BivianneMy mom's away again. I never saw him again after he introduced me to Juanito and his daughter that I was supposed to marry. He didn't even explain what was going on. And he didn't even give me a chance to say no.I always knew that she was going to punish me. But don't like this! I didn't expect him to marry me to someone else. This is just too much!I still haven't told Oxem what happened at home. Even Yeshua didn't know anything. How can I tell them? After what happened, I didn't have the courage to tell them that I was getting married to someone else.I want to object to mom's plan, but how can I do that when she is no longer here at home? It was as if he knew I would object so he left immediately before I could scream. I should have told them when I had the chance. Maybe it would be better if I told Juanito myself.But before I could do that, I saw mom again. This time, he had breakfast. I just ran into him early because he often leaves early. Should I assume that he mean
BivianneIt took a few moments before what he said to me sank in. "Mom, I don't agree to this marriage yet.""Did I give you a choice?" He raised an eyebrow at me before gesturing to the door. "Now, go out there, and wait for me. I'll be out soon.""Mom, I can't marry a guy I just met!" I exclaimed. "I don't even know him. What if he is a bad person? What if he hurts me?”"Do you think I'll choose him if he's a bad guy? Of course, I did a background check on him. He's decent. At least more decent than your monkey.”I stopped myself from yelling at him and saying that Oxem is not a monkey. She won't listen to me. She didn't before, and she wouldn't ever."Now, go out there, and do as I say. Hear me?”I could do nothing but turn my back and follow him. So much for dinner tonight. So much for fitting a wedding dress. When mom announced the marriage to everyone, I knew I had no choice but to agree. Because if not, mom will be embarrassed by her business partners.That's why I could only t
BivianneI wasn't sure what happened for the next couple of weeks. I only go to home-school-company and occasionally I go to the academy. Ma'am Cynthia still comes as before but not like before, we are quiet. We are just studying.I'm learning the ins and outs of mom's company. Sofie, the secretary mom hired for me, teaches me.My relationship with mom is still the same. He still doesn't talk to me if he doesn't have to but I know that has changed. She's telling me about everything that's going on with the company now, but through the papers Sofie is giving me.I know that this is a huge leap in our relationship. Now that he is telling me what is happening in his company, it only means one thing. She trusts me. He has confidence that I will help him to save the company.And it was worse than I expected. Many shareholders pulled out of the company because of a project of mom's that failed. And it's not just an ordinary project. It's one of the biggest and longest projects mom is handli
BivianneI mustered all my courage and dialed Oxem's number. My hands were still shaking while holding the phone. We didn't see each other and talk for a few weeks. I don't even know what to say to him.But I promised we would talk. And in this conversation, I have to tell him that we can't be together and that my decision is complete.My phone rang signaling that he had answered. But neither of us answered. It was as if we were both just waiting to see who would speak first. Or maybe we are both afraid of what we will hear from each other.That's why I thought ahead. "Let's break up." I laughed when I heard my own voice. "It turns out we can't break because we don't have anything yet."He didn't find my joke funny, though, because he didn't laugh. In fact, his voice from the other line seemed too cold. "Is it because of that guy? Is it true what he said? Are you getting married?”I bit my lower lip. "Yeah. We are. Two weeks from now.”We were silent again. I punched my pillow because
BivianneI convince myself that the only reason I'm going is to watch my brother. He had nothing to do with me going to the game. I just want to support Khaianne and I know Leo will go too. It's like they are brothers and not us.Mom is now happily married with a guy named Keam, Juanito's brother, her first love. The story is too long, but Keam is a good guy. At first I did not agree with their relationship. But when I met him and his son, I didn't do anything.And Khaianne is my twenty-year-old brother. He was young when we first met so we immediately got close to each other despite having different dads and moms. His brother is so sweet that's why Yeshua fell.And I can't believe these two had history two years ago. According to Yeshua she was too young for him so they broke up, but I wonder about that.I couldn't take my eyes off him when the game started. I played this game before so somehow I know what's going on. He taught me how to play this before, after all.E-sports has beco
I took a deep breath before knocking. I know that there's a 50-50 chance that I'll see him here but I still can't help but be nervous. This is where he leaves, after all. When they have an important game, he sleeps here with his players.I'm not a stalker. I only know such details because I am one of their team sponsors. I can't help but find out every time they have a game that involves money. Our company also makes money there.When the door opened, I caught my breath. That 50-50 chance just became a hundred."How may I help you, Ma'am Cordova." Ma'am Cordova. Great. Just like how my employees call me."Is Khaianne here? I got a delivery for him.” I even lifted the box to show him.He frowned as he looked at my hand. "You should have just sent it to one of your staff. No need to deliver it yourself.”I immediately thought of a reason. "This is a gift for my brother. So maybe it's only natural that I bring it myself."Damn that excuse. But he shouldn't notice that I just wanted to se
YESHUA TADA WAS panting when she reached the chief executive officer’s desk. She hadn’t even caught up her breath when she started talking in a raspy voice, “Is it true? You’re really going to watch the competition?” Her eyes were glistening in joy and anticipation about what her CEO was about to answer.Instead of showing any signs of emotion, Bivianne Cordova didn’t tear off her gaze from the paperwork she had been working on since that morning. “Can you please hand these over to the R&D as soon as possible?” She placed two sets of papers on the table and continued, “And this should be handed to the finance.”She eyed the papers for a while, contemplating what she would do with it. “Okay.” She was about to leave the room but chose to turn around and go back to the table. “So, are you really going?”Looking from her computer, she sighed, “You already know the answer. What’s the use of asking?”Her smile widened upon the news. “Then, you’re really going, right? Right?”Bivianne could
"Please! Please, Bivianne, just this once. I won't bother you after this game." Yeshua pleaded, her hands clasped together as she followed me walking towards our classroom. I didn't turn to show how reluctant I was to fulfill her request. More like, I couldn't.Before I could enter the room, Yeshua slammed her palms against the door, blocking my way. One of her proud traits was her determination. It could be annoying to others, but she didn't care. If she wanted something, she would do everything to get it.I had no choice but to look at her with my usual poker face. We had only recently become friends, but I already knew how persistent she could be. I couldn't stop her no matter what."What do I gain from joining? I could get hurt or seriously injured just playing that game. Are you willing to take responsibility? Are you ready to trade legs with me if something happens?" I raised my right eyebrow, challenging her.She raised hers in response. "What are you talking about? It's just i