Chapter 168

"I'll just cook sinigang since that is way easier." I murmured and faked a smile. I avoided looking at him and went straight to the sink to prepare the ingredients. Even though I wasn't looking at him. I could feel all the looks that he was giving me.

"I can't take this anymore. I don't want to become just a mere stranger to my daughter. I want tell her the truth. She deserves to know the truth. I deserve her acknowledgment. I'm not that strong and numb, Isla. Beryl kept on looking for someone else while I am right here waiting for her. I can fake a smile and laugh anymore whenever she tells me a story about Nicholas and how perfect your family is. It fucking breaks me every single time." I turned off the tap and drew towards him.

"She is not yet ready for that, Kairos!"

"She will never be ready for this. We should stop giving her false hope that Nicholas will come around to pick you two up. That won't happen. Things will never be the same. Yes. He will come back, but damn it! I w