"Is this it?" Rod said while holding my hand. Ironically, I was the one holding his hand because I felt he might get lost here in the cemetery. "No, it's this way," I said as I pulled him in the right direction. Rod and I were heading to my mom's grave. And because there were many twists and turns along the way, we were having a hard time navigating, especially since he's a big guy. "Excuse me," I kept saying that at every tomb we passed by. "Why are you saying that, babe?" Rod asked. "To prevent your 'eggs' from swelling," I said, laughing. What's wrong with Rod, he's oblivious to any superstition. Actually, since earlier. When we were entering, he was talking so much that I asked him to be quiet since we're in a cemetery. I guess he was wondering why I wanted him to be quiet, so he bombarded me with a lot of questions. As we passed by a large cross, I caught sight of a woman's face that was very familiar to me. Miss Tanya? I looked again, but because of the large blades of
"Mom, are we gonna stay in the room again?" my 6 year old son-EJ asked me. "EJ, come here. Mama will have a visitor," DJ said to his brother. I smiled at them. My babies that are special to me; the source of my strength. "Please, you know that it's dangerous to go outside, right?" The four of them nodded. "EJ, DJ, come here. Stop asking mma," CJ said annoyed. Among of his siblings, he is the grumpy one. The two went to CJ while BJ just smirked at them. Boys.. I shook my head. "EJ, can you help me in this one?" then here's the princess of our little household, holding her doll that was given by her great aunt. The boys stood up to help our youngest, AJ. I cannot remember how I made them out of my tummy. There are so many of them to the point that I need to undergo in cesarean. I thought I won't survive but thank God, all of us were alive. Giving birth to quintuplets was not a joke. I thought it just happened in the movie but no. It's true. It happened to me. My case is rare. I
"Come and take a look of my house, Marcha. From now on, this is your house too, okay?" Attorney Manilou said with a smile on her face as she toured me around the house."Thank you very much for letting me to stay in your house, attorney,""Don't mention it. Your mom and I are very close friends before. By the way, I'm so sorry for your loss," she said empathetically.My mother just died last week and I have nowhere to go because I don’t have any other relatives."It's fine," I smiled at her."Come on, maybe you're hungry.." She pulled me into the kitchen.There, I saw a man who I thought older than me.I'm 21 and I’m a graduating student.The handsome man in the kitchen who I think Attorney's son looked at me."You're here Rod," attorney said in surprise. Is his name Rod?We looked into each other's eyes. I was slightly surprised and taken aback by the way he looked at me."How's your work?" attorney asked him."Dad is so stiff. He wanted me to take over his company.”"Well, you’re hi
I didn't go out all night after I gave Rod water. He fell asleep on the couch when I came back.My life became peaceful within a week. I study in one of the prestigious schools here in Cagayan de Oro in front of the Lifestyle District.After class, I went straight to the mall that was just a walking distance from my school. I’m going to buy a food. Atty. Manilou gave me a lot of money earlier.My tuition fees is not a problem to her because I have already paid it. I am a scholar of the school. So I'm quite busy and I have to participate in events as payment for my education.I was going to the fourth floor to eat Beef Siopao but from the railings above, I saw Rod looking at me. Next to him was a beautiful woman who was talking next to him.He just nodded while staring at me. I was nervous so I looked away. I'm riding the escalator and right now, I want to go down even though I'm going up.I looked behind and there were many people following me plus Symon, my crush, was there too with
“Where's your resume?” Rod said while I was busy researching here on top of the bed. I almost jumped in shock when I saw him outside my room."You didn't close the door. I presumed you intend to open it.”“T-That's not true. I just forgot," I said and hurriedly stood up to close the door but I stopped and stared at him.Should I close the door? But he was standing in front. What should I do?"Are you going to close me the door?" he raised an eyebrow at me."I don't have a resume yet," I nervously told him."What are you doing? Can I come?” he said. Before I could even answer he was already on my bed, sitting looking at my research paper.He nodded and read what I wrote there.I looked away from him and tried to calm myself down. My heart was pounding.Why am I nervous every time I face him? Is this normal? Or am I crazy about him?"If I were the panelist, just with your title, you're already failed." He said and leaned on my bed.I bit my lower lip.What is he doing in my room? Why ha
When we arrived in Ayala safely.He turned to me and looked at my clothes. I saw his eyebrows arch when he stared at my outfit.He saw it earlier, he had no complaints. "What do you want to eat?" he asked when we entered to a fast food chain."Just steak," I said.He nodded and went to the counter to order. I saw the flirty smile of the crew at him. I frowned and went to the table where I could see them.The crew taking Rod's order looked at me and I couldn't help raising an eyebrow at her.When Rod turned to me, I immediately looked away. My heart's heartbeat is going wild again. I hope that whatever I feel for him, is only an infatuation.Rod came back and sit in front.His stare was making me nervous.When I saw him busy on his phone, I couldn’t help myself but to stare at his perfect and handsome face.When he looked at me, he caught me staring at him. Gosh!! He smirked!"So why did you decide to come?" he asked after he put down his phone on the table."Ah.. because you invited m
"Rod!" The attorney shouted as I entered the house. I came home from school and it was late already."What the hell? I said no. I will not marry her!”Getting married? Rod is getting married?"This is what your father wants son. Just follow him.""I do not want to!"He looked at me and his eyes immediately widened.I averted looking at him and approached attorney to kiss on her cheek."I'm just in the room," I said and didn't wait for any of them to speak. After that bar accident, Rod and I didn't see each other much anymore.Simply because he stayed in Opol where his father was.We just met again after a week. Then now, I saw him arguing his mom.I lay on the bed and thought about what I heard earlier. Rod is getting married?What a big news. I just got up to take a shower.Because it’s not my habit to prepare my clothes before taking a shower, I left the bathroom with just a towel on when the door suddenly opened. I saw Rod looking at me with wide eyes.I bit my lip hard to not to o
"Stop being so mean to me," I wanted to roll my eyes at Rod's whim. I just ignored him and I don't like what's happening between us anymore.Every time we meet, he just keeps kissing me without my permission. And I'm afraid that his mom will find out about us. She let me live in their house for free and she supported me financially.I just came home from school, he was waiting for me.I closed my eyes when I saw his maid watching us.Before Rod could enter my room, I immediately closed the door. He slammed the door from the outside. Maybe he’s kicking it.I sat on the bed and let out a deep breath. Rod was annoying but I was even more annoying.I don’t him to be near at me, but every time our lips meet, my eyes will automatically close, my hand will automatically move to wrap around his neck, and I automatically respond to his kisses.I laid myself down on the soft bed and tried to calm myself down. Even when I'm at school, my mind still wanders to Rod.How annoying!During dinner, I
"Is this it?" Rod said while holding my hand. Ironically, I was the one holding his hand because I felt he might get lost here in the cemetery. "No, it's this way," I said as I pulled him in the right direction. Rod and I were heading to my mom's grave. And because there were many twists and turns along the way, we were having a hard time navigating, especially since he's a big guy. "Excuse me," I kept saying that at every tomb we passed by. "Why are you saying that, babe?" Rod asked. "To prevent your 'eggs' from swelling," I said, laughing. What's wrong with Rod, he's oblivious to any superstition. Actually, since earlier. When we were entering, he was talking so much that I asked him to be quiet since we're in a cemetery. I guess he was wondering why I wanted him to be quiet, so he bombarded me with a lot of questions. As we passed by a large cross, I caught sight of a woman's face that was very familiar to me. Miss Tanya? I looked again, but because of the large blades of
I squint as the drops of water hit my body. After rinsing off, I peeked into the room and saw Rod putting on his watch. He had showered before me, so he's all dressed up now.I stepped out in my bathrobe and caught Rod eyeing me up and down. He quickly averted his gaze when he noticed me looking at him."What are you doing, babe?" he frowned. I chuckled, slapped his arm, and went straight to the vanity area."What are you talking about?""You're seducing me! Can't you see I just got dressed!""Heh! Stop it, Rod! Aren't you tired? It stings!" I said to him. The kids weren't home; they were with the chairman since it's weekend.So, Rod freely does things he can't do when the quintuplets are around.I saw him walking towards me. He held me by the shoulders, and I closed my eyes as I felt his lips on my neck.He's going to the US in the next 2 days. I'm gonna miss him."You're dressed now," I told him. He just groaned and continued kissing me.I closed my eyes and held his head as his lip
When Rod and EJ arrived home, we immediately greeted them outside the house. Eya was still here with us."Hi, baby," Rod said and kissed my cheek. He put his hand on my waist and kissed me again on the neck.I chuckled and pinched his nose. He's so clingy even though his children are watching us. But our children seemed happy about it."Hi, Aunt Eya!" EJ approached Eya to kiss her cheek after he came to me to kiss my cheek and lips."Did you have fun, EJ?" I asked. He nodded and smiled. "Yes and I learned a lot, mom. And I'm excited to learn more," he said.Earlier, he asked if he could accompany his dad because he wanted to see how Rod works. I didn't agree because he had school, but his siblings convinced me, so I relented."Papa! How was it?" CJ asked his dad. I furrowed my brow."Big brother is good!" Rod answered and even gave a thumbs up. The smiles on the kids' faces widened as they looked at EJ."Wow! I'm so proud of you, big brother EJ!" AJ said and even clapped her little ha
"Have you heard about Rod's wife, March?" Eya asked. We were at the coffee shop near the school, and I was with Eya. We were waiting for the four kids.EJ didn't go to school today but went to his dad's office."I don't know where attorney hid her. But one thing's for sure, she's with her child," I said while munching on fries. Eya nodded."What about Tanya? I was shocked by the revelation. So she's the reason why you and Rod got separated? Unbelievable!"Even I, was extremely surprised by what happened."I heard the chairman wants to have her jailed. But you didn’t agree? You feel sorry for her?"I shook my head. I just really don't want us to be stuck in the past anymore. I want to move forward and let Miss Tanya do whatever she wants.But I won't ever approach her again."But you know what, because of what happened with the Malaques, the topic about your Quintuplets with Rod wasn't discussed much. The made-up scandals about Rod's involvement weren't given much attention because eve
"I still can't believe it!" Rod said. We're together now and the quintuplets are already home, Arian brought them earlier."Do you know about this?" he asked. I shook my head. "I just know now. Ralph told me."He fell silent."So that's why. That's why Clark was so hot-headed towards me. And Tanya, her mother?" I felt sorry for Clarissa, but I couldn't help but laugh at Rod. He looks really cute while saying that.He was so mind-blown by the revelations at the party earlier. He could hardly speak. He was stunned when Tanya said Clarissa was her daughter, and he was even more shocked to find out that Clark was Clarissa's lover."If your mom wasn't there earlier, things might have gotten out of hand." I leaned on him.Earlier, when Clark was trying to get Clarissa to go with him, the attorney arrived and intervened. The attorney brought a bunch of bodyguards and personally escorted Clarissa out of the venue. All you could hear was Clarissa crying.Meanwhile, the Malaque family was force
"Clark?" I asked in surprise.I looked ahead, and Clarissa had a light smile on her face as she stood beside Rod, guiding my children."Are you joking?" I asked, waiting for him to say, 'just kidding.'"No," Ralph replied. I looked at him, and he took Punn from me when he saw that Punn wanted to go to him."Why are you telling me this?""Because I want to ask for your help. Protect her. She's going to tell her parents about Punn.""What? Shouldn't she delay that?" If her father finds out about her child, he might hurt her."No. She wants to be with Punn now. She's already decided that even I can't stop her."I bit my lower lip and looked at Rod in front.The quintuplets were already introduced. As usual, many were surprised and angered by the introduction of my children.They couldn't criticize Rod because they could see Clarissa, his wife, supporting him, along with the chairman and attorney Manilou.The venue was filled with applause while my playful children were, smiling and wavin
After a week, the party that the chairman mentioned finally pushed through. I'm with the attorney right now, and we're getting ready with the makeup artists they hired."Mama, look at me. I'm a princess," we all chuckled upon hearing AJ words. Actually, Clarissa is also here with us.Attorney and Clarissa are still not okay with each other, but they're civil.Attorney knows about Rod and Clarissa's conversation about divorce, and other than that, we haven't told anyone else. So at some point, I know attorney understands Clarissa.During the past week, Clarissa visited the house with Punn, and my kids played with her child."I'm nervous, March. What if dad hurts Punn?" she whispered."Punn's with his dad, right? So don't worry," I said, but her expression didn't change."Is everyone from Malaque invited here?" she asked. I nodded because all the elites were invited by Rod and the chairman."Maybe Clark will come," she said. Her brother? Aren't they not on good terms?"March, I'll take
It's been three days since I found out about Clarissa's child in the hospital.Inside the restaurant, we're waiting for Clarissa to arrive."Do you think she'll agree?" Rod asked."She's here," I whispered as I spotted Clarissa approaching us."Hey," she greeted, giving Rod and me a kiss in the cheek. Unlike before when she was so radiant, now she's not. She looks pale."Are you okay?" I asked with concern.She nodded. "I'm fine. I'm sorry for being late," she said.I looked at Rod, and like me, he's also worried about Clarissa."We can reschedule this if you want. You look so pale," Rod suggested."It's fine, Rod. Let's proceed. Is this about the divorce?" Clarissa asked."I'll agree to the divorce. Don't worry," she added.Rod sighed and sat back in his chair."Yes, but I don't want to give you any part of the Chavez estate," Rod said bluntly.Clarissa nodded, not even surprised. It's as if she expected it. She didn't get angry either."I understand. I'm not after your wealth, Rod,"
"After the wedding, Rod and I didn't live in the same roof. Rod left and went back to the Philippines while I stayed in the US for 2 years."I remained quiet as I listened to her."I didn't go back because I was so angry that I got married to him.""I thought you used to like Rod?" I asked. I still remembered how clingy she was to Rod back then."Why would I like him? He has a bad attitude, he's arrogant, and conceited," she said, furrowing her brow.I chuckled.That's Rod. That's how Rod was when I first met him."And he's disgusting. He’s kissing different girls at the bar, so why would I like him? But that's what dad said so who am I to say no?"I met her dad. Her dad is the type of person you wouldn't dare disobey. Even I felt scared when he visited earlier. I wouldn't dream of him becoming my dad."But while I was in America, I got pregnant," Clarissa said, looking at her child who was now peacefully sleeping in bed.I looked at her child, whom she named Punn. That's why this chi