“This man was your fiancee.” my grandfather’s words struck me right to my head. I looked at him with knitted brows as he stared with unperturbed eyes.
“What are you talking about?” my voice was shaking, but I tried to compose myself. I caught a glimpse of the man who was walking toward my grandfather’s side.
“This is Robert, your fiancee.” the old man said, leaving my question unrefuted. I was about to speak when the man next to my grandfather suddenly handed me the flower he was holding, making my left brow raise.
I stared at the flowers. It was my favorite kind and color.
“It’s been a long time. What a pleasure to meet you again. Just like before, you’re still wearing your lovely silver hair and with a magnificent look.” the guy named Robert said.
“Pardon? Do we know each other?&rdqu
“Sweetheart...” I quickly looked at my mother, who had just entered the room. I was sitting at my writing desk while facing the laptop. Even though I hid my personality as a thief, I managed our mini bookstore, which is what my father left in Tranquil.Other than being a soldier, my late father was also a bookseller. He opened the shop when I was still five and had it managed by someone. When he died, the name of the owner was transferred to me. I was his beneficiary.“Oh, hello, mom.” I greeted as I removed my eyewear.“Are you okay?” she asked with concern on her face when she reached me. I glanced at the monitor and looked at the time before turning if as I faced her.I let out a deep sigh. It’s been four hours after my grandfather disclosed about Robert, and the thought of it was making me frustrated.“I&
“Yes, he was telling the truth, grandpa. He was my lover.” I said. My grandfather’s brows knitted while staring at me.“W-What?” he asked. I let out a deep sigh.“Yes. I am dating this man, grandpa.” I glanced at Zygo, and he was smirking. I don’t know, but he enjoys this current situation. The look on his face is like achieving a distant dream.I brought my face on Robert, and his lips were in awe with a shock on his face. Probably, he did not expect the words came out of my mouth.“Is this your plan?” my mother whispered, which made me turn to her. I gave her a smile and mouthed, ‘yes.’“Is this the reason why you are eager to call off the engagement with Robert?” my grandfather asked, trying to find assurance.“Nope, this is just my second choi
It’s been four days since Zygo came into our home to help me sort things out with my grandfather, and yes, it was a success. The engagement was called off. Robert and my grandfather went back to Rome a day ago.I didn’t expect grandpa to bite with my plan and the thought that Zygo and I were dating.I don’t know why but honestly, I want to be with Robert. I want to restore our friendship, but as I think about what happened when I was in Rome, my chest aches.One more thing, even if he is still the person I knew before, Robert has changed a lot. He was a plump one then, a chubby nerd with the kindest heart. But now, it’s not just his physicality that has changed. It’s his whole being, and I feel like confronting a different person at that time.I let out a deep sigh. Also, after that day, I never heard about Zygo.“What are you think
I texted my mother that I would be home late before entering the car.“Let’s head to Laupe’s General Hospital,” I said to my driver, and he immediately started the engine. I leaned to the headboard and closed my eyes.I spent my morning at the orphanage, and it almost took my whole day. It’s already three in the afternoon, but yet, I feel relaxed. I can still hear the children giggles and their sweet yet pure smiles lingering inside my mind. They are kind and lovely.Being with them made my heart at me ease, maybe because my late father loves the orphanage and the children. Something that no one can change.I immediately opened my eyes when my cellphone rang. I stared at the phone beside me as it flashed Aki’s name on the screen and answered the call quickly.“Good afternoon, Miss. Everything is settled, and Miss Brown&r
“Hey, are you okay?” I woke up from daydreaming because of Clark’s voice. I brought my eyes to him and nodded. He was sitting on my left side.“Yeah, I’m fine. I’m just thinking about something.” Clark’s brows knitted with a look of curiosity, but it disappeared after a second.“If there is any problem, just tell us,” he said as he took a bite of the burger on his hands. I gave him a stingy smile. It’s been two weeks since we last saw each other, and we are currently in the hideout right now.“Anyways, where is your twin?” I asked when Chris was not around. Clark just shrugged his head.“I don’t know. Since yesterday, I haven’t seen Chris, so I came here because I was so bored at home. I also didn’t expect that there’s someone in the hideout.”“So, C
“Is that the reason why you guys are here in this town??” I asked.“Yes. We are here to strengthen our friendship.” Zygo muttered as he stared at me, “I was the one who planned this not until this soldier came inside the scene.” he added and glared at the man beside him. Alchy didn’t answer and gazed at Zygo.“Strengthen? I disagreed about this friendship in the first place, tycoon. I don’t have time to put another name on my friend lists.” Zygo turned his face on me as his brows knitted.“You are too harsh, Gan—Shantal.” he almost slips on, mentioning my name. “Is that what you truly desire? You don’t want to get close to us?” I raised my left brow.“What do you mean?”“Well, you are already involved in important things and events in our lives. Do y
It’s been a month since that friendship was formed between me, Zygo, and Alchy. I don’t want to admit it, but it was nostalgic. Sometimes, they visited me three times a week.Alchy still knows nothing about my true identity. I’ve been keeping a lot of secrets, but I can’t throw them out, not yet.I don’t know the right word, but since that day, something has changed in me. It feels like I’ve become a new person because of their presence.I learned to accept things, but about Alchy, I haven’t considered it yet. It’s still hard, but now, my hatred was lessened. Inside a month, I’ve known some sides of them. And honestly, I want to dig deeper into their personalities.I had never felt something like this before. I have the gang but being with those two men hits different. Talking about my team, I also noticed something strange with
“Then, do you have a secret?” I was stunned by Chris’s question. My heart was beating furiously along with my heavy breathing, but I immediately calmed myself. I should not show him that his words affected me.“What secret, Chris?” I asked. We stared at each other for a couple of seconds, then he suddenly laughed and averted his gaze.“Nothing, Gands. You’retoo serious!” he muttered without looking at me.“How about you? Are you hiding something from us?” my question made him turn at me in a second. Even if I wasn’t sure, Chris was startled in a brick of time, but he hid it immediately.Even though we’re not in the same situation, I’m sure with the slight movements he made, he’s also hiding something just like what I did. He’s been acting strange lately.Chris shrugge