CHAPTER 4

Bella almost stopped when her brother-in-law smiled at her. What has changed in the weather and why does he seem kind? The last thing she remembers about him is that his forehead was always frowning. Even when he and her sister got married, he didn't look happy. She just thought that maybe his personality was just like that. It's impossible not to be happy on your wedding day.

At that time he looked fierce, as if the slightest mistake would cause him to explode. She didn't know he looked like that when he smiled big --- so handsome! She swallowed. She thought of her sister's luck.

“How have you been?” He approached her and kissed her on the cheek. She was stunned. She didn't expect that. Kissing is probably a trend with people like him, even though she is still surprised because it doesn't seem to be in his personality to be that friendly.

What is his true personality? The one she met before or the one now who seems kind, friendly, and seems to accept him? She was suddenly confused. She didn't know how to begin.

"I-i’m fine."

“Call me ‘Alex.’ Everybody does.”

She nodded slightly. "I-I'm sorry if I'm here now. Ate said, you already know."

“Yes, of course. You are welcome here. Treat this as your home. Come, I’ll take you to your room.”

She was really surprised by his behavior, but she already thought of the reason --- he was guilty. Her sister had reason to doubt him. Her sister only told her that she heard the news about her husband. Although she didn't say exactly what the news was, she understood that it had something to do with women.

In that case, her brother-in-law really has a woman. Because if there isn't, how can she explain his change of behavior? Ah, she was there to watch over him and call her sister whatever she could observe. She will be her sister's eyes in that house until she returns. The reason is that she has not been able to say when exactly she will be able to return to the Philippines. She just said she wouldn't last long in the United States.

She just reminded herself of the five hundred thousand pesos she would get. And maybe she will also ask the training centers how much the fee is and what the schedule be, if at all. If it's only a few hours a day, she can enroll.

Alexander opened the door at the top of the house. It was big, bigger than the apartment they were staying at in Fairview.

“I hope you like it,” he said.

“Y-yes.” Why does she stutter? He didn't have any special powers, she just seemed to melt the way he looked at her. It was as if her face was too interesting for him to look at her like that. Or maybe she's just hallucinating. She is hungry.

“I’ll let you get settled and then I’ll expect you downstairs. I’ve asked the cook to prepare a nice welcome snack for you. Okay, Bella?”

“O-okay.”

He turned away after offering her a smile that only emphasized how handsome he was. He is a tall, big man, and has a muscular body. He also has fair skin, although she was fairer than him. That's all she has compared with his sister who is a morena. Apart from her fair skin, she has nothing else to be proud of in her physical appearance, but she knows she’s beautiful when she is well-groomed.

Her face was simple, and uninteresting, unlike her Ate Mia's. Her sister has a small face, beautiful wavy brown hair, and thick lips that are not far from those of Angelina Jolie. Her nose is also pointed and her eyes seem to always be talking if you look at them.

Whereas she was just ordinary. Her eyes were narrow, which was odd because both his father's and mother's eyes were round, so she didn't seem to look like either of them. Perhaps it was from her ancestors. Although her nose is not crooked, it cannot be said pointed also. It’s just small. Her lips are also ordinary. But when she put on makeup, other beautiful people had nothing against her. She actually wears makeup but she doesn't use it on ordinary days, like today.

When she got her things arranged, she called her mother. She just told her that her condition was fine, then went down. As Alex said, there is already food prepared for her.

“Dig in,” he said. He is already sitting at the table.

Although she hesitated, she was no longer embarrassed. There is a lot of food there. She didn't look at him while she was eating. Why didn't they become close before? So that she's not ashamed of him in that way today.

“So how have you been?”

“Ha?”

“How have you been? The last time I saw you, was on my wedding day. I’m sorry if I haven’t visited you and Mom. How is mom?"

"S-she's good." Since the conversation was going on that way, she decided to say what had been on her mind for a long time. "Actually, Mom is looking for you. I hope you can visit her at least once."

“I really am so sorry. I will visit her soon, don’t worry. Are you enjoying your meal?”

"Yes, it's delicious. Thank you. Even a banana cue would be fine."

He laughed. She stared at him again. It's hard to avoid, he's too handsome. There is probably nothing wrong with her thinking that her brother-in-law is handsome. That's different from having a crush on him. He's really handsome, like Chris Evans-handsome, it's that simple.

“I want to impress my sister-in-law a bit.”

She bit her lip, as if embarrassed, even though he didn't say anything she should be embarrassed about. She was stunned when his finger came to her lips.

“Oh, I’m sorry. You had something on your lips.”

She immediately covered her mouth. She couldn't look at him. "T-thank you."

She had a bad feeling about everything that was happening.