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that you won't be sad to see me le

e rin

my pocket to

s? Are you comi

ny that treated me last night finished. I'm

boss. I'll make s

ayed in last night. Also, buy me a house in Laguna, not too big, just enough for an a

want to live in Laguna, and you want an apartmen

ther job? There's a vacancy

ise! I'll get st

l en

.

I

t must be Ares. What took him so long to buy me some clothes

as she carried paper bags. She said, "Good

ed the door. It had to be Ares... He seemed engrossed in

things and checked out of the motel. I

d, I called o

" I tried to sound composed, but the anx

his, Kia, ju

his eyes as I observed his actions. "It's absurd for a girl like you to stay out all night

e office until early in the morning..." I tried to hide the truth; I could

cuss something import

you have something to say, say it now,"

era because I suspect he's been cheating. So, Dad, please understand that I can't marry him," I

h the civil service, and he wants us to live together. But it's not practi

his coffee and looked at me with a smirk. "And if you get deceived, don't come crying to me for for

, and all I could do was gather my strength. He has his own life

quickly turned to see her. It was Avery Saave

?" I retorted. "You didn't even tell m

epmother's voice, it's like the irritation and anger I'm tryin

ter come home with you last night? Why don't you ask about

er. "Look at her, honey... It's embarrassing how she treats me in front of you... She doesn't kno

strils seemed to smoke as he scolded me, "How dare you speak to your m

to check on me, his own child. "Why should I apologize to her, Dad? I didn't do anything

ow dare you talk back to me!" He shouted, his thoughts

th you. I haven't felt like a part of this family for a ver

, Daddy's shout halted me in my track

After what happened at home, I had nowhere else to go. I had no choice but to agr

uggling to remember his full name. All I could recall was that he went by Ares, and unfortunately

o in their right mind marries a complete stranger

m late," a ma

as h