Wayne frowned when his eyes caught Leigh's quick run to the cafe bathroom. He even saw the laughing expression of the old woman as she came out, which is why he immediately worried for Leigh. Wayne immediately entered and waited for Leigh to come out of the comfort room. He waited for a few minutes until he heard the bathroom door close.He ran when he saw Leigh leaning against the wall of the hallway, where she was obviously weak."Leigh, are you okay? Are you sick? Tell me!" Wayne immediately supported her, but Leigh quickly took back the hand that Wayne was holding; she shrugged it off."Don't touch me. I'm fine." Leigh refused him and quickly straightened up."You're not okay. You look so pale. What happened?" Wayne is worried about Leigh's condition.'What happened to her? She was fine before I left her with that old woman.'"I'll take you to the hospital," Wayne added."Don't. That's not necessary to do. I just want to go home." And Wayne didn't speak anym
Leigh cried for so long after her conversation with her friend, Cattleya, and after crying so hard, she felt thirsty. She would have just let it and ignored it, but she knew that she couldn't sleep. Then she decided to leave her room and get some water downstairs. Leigh wiped her tears and walked out of her room. But Leigh automatically stopped when she passed the closed door of Wayne's room. She heard someone moaning from inside, which made her frown."What is that? Is Wayne still awake?" Leigh asked herself. "It's not just a simple moaning, because if I heard correctly... it seems like was grunting with pain. Is Wayne in pain? What is happening to him inside? Shall I knock on his door?" Leigh still asked one after the other because she suddenly felt worried.Leigh ignored the thirst she felt because she decided to knock on Wayne's room. Leigh stepped closer to the closed door of the young man's room, and that's when she started knocking."Wayne? Wayne, are you still awake?" Her knoc
For half a day, I just helped Mama do the laundry. When lunch came, I cooked our lunch first and continued helping again. Around three o'clock in the afternoon, I was hanging clothes at the back of the house. I lost track of time because I focused my full attention on what I was doing. And while I was busy hanging the clothes we washed, I suddenly heard Mama calling my name from the front of our house."Leigh, come here!""Why, ma? I'm still doing something," I shouted back because I was in the back of the house while Mama was in front."Go here first; hurry up.""Oh, fine! I'm going now."I left what I was doing and then went to the front of our house. I was immediately stunned when I saw Wayne standing in front of Mama. His car parked outside our gate did not escape my sight either. He was carrying my bag in his other hand while I also noticed that Mama was carrying boxes of bread; Wayne must have given it to Mama. I fixed my slightly messy hair and felt a little e
Despite not having slept well the previous night due to her racing thoughts, and in addition to that, consistently checking on Wayne's condition in the adjacent room, Leigh managed to rouse herself early the following morning. The ambiance retained a lingering dimness as Leigh awoke. Passing Wayne's room, she cast another fleeting glance inside to ascertain if he remained in peaceful slumber. Squinting her eyes, she gently twisted the doorknob to Wayne's room. Inside, Wayne was still sleeping peacefully. She carefully closed the door again and proceeded straight to the kitchen. Aware that Yaya Fracia typically came around eight in the morning, Leigh realized she'd have to get Wayne's medication ready once he woke up. Taking charge, she decided to take the initiative to cook and prepare their breakfast. She opted to prepare something quick and easy. She needed to hurry since she also had work to attend to. She rustled up a batch of ready-to-mix pancakes and fried sunny-side-up eggs.
Leigh's eyes widened as she read Wayne's text message. She didn't know why, but her eyebrows furrowed involuntarily upon seeing the three red heart emojis from Wayne's message."Ugh! This is my fault. Why did I accidentally press the heart emoji out of all the emojis on my phone?" Leigh complained to herself. She felt like slamming her phone against her head, but she restrained herself because there were many restaurant staff around her now.She was on break along with a few colleagues.Throughout the morning, Leigh had only received three delivery orders. Not many people were ordering online, so she had some time to rest now. Since she was quite worried about Wayne, she decided to send him a text as her first move. But this is what happened; she accidentally pressed something she shouldn't have.She decided to send Wayne another message. She thought maybe she could take back her earlier message.To: Wayne'I accidentally pressed the heart... I didn't mean to.' Sent.She
Wayne quickly closed the folder he had been reading that evening. He also glanced at his black wristwatch and noticed it was almost seven o'clock. He stood up, about to reach for the black coat hanging on his swivel chair, when Brent suddenly entered his office without even knocking."Oh? Leaving already?" Brent asked him, carrying about five white folders, catching Wayne's quick gaze.Wayne was currently at his law firm during that time. He had initially decided not to go to the office, claiming he was still recovering from the illness he had the night before. But boredom got the best of him at home, especially since Leigh wasn't there, so he ended up showing up around noon after having lunch.Leigh had eaten incredibly quickly, almost finishing her meal in about five bites before promptly leaving after Wayne paid for her orders."Yeah. Just put the folders on my table," Wayne replied without much emotion as he put on his coat. He noticed from the corner of his eye that Bre
Wayne's hand continued to caress her thigh, moving up and down, while he maintained his unwavering gaze into her eyes."Please, tell me you're not going to work anymore. I'm offering you a secretarial position at my firm. Why can't you just accept it, huh?" Leigh bit her lower lip in response to the warmth she felt from Wayne's touch, but she restrained herself. She suppressed the conflicting impulses within her to be able to answer him."W-Wayne—"Leigh couldn't finish her sentence as Wayne suddenly kissed her. She was taken aback in those moments, finding it hard to believe that their conversation had turned into a passionate kiss. But when she noticed that Wayne had closed his eyes while savoring the connection of their lips, she involuntarily closed her eyes too."Hmmm." Leigh unintentionally let out a soft moan. Wayne's hand continued its motion on her thigh, accompanying the fervent kisses they were sharing."Tell me... you're not going to work... hmmm..." Wayne murmured between
I feel like I've lost myself while sitting here at the back of the jeepney. I'm currently on my way to the restaurant. I'm still holding onto the handle, but I'm lost in thought. Until now, I can't believe what happened between Wayne and me last night.If only I could smack my own head right now, I might have done it. But I held myself back because I'm not the only passenger right now.I just hope that the people in front of me don't notice my flushed face. I can feel my cheeks burning, especially since I vividly remember everything that happened after what happened in the car.I felt like I was dozing off already just from Wayne's embrace as he carried me towards my room. It was only when he gently laid me on the soft bed that I slightly jolted awake.I could hear his faint, somewhat hoarse voice whisper to me, "Just sleep tight, I'll clean you."At that moment, I didn't quite understand what he meant. I just saw his back as he walked into my bathroom. My eyelids closed on their own