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LAURA woke up late the next day but still arrived at the office on time.She looked at her coworkers gathered in a group. She came closer and was curious about what they were talking about. She even guided his ear next to the speaker to hear.“Yeah, Miss Laura used to be Sir Astin’s fiancée. Can you believe it? She rejected him! He’s so damn hot!” Joyce said, twirling her pen in her fingers.“She’s so lucky he even liked her. Why didn’t the wedding happen?” another colleague asked.Laura cleared her throat, hands on her hips. Everyone straightened up as they turned to see her.“H-hi, Miss Laura!” Joyce greeted nervously.“It’s too early for that, Joyce. AKH is on the way. Please return to your cubicles,” Laura said before turning and walking off.She referred to Andrea Ken Hernandez, or Andy, Astin’s sister. Everyone feared Andy because of her strictness and perfectionism at work. Even Laura experienced it, but she didn’t mind since it was part of Andy’s job to maintain discipline. L
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UNTIL Astin finally pulled her up, her eyes were wide open. She could hear his string of curses. “F*ck, Laura! I’m sorry. I’m sorry,” he muttered, but his words were loud and clear to her. He embraced her tightly once he had completely pulled her out of the water. She simply stared at him as he let her go. He sat down, burying his face in his hands. He must have been worried—his expression had been like that the entire time he was rescuing her. He looked utterly dazed. It seemed Astin had forgotten she knew how to swim and could hold her breath underwater for several minutes. She had no intention of dying; suicide wasn’t even in her vocabulary. But she felt a tinge of happiness, knowing he had saved her. At least he still cared about her. That meant she still affected him—that there was still hope for Astin to return to her. She was about to speak when he wrapped a towel, fetched from the bench, around her wet body. Then he hurriedly carried her into the house. She thought he
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“ASTIN,” she murmured as he guided her into the shotgun seat. The anxiety in her chest was replaced by joy. She couldn’t believe Astin was with her. Had he followed her? “I see. I’ve been calling you, but you didn’t answer,” he said angrily, pulling off Lexxie’s headset. He was about to throw it when she stopped him. “Don’t! That’s Lexxie’s.” His brows furrowed but soon relaxed. Instead of tossing it outside, he threw it onto the back seat. She flinched as he slammed his car door shut and walked to the driver’s side. She followed him with her eyes until he got in. He turned to her, and she gasped as he suddenly leaned close. Her gaze dropped to his hand, now wrapped around her. She instinctively closed her eyes, her heart pounding wildly. She braced for a kiss but felt none. Opening her eyes, she found him locking her seatbelt instead. When she looked again, Astin was already sitting properly in his seat. He shook his head at her, making her feel embarrassed. She turned to
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Astin fell onto her after their heated moment. Laura never expected they’d go at it multiple times. She was tired but undeniably happy. For her, it was one of the happiest nights of her life. Finally, she had given the man her long-guarded purity. She hoped this would be the bridge to their reconciliation. She didn’t care what others would say, as long as she could win Astin back. She bit her lip when he looked up at her. She smiled at him afterwards. He didn’t smile back, but she caught a peculiar gleam in his eyes. At least some of his anger seemed to fade. It was one sign that his heart might be softening towards her. After a moment, he approached her. Both of them turned to the sound of a ringing phone. It wasn’t hers—it was his. “You’ve got a call,” she said, glancing at him. He complied without a word, not even bothering to put on any clothes as he grabbed the phone. He looked at her before answering and sat on the bed, his back to her. She listened as he spoke, head sli
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LAURA smiled when she saw her father waiting for her. Despite the fact that his face looked gaunt, he still looked handsome. He quickly greeted her as she got out of the taxi. Her father guided her to a bench near the rehabilitation center's garden. Her aunt Kendra sent him a nurse personally, despite the staff still taking care of him.“How are you, my dear?” “I’m doing great, Daddy. You’re the one I should be asking about,” Laura replied. “I’m doing very well, Laura, my dear. I missed you, Princess,” he said after a moment, his eyes glistening as if holding back tears.She held his hand. “I missed you so much too, Dad. Just keep doing your best here. You’ll be able to leave soon. I want to spend time with you again,” she said, unable to stop her tears.Her father nodded but soon appeared sad, which made Laura frown.“Is something wrong, Dad?” she asked in confusion.“N-nothing, my dear. I just saw on the news that Astin is back. How are you two? Have you talked? Have you made up?
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“Astin,” she said, looking straight at him. “I thought you were tired. Why don't you lie down? Stop spending all your time on your phone,” he said, gently guiding her to lie down. Like a fool, she followed and lay down. She stared at him. Was he really going to sleep beside her? If he did, could she even sleep soundly? Oh God, she thought. Her heart started pounding at the idea. She kept staring at his face, particularly at his lips. When they moved slightly, she swallowed hard. Her eyes slowly closed as his face drew closer to hers. She was expecting a kiss on the lips, but to her disappointment, his kiss landed on her cheek. Annoyance bubbled up inside her. She opened her eyes wide, convinced her face must be bright red with irritation and embarrassment. He was looking at her, but the corner of his lips had a mischievous smile. She covered her face with her hands. How embarrassing! she taught. “Good night,” he said with a smile. He even pinched her cheek before walking
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“WHAT’S your problem, Astin?” she asked as he let her go and pushed her against his car.“Do you know what the problem is? You’re dating that Del Franco!” he yelled, making her frown.“Date? Me, dating Darryl? You just saw us together, and now we’re dating?” she angrily questioned him.“F*ck! Wow, you just call him Darryl, huh,” he muttered, then looked straight at her.He knew she called Darryl “kuya” because he was Asia’s brother and a year older than her.Moments later, he opened his car door. “Get in,” he ordered.She didn’t move and just stared back at him.“Are you okay, Astin? I have someone with me, and you want me to leave just like that?” she said sarcastically.“I don’t care. Get in,” he repeated in a firm voice.She glared at him. As she turned to walk away, he pinned her back against the car and, without warning, kissed her hard. She punched his chest, trying to stop him, but he didn’t let go.She’d admit she liked his kiss. But what he was doing was wrong. She was disres
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LAURA held the hem of her nightie tightly as she stepped out of the bathroom. She felt uneasy with how the young man was staring at her. She averted her gaze, noticing him swallowing several times.She hung the towel and faced him.“Ahm, I’ll sleep in the other room,” she told him.He didn’t take his eyes off her, so she started walking away, scratching her head. When he didn’t respond, she turned back to him, tugging her clothes to make them appear longer. His gaze was fixed on her lower body.“Astin,” she called out.He snapped out of it. “No. You’ll sleep here. Beside me,” he firmly said.“But, Astin—”He sighed. “Fine, we’ll sleep in the other room,” he said, stood up.“Fine, I’ll just stay here.” She avoided looking at him again because his bare body was fully exposed. Moving rooms wouldn’t change anything—they’d still sleep beside each other.“Maybe I should just go home,” she suddenly said as she sat on the bed, her back turned to him.“Are we starting this again, Laura? If I s
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