All Chapters of More Than What Meets the Eye: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

  Volts of electricity struck every fiber in her, making her body jump. The cause was a pair of calloused hands touching her bare shoulders while nudging her to walk forward at the same time. She jerked her head at the shameless lad failing right after because he pulled her closer to his athletic build. Her nose inhaled the impudent's misty fragrance and blimey --- she found it intoxicating!  The impudent man still had the nerve wrapping a knitted scarf around her head. She tried repulsing from his grip to no avail. For unbelievable reasons, her body temperature rose as though she was a torch being lit. Whether it was due to embarrassment or euphoria is unknown even to herself.  She raised her head a little to peek at him so she knew whose existence she would humiliate.To her utter shock, it was Eli! Her mind went completely bl

  Inside the Aragon mansion, maids scurry around cleaning, cooking and decorating for a luncheon between the heads of Aragon, Nguyen, Salvador and Thorne. Their youngsters by then are set to go on a double date tonight. Caress and the shy Lark Salvador will be joined by another pair, Ivy and Caspian Thorne. Among people in Alta Sociedad, the said families are clad in wealth and power, most especially Salvadors. Lark came from a long line of a political dynasty starting with his governor grandpa. His father is also the mayor of Aurum while his stepmom holds the vice mayoral position. One uncle of his is a senator and the other one is a congressman. Political leverage is their strongest suit, indeed. Seeing how things had progressed, Care locked herself in her room. She was racking her brain to come up with a nice way to dump a Salvador firstborn.

  Freshmen gathered in the enormous auditorium of Aurum University(AU). General orientation is on going. Students drifted far from the announcements, as they appeared transfixed with sneaking glances at Care sitting together with the Nguyen triplets who were naturally eye catchers. No wonder they automatically rise to campus celebrities on their first day. The Prefect of Discipline(POD) head discussed the same old set of school rules upstage. Some slept discreetly, a few managed to use their phones while many chit chatted with their group of friends in hushed voices. Always competitive with everything, Ivy and Care listened to the discussion because both ladies intend to run for the first year representative seat. Before boredom became the death of her, Marigold poked Ivy's shoulder

  The smell of alcohol lingering on her shirt made her want to puke. Plus, her stomach  churned probably on hunger strike. As she rose from bed, her head felt splitting into two. So early in the morning and here she was, a bloody mess! "UGH, talking about a bad start!" she grumbled. "How bad exactly?" a male voice interjected coming from behind her ear. Due to the fright, she leaped out of bed with her butt landing hard on the carpet. She winced in pain and gave dagger looks to the culprit. To her utter dismay, it was no other than the mystical Fae, Gallus, who seemed stuck at a rebel phase of puberty. He changed his blue hair to the color of seaweed which did not compliment his OOTD featuring suspenders and baggy pants.  What

  Raised in a highly competitive household, Aster felt alienated from her sisters. Being meek, kind and gentle made her believe she was unfit to bear Nguyen as her surname. She had neither of Ivy's finesse nor Marigold's cheeky attitude. Both embodied a strong, independent woman she can only hope to be. Unable to change the person she was, she became an easy target for girls harboring vendetta towards her two sisters who aren’t really the type to rely on. Ivy was too busy with herself while Marigold turned a blind eye to all the crap she experienced. Since 5th Grade, she received verbal bullying which eventually worsened with subtle physical abuses in 8th. She never cried for the previous offenses except that particular afternoon that same year. Up to this day, the memory still haunts her. She could still play the memory in her head as though it