Chapter 41 Silence assumes the air as Ren watches Alicia gulps down the glass of water like she has been thirsty for so long. "Thank you," She whispers after she's drink enough, handing the cup to him, and he takes it from her. "Are you okay? Do you need me to get you something to eat? Are you hungry?" Ren bombards her with questions, but she only shakes her head in denial, and he slowly nods his head. As much as he has so many questions ringing in his head, too many questions that he wants to ask her, he knows that this isn't the right time to do that, considering what she must be going through at the moment. This is the time he should be here for her and make sure that she's fine. "Ren..." She pauses and takes a deep breath as a drop of tears slid down the corner of her cheeks. "Hmm? Come on, Alicia... You should stop crying... It's not something serious," He assures her, even though deep inside him he's so scared of what might happen in the future. What if the a

Chapter 43 "Alicia?" The young tall man calls, shocked, and she gulps down nothing as she stares at him with her mouth hanging open in shock. "Felix?" Confused, she calls to be sure that she's seeing him, and not hallucinating. "Yes, it's me," He nods his head, and she slowly clenches her fists as memories of the past come running through her mind. The feelings she thought she had gotten rid of years ago come haunting her, and tears well up in her eyes, but she fights them back. She can't cry in front of him, no matter how hurt she is. That will only tell him how hard things have been since he left. "Wow! What are you doing here?" She asks as she blinks a couple of times, trying to cover up her sadness and shock. "Oh, I was just transferred to the company to work as a secretary for the new CEO. What are you doing here?" He explains and asks in return. "This is one of my dad's biggest companies, and I just became the CEO. Wow! I never knew I'd meet you again aft

Chapter 45 Next day...His head bangs with a headache as he forces his eyes open, welcomed by the blurry ceiling. He groans in pain, rubbing his fingers on his forehead while grimacing in pain. Recalling what happened the previous day, he quickly snaps his eyes open and sits up on the bed, looking around the room. He's alone in the room. He tries to recall how he ended up at home, but the last thing he can remember was being at the bar after he left Mr. Clement's house, and drinking until he wasn't conscious of where he was. His stomach suddenly grumbles, and he holds it tightly as he swings his legs down the bed before dashing into the bathroom to empty the content of his stomach into the water closet. He sighs in relief after he's done, dragging himself back into the room afterward. Once he pushes the door to the room open, he stops and gulps down nothing when he spots Alicia already in the room. What the hell is he going to tell her later? Sorry, wife, I went to

Chapter 47"Hi," Felix says nervously, walking up to her, and she slowly gulps down nothing nervously as she feels her heart beating rapidly against her chest. How he still makes her react like this anytime he's around even after so many years, is a puzzle she's yet to solve, and maybe may never be able to solve. "Hi," She replies to him casually, trying to pretend like everything is fine, but it's written all over her that everything is not fine. An awkward silence assumes the air, Alicia looking everywhere else except his face, as too many thoughts run through her mind. How much she has missed this man, how much she wants to hug him and tell him how much she has missed him. How she still has feelings for this man after everything that happened is really crazy. "He betrayed you, Alicia. You shouldn't be vulnerable in front of him," Her subconscious mind reminds her, and she gulps down nothing. As much as she wants to be brave and face him, she doesn't have the courage to

Chapter 49 Taking a deep breath, he pushes the door open and walks out of the restroom after he calms his head, feeling much better. Arriving at the party a few minutes later, he walks over to one of the chairs and sits on it after he grabbed a glass of wine from one of the waitresses, feeding his eyes with the interesting things that are worth it, while still trying to get that horrible image off his head. The sound of the heels clicking on the floor pulls his attention, and he trails the sound to see Alicia walking elegantly toward him. Anger spurs through him as he turns his face in pure disgust. As much as he wants to yell at her for this betrayal, he can't bring himself to do that, trying to remain calm. "Where did you go, Ren? I was looking for you," She says as she sits on the chair across from him. Her eyes look a bit puffy like someone that just finished crying or having a hard time forcing herself not to cry. "I went to the restroom. You don't look okay,