…After Dave's proposal, things got a little difficult between us. From time to time, he would pester me to give him an answer. If not, he would be mad at me for turning him down.He had given me three days to give him an answer, and he had clearly said that he would not take a no.I felt frustrated. I didn't like it when anyone put me in such a tight spot. But he was my brother. I could not just be mad at him.I decided to think of something with time. At the moment, I would keep looking for excuses to keep him away.When the door opened, I sat up with a start. He was here again. Today was the third day since he told me to think about it.Dave walked into the room and sat on the bed. “Did I startle you? You look like you have seen a ghost…” he said with pursed lips.I licked my lips and shook my head. “Um… I had not expected to see you here now,” I said.Dave sighed and held my hand. “Are you sure? This is the day that you are supposed to give me an answer. How can I not be here?“ He

At first, Dave did not want to believe that Mia would turn him down forever. He thought that she was just not ready, but she would give in to him with time.But even after trying, her answer remained the same. The previous day, he had decided to leave just as a way of threatening her. He was expecting that she would be running to him after he kept some distance from her.But when she called him in the morning, and he heard her crying, he felt bad. He had decided to go and find her.For the first time, he decided to take a risk. Even if she could not say yes to him but accepted his flowers, it would mean that he still had some hope.But little did he expect that he would actually find her crying in another man's embrace. That had made him feel so bad. He had wished to beat that man into pulp, but he had changed his mind in the end.He decided to just let her do things that would make her happy. If she was happy being with Dan, then there was nothing that he, Dave, could do about it.But

Sofia's face turned dark all of a sudden. “Do you really want to know? Why don't you ask Zack himself? I am sure he will be so glad to meet you,” she said with a sneer.Yuel shrugged. “I will find it soon, sister. Take good care of yourself,” he said, and began walking away.But Sofia hurriedly stopped him. “Don't do anything stupid, Yuel! Zack cannot find out what we are up to now. We have to get him off guard, okay?“ Yuel chuckled, but he still nodded his head. “I have been working for you all these years without ruining anything. You should trust me…”Sofia smiled. “And that is why I am so happy that you are my brother. I love you, Yuel,”she said, and hugged him. All their lives, they had been by themselves. And Yuel had taken care of her all through.“You are always welcome, my dear,” Yuel said and rubbed her hair. “Just know that I am the only person you can trust. And I will always be here for you. Zack must pay for wasting you like that…”…I had just woken up in the morning w

I stood by the window in the office and looked at the busy streets of the city. Two and a half years had gone by just like that, but nothing had changed.Ah, my bad. Of course, I graduated from campus one year ago with a bachelors degree in business management. And finally, I was being of great help to dad.After Dave left, things had become too much for dad, and I swore to do my best to help him. Luckily, we managed everything.But the saddest thing was that I had never heard from Dave. He never cared to talk to me after he left.I looked at the phone that I was holding. I still had that series of sixty-one messages that I had sent him the first two months after he left.Day six: Dave, that day, I wanted to tell you that we could be together. Can you come back? We can talk about it.Day twenty one: Brother, I don't know what is going on with me. But… I think that I loved you. It is so hard to live without you.Day twenty seven: Brother, why are you so quiet? Please, say something to

Fortune trembled in fear. “Boss, I did something wrong,” he said. But he stopped when he remembered that he had not even mentioned Mia's name. Denis had said her name before he did.Dave creased his brows. “What did you do?“ He asked. He thought that Fortune was acting crazily.“No… I just remembered! It is not my fault. But… boss, that Denis is a bit suspicious. He knows Mia… and he seems to know something about you two…”Dave stood up in shock. “That's impossible! You mentioned her to him, right?“ He asked angrily. He was scared that Mia would be in danger.Fortune swallowed hard. “Boss, I was just helpless. I told him that my boss needed to meet him earlier since he had to go back and take care of his future wife. But… he asked if Mia was getting engaged…”Dave furrowed his brows more. “And? Did he say anything else?“ He asked. He admitted that at times, his assistant was stupid.But the matter concerned Mia. He had to find a way to make things right instead of blaming him. Nothing