
I turned away because I did not want him to see me blushing. Here he goes again. He’d flirt with and lead me on but never take responsibility for it. I always fell for his charm, and he always broke my heart.
I wondered why he didn’t stand when we finally arrived at the airport.
“Uhm – Sir?” I stuttered, “Aren’t we supposed to stand and get out of this bus?”
“Later, I don’t want to push my way out of the bus,” he answered casually.
It took a few minutes before everyone was out of the bus, but I could see their questioning look at me. I am sure they would be asking me questions about what they saw. What will I tell them?
*Patricia's POV*Stuart gave in to the request of my colleagues and stood in front of everyone. I do not want to watch him, but no matter what I do, I just can't take my eyes off him. I have been staring at his god-like features for years, but until now, I still feel the same fondness. I did not expect him to look at me when he started singing.I admit I wished he was singing for me because he looked fixated on me. While the girls in the venue went crazy about Stuart's manly voice, I tried to scold myself by giving in to hope again. I do not want to assume that his stare at me meant something. I may be wrong again.His stare towards me was not affected when Rachel came to him and gave him a flower. But I admit, I got pissed off when I saw his lips curled into a smile as he received the f
*Stuart’s POV*‘That’s my girl,’ the thought that entered my mind as I watched her walk towards her friend, Rea. She is indeed the epitome of seduction, and there is no doubt. I admit, I find everything she does as seductive and couldn’t take my eyes off her. I continued to stare as I made my way to her.“I am drawn to her,” I guess that is how I would name what I felt for her right now.“Towel, sir?” that flat-chested girl came to offer me a towel, but my eyes were fixated on Patricia, so I just passed by her. I saw Patricia bit her lower lip before turning her head away from me. I must admit that that gesture is super sexy. I was almost near her when she suddenly pulled her friend, and they both headed to the resort’s restobar
*Patricia’s POV*“Why? Is it because he paid your services every night?” I expected him to think my work was dirty, but it still hurt. Does he really believe that I sold my body to his friend?“Stay away from him,” I heard him say, “if you need me to double his payment, I will do it. Just do not go with him anymore.”“Why?” I can’t help but wish that love is the answer, that he cannot bear to see me going out with his friend because he loves me.“Because you are mine!” he moved closer and kissed me.Did I hear it right? I was his? Why? Is it because he loves me? I could not stop my tears from falling. What
*Patricia’s POV*I was almost late when I arrived at the workplace this morning. I know I have much explaining to do, especially to Delilah, whom I failed to message about my unplanned absence yesterday. I didn’t realize that Stuart intended us to be left behind on the island yesterday. I could not text Delilah since my cellphone battery ran out, and Rea brought my charger. “Patricia, you’re back!” Miss Melba greeted me. “S-sorry for being a little la—“ I was about to make an excuse when somebody interrupted us. “Miss Melba, do we have enough refrigerator cakes for sale today?” here came Stuart. “I think so,” Miss Melba answered. “Good,” he nodded, “then that means I could request Patricia to supervise the preparation of the lunch meeting that I will be having today.” “Sure,” Miss Melba said. “That can’t be,” I refused. Miss Melba and I simultaneously answered, but Stuart acknowledged Miss Melba’s answer. I squinted at Stuart before smiling at Miss Melba. I do not know what he
*Patricia's POV*"Ma'am," I heard one of the dining crew call my attention, "someone's looking for you."I turned to check who he was talking about and immediately saw Kaz. Filled with excitement, I ran towards him and gave him a hug."Is that how much you missed me?" he jokingly uttered."Hey," I lightly tugged the tip of his shirt, "I am sorry I could not come to our schedule last night.""That's okay," he smiled sweetly, "let's just have lunch together.""I-I can't," I nervously bowed my head, "Stuart has instructed me to supervise the preparation of his lunch meeting today.""You are too pretty to supervise his lunch date," he sounded disappointed as he looked at the set-up of the meeting. I can't blame him if he thought I was preparing for a lunch date because the way Stuart instructed everything to be ready looked like it was designed for a romantic date."I will make it up to you tonight," I
*Kaz's POV*I noticed some paparazzi following us while driving Patricia to her place. I didn't want them to take a photo of Patricia. Patricia is too fragile to be caught in a crazy world called "Show business," besides, some may recognize her since she was once an endorser of a certain lingerie model who faced a breach of contract issue when she decided to stop modeling and married Stuart.I desperately tried to outrun them but lost control of my wheels and eventually crashed into a building. Everything happened so fast, and I heard Stuart's voice asking Patricia, "Are you okay?"I was still in shock when I looked at them. Still, when I remembered the paparazzi, I hurriedly helped Stuart so Patricia could escape the curiosity of the people following us."What have you done, Kaz?" Roger angrily asked, "I told you to stay away from Patricia."We are now in Roger's office while waiting for the results of the police inv
*Stuart’s POV*With determination to end my agreement with Kaz, I went out of Patricia’s hospital room to talk to him. I don’t care if this sounds gay or desperate but I am now letting my guard down for Patricia. I can only do it for her, for my love for her. I have never accepted defeat in any bet that I get in to but I won’t hold on to my pride when it comes to Patricia.“Stop what you are doing,” I started, “I no longer want Patricia to stay away from me.”“What if I won’t stop?”My hands formed a fist when I heard him. Why won’t he stop?“I am no longer doing this for you, Stuart,” he continued, “I am doing this for myself because I love Patricia.”“Damn you!” I pushed him to the wall. Is this the reason why he made sure he’d bed Patricia?“Fvck you!” he answered while his punch landed on my face.Kaz is my friend and I do not want to hurt him but I cannot let him take Patricia from me. Since I know how important his image is, I decided to hit him on his stomach. He fell on the fl
*Patricia's POV*Three days passed, and I am still waiting to hear from him. I hated myself because even though I tried not to hope, I still did. I still hoped that Stuart would pursue me, that he would not give up that easily, and that he would do whatever he could to prove that he loved me. Part of me hated myself for not giving in to what he wanted. If I did, we would have been a happy couple now. But part of me is satisfied that I did what I had to do. What had just happened only tells me that he does not love me enough to endure the initial rejections I gave him."Patricia, someone's looking for you in the dining area," Miss Melba said, "the manager had to close the shop because his presence is creating a clamor among the crowd.""There were a lot of people coming to t
*Patricia’s POV*I never expected what happened, but I am thankful that everything became clear. Because of the revelation, this is the right way for Stuart and I to start over again. We both love each other, and there are no more secrets. I could not say that I had already forgiven Sandra because I still hated the idea that she tried to manipulate Stuart so she could have someone to fall back on. But everything happens for a reason. What happened paved the way for Stuart to prove he truly loves me. He never gave up on me, even when I had already given up on him.As for Alexis, Xander came to take Alexis and Sandra. They have decided to continue Alexis’ treatment in the United States with the hopes that they will be able to find a donor there. I wish them well, and I hope that the experts in America will be able to help them.I do not want to think that everything will be perfect. Things will never be perfect in this world. What matters is that we learn to love, forgive, and change fo
*Stuart’s POV*I can’t measure my happiness while watching my wife sleep in my arms. I caressed her face as I admired her delicate features. She moved and tried to cover her face with a pillow, but I stopped her.”Stuart,” she complained, ”I am still sleepy.””What? I didn’t do anything,” I replied.”You are seducing me, mister!” she opened her eyes and squinted at me.”Seducing? I have not even started it yet,” I pulled her closer to me, ”but if you are already seduced, why don’t we do what we did last night.””You’re crazy!” he lightly punched me on my arm, ”I told you, I am still sleepy,” she pouted.”Hmm,” I kissed her forehead, ”I love you.””Love you too,” she said, now closing her eyes, ”but can your hands behave? They are being naughty.””Really?” I smiled, ”guess my hands now have their own minds.””Stuart!”Damn, that was sexy! I liked it whenever she uttered my name. I did not stop myself anymore. I held her chin and tasted her lips. She responded to my kiss and brushed her
*Patricia’s POV*A relieved smile was painted on his face as he said, ”Love, I love you too, but let me just finish my proposal, okay?”Tears flowed from my eyes as I shook my head, ”I love you so much that I can’t let you have a damaged heart.”His smile quickly faded, ”Love, please,” he pleaded.I was about to answer, but someone from behind interrupted, ”I will not allow you to embarrass my son to everyone, Patricia.”I turned to see the angry face of Stuart’s father as he said, ”Stuart, get up!”His voice was filled with authority that even when he was not holding a microphone, everyone could still hear him.”I-I’m sorry, Mr. Cordoval,” I blurted out, ”but I think this is what’s best for all of us.””Who told you that this is the best?” his voice roared across the hall, ”you signed a contract.””Is this about the contract wherein your son bought all my services?” I tried to make my voice firm.”I am not referring to that contract, Patricia,” he answered.I do not know what he was
*Stuart’s POV*I swallowed my pride and stayed persistent because I did not want to give up on pursuing Patricia. For more than four years, she has been my stalker, not giving up no matter how I tried to drive her away; now that the table has been turned, I cannot just give up this easily. Seeing her in my office daily was good, even if she treated me coldly. She wants everything kept on a professional level, so I decided to assign the preparations for the company’s anniversary party to her. That way, she will be too preoccupied to notice me watching her. There is still pain in her eyes, and I hate it because I know that I was the one that caused her all those pain.I wished I could turn back time. I wished I could undo everything I had done to her. I wished I had known better before.”Is the mini stage ready?” I heard her ask her assistant, ” How about the menu? Is everything ready?”She gave out a relieved smile every time her assistant confirmed positively. She obviously loved what
*Patricia’s POV*”Good morning, Miss Pat,” the secretary greeted me, ” Sir Stuart has been waiting for you since he arrived this morning,” she continued as she opened the door for me.”Love,” Stuart stood as soon as he saw me.”Stay right there,” I said, ”first condition, stay away from me. It would be much better if you maintain a certain distance between us.””If that will make you stay, I will do it,” he answered.”That’s another one,” I pointed out, ”I am here to work, so if it is time for work, don’t do anything that will make my work awkward. Treat me as an employee. And lastly, I demand a break. That means I should not be with you all the time. If you agree with my conditions, I can start now.””Everything’s clear,” he said, ”but I already have a secretary, so you’ll do your usual work assignments besides being a secretary.”I don’t know why I felt jealous, knowing he kept his secretary even if I was already there. I should be glad my workload will be lessened, but why am I dis
*Patricia’s POV*”Patricia Sandoval,” the agent called my name. I have tried applying for a job but to no avail. I have not received any invitation for an interview. This is why I tried relying on a job placement agency. This way, I could probably get a chance to land a job that suits my qualifications.”I am sorry,” the agent handed me my application, ”we cannot hire you.””W-what? What do you mean?” I was confused.”I am not authorized to tell you the details,” she lowered her head as if she was guilty of something.”Don’t you have anyone whom I can talk to? I need to know what is wrong with my applications. Why am I rejected? This seems to be the same with the other companies I have applied for.””I will be honest with you,” she whispered, ”your resume is good, but I think there is a problem with your employment history. When we entered your name, it says there that you are blacklisted.”BLACKLISTED. Only one person came to mind when I heard the word. Stuart is the only person capa
*Patricia's POV*I never thought I'd cause Kaz and Vivienne so much trouble because of the kiss I gave Kaz in front of many people. It speculated about their fake relationship, which is why Kaz and Vivienne are now doing whatever they can to solve the problem. Vivienne even went further by kissing Mago in front of all the cameramen to prove that kissing among our circle of friends is normal. On the other hand, Kaz has decided to bring their fake relationship to the next level, which is to pursue their fake wedding.Everyone in the house was busy preparing for their pre-nuptial photoshoot. As expected, all my friends, including Stuart, were there. I tried to keep myself away from him, even though he had tried all means to talk to me. I love him, but it is not enough for me to forgive him and my cousin." Just let me ex-"" Explain?" I stopped him." Explain what? There is nothing to explain, Stuart. Your explanation can never change the fact that both you and my cousin cheated on me on
*Patricia's POV* It didn’t take long for Kaz to arrive. I told him what happened and asked him to take me to a bar. “Patricia, that’s enough,” Kaz tried to stop me from drinking another bottle of beer. “Don’t you dare stop me, Kaz Legaspi! I simply want to get wasted. Do you hear me?” I drunkenly uttered. “What do you want me to do just for you to stop drinking?” he desperately asked. “Sing to me a song, Kaz. I want you to sing me a song you will dedicate to me only for me.” Kaz did as I asked. He went to the mini-stage and dedicated Enrique Iglesias’ “Why Not Me” to me. I watched him sing passionately to me. Kaz often proved his love to me, but I continuously fell for the wrong guy here. Why can’t I just love Kaz? He is also a good catch – rich, handsome, very thoughtful – but the best of all is HE LOVES ME. Everyone in the place thought that he was singing the song for his fake fiancé, Viviene, so I felt like being a bitch. I stood from my place and walked towards the mini
*Patricia’s POV* “Sandra!” I couldn’t contain the happiness I felt upon seeing her. “This is Alexis, my daughter,” she introduced the kid next to her. “Hi, Alexis,” I lowered myself to greet the kid and invited them both to get inside the house. I am sure Stuart would be happy to see his best friend. Her arrival is timely since I do not have a maid of honor for my wedding. “Love?” Stuart called but froze upon seeing Sandra with me. “Love,” I smiled lovingly, “Sandra’s here. Look, she has a cute little kid.” I couldn’t tell if Stuart was happy, but I think it was because Sandra’s visit was so unexpected. Besides, we have not talked about her since he came back. “I- I think we should better go,” Sandra uttered, “we may have disturbed you.” “What are you thinking?” I stopped her, “You’re my cousin, and you are the best friend of my fiancé.” “F-fiance?” she obviously could not believe what I just said, so I got so excited to announce to her our engagement. “You’ve been so away s