Chapter 30: Veracity       "What are you, Elise? A plumb? Come here," he muttered in a serious tone as he gestured his hand in the vacant space beside him.   We are now here inside his office. He is sitting at the couch while I choose to just stand near the door so that whatever happens I can easily run away.   I am a bit hesitant to come closer to him because based on his serious aura right now, he doesn't seem to be in a good mood. Perhaps, he was really mad about what I had posted on I*******m.   But I don’t understand why he would be. I don't see anything wrong with that. Traise just simply put his arms across my shoulder while I smiled at the camera. So, I really don't get it why would he be furious at that.   I sighed and seriously looked at him.   "No, I'm fine here,"

 Chapter 32: Fervent  I covered my mouth as I couldn’t stop myself not to sob. My tears instantly flow the moment I let them fall. I am so overwhelmed right now that I could help not to be emotional. I never thought he would love me this much that he could shout that to the whole world. He just proclaimed me as the woman he loves to the whole company and for me, that was more than enough rather than having just a label in our relationship. Because of that, I realized that he really deserves to be loved even if he is not the man I dream of. I just hope he can stand it up until the end. The surroundings became even louder when everyone applauded. I just hugged him and buried my face in his chest. I don't want everyone to see how emotional I am in this matter because it is so damn embarrassing. "Hush, Love.

 Chapter 34: Dismay  The next day was Saturday, so I woke up at noon because there was no work. When I got up, I went straight to the kitchen to grab something to eat. Then, I caught up with Aunt Beatriz there who was preparing the table and Maegan was helping her. "Luli, your birthday will be next week, right?" Tita Bea suddenly muttered in the middle of our lunch. I just nodded at her because it is disrespectful to speak up when your mouth is full. "Do you want to go home to Bohol? Let's just celebrate your birthday there," Tito Ronel then suggested. "Yes, Luli. Your uncle's suggestion is good. Your cousins can go with us too because their classes have already ended," Tita Bea agreed. Maegan nodded as her two siblings quietly continued eating. All I know

 Chapter 36: Surprise  The next day because I was exhausted, I woke up late. If my stomach hadn't growled, I would just be lying in the bed all day. It is because of my headache. Probably it was still an effect of jet lag. Today is my special day, and I thought I would wake up with some noise bombarding inside my room but instead, the entire house is eerily quiet. Have they forgotten? No. That is impossible. Because they come here with me for today and then they will just forget about it? Maybe they just went for a walk. Right! That's for sure. I just shrugged it off and took a shower. I hope this day will turn out well. After bathing and tidying up, I left the room. The moment I opened the door, I jumped in surprise when an explosion of colorful c

  Chapter 38: Wilderness   | WARNING: MATURE CONTENT AHEAD |     I thought we will do our love-making in the car just once, but then it happened again and again and again when we moved to the backseat until we were both exhausted. Perhaps, that is how much we miss each other.   After we have recovered our strength and the moment the rain had stopped, we went outside the car to face my parents together.   "Good afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Abejero. I'm Lucio Gavin Cradford, your future son-in-law," Gavin broke the silence between us, introducing himself to my parents. We are now in front of their tombstone.   I just shook my head as I smiled at what he told my parents. I think he was really eager to be tied to me—even though we were just starting