BEATRICE:Was this even real? This was supposed to be an ordinary blind date. I planned on ditching this man after this and reprimand Christina for deciding things like this. But after knowing this man even well, those plans were suddenly thrown out of the window.This man was quite blatant in terms of his feelings. There was no topsy curvy curve. Just pure direct confessions of feelings. I liked how he was straightforward. We were already old and wasting time was no longer part of the plan.“Why?”“I have a long-time crush on you. You were my first love.”“Why?” I pressed.“You’re different from the other women out there. You came from a rich family, yet you don't look down on the poor. You were humble and did not brag about your wealth. Your friends were poor. All of them. I like how you did not choose friends. That you're not picky.”Does he even know about that?“We were rich before, because I have my family. But not right now. I'm already struggling to pay for my bills.”“That's
DRAKE: It was already evening, but Beatrice had not returned. Dammit. My heart had been pounding in my chest like crazy while my hands felt clammy. Is this the right time to go after her? Just to check? This is so unlike Beatrice. How could I stay still and not worry? This kind of situation made me want to put a GPS tracker on her phone just to know whether she was right now. Do you think tracking her would make her happy, Drake? Of course, it won't. It would make her even mad at me. For the nth time, I would occasionally glance at the clock to check the time, hoping that Beatrice would return. She sure was taking her time. Did she enjoy her blind date? It was your fault for being slow. If you were only fast. If you only dated her, this would never happen at all. Stop waiting for some kind of miracle that she would suddenly like you without doing anything. How could I date her when another part of me was guilty of what I did in the past? Did I even have the right to be with
DRAKE: “I'm not a fool and I was not born just now, Drake. You're waiting for her. Too bad. It's too late for you. She was having the best day of her life right now and her returning home this late is proof of that. Beatrice...she never went home this late especially if Grayson is waiting for her," she informed. “But now, she’s late, which surprised me.”Yeah.That woman had a point. She did not usually go home this late. She was always looking after her son. But now...she was suddenly changing. All because of her date? Who was it again? Was he better than me?Of course, he was. If it were you, your ex-wife wouldn't approve of that blind date. I forgot to ask Christina about it.You forget or you refuse to answer? Because she will rob it into your face that your ex-wife no longer cared about you and that she had already moved on from the past?"Who would know? Maybe the two went on a movie date? Beatrice loved watching movies in the theaters. Something she stopped doing when she gav
DRAKE: Marriage proposal? That fast? But they only know each other right now, right? What if the two were past lovers and were starting to rekindle their love? Could you do something about it? My mind felt like it was spinning. The thought of Beatrice being married to someone else felt like I was being stabbed a million times in my chest. It was painful. It was so painful that it was becoming difficult to breathe. Did Beatrice feel this kind of pain as she begged me not to divorce her? If it was this painful, I must be paying for the pain I made her suffer. If this was the only way that would make her return to me, I would be willing to suffer the consequences as long as she will forgive me again. “I don’t believe it,” I commented, trying to forget what I felt right now. A marriage proposal was already a serious thing. “She would marry a man that fast? That was so unlike Beatrice. You were only saying that to anger me. Beatrice had never dated anyone for the past few years and
DRAKE: CHRISTINA looked at me in disbelief before she laughed. "Why? You're threatened now or is it because your ego could not accept that someone out there like your ex-wife and is willing to take full responsibility to your ex-wife and your son because that was what Josh promised to me. That man had been in love with your ex-wife since they were still in high school and that feelings turned into love until now. Beatrice was his first love, you got that. And nothing could beat first love. So, if I were you, stop being stubborn and get out of her life as soon as possible so that Josh would be able to come here freely." "I am already here, and I am planning to stay for the rest of my life. Beatrice will have to deal with my presence, and I won't allow it that they got to marry that Josh," I declared. Her eyes narrowed and folded her arms in front of her chest. "What do you think are you doing? Making a mess in my sister-in-law's life?" "This is not making a mess, Christina. I am on
BEATRICE:I was expecting that Christina and Drake would be asking about my date. How it turned out. But definitely not about me having sex over some random guy. I wished Christina could stop her mouth for a moment. She was totally embarrassing me. Could I ask the ground to swallow me now? I no longer know what I should do with her mouth. She was too blunt. Christina should be siding with me now. Not with my ex-husband. How could she put me in an awkward position? And how could she blatantly ask about sex while we were still in the doorway? Well, why would I be surprised when that was part of her personality? I should already accept all her strangeness since Everette had long accepted it.But still…I could not get used to it. But my ex-husband was another story. Why would he be asking about such things? What was his right?“Well?” Christina asked, her eyes full of mischief. "Do I have to answer that? It is too personal. I don’t usually share my private sexual activities," I fou
BEATRICE:Why was Christina interested in my sex life? It was not like I was craving for it, right? "Where is Grayson?" I asked, changing the topic in an attempt to let her forget what she was planning to ask me which I knew would be a lot. Knowing him, she wanted the juiciest details. "Fast asleep. He told us to wake him up when you come home, but let's do it later. I need to monopolize you first. Now, tell me what happened. Everything. From beginning to end.""How about your husband? Did he not look for you? Everette must be worried for you? Why don’t you go home now and let’s continue about this over the phone? If it’s fine with you? It’s already late, Christina. My brother would be worried about you."“You don’t have to worry about me. I have a bodyguard and a driver on standby. If you are worried about something or someone, it should be you and your son. Stop wasting your time on me. Let your brother do that.”She rolled her eyes. "We've been chatting a few times now. I told h
BEATRICE:Josh. As my future husband? I tried to feel something on my chest, but was confused about what I was about to feel. What was there to ask when he was an ideal man? The very reason why my friends liked him for who he was. There was nothing negative that I could think about him. Just pure admiration. If Josh was the one whom I married, my marriage would not fail. He loved me already and if he kept on showering me with his love, there was no way that I would not fall for him. Women feel harder if they are treated nicely. Are you sure the same goes with you? the other part of my mind asked. Would you really fall for him? Why not? I could try if my heart is ready for it. “What about Josh?” I acted, playing innocent. “There is nothing extraordinary about him.”Josh was surprisingly funny. He looked like nothing of a billionaire I envisioned. I thought he was serious. Moody. Who thinks highly of himself, but no. He was quite the opposite. You were talking about your ex-hus