Chapter 007 Lover's Quarrel

### Eumerriah's Point of View

"Kateee!" yelled the annoying man who always seems to disrupt my life. He was calling for Kate, who I was talking to at the moment. When he got close, he pulled Kate behind him. "Don’t hang out with her. You might pick up her bad habits."

"Are you two having a lover's quarrel?" Kate asked, grinning.

I couldn’t take his insults any longer. I had only said something to him once, but he had insulted me twice already. The nerve! I took a deep breath, closed my eyes, and was about to leave when I remembered to say goodbye to Kate. "Nice to know you, Kate. Let’s bond another time when this pest isn't around." I waved at her and continued walking. I didn’t know where I was going, but I thought I should check if Manager Kim had called. I had forgotten that I had somewhere to be.

"See you again, Ate Yumi!" Kate called out.

I didn’t look back and just walked towards the hut or house or whatever you call it.

"This is so boring," I commented as I climbed up. I immediately looked for my phone. I was grateful there was a signal here; otherwise, I might have killed that man.

I was still receiving a lot of notifications. People were still talking about what happened last night. I hadn’t received any calls from the two people close to me, Shaira and Jerome. Because of this, I felt like what Gabrielle said was true. I didn’t believe it because Shaira had always been true to me. I knew she considered me a friend, but maybe Gabrielle was right—I didn’t really know the people around me. I just wanted to see what I believed in.

I jumped when I heard my phone ring, snapping me back to reality. I peeked to see who was calling; I wasn’t mistaken, it was Manager Kim.

"Yumi! Where are you? We’ve been looking for you since last night. We were so worried. Good thing you finally answered," Manager Kim said frantically. I furrowed my brows as I listened to what he was saying. I had no idea what he was doing, but I thought hard, letting him speak while I listened to his background noise and studied his words. "Shaira is here. She’s worried too; she said she can’t contact you either. How are you? Have you seen the video?" Bingo!

I instructed Manager Kim that no one should know we were talking. He shouldn’t tell anyone where I was, although he really didn’t know my location. "Yumi! I didn’t see you at the party last night; where were you? Do you know about the video circulating? Is it true? How are you? Do you have a place to stay? Do you want me to pick you up and help you hide?" I laughed. He really was an actor.

I took a deep breath before answering. If he could pretend not to know, I could show him I was just as good at this game he started. "Shaira, bestie, I’m fine here. I’ll call you if I need your help. For now, I just want to be alone," I said, pretending to be teary-eyed. I also pretended to lose signal here, so I ended the call.

Until I was sure she had something to do with what happened to me, I couldn’t confront her. I had no solid evidence she did it. "You’re such a great actor," I muttered, startled by a sudden voice.

"Why didn’t you knock before coming in?" I asked.

"Do I have to?" he asked, pointing to the curtain instead of a door. I ignored him as I received a text message. Seeing it was from Manager Kim, I quickly opened it.

"Yumi, wear clothes that won’t make you recognizable. Don’t wear sunglasses or a cap that looks expensive. Wear normal clothes before going to this clinic. It’s been almost two months, so the results might not be accurate, but we still need to try."

I pondered his words. "I know something," Gabrielle suddenly interrupted from behind me. He was peeking over my shoulder, so when I turned to look at him, our lips almost touched, just half an inch away.

I saw him glance at my lips while I did the same. One more move and he could kiss me.

"Ate Yumiii!"

I was startled, causing me to bump into him, and we both fell to the floor. He was on top of me while I was underneath. His hand was, uh...

"Aaaaah! Why are you touching my boobs?" I pushed him away. I didn’t know how his hand ended up on my chest. "Huh? Kuya Gabrielle? Did you harass Ate Yumi? You’re disgusting!" Kate screamed, hiding me behind her while I hugged myself.

"It’s not like that. I fell on her and was looking for something to hold onto but—hays! It was an accident, okay! I wouldn’t touch her boobs. She’s not even my type," Gabrielle defended himself.

"You’re so rude!" I snapped.

"I’m going to tell Grandma. You’re a pervert. And then you say she’s not your type! When did you become so disrespectful, Kuya Gabrielle?" Kate shouted at her brother while holding me as we left the room.

"Do you think it suits me?" she asked. I widened my eyes at her, not understanding what she meant. "Do you think I could be a sister? Could I be an aunt? Do I look mature?" She raised her eyebrows, and her eyes seemed to sparkle.

"Huh? Hahaha, yes, you look mature," I replied shyly.

"Because he always says I’m childish. He always scolds me because he says he’s old," she complained.

She’s so cute! Gabrielle is right; she’s like a child. Hahahahahaha