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Sunday, May 10, 2020
A week has passed and it was time for Maan to go back to her province after being locked down in Manila for two months. In a span of a week, Maan and Gil took care of everything they needed to settle before leaving Manila. They left the management of GilYan’s Kitchen to John and Angel and even asked them to stay in Gil’s house while they are away. Maan and Gil fully trust John and Angel even though they have only known them for a short time, they do not treat them as employees but as a family. Maan left her notebook where she wrote her not so secret recipes to Angel, that’s how big they trust the couple. They reminded the couple not to hesitate to give them a call if they need anything.
Maan and Gil left Pasay City at six in the morning to travel to Batangas. They were both excited to travel… for Maan because she was separated from her family for a long time while Gil was excited because it would be his first time to meet M
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