WINTER: Hawk’s face grew even redder, averting his face as he walked towards me bringing the plate where he put his cooked dish. Sweat covered his forehead and whether I admit it or not, I was greatly touched by his thoughtfulness. I will not eat again and let the hours pass by since I did not have any appetite, but because of him, he was able to force me to try to put something on my stomach.“What have you got?” I asked so that he would focus on me again. I sniffed the air seeing the spicy egg fried rice and spicy honey garlic chicken. My nose tingles at the strong stench of chili that lingers in the air. “I don't know if you will like this, Miss Winter. But I cooked egg fried rice and spicy chicken. I hope you will bear the taste?”He was not answering my first question. He was evading it. Still…My mouth watered as my stomach roared like lightning. The answer to my question could wait, but it does not mean that I won't be forgetting it. “From the smell themselves, it's alread
WINTER:My brows furrowed seeing the expression on my bodyguard’s face. “Hey. What’s wrong? You don’t like Nathalia?”“I like Nathalia? Do you really have to ask that, Miss Winter? You know the answer already to that question,” he declared, not even bothering to hide the disdain on his face. “Nathalia seemed nice.”“She forces herself on someone who doesn't like her. She's completely different from you, Miss Winter.”He grabbed my plates and utensils and washed them on the sink. After he was done, he put them on the sink rack. “She's decent,” I pressed. “She has a nice job. Maybe she has an amazing personality knowing she's been working under Calcifer. That man is difficult to deal with, Hawk. But she was able to handle him perfectly fine. I believe whatever problems life will throw at her, she won't waver.”His shoulders were tense even after the moment he returned to where I was sitting. Still, no words coming from his mouth.“Hey. Did I say something that upset you, Hawk?” I inqu
WINTER: "Pumpkin?" Cali asked on the other side of the line. “Call later. I am doing something right now.” “Pumpkin. There's something I got to tell you.” “I said we will talk later, Calcifer,” I whispered. “Don't be stubborn now.” He was getting annoying. “Pumpkin. Please—” I ended the call and focused on what was happening inside the servant's quarters. Hawk. What were they doing inside? If you're that curious, you can push the door open and see for yourself. I did not like what I was feeling right now. I did not like how my chest tightened hearing the squeeles inside. What. The. Heck. Don't tell me I am... I shook my head as I slapped both of my cheeks. Why would I? This could not be. Just as I was about to turn my heel and go to my Dad's room, the door opened. Hawk and my gaze locked. "Miss Winter," he said in a soft voice. I lifted my gaze while clenching my fist. Why would my heart pound, too? "Why are you treating me like this?" I asked, m
WINTER:"You're going to avenge him for me? Cali. You're not even getting the word right and you're talking about revenge?"He laughed and it was pleasant to my ears. His laughter made me forget my worries about Hawk. "My bad, Pumpkin. I don't have perfect English.""It should be, do I want you to avenge me?"He laughed on the other side of the line. "Okay. I am sorry. I know. I know. I'm only trying to make you laugh, Pumpkin. You ended the call earlier. It made me worried. The reason why I called you. I was about to ask my secretary to bring flowers to your home.”My brows furrowed. “Mother's Day celebration is already gone.”“I just want to give you flowers, Pumpkin.”“Why?”“Ahm…is there a need to give a reason”“Yes, because I don't want to feel indebted to you, Cali.”“Pumpkin, what made you think about that?”I bit the inside of my cheeks. “Nothing.”A long silence passed between us until he asked, “Really? Is there something I need to know?"“You have work.”“I'm resting for
WINTER: I tried to feel my chest. To know what my chest was screaming. Whose name was it whispering? Hawk or Cali? Do I start to have feelings for my bodyguard? Or not? Which between them weighed in my heart heavier? Was it Hawk? Was it Cali? I drew a shaky breath. Everything was still unclear.“Pumpkin…do I take your silence as a yes?” Cali asked. “Do you love your bodyguard? Do I need to panic now? Pumpkin…I…I don't want to lose you and Liam. Please…choose me.”My ex-husband begging? I haven't remembered anything that he begged while we were married. It was always me begging him to stay for the night. It was me telling him that we should spend some time together. It was always me. And now the table had turned. “Why would I choose you, Cali? What made you better than Hawk? What's my assurance that you will not get tired of me like how you get tired of me and Carmela?”He exhaled loudly. “Pumpkin, how long will you punish me by bringing up my past?”I massaged the back of my hea
CALCIFER:“How was it? Did Miss Winter say "I love you two?” Nathalia asked as she sat in front of my table. She was the happiest when she heard I said my love for Winter.I ordered her to go while I talked to Winter over the phone, but she came back instantly. I heaved a sigh.The smile disappeared from her face. “Oh. She turned you down. Our great CEO of the company. My half-sibling was turned down by his ex-wife? I’m so disappointed in you, Mr. Calcifer. You’ve been with two divorces already and you still haven’t learned how to court someone? Eh. Like what the…”“Winter is not ready,” I grumbled, cutting off her words. She gave me a front-teeth smile. “Not ready? Or maybe you haven’t shown your feelings more than enough. Maybe you haven’t shown her how you feel. Courting a woman should be sincere and consistent. Your good deeds should remain for as long as forever.”“Forever does not exist. Our time in this world is limited. People die. There is no forever.”She rolled her eyes a
CALCIFER:“That’s my specialty. Playing Cupid to every couple. Have you heard about Dina and Felix? I was their bridge and succeeded in pairing them up.”I did find out about the newly married couple and they said it was all thanks to Nathalia. Could I trust her?I was a proud man. I believed I was capable of doing anything in life. I could make everything I did successful. This company was evidence of that. From scratch to now. But when it comes to Winter, everything is becoming difficult. It was difficult to woo her. She was always irritable around me. She was always indifferent. Her hatred had run deep and her emotions were valid. I hurt her in the past and no amount of forgiveness will make her forgive me that easily. “It will be your loss if you won't ask for my help,” she continued when I did not say anything. I admit that the bodyguard's presence made everything complicated. He was a threat to our relationship. What was worse was that Winter was considering him.I clenche
WINTER:It was Family Day already. After being postponed because of some unforeseen circumstances, it was already continued. And here we were, already inside Liam's nursery school.“Aren't you coming with us?” I asked Hawk for the nth time when he pulled over in the parking lot. There were a lot of parents pouring inside. We still have an hour left to start. We were too early, but Cali did not want us to be late. “I am fine, Miss Winter,” he said and stepped out of the car. The next thing I knew, the door beside me opened. I stepped outside while Cali and Liam did the same. “Are you sure, Hawk? It will take us a long time before we finish the program. I don't want you to get bored waiting here.”His expression remained emotionless. “Don't worry about me, Miss Winter.”I hated how cold he was still cold around me. He had not totally forgiven me. Not yet.“She's not worrying about you,” Cali muttered. “Stop your delusions. Let's go, Pumpkin.”Hawk glared at Cali and the two were back