"What? Are you serious about that? Hailey is a hardworking person and I know that she can literally do what I can do!""Being smart is so damn difficult to imitate no matter how hard working she is!""Why are you so harsh?""And why are you trying to defend her?" "She is my sister!" I answered right away. Nick no longer answered me and went went to a fancy restaurant and eat together. I can see in his face that he really enjoys being with me. He roamed his eyes as if he is looking for someone. "Who are you looking for? Are you waiting for someone to arrive?"He turned his gaze to me and smiled rakishly. "No! It's nothing, I just can't believe that we are alone together!""Me too! I cannot believe that we have already seen each other's naked body!"I can judge that his imagination went far beyond based on his eyes and smile. "Don't worry, it will happen anytime soon again... or should I say, it will happen again after our intimate dinner so prepare yourself!" he leaned forward and
When she answered my call, I tried my best not to laugh especially when she yelled at me. "Where are you fucking bitch? Aren't you going home already?! What kind of job do you have there? Are you a security guard or what?"Nick also wanted to smile but he knew he also needs to control it. "Mom? Why are you yelling at me? I told you to be nice-just this once! You are humiliating me in front of my boss and we are currently in a meeting right now!""I don't give a damn whether your boss or anyone is there! And why I am hearing noise in the background? Are you gonna lie to me again?""No mom! Lying is not in my vocabulary and all I want is to ask for your permission. What you are hearing in my background is actually the people who attend the meeting for today so please to chill!""And where is your boss? I want to talk to him right now so I can prove if you are telling the truth!""Alright, he is actually with me right now and he is listening the entire time. Would you like him to call
"Wait mom? Are you saying that Peter is going to be your live in partner?" "Stella, I am old enough to decide on my own and I don't need to ask for your permission about my love life. Please, just support me and Peter so we don't have any problems!"Deep inside my heart, I am deeply saddened because me and my mom made a pact that we should never keep secret from each other, yet I also know that I am the one who broke that promise after having a relationship with Nick. "Mom, I thought it's all over! I already told you earlier that I am fine with you having a relationship with someone. But, I am kind of upset because you have not told me about this!""I am so sorry darling. I don't have much time to tell you about this because it was an abrupt decision. Anyway, let us talk about this some other time!"After that, my mother hang up the phone. I was about to return to my seat when Nick tighten his grip."No! Please eat beside me, Stella! I know that you are worried about your mom's deci
"I have seen her dancing in her social media account and we actually dance during a birthday party of a common friend. Although, we were both drunk that time and I could barely remember anything except hugging her!"I was so damn curious about them so I asked him... I think out of jealousy. "Really? Are you sure you did not end up kissing her or far worse than that?""Here we go again! Please, I seriously don't want to bring up the past. All I knew is that, she is so damn good at dancing and I also think that's the only talent she has!""And what else would you like to talk about?" I asked. "I don't have any ex or a guy who was interested to me before so we can only talk about her!""No! We will go to my apartment now and while on the way, we need to talk about something else... like our future!""Is it really necessary to talk about that? I mean, we need to enjoy now and unless we are still together in couple or years or more, then we can talk about our future!""That is now what I
We ride on the bus and then we sat on each other. I leaned on his shoulder and hugged him. "You seem so tired Stella! I wonder if you still have strength left!"I gazed at Nick. "Yes I am tired physically and emotionally. Sorry but I can't help but to think about what is going to happen between me and Hailey!""Don't mind about her! I know that it's easier said than done but try not to be close with her as much as possible!"I gave him a long face. "Are you out of your mind? It will never happen... not in a million years. However, what is bound to happen will happen!""Get used it to Stella, try to see the different angle of the story and try not to get attach to her. The more you do it, the more you inflict pain in yourself. I think it is much worth it if we talk about something else!""Speaking of, we have not discuss about you and your family. I think this is the perfect time to discuss about that!"Nick took a deep sigh. "Well, my family story is very common so I don't think it's
I started to feel that Nick is in a very complicated situation. When your battle is within the family-especially your parents, you can't do anything except to just follow them. That is one of the toxic culture which is very common in this country. I am thankful that my mom never thought of having kids anymore so I considered myself lucky. I listened more as Nick continued sharing his life story."My mom and my dad have never allowed me to have a girlfriend... not unless if my youngest sibling is already finished. And now, the fact that he is already a fourth year college, I know that I will also graduate from unending bills. Seriously, having a sibling is hard so you are lucky because you are the only kid of your mom and if she happened to become pregnant, there is a high possibility that you will shoulder him or her when he or her grows up!""I don't want to jump on any conclusions just yet. My mom knows exactly what she is doing and I really don't think she wants to have a baby any
Hailey is having an intimate dinner with her dad inside their humungous mansion. The candles lit up the place and there were four guards guarding them as they eat. "Dad, I am so thrilled to share to you everything that happened today. Stella and I have been so close ever since she saved your life. As a matter of fact, we are just like sisters and not friends!" she said excitedly."Well! I am so honored that someone like her was accepted to be a part of our corporation. I don't know but I feel so close to her as if she is my own daughter!"Hailey frowned as she suddenly felt offended. The smile on her face turned to bitterness. "Dad, you know that Stella cannot become your own daughter. She is a daughter of other people and I am your own kid!""I just adopted you out of pity. Okay fine, since you are already here and this is actually the first time that we are having an intimate dinner together, I guess I should no longer hide the truth!"Hailey's heart suddenly pound like crazy. For
"And what about that?" Joseph asked. Hailey took a deep sigh before replying to her father. "After so many months of preparation and after our successful deal to Fujimoto, I would like to make Nick as the ambassador of our newly launch product. Also, Stella will be joining as well. I want to get Nick as my partner!"Joseph's forehead knitted in confusion. "And who is this Nick again?"Hailey knows that her father has memory gap so she reminds him again. "Nick is actually the handsome guy who ate dinner with us yesterday. He is also working in Michael's department like Stella!""Okay, I remember him now! I agreed, he is handsome and he is going to become suitable for you!"Hailey's eyes widened in amazement because of what she heard from her own father. "Thank you so much dad. How about Stella? Do you approve her of becoming one of us?""Of course that is what I want to happen. Are you the one who picked them or they volunteered?""I am the one who picked Nick and after hearing abou