《A Night with Gideon》


 Chapter 1

    Chapter 1


    LYZZA awkwardly stepped out of the dressing room after she managed to wear something that


    Danielle gave her: a micro denim skirt and a crop top that only covered her bust. She would pull her


    micro skirt down habitually in prayer that it would be longer if she pulled it even more. She could


    feel the cold beneath her ass as her panties were showing off.


    She just realized that someone had already pped her hand, making here to her senses.


    ¡°Stop pulling it down!¡± Danielle hissed at her while chewing gum. ¡°You¡¯re ruining your sexiness!¡± The


    woman began to stare at her spectively from head to toe. Secondster, a tiny grin suddenly crept


    up from her round face, still looking at Lyzza¡¯s whole physique. ¡°Holy Mama Mia! What did I tell you?


    I¡¯m never wrong about my gut. You are really something!¡±


    The woman continued to move her around like a top while her satisfaction wasn¡¯t enough. ¡°Perfect!


    Your face would make a thousand ships sink at this moment, girl! I bet the guys would drool all over


    this ce to have a taste of you.¡± Danielle even touched her breast by pushing it using her index finger.


    ¡°Is this real?¡±


    Lyzza flinched. Her heart was racing, and she was slightly annoyed at how Danielle pushed her


    delicate breasts. ¡°Of course. What do you take me for?¡±


    The woman must be crazy, she thought. Lyzza wasn¡¯t the type of woman to spend a dime on stic


    surgery to correct her body. Besides, she didn¡¯t even have enough money to support her mother¡¯s


    hospital bills, and now Danielle had time to think about that stupid question. Her boobs were naturally


    big, which was one of her assets as a woman.


    But on the other hand, Lyzza couldn¡¯t me her. When she turned neen years old, she was already


    blessed with big boobspared to other girls her age. She was also a stunner with her natural fair


    complexion. It was because her father was half-British and half-Filipino, while her mother was a pure


    Filipino. Her father died when Caius, her younger brother, was 3 years old. Since then, her mother had


    no choice but to work for their sake.


    Her father was a businessman during his lifetime. They had a small business back in the day. But when


    he died, his business faced a huge loss. They didn¡¯t even have anyone from their rtives that they


    could ask for help since they all avoided them when theirpany was out of business, and so they


    lived a poor life.


    Lyzza¡¯s family chose to stay away from them and lived peacefully without any rtives who would


    judge them. And now that her mother was taken to a hospital and in dire need of a bypass operation,


    Lyzza didn¡¯t have anyone she could ask for help but herself.


    Danielle snorted and started to fix Lyzza¡¯s hair. ¡°You know what to doter, okay? Always remember


    your mom¡¯s condition and the money you need for her surgery. If you¡¯re still having second thoughts,


    you still have enough time to back out now, so we won¡¯t be in troubleter.¡±


    Lyzza gulped a lump in her throat and shook her head. Beads of sweat started to form on her temples.


    ¡°N-no. I won¡¯t back out,¡± she said with determination.


    ¡°Are you sure?¡±


    She bit her lower lip and nodded as she answered.


    When she was satisfied with her answer, Danielle pulled Lyzza toward the back of the make-stage.


    Inside this hotel, an auction of young women was about to take ce. Lyzza agreed to sign up for this


    job as one of the women to be sold off for that night. She didn¡¯t have any choice either. She was


    desperate enough to do this for her mother¡¯s sake. She didn¡¯t care anymore if she¡¯d lose something in


    the process.


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    Danielle then introduced her to the organizer named Mama Lovie, a transgender woman who looked


    more like a wrestler than a beautician and an organizer.


    The organizer started exining to her the auction¡¯s rules. The client¡¯s deal will only be for one night.


    She even wondered why she was asked about her virginity. She didn¡¯t even have the chance to answer


    since Danielle had already butted in. The woman lied that she was already an ¡°experienced¡± woman.


    Lyzza didn¡¯t care to correct her anymore, thinking that it must be one of the requirements¡ªto have


    sexual experience¡ªto be epted for the job. She needed the money. That was the only thing she


    should have put into her head.


    Danielle pushed Lyzza to line up with the women who wore the same clothes as she did. The girls were


    beautiful. They looked like supermodels who had been lost on their way and found themselves entering


    this ce. She was the youngest of all those who were in that line.


    Her heart started to pound when she heard the voice of the event organizer giving a lively introduction


    in front of the people on the make-stage. She was very nervous that the woman behind her had to push


    her when they were called up to the stage.


    She was frozen at her ce when she saw the crowd, specifically the men, who would bid for them for


    one night.


    The other girls in her line were trying to make an impression on the clients, making their smiles prettier,


    while Lyzza was only standing there, unmoving. She couldn¡¯t even try to wave at them like a beauty


    queen. She wanted to imitate what herpanions were prettier, but she had no confidence.


    She recalled what they and the organizer had talked about. They were going to divide her profits


    among all of them. Knowing this, Lyzza knew she had to impress some clients. But how would these


    men bid on her if she wasn¡¯t smiling?


    The auction has started. She was the fifth in the queue. She was almost out of breath, overwhelmed by


    the amount of money the clients were betting on for just one night. There was a bid that reached a


    million. That amount was too much for her mother¡¯s surgery!


    ¡°And for our next woman, the Aphrodite and face of an angel herself, Rona.¡± It was already her turn.


    She walked toward the center part of the stage, totally nervous.


    ¡°Thirty thousand!¡±


    She closed her eyes tightly. Thirty thousand? That¡¯s not even much, she thought.


    ¡°Sixty thousand. She still seems young,¡± bid by the man in his white hair and huge belly.


    ¡°I bid one hundred,¡± a man of Arab descent said.


    The bid went on and on until it reached about a million. An Arab man had the most recent bid, which


    was nine hundred thousand.


    She met the old man¡¯s eyes and almost fell to her knees. She quivered to death. The man gave him a


    grin and looked at her whole body all over again. And she wasn¡¯t that stupid not to know what kind of


    look the man was giving her.


    It was a perverted stare. It was as if it was saying that he would not stop until he could have her tonight


    and didn¡¯t care if she would be hurt in the process. She wanted to cry right from where she stood, and


    she was almost out of breath. What was this trouble she was in now?


    Just when everything was almost settled, a man from the far side of the seats stood up and raised his


    number.


    ¡°Three million for thatdy,¡± said the man in his deep, gravelly voice.


    In tears, Lyzza looked up. A man in histe twenties was raising his number. He stared intently at her


    as if she would disappear in front of him in a heartbeat if he tried to blink.


    ¡°Number fifty-seven offers three million. Going once, going twice? Sold!¡±


    The irritation intensified in the Arab¡¯s eyes as if he didn¡¯t like how this situation had turned out.


    She was unable to move on right from where she stood. She froze when she and that man¡¯s gaze met.


    He had these dangerous brown eyes and his face had stubble. He looked like a beggar in his clothes,


    but his stance screamed power, especially the way he stared at her. It was as if he was screaming,


    ¡°You¡¯re mine!¡±, which was true because he literally bought her. This man owned her tonight. This was


    the man who would get her innocence, her purity.


    She knew this was wrong. But could her morale save her mother¡¯s life in the hospital? If this was the


    only way for her to prolong the life of the woman who brought her into this world, she would do


    everything just to save her. She wouldn¡¯t feel any guilt about this.


    Lyzza was the first to look away when the staff signaled her to leave. But that man¡¯s gaze remained to


    look at her as they descended back to the stage and returned to the dressing room.


    She could feel the envy inside the other women¡¯s eyes as they all returned to the dressing room. Who


    wouldn¡¯t envy her? A night with her cost three million. And on top of that, she was bought by someone


    who isn¡¯t too old and dirty.


    ¡°Shit!¡± Danielle squeaked with a big smile as she saw Lyzza. ¡°Three million! Woah! I can¡¯t wait to get a


    largemission for this!¡± She even held a fist in the air as if she was the one who hit the jackpot.


    She probably watched the bidding the whole time since she wasn¡¯t one of the women who had been


    auctioned off.


    ¡°I never really made a mistake.¡± Danielle grinned. Lyzza didn¡¯t smile or show any reaction.


    Eventually, they were individually called out, an indication that they had already been paid by their


    clients. She was thest person called by the gay manager. She saw the man, apparently sitting in


    front of Mama Lovie.


    Just like how he looked at her earlier, he was still eyeing her intently. She didn¡¯t know why he was


    looking at her like that. Lyzza was constantly trembling. He was in his leather jacket and rugged jeans.


    He made his hair into a man-bun that, in Lyzza¡¯s estimate, would be shoulder-length.


    ¡°She¡¯s here!¡± Mama Lovie squeaked when she saw her.


    The man stood up, and Lyzza immediately felt ashamed due to the man¡¯s colossal height. He was


    literally towering over her. She would be mistaken for a toddler next to him. She was just up to the


    man¡¯s chest, and she would not be surprised if he could lift her with just one hand.


    Those intimidating vein arms and his rugged appearance just increased the power that surrounded


    him. He bent over to her to meet her face-to-face. She saw his pair of brown eyes up close. It was a


    pair of beautiful brown eyes, but danger lingered behind them.


    The man moved his face and made the bridge of his nose touch her cheek. That alone sent bolts into


    her body, but she feigned ignorance and kept it to herself. But she and Danielle gasped simultaneously


    when the man sniffed at her.


    ¡°Strawberry,¡± he murmured that only she could hear. Even if his voice was deep and dangerous, it was


    very manly. ¡°I like strawberries now,¡± he continued. His hot breath fanned against her cheeks.


    It must be the perfume she was wearing that he was referring to. She just bought it at a supermarket


    near her home. It was just a cheap perfume. Why would he want something like that?


    The man stood straight and turned to Mama Lovie with a serious face. She nodded meaningfully at him


    and walked out of the office as he put both hands in his side pockets.


    Danielle and Mama Lovie¡¯s squeaks were all over the office when the man left.


    ¡°Go, girl!¡± The two spoke to her and pushed her out.


    She swallowed a lump in her throat and reluctantly followed him out. She saw the man leaning against


    his ck car, which was worth years of earnings. She had already seen that once in the magazine her


    neighbor was reading.


    He stood straight and slowly moved closer to her. He wrapped his hand around her small waist and


    pulled her body closer to him.


    Her petite body bumped into his broad physique.


    ¡°You¡¯re nervous!¡± he stated the obvious.


    ¡°N-no,¡± she lied, when the truth is that she had been sweating since earlier, and her chest was


    drumming fast because of nervousness¡ªno, because of extreme anxiety. She was nervous about


    finally doing ¡°it¡± with him. She will lose her virginity tonight.


    His hand raised, and he used it to touch her jaw. His hand was calloused like he was doing a


    demanding job with that hand.


    His thumb traced her lower lip, and he stared into her eyes, reading her mind and watching her soul.


    ¡°You don¡¯t know how to lie, Strawberry.¡± His voice was deep and husky.


    Another touch reached her lower lip. He suddenly let her go and opened the car door for her.


    Without a word, she went inside and saw a driver already sitting in the driver¡¯s seat. The manter


    followed her inside the car.


    ¡°What¡¯s your name?¡± he asked her when the driver started igniting the engine.


    ¡°Ly¡ª Rona. My name is Rona.¡± There was no reason for her to say her real name since she would


    only be with this man for one night. He stared at her for a few moments. She was even nervous


    because he might know that she was lying. But shortly after that, he finally nodded.


    ¡°I¡¯m Gideon.¡± He looked straight into her eyes, ¡°and tonight, you are mine.¡±

 Chapter 2

    Chapter 2


    FOUR yearster,


    ¡°Where¡¯s mom?¡± Lyzza asked her younger brother when she descended from upstairs. She was at


    their home.


    ¡°She went to the store. She told me she had to take care of some lists,¡± he answered her and quickly


    stood up from the couch. ¡°Are we going to leave now, Lyzza?¡± he asked her.


    She nodded as she looked at her cheap wristwatch. She saw that it was almost 7 in the morning. ¡°Yes,


    Cai,¡± she answered her 13-year-old brother. She gathered her hair and tied it neatly at the back. After


    that, she turned to the staircase and noticed that Summer wasn¡¯t around.


    ¡°Where¡¯s that little twerp?¡± Caius asked, who was also busy looking in the direction Lyzza was looking


    at.


    ¡°I¡¯ll go fetch her,¡± she said, and climbed back upstairs. She just let her tie her shoces as Summer


    told her that she was already a big girl to do it herself, but up until now, she hadn¡¯t managed to climb


    down.


    Lyzza opened the room where she left her earlier. She found her still sitting on the floor while her shoes


    were already on her feet.


    ¡°Summer, why aren¡¯t you standing up yet? You¡¯re going to bete for school!¡± she reminded her as she


    walked toward her.


    Summer raised her head and looked at her, her three-year-old daughter. She gazed down at her little


    hands that were holding a photo.


    Lyzza was startled, and quickly picked up the photo from her. Her daughter was surprised by her


    sudden reaction and lowered her gaze with watery eyes. Lyzza knelt in front of her when she realized


    what she had done. She held her cheeks and made Summer look her in the eyes.


    ¡°Are you mad at me, M-Mommy?¡± Summer asked in a trembling voice. Lyzza eventually heard her


    sobs as soon as she held her in her arms.


    ¡°No.¡± She shook her head. ¡°Mommy is not angry. I was just startled.¡±


    ¡°I-I¡¯m sorry,¡± she cried. She was speaking a bit more eloquently now. Lyzza was stunned. She never


    heard her daughter ask her those things. In fact, she could count on her hands the moments when they


    had this kind of conversation, especially at home.


    But she thought maybe it was because of the genes Summer had that she was having this kind of


    dilemma. Summer¡¯s father was also like this, too, if she remembered it clearly.


    ¡°I¡¯m not mad. I was just surprised, okay?¡± she said while consoling her daughter. She even caressed


    her back to ease her crying.


    Summer hugged her mommy back and buried her face in Lyzza¡¯s neck.


    ¡°Mommy, is he my daddy? We have the same eyes,¡± she,ter on, spoke while still burying her face.


    Lyzza gulped and bit her lower lip. She was just 3 years old, but her mind was already sharp. She knew


    that this day woulde. Her daughter would soon ask her about her father. But she didn¡¯t expect that


    it would be this soon. What else did she know about Summer¡¯s father, anyway? Nothing more except


    for his name, his jaw-dropping physique and face, and his moves and touches on that sinful night.


    ¡°He is so handsome,¡± Summer added, looking up at Lyzza¡¯s face. ¡°Where is he now?¡±


    Lyzza gently touched Summer¡¯s hair. ¡°I don¡¯t know either, baby.¡±


    There was no point in lying to her daughter. Because Summer was smart, she knew that she would


    understand her even if she was young.


    ¡°Why? Should you be together like how my ssmates¡¯ moms and dads do?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a bitplicated to exin, baby. Besides, he lives far away from us.¡±


    Summer didn¡¯t respond to her, but she looked at her while firmly pursing her lips. Her daughter¡¯s eyes


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    were pretty much like those of the man who bought her at the auction four years ago. It was his deep


    brown eyes that gave her an intense stare, as if trying to dig deeper inside her.


    Summer gently caressed Lyzza¡¯s cheeks and kissed the tip of her nose. It was her cue. It meant her


    daughter was done asking her questions for the day.


    After that, Lyzza invited her to go out. She put the photo in her right side pocket. It was the same photo


    she had been looking at earlier. It was taken from her wallet. She just misced it somewhere, and


    somehow it fell into Summer¡¯s hands. Lyzza put the pink furry backpack on top of the bed. Summer¡¯s


    favorite color was pink. It was obvious since Summer was wearing them all over her clothes and even


    her shoes.


    In spite of her young age, Summer had taken part in pre-school as a sit-in student. She had not


    officially enrolled her daughter in that school, though. Summer often got bored and didn¡¯t have anyone


    to talk to at home, so Lyzza decided to put her at school to enjoy.


    Besides, Summer liked it too. As one of the teachers she befriended told her, Summer was a very


    active kid. She heartily joins recreational activities with her ssmates.


    Summer gave her a loud smooch on her cheek when they got to the ssroom.


    ¡°Be good to them, okay?¡± Caius reminded Summer and kissed the top of her head.


    ¡°Yes, Uncle Cai. But don¡¯t ruin my hair,¡± she said to him with a little frown. She even pouted her lips.


    ¡°Oh, you¡¯re being too dramatic again, kiddo!¡±


    Summer¡¯s pouting even went on. She even hugged her uncle¡¯s leg. ¡°I¡¯m not dramatic, Uncle. You love


    me, right?¡±


    ¡°Oh, of course!¡± Caius quickly answered and carried her in his arms. ¡°I¡¯ll bring you some treats once


    you bring home a lot of stars, okay?¡±


    Summer¡¯s eyes twinkled and she smiled widely. She even whispered something in his ear, then he


    nodded.


    ¡°Oh, baby Summer is already here!¡± greeted by the one who just came in.


    Lyzza smiled at her friend Jessica, Summer¡¯s teacher.


    ¡°Good morning, teacher,¡± Summer greeted her cheerfully. She came down from her uncle¡¯s arms and


    stood there in front of them.


    ¡°Good morning! Let¡¯s go inside?¡± Jessica asked her daughter.


    Lyzza just gave Summer a quick kiss on her temple before she entered the ssroom.


    ¡°Can I adopt your daughter?¡± Jessica asked. ¡°She¡¯s such a cute kid! She has a big heart.¡±


    Lyzza just frowned and eyed Jessica jokingly. ¡°Make your own daughter. That¡¯s already mine.¡±


    Jessicaughed at her words. Even if Summer¡¯s arrival in Lyzza¡¯s life was as shocking as it was, she


    still loved her no matter what. She fell in love with her daughter the very first time she knew she was


    inside her womb.


    ¡°You¡¯re in charge of my baby today, okay? Just call me if there¡¯s any problem.¡±


    ¡°Of course! She is like a daughter to me already. Go now. You and Caius might also bete for ss.


    Lyzza hugged her friend and waved at her daughter. Her brother was already in the 9th grade. On the


    other hand, Lyzza was taking up the tourism course in her 4th year. Taking care of her daughter didn¡¯t


    take up much of her time, so she continued studying.


    She really wanted to finish her college degree, given its importance in the environment she lived in.


    She would be at ease giving Summer all the best in the world if she had a stable and fine job.


    Jessica was her high school ssmate before. They just parted ways when they both pursued their


    studies in college. Jessica took an education course while Lyzza took tourism. They just met again at


    the same time she was pregnant with Summer. Just like her other friend, Q, Jessica never judged


    her for what happened to her. They never even asked her. Lyzza was the one who opened up about


    what had happened.


    Since then, Q and Jessica have been her best friends. They were all Summer¡¯s godmothers, and


    they never ceased to take care of her.


    ¡°You take care, okay?¡± Lyzza reminded her brother when they reached the university. Even if they were


    attending the same school, Lyzza never forgot to remind him of his safety.


    Caius just nodded and hugged her before he went to the high school department at the university.


    She watched her brother walk away from her. Time flies so fast. It seemed like it was just yesterday


    when she remembered Caius being 9 years old. It seemed like he was just crying in front of her


    because their mother was at the hospital and needed an operation, but they couldn¡¯t do anything


    because they didn¡¯t have enough money to pay for it.


    Four years had passed since that fateful night when she gave herself to a stranger who bought her at


    an auction. It was a wonderful night, even if it was only for the money. She didn¡¯t regret selling her body


    just to prolong her mother¡¯s life. She also never regretted the day Summer came into her life. Her baby


    is the greatest unnned gift in her life.


    She was just neen when she got impregnated with her daughter. She was too young back then and


    thought she couldn¡¯t make it through. But her family and friends were there for her. She needed to stop


    her studies in fear of losing her baby when she experienced spotting one time when she came to


    school. When she gave birth to Summer, she chose not to pursue her college degree and instead


    focused on her daughter and helped her mother as she built her convenience store in their town.


    ¡°Lyz, why are youte?¡± Quincy, who was the ss president of their block, asked her.


    ¡°I just took Summer to her ss,¡± she answered while entering their room for their first subject.


    ¡°Oh, right. I miss that little kid,¡± she spoke and looked for something inside her bag that was on her


    shoulder. When she found it, she gave it to Lyzza.


    ¡°I forgot to give this to you yesterday since you went home earlier. It¡¯s for our internship. Our interview


    will be next week on Vesarius Airlines. Only a select few will be chosen for an internship, so we must


    give it our all.¡±


    Lyzza looked at the paper Quincy gave her. The name and the logo of the said airlines were printed on


    it. It was the airlinepany that she always heard about from her ssmates. Everyone in her


    department wanted to enter thatpany because, aside from its prestigious and promising standing


    amongst other airlines around the world, it would be a good credential experience if one had a chance


    to be chosen to have on-the-job training. She also heard that thepany would probably hire a very


    talented intern who did well during the internship.


    Well, she was one of the hopefuls praying to get the job and be an intern at thatpany. She


    promised herself that if she was chosen to do her internship at Vesarius Airlines, she would do


    everything to have a good and clean record in thepany . . . for her family, and especially for her


    baby.

 Chapter 3

    Chapter 3


    LYZZA¡¯S feet felt sore when she reached their house because of the 4-inch high heels she wore. It was


    a requirement at her school for them to get used to it when they get to work on the field training in the


    future.


    She arrived home past six o¡¯clock in the evening. A Vesarius Airlines interview wasing up next


    week, and they just had an orientation. The orientation ended at five o¡¯clock, and since it was rush hour


    for amuter like her, she got stuck in traffic and got homete.


    ¡°Mommy!¡± Summer cheerfully greeted her as soon as she stood beside the rack just behind the door to


    put her shoes back.


    She lowered her head and kissed Summer¡¯s cheek. The little girl wrapped her little arms around her


    neck and kissed her on the cheek.


    ¡°How¡¯s school, honey?¡± she asked gently, carrying her in her arms. She put her school bag on her


    cheap sofa in the living room.


    Summer showed her stars at the back of her hand, up to her lower arm. ¡°I¡¯ve got eight stars, Mommy!


    Take a look. Uncle Cai gave me a treat as he promised,¡± she reported and giggled at the end of her


    statement.


    Lyzza knew precisely what kind of treat her three-year-old daughter would ask from Caius. It was none


    other than a pack of gummy bears that had pink military stickers on them. If not gummy bears, Summer


    would request guns or an army uniform, all in the color pink. Lyzza knew that those things were


    personalized and costly. Caius would buy them from his ssmate, who was good at drawing things.


    And since Caius was notorious for spoiling her daughter, he wouldn¡¯t care if his allowance was


    Lyzza looked at the gummy bears on the center table beside Summer¡¯s pad of paper and pencil.


    ¡°Baby, didn¡¯t I tell you to watch the sweets? Do you want to have tooth decay? Let me see your mouth,¡±


    she ordered and looked at her daughter¡¯s teeth.


    Summer obliged and raised her head heavenward. Lyzza puckered her lips and narrowed her eyes as


    if she was serious about looking at her daughter¡¯s teeth.


    ¡°See what you did, kiddo? You already lost a tooth! Do you want to lose all of them, huh? If you eat too


    many sweets, the worms will go to your mouth and live there,¡± she warned.


    Summer¡¯s eyes widened, and she quickly covered her mouth. ¡°Really?¡±


    Lyzza quickly nodded at her. ¡°And then, they will start eating your teeth one by one. When nothing is


    left, they will then eat your tongue.¡±


    Lyzza burst intoughter as she saw her daughter¡¯s eyes grow even bigger. Summer looked at the


    gummy bears at the center table and then looked heavenward, thinking thoroughly. Her lips twitched


    into a frown when she looked at her again.


    ¡°But . . . but I love gummy bears. They¡¯re soft.¡± She was ying with her hands while reasoning out.


    Lyzza wanted to pinch her daughter¡¯s cheeks as she innocently oozed with cuteness. But she stopped


    herself from doing so. She wouldn¡¯t want to give her daughter the impression that she might be just


    scaring her.


    Sure, there was a part that would genuinely support her im about her daughter losing all of her teeth


    because of her non-stop eating of sweet treats. However, her main concern was that it might cause her


    daughter illnesses. Moreso, she didn¡¯t want to take this habit until she grew older and would develop


    obesity in the future.


    ¡°But I don¡¯t want the worms to eat my teeth either. My ssmates will tease me.¡± Summer held Lyzza¡¯s


    cheeks. ¡°Can I still eat gummy bears, Mommy? But only a few, and after that, I¡¯ll brush my teeth. Is that


    okay?¡±


    Summer batted her eyshes and pouted her lips. She was trying to get to her head again. Lyzza


    didn¡¯t have any choice but to nod.


    Summe¡¯¡¯s smile became wider and gave her a loud smooch on her cheek.


    ¡°Why is that kiddo still ying cute in front of you?¡± Lyzza¡¯s mother asked when she came out from the


    kitchen holding a spat. She must be cooking something.


    Summer got down on the floor and ran toward her grandma. She gently hugged her leg and made a


    cute gesture.


    Lyzza just shook her head andughed when her mother had no choice but to kiss her granddaughter¡¯s


    head.


    ¡°How¡¯s school, Lyzza?¡± her mother asked when Summer returned to her paper. Lyzza took a nce at


    her daughter, who was writing alphabet letters.


    ¡°It was fine, Mom. We¡¯ll be in an interview for an internship next week. We had an orientation earlier for


    that. That¡¯s why I came homete,¡± she answered.


    ¡°Yeah. Caius told me that earlier.¡± Caius was the one who fetched Summer from her school when


    Quincy announced to them about the orientation.


    ¡°Where¡¯s Caius?¡± she asked as soon as she nted a soft kiss on her mother¡¯s forehead. She even


    hugged her.


    ¡°He¡¯s at the store. I asked him to close it for me in the meantime. I felt a little tired earlier, dear.¡±


    Lyzza was on alert upon hearing her mother. ¡°Is there anything that hurts in your body?¡± She moved a


    little away from her with her worried eyes. ¡°I told you to¡ª¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m fine, dear,¡± her mother interrupted her sentence andughed a little.


    Her mother couldn¡¯t me her for having that kind of reaction. It must have been because of the fear


    she had been carrying since that day. Her mother that time shocked everyone when she copsed to


    the ground and had a cardiac arrest at midnight. They didn¡¯t have any money even to afford a bypass


    operation.


    ¡°Mom, you must tell Caius or me if you have been feeling unwell, okay?¡± Lyzza sighed in relief as soon


    as she saw her mother nod at her request.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be the one to cook for tonight. You go ahead and rest,¡± she said and was about to pick the spat


    from her mother¡¯s hand, but the old woman quickly moved it away.


    ¡°No, I¡¯ll do it, dear. I was boiling the meat for our dinner. It¡¯s going to be quick. You should be the one to


    rest and change your clothes upstairs. You look so tired today.¡±


    ¡°I love your cooking, grandma!¡± Summer interrupted with a smile.


    ¡°Oh, you always love what I cook, baby!¡±


    Summer nodded at that and gave her a wide grin while she was holding her pencil.


    Lyzza¡¯s mother just shook her head whileughing. After that, her mother went back to the kitchen.


    Lyzza decided to go upstairs after kissing Summer¡¯s head.


    She mmed her body against the bed where she and Summer would normally sleep. She just


    absentmindedly stared at the ceiling. Four years ago, they didn¡¯t have a second floor. It was just a


    small bungalow house with a small kitchen area, living room, and bathroom.


    Then that night happened . . . when she sold her body to a stranger. It wasn¡¯t just her mother¡¯s life that


    she saved but also the lives of her family members that she changed dramatically.


    The light seeping through the ss wall of the hotel suite awakened Lyzza from her deep slumber. Her


    body felt so sore and jelly when she opened her eyes.


    She felt as though she did heavy exercises all day without any stretching for their Physical Education


    subject at that moment. She also felt sore between her thighs.


    She opened her mouth in disbelief when she realized where she was and what had happenedst


    night. She forced herself to get up and almost cried at the stinging sensation in her private part.


    No trace of the stranger who took her virginityst night could be seen in the spacious suite. However,


    she could still smell his natural scent lingering on the bed. The blood stain on the sheet was enough


    evidence for her to believe what happenedst night was not just a dream.


    She gave her virginity to the man who bought her for three million pesos. The thought of her mother


    and brother upied her mind. They were still in the hospital. She immediately got off the bed and


    quickly went to the bathroom to clean herself.


    She sobbed when the water ran down her sore, private part. The searing pain Lyzza felt down there


    was unbearable, but she still managed to hasten her move to get to the hospital quickly. She was afraid


    that something terrible might have happened to her mother.


    There was a paper bag she saw on the couch, which had a few clothes and underwear inside. She


    quickly wore them and found the cheap shoulder bag she had brought with herst night.


    She checked on her cheap phone and saw that she had a text message from Danielle.


    ¡®Your mom is in the operating room. I paid for the down payment as Mama Lovie instructed.¡¯


    She sighed in relief after reading the text message that Danielle sent her around three o¡¯clock in the


    morning. Secondster, she read her second text message.


    ¡®I have a greatmission because of you. I hope to work with you again!¡¯


    Lyzza shook her head. There would be no next time. It was already enough that she gave herself to a


    stranger for one night in exchange for a considerable amount of money.


    She slid her phone back into her bag and was about to leave the suite when she spotted a red


    envelope on the bedside table.


    She hesitated for a while, but when curiosity hit her head, she decided to get it.


    Her mouth dropped open in disbelief as soon as she realized it was a check amounting to five million


    pesos. The man left her with a huge amount of money! Along with it was a note.


    ¡®Take the check. I know you just did what you had to. I need to leave early for an emergency meeting.


    Don¡¯t leave yet. Wait for my driver to fetch you. We need to talk.¡¯


    That was the message written on a piece of paper. The man¡¯s penmanship was a little ugly, but she


    understood it.


    Shaking her head, Lyzza felt confused. Why would the guy want to talk to her? For what reason


    though?


    It was clear that she only had to render her service for just one night. That¡¯s all there is.


    She put the envelope inside her bag and left the hotel suite without looking back.


    Just like what Danielle told her, her mother sessfully got a bypass operation when she arrived at the


    hospital. Lyzza¡¯s mother was transferred to a private room, but her condition still needed observation.


    ¡°Lyzza!¡± Caius called her up as soon as he saw her. A tight embrace greeted her. ¡°Mom¡¯s operation


    was sessful. She¡¯ll recover soon!¡±


    She smiled at her brother. ¡°That¡¯s great news. See, I told you I¡¯ll find a way, right?¡±


    Her mother stayed in the hospital so the doctors could run observations in her recovery. Just like what


    the doctor had exined, it was all included in her surgery payment.


    A few weeks after her mother got discharged from the hospital, Lyzza discovered she was pregnant.


    Her mother spected about where she got the money for her operation at that point.


    When she told her the truth, they cried together. Her mother med herself, thinking that Lyzza had to


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    do it for her sake. Their conversation was filled with regret and sorrow, to the extent that they almost


    had to send her mother back to the hospital. Luckily, her mother calmed down after Lyzza told her it


    wasn¡¯t her fault.


    If mothers were ready to risk everything just for their children, children would also do the same thing for


    them. Lyzza loved her mother so much and she couldn¡¯t take it if something bad happened to her.


    After that conversation, Lyzza and her mother had finally reconciled. She was reprimanded about her


    pregnancy. Her mother told her that the father of the child had the right to know about her pregnancy.


    That was why Lyzza decided to go back to the hotel where it all happened. She asked about his


    identity but the management refused to give her what she wanted, given that the information she asked


    was ssified information. She only knew his first name.


    Gideon.


    She continued to go back and forth to the hotel for almost two weeks. Lyzza just stopped going back


    when she had her spotting, and realizing that it was just a waste of time, she decided to move on from


    what happened and take care of her baby all by herself.


    Lyzza had to stop working on her college degree for a while. Fortunately, she still had enough money


    left over after paying for her mother¡¯s hospital bills. A portion of the money saved would be used when


    she gave birth, while the remainder had been used to build a convenience store in their town that her


    mother had been dreaming of starting up.


    The business went on and became popr. The sales grew, and it became the biggest convenience


    store in theirmunity. Even the people from the neighboring town would go and visit the store to buy


    some goods. She also saved enough for their house¡¯s renovation. She hired men to do the work, and


    requested to have a second floor. She didn¡¯t want her child to grow up in a small space. She didn¡¯t


    want to give her less . . .


    ¡°Lyzza, join us for dinner,¡± Lyzza heard Caius¡¯ voice right from outside her door. He tilted his head and


    peeped at her from the door frame. He must have gotten back from the convenience store.


    Lyzza turned to her brother with a frown. ¡°I¡¯ll be there in a sec. Why did you give Summer a pack of


    gummy bears? Didn¡¯t I tell you that she might be overfed with sweets?¡± she asked him interrogatively.


    Caius just scratched his nape and gave her an awkward grin. ¡°I can¡¯t seem to say no to her.¡±


    She rolled her eyes at her brother. ¡°Get out of here. I¡¯ll go downstairs in a bit.¡±


    Caius justughed away from her door. She shook her head, remembering her brother¡¯s gullibility


    regarding her daughter. He kept on spoiling her!


    INSIDE the service shuttle sent by Vesarius Airlines, Lyzza couldn¡¯t stop herself fromughing at


    Quincy¡¯s actions. Her friend kept looking at the tinypact mirror she carried with her. She would


    tirelessly look at her face and see if there was something off about her makeup.


    She didn¡¯t know if Quincy was doing this to distract herself or if she was trying to impress someone.


    ¡°Lyzz, don¡¯t you want some makeup? I can apply some to you,¡± Quincy asked when she finally lifted


    the mirror from her face. It was the third time she had been asked that question.


    ¡°I told you, I don¡¯t need it. I can say that I still look presentable, right?¡± She smiled at her and gestured


    at her outfit. She showed off her long white sleeves and a pencil skirt that was paired with 4-inch


    shoes. She just wore nothing but mere lipstick and blush.


    ¡°Yeah, I agree with you. You¡¯re so stunning, and don¡¯t look like someone who has a cute daughter. But


    the thing is,¡± Quincy giggled and covered her mouth with her hand. ¡°Vesarius Airlines owner is a hunk!


    The rumor goes around like that, so . . .¡±


    ¡°Maybe that owner has a wife already,¡± Lyzza replied, which made her friend frown and p her


    shoulder gently.


    ¡°You¡¯re ruining my moment, Lyzz. Can¡¯t you see that I¡¯m over the moon here?¡±


    ¡°Well, what if my spection was true? Or what if that rumor about him being a hunk isn¡¯t true? You


    know, CEOs mostly have so much experience in that field. That means this owner might be an old dirty


    goose with white hair.¡±


    Quincy just gasped and stared at her in disbelief. ¡°You¡¯re so judgmental, Lyz!¡±


    Lyzza just giggled at her reaction. Her friend looked like she would go and sprawl right from her seat.


    Quincy just stopped when the service shuttle finally entered Vesarius Airlines¡¯pound. They all wore


    their awe-struck faces upon seeing the interior of the ce. The establishment was very prestigious


    and elegant to look at. The walls were made of ss, and they glistened when the rays hit them.


    They also saw some huge nes in their designated spots. Some of them were newly flying out of the


    runway.


    ¡°It¡¯s beautiful out here!¡± Quincy Mae eximed, and was seconded by some of their ssmates. ¡°I¡¯m


    going to ride that. It¡¯s so elegant.¡± Quincy pointed to some of the nes that they passed by and took


    off the runway.


    It was indeed elegant. Thepany owner must be so rich. They even sent a service shuttle for them.


    By her calction, there must be about a hundred applicants for the internship at Vesarius Airlines


    since they sent many service shuttles.


    The guards opened the door for them. They were greeted by their friendly smiles and then ushered


    inside.


    Lyzza was just following Quincy, and just like her, she was also observing her surroundings. Just as


    how beautiful it was to see the airline¡¯s exterior, the interior was superb. From the refreshment that


    greeted them, Lyzza knew that Vesarius wasn¡¯t an ordinary airline.


    ¡°Ah!¡± Lyzza screamed briefly as she felt Quincy stop in her tracks. And since her friend was ahead of


    her, her head hit her with it.


    ¡°Why did you stop Quincy Mae?¡±


    Quincy didn¡¯t answer, but instead, she just stood there like a statue looking at something in her


    direction. Her friend¡¯s mouth flew open, and it felt like her eyes were about to form hearts.


    ¡°Hey!¡± she called her up again. She just decided to follow what she was looking at. She was also


    curious about what her other ssmates were looking at.


    ¡°I think my underwear is losing off of me,¡± Lyzza heard someone whisper next to Quincy.


    Lyzza¡¯s world turned slow-mo, and she literally froze right from where she stood when she saw who the


    man they were looking at.


    Standing firmly a few meters away from them was a man that she never expected to see at that time.


    With his bossy aura and Olympian God physique, it was the man who bought her four years ago at the


    auction.


    Gideon . . .

 Chapter 4

    Chapter 4


    GIDEON was talking to a middle-aged man. He used to have those long, rough beards, but Lyzza


    could no longer see it in him now. It was something that she always thought that made the man so


    manly and appealing that night.


    But there was no doubt he was still cool in his man-bun.


    His face was sporting a serious expression. His manly posture announced his dominance and power to


    everyone inside this ce.


    ¡°Students, this way, please!¡±


    Lyzza immediately looked away as she heard the announcement from someone she didn¡¯t even bother


    to look at. Her female ssmates also halted at the jaw-dropping scenery and giggled as they all


    moved away from the main entrance of the building.


    ¡°We will divide you into two groups. One of the groups will be interviewed by the CEO himself, and the


    rest will be interviewed by yours truly, the head of HR,¡± a woman announced in front of them. The


    woman was prim and proper. She looked like a strict professor at their university; the kind of old


    maiden professor who was ready to give her students a failing mark in her subject.


    ¡°By the way, my name is Hiry. Group yourselves now! I don¡¯t care if you¡¯ll no longer join some of your


    block mates.¡± The woman even made several ps.


    ¡°We¡¯re in the same group, Lyz!¡± Quincy said with a small grin and moved beside her after she left the


    flock of their female ssmates, keeping herself updated with all the gossip while they were inside the


    elevator. ¡°We¡¯re going to join the group that the CEO will interview!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you think being in that group would be too difficult for us?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s the point! We need to be in that boat. The harder it is, the greater would be our chance to give


    him a good impression!¡±


    Lyzza just furrowed her brows at her. She even raised one of them since she knew the meaning of the


    sparks radiating in Quincy¡¯s eyes.


    ¡°It¡¯s because I heard the news, Lyz. The hunky guy who looked like a Greek God in the lobby was none


    other than the CEO himself! He¡¯s such a stunner! My liver and gall dder were still on cloud nine,¡± her


    friend said, almost wanting to sway on Lyzza¡¯s arm while she was stomping her feet in happiness.


    Lyzza¡¯s mouth flew open and her eyes grew bigger in shock because of what Quincy said. ¡°That man


    that we¡¯re looking at earlier? He¡¯s the CEO?¡±


    Quincy grinned and teased her by poking Lyzza¡¯s waist with her finger. ¡°See? You were also looking at


    him. He¡¯s handsome, right?¡±


    ¡°That was him?¡± she asked again, like a jammed CD, since her question wasn¡¯t answered directly yet.


    Although she may have known the answer, she still wanted to confirm it with her.


    ¡°Yes, Lyz! That¡¯s why I¡¯m excited to be interviewed by him. I wanted to take a look at that Heaven-sent


    guy once again!¡±


    Lyzza gently removed Quincy¡¯s hand from hers. ¡°N-no. I would want to be interviewed by the head of


    HR instead.¡±


    She could not figure out why she instantly felt scared by the fact that she would be facing the man who


    bought her years ago.


    ¡°Huh? But why? Don¡¯t even try to switch groups!¡± Quincy moved even closer to her. ¡°Look at the Head


    of HR! She is too strict and looks like a professor who gives failing grades to her students,¡± she


    whispered in Lyzza¡¯s ear.


    Sheughed faintly and nudged Quincy. ¡°Minimize your voice. She might hear and fail you in the


    interview.¡±


    Quincyughed. ¡°Absolutely. If I were to fail this interview, I might as well see that handsome guy in


    front of me.¡±


    Lyzza was about to reply when Ms. Hiry suddenly cleared her throat, which made her firmly shut her


    mouth. That was when she noticed that everyone around them was already eyeing them indifferently.


    ¡°If the two of you still enjoy gossiping, the door is open. You can leave freely,¡± Ms. Hiry said sternly at


    them while raising an eyebrow.


    Lyzza lowered her head in shame as she closed her eyes. This shouldn¡¯t be the start of her first day.


    ¡°I¡¯m so sorry,¡± she apologized shamefully.


    ¡°Well, you should be. And you, what¡¯s your name?¡± The HR head asked Quincy Mae.


    ¡°Q-Quincy¡­¡±


    ¡°And you wish to be interviewed by the CEO, right?¡±


    Quincy smiled widely. ¡°Yes, Ma¡¯am.¡±


    ¡°Then, you will be interviewed by me.¡±


    ¡°B-but¡ª¡± Quincy was about to protest, but she was quickly cut off.


    ¡°No buts. If you want to protest, then I can directly give you a failure remark at this very moment!¡±


    ¡°Can I be interviewed by you instead, Ma¡¯am?¡± Lyzza suddenly interrupted her.


    However, instead of agreeing, the woman just shook her head. Ms. Hiry was scanning her from head


    to toe while adjusting her eyesses.


    ¡°No, you¡¯re going to be interviewed by the CEO.¡±


    They were left with no choice because the HR Head had already looked away and started to lead the


    students to the HR Department. Quincy and Lyzza just looked at each other.


    Quincy frowned shyly at her and stomped her feet right from where she stood, rolling her eyes and


    crossing her arms across her chest.


    ¡°That Ms. Hiry is so annoying! Is she in her menopausal period or something? Hmp!¡±


    ¡°She is still young, though. She¡¯s just a few years older than me,¡± Lyzza said.


    Quincy stomped her feet again. ¡°Ah, still! She still acts like she¡¯s in her menopausal period.¡±


    She was stunned as soon as her friend marched by, following the other students in her new group.


    Minutester, she found herself sitting on one of the benches outside the Chief Executive¡¯s office.


    Lyzza knew that the air in that ce was usually colder. However, she couldn¡¯t find any words to


    exin why her hands and feet were literally freezing at that moment.


    Was it due to the air condition or because she was freaking nervous?


    She silently prayed that the man would not recognize her. It had been four years since that night


    happened, and she was sure that it would be too awkward for them to see each other again in case he


    was able to recognize her.


    Worse, she was certainly sure that she would fail the interview.


    ¡°Ms. Lyzza Pacamara?¡±


    Lyzza heard the voice of the male secretary of the CEO.


    She wanted to raise her hand, but she couldn¡¯t bring herself to do it. Her chest tightened, and the


    aggressive beating of her heart was evident.


    ¡°Ms. Lyzza Pacamara? Is she here?¡± The secretary repeated.


    It made her ssmates look at her in confusion.


    She swallowed the lump in her throat and forced herself to raise her right arm.


    ¡°T-That¡¯s me¡­¡± she uttered.


    The CEO¡¯s secretary eyed her from head to toe, then his gaze went back to her face. After that, he


    smiled and opened the door for her so she could enter Gideon¡¯s office.


    ¡°You are next. Mr. Gideon Vesarius is waiting for you,¡± he said, mentioning the full name of the man she


    wanted to avoid at all cost.


    Even his full name had a different appeal to her¡­


    The name Gideon sounded powerful and became perfectly dominating with ast name Vesarius. It


    was such an entrancing name for the owner of Vesarius Airlines.


    Lyzza felt like shrinking in her ce.


    ¡°T-thank you¡­¡± She muttered and meekly made her way inside the office.


    ¡°Good luck!¡± the secretary uttered to her as he went outside.


    She felt as though her heart was about to escape right from her rib cage at any moment due to its loud


    beating.


    It was beating erratically, making her breathless.


    She lowered her head as she walked to the center aisle of the office and stopped in front of a huge


    office desk. She couldn¡¯t raise her head. In her peripheral view, Lyzza could see the strong and huge


    figure of a man who was seated on a swivel chair across the desk.


    She nervously yed with her finger; head still focusing on the floor when she heard the man clear his


    throat.


    ¡°Introduce yourself, please,¡± ordered a familiar voice.


    That voice was too familiar to her ear, mind, and overall system. Deep, dangerous, and sexy. His voice


    was very manly.


    She gulped once again. If she were to count how many times she gulped that day, her fingers in one


    hand wouldn¡¯t be enough to count it.


    Lyzza yed with her fingers for a couple of seconds until she was able to breath heavily. She raised


    her gaze and looked directly at him.


    ¡°M-my name is Lyzza Pacamara, sir,¡± she stuttered as she met those dangerous deep brown eyes.


    She realized that there was something different about him now that she had seen him again this close


    after four long years.


    His beard wasn¡¯t there. That used to make everyone think he was a beggar. There was still a little


    stubble on his cheeks and jaw, which added to his oozing sex appeal. His hair was still in a man-bun,


    and there was no doubt he was still the ruggedly handsome man she met four years ago.


    But now, he was in his suit and tie, inside his wide and luxurious office.


    ¡°Lyzza,¡± her name lingered on his lips. The way his mouth uttered her name made her feel


    goosebumps slowly running down her spine. It was like he was tasting her name using his sinful and


    sexy mouth.


    She saw him taking a glimpse at her resume that was on his desk. It took at least a couple of seconds


    before he looked back at her.


    ¡®Please don¡¯t let him remember me,¡¯ she silently prayed.


    She really wanted to enter thispany for her daughter¡¯s sake¡ªtheir daughter whom he didn¡¯t know.


    Her prayer wouldn¡¯t be answered if she could not concentrate just because of the man¡¯s presence.


    However, fate didn¡¯t seem to like conniving with her now that Gideon was looking at her intently. He


    then put his elbows on top of the ss cover of his desk and intertwined his fingers.


    ¡°So, your name is Lyzza, huh?¡± Gideon Vesarius smirked like he was mocking her. ¡°I thought it was


    Rona.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know what you are talking about, sir,¡± she lied on his face and eyed him head-on to prove her


    im.


    She chose to lie. It was as if she didn¡¯t know about that one night they spent together.


    Gideon¡¯s forehead creased. His thick eyebrows were almost kissing each other because of what she


    said.


    Lyzza almost stepped back when he stood up from his seat. But she mustered her courage not to do


    so. If she would step back and flinch at his mere movement, he would suspect that she was lying and


    trembling in fear.


    He walked toward her, his gaze not even looking away. She just watched him walk in her direction and


    met his piercing gaze.


    She acted so brave in front of him, but deep down she could feel that her knees wanted to quiver


    because of fear and mortification.


    Gideon stopped right in front of her. And just like before, she felt small in front of him. He was literally


    towering over her. He was too tall and huge for a man. She had no idea how on earth she handled him


    that night, given his huge physique.


    ¡°You don¡¯t know me. Is that what you¡¯re trying to imply, Ms. Pacamara?¡± he gently asked, but she could


    sense the hint of disappointment in his deep voice.


    ¡°Well¡­¡± she began, spinning her lies inside her head. ¡°I do know you since my ssmates talked


    about you.¡±


    ¡°Why are you speaking so formally in front of me? Am I that old for you to do that, Ms. Pacamara?¡±


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    Lyzza licked her lower lip before she answered. ¡°You are the CEO of Vesarius Airlines, sir, and you are


    older than me so with respect, I should be using formal sentences, yes.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m just thirty-three. Damn it!¡± He raised his voice.


    She didn¡¯t know if she was the only one he was shouting at since he even looked in a different


    direction. But since they were the only ones inside the office, she was definitely sure that she was the


    only one whom he was shouting at.


    ¡°Well, you¡¯re still older than me, sir,¡± she answered.


    She saw how his jaw clenched as he looked at her again. ¡°And you said that you don¡¯t know me,¡± he


    retorted.


    ¡°Yes, sir.¡±


    ¡°ying innocent, huh?¡± He nodded repeatedly, as if he already knew what she was up to. That even


    tripled her nervousness.


    ¡°I¡¯m not ying around, sir¡ª¡±


    ¡°Four years ago, in the auction¡­ at the hotel,¡± he interrupted her.


    She absentmindedly held the hem of her skirt.


    ¡°I really don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about, sir.¡±


    Why did he have to remind her of that?


    ¡°Then, seems to me that I have to make you remember,¡± he said in a husky voice. With that, he


    grabbed her waist and pulled her against his hard and muscled chest.


    He held her cheek and before she could even make any reaction, his lips had already invaded hers. It


    sent her millions of bolts running inside her frail system because of that kiss. A kiss that shook her


    whole being.


    Her eyes popped open, and the only thing that she did was to tightly hold on to the hem of her skirt, as


    if that was her only saving grace.


    His lips moved, giving her hot kisses. He french kissed her, trying to get a response from her. But due


    to being shocked by his sudden action, she was not able to move.


    She couldn¡¯t kiss him back¡­


    Then his pace changed. His kiss became more passionate secondster. He was frustrated, and he


    almost swallowed her whole. When he lightly bit her lower lip, it was only then that her senses got back


    together.


    Lyzza pushed him hard in the chest. She wanted to p him, but she couldn¡¯t. She couldn¡¯t even find


    anger inside her chest¡ªwhere there should be, at the very least.


    Admit it or not, she couldn¡¯t erase the fact that his kisses made her knees weak. She wanted to grip his


    shirt and loop her arms around his neck. She wanted to kiss him back just like she did that night.


    Gideon grinned at her, tracing his lips with his thumb.


    He then licked his lower lip.


    ¡°Now, you can¡¯t deny it. I know it¡¯s you; the same addictive strawberry perfume and the same taste on


    your lips that I once ravished,¡± he stated.


    She felt the heat rising on the edge of her eyes.


    Ravished? Did he think of her as a whore?


    She opened her mouth and mustered all of her courage to stop her tears from falling.


    ¡°It was me,¡± she finally admitted. She thanked the heavens that her voice didn¡¯t break. ¡°Can we now


    proceed to my interview, Sir?¡±


    She chose to put seriousness in her tone. Hell, Lyzza didn¡¯t even bother to look at his face anymore.


    Instead, her gaze remained on his chest.


    Thinking that he would not say a word anymore as he was silent for a moment, Lyzza could only inhale


    heavily. However, Gideon spoke after a while.


    ¡°You can go. You¡¯re done.¡±


    Her tears finally fell from her eyes as soon as she heard those words from him. She just chose to lower


    her head as a sign of respect and so he wouldn¡¯t see her tears.


    With a heavy heart, she walked away and exited his office.


    She felt so low. She knew that she wouldn¡¯t be epted into that airlinepany. Gideon made her


    feel that a woman who sold her body just like her didn¡¯t have any ce here and was clearly not worthy


    of his time.


    Wasn¡¯t this the reason why he didn¡¯t even interview her?


    How heartless!

 Chapter 5

    Chapter 5


    GIDEON stared nkly at the closed door after Rona¡ªLyzza went out. His jaw clenched and he


    almost pulled his hair because of the woman¡¯s actions toward him; the very same woman who has


    upied his mind ever since he woke up from aa four months ago, right after he purchased her


    that night.


    He came to that auction because of his friend¡¯s influence, telling him to unwind more often. He was


    sent by that bastard friend of his, named Alejandro Almeradez. He was one of his best friends since


    they were in military school.


    He was on leave at that moment and was processing his divorce papers with his ex-wife. That slut of


    an ex-wife who wasn¡¯t content in life and had the nerve to find another guy. Gideon used to think she


    was an angel because they had been in a rtionship for one and a half years before they decided to


    get married. She acted demure in her external actions and through her appearance, but she was wild in


    bed; the reason why both of them reached two years, adding up the eight months of his marriage with


    her.


    However, unknowingly, someone was making his ex-wife happy in bed while he was busy with his


    military service. His whore of an ex-wife was a real wolf in sheep¡¯s clothing. She jumped from one bed


    to the next with several men during those times he was not around, revealing her true color whenever


    she moaned in pleasure.


    Even when they were already married, she was still doing it¡ªcheating. He didn¡¯t know where hecked


    to even experience such a thing from her. Whatever she wanted, she would get it. Gideon tolerated all


    of her caprice and gave her even his time when he was on vacation. But it seemed like she still wasn¡¯t


    satisfied with him because she foundfort in another guy¡¯s arms.


    After six months of being together as husband and wife, he decided to divorce her as soon as he saw


    her grinding on top of another man inside his own house¡ªright on their own bed.


    He was in a rage, but he stopped himself from pulling his gun from his pocket and blowing the guy¡¯s


    head off. His ex-wife didn¡¯t even respect his house or their master¡¯s bedroom.


    He managed to calm himself and filed for a divorce. His ex-wife even protested and even med him


    for his shorings. Gideon chose to understand her up until the court approved the divorce he filed in


    Las Vegas, right where they tied the knot.


    Moreover, he made sure that his ex-wife would not get anything from him, not even a dime from his


    properties and money. She attempted to file a case against him, but he threatened her that if she did


    that, he¡¯d also file a case against her formitting adultery. The woman knew well how much power


    he had to acquire solid evidence to prove his im and make her pay for that crime.


    He was in the military, after all.


    In the end, his ex-wife chose to leave him alone and left the country.


    Exactly a week after the court approved his divorce papers, Alejandro invited him to go to a bar. They


    also brought Riguel with them, their other friend. The three of them were called the bad-ass trio in


    military school back in their batch. They always got each other¡¯s backs.


    His friends presumed that he was goddamn lonely, or at least that was what Alejandro believed, and so


    he asked his driver to pick him up and send him to that hotel where that auction took ce. He


    showered his friend with all sorts of curses right at that moment when he realized where he was. His


    anger tripled when he heard Riguel¡¯sughter from the other line.


    In Alejandro¡¯s defense, Gideon needed to at least unwind. And when they said to unwind, it meant he


    would go pick a woman and spend his time having a happy hour.


    His irritation with his two best friends vanished when his eyes fell on a beautiful young girl. She was


    neen or twenty years old, perhaps. She looked innocent and frightened all at the same time. It was


    like she was only forced to do it; that she didn¡¯t really like selling her body, but she just had to.


    She was quite different from the other women she was with on the make-stage who wanted to attract


    clients¡¯ attention. Gideon saw how the young girl was scared when she saw the old, foreign man had


    the highest bid for her.


    It was his cue to make his move. Suddenly, he felt a strong urge to save the girl and im her at the


    same time. It was a fatal attraction, and he couldn¡¯t do anything to fight it. He was thinking that


    Alejandro was correct after all; he was lonely and needed to concentrate on the young woman.


    But deep inside, it was more than that. If he really wanted to permanently forget about his ex-wife¡¯s


    betrayal through a woman, he would surely go to a bar, pull some almost naked woman and fuck her


    inside thefort room of the establishment.


    After all, he didn¡¯t need to approach them since he was the one being approached by women.


    Alejandro told him that he was the exact replica of his brother, Nexus Almeradez. Too serious, had an


    expensive smile and had intimidating looks.


    But because of the fact that he spent three million for just one night with that young girl, he knew it


    wasn¡¯t just because he wanted to forget about the divorce he had with his ex-wife.


    He was attracted to that girl, named Rona.


    ¡®It was Lyzza. Her name is Lyzza. Damn it!¡¯ He was left dumbfounded when he found out her real


    name. Of course, she would never tell him her real name that night.


    It only confirmed his doubt that night. He already thought that her name was not her real name. And


    now, the girl pretended that she didn¡¯t know him. It was uneptable. Even more so because she was


    the first person who upied his mind when he woke up from aa.


    That morning, four years ago, he received a call from the camp that he needed to get back to service


    for another mission. He didn¡¯t have any choice but to go and leave the beautiful youngdy sleeping


    safely and soundly beside him.


    However, on his way to the camp, he was ambushed by the notorious international syndicate, which


    they had been keeping an eye on for so long. He was cornered and, despite him being badly beaten


    up, he managed to blow off each of the enemies¡¯ heads who attempted to attack him.


    It was already toote when he found out that there was a bomb nted inside his car. There were a


    few seconds that were left before he figured it out. He immediately threw it away, but the impact was so


    severe that it still harmed him. He just woke up after four months of being in a state ofa.


    When he regained his strength, his driver came to visit him and told him what had happened that day.


    The driver told him that he hadn¡¯t seen the woman he was supposed to fetch after that night. The hotel


    management confirmed that the girl left thirty minutes after he exited the building. The red envelope


    wasn¡¯t beside thempshade either, so he assumed that she had already read what was written there.


    However, that girl was a real hard-headed person. She was too stiff and refused to talk to him. Because


    of that, he chose to return to his military service to finish his remaining years.


    He promised his mother that he would leave the military at the age of thirty-two. And he did. Right after


    that, he spent his time learning about his family business.


    As their eldest and only son, it was his responsibility to take thepany and manage it as soon as his


    father, the chairman of thepany, retired. It was also not an option to not take care of his younger


    sister.


    His little sister was a spoiled brat, and he knew that she didn¡¯t want to be caged in the four corners of


    the office he was currently in. She would surely get bored to death¡ªat least those were her words.


    And now that he had be the CEO of Vesarius Airlines, he immediately hired a private investigator


    to find that woman. But it looked like he didn¡¯t have to bother spending his money because he had


    already seen her again.


    ¡°Sir, what should we do to the remaining students outside the office?¡± Cleo, his secretary, asked while


    peeking inside his office.


    Gideon turned his back on him and mmed his ass against the swivel chair. He leaned against the


    headrest and picked up his sign pen.


    ¡°Transfer them to HR. I¡¯m done with what I needed to do.¡±


    He didn¡¯t care if the Head of HR spent her entire day until midnight just interviewing the students that


    wanted to get on-the-job training at theirpany.


    ¡°Yes, Sir,¡± his secretary answered, and he carefully closed the door behind him. Cleo was used to his


    behavior. He didn¡¯t need to say a ton of words just for him to understand his order.


    Cleo wouldn¡¯t have stayed as his secretary for a year if he didn¡¯t know that. He chose his employees


    very well. He didn¡¯t need an ipetent one.


    Gideon looked at Lyzza¡¯s resume once again. The woman was smiling in the picture. That smile was


    only a little, but was enough to capture his attention.


    He detached her passport-sized photo from her CV and kept it in his drawer. He then put her resume


    along with the three other resumes of the students he had already interviewed.


    ¡°WHAT happened to you, Lyz? You look like you¡¯ve been showered by jinx all day!¡± Quincy asked


    Lyzza when she saw her at the cafeteria inside Vesarius Airlines.


    It was already lunchtime, so she decided to go there. The truth was, Lyzza spent her time there right


    after leaving Gideon¡¯s office, and that was three hours ago.


    She suddenly felt so small and regretful. And yes, her chest was full of negativity.


    It was like a big pnded on her face when Gideon didn¡¯t even give her a chance to showcase her


    abilities to be able to enter the airline that he owned. Vesarius Airlines was a big opportunity for each


    and every fourth-year tourism student like her.


    It seemed like fate was ying tricks on her. Out of all the people who could be the boss, it had to be


    that guy who knew her darkest secret, aside from her family and two best friends.


    ¡°Nothing. I just don¡¯t feel well today,¡± she answered, biting the straw of an empty ss. It was her third


    ss of juice. Lyzza felt a bit ashamed if she continued to just spend her time inside the cafeteria


    without buying anything.


    ¡°Not feeling well? Why? You¡¯re even lucky to have seen a glimpse of Vesarius¡¯ CEO,¡± Quincy uttered,


    and put her tray on top of the table with the food she ordered.


    Lyzza just sighed but didn¡¯t speak. If only she could tell Quincy that the man she was swooning over


    was the reason she was like this. If she attempted to tell her that, Quincy would probably start to ask


    her questions. She didn¡¯t want her ssmate to find out her secret¡ªabout Summer¡¯s real father, and


    so she chose to shut her mouth.


    ¡°And you know what, Lyz?¡± Quincy asked while she took a spoonful of food. Even though her mouth


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    was full, there was no way to stop her from chattering. ¡°Those students that were assigned to the CEO


    were deliberately transferred to HR,¡± she informed her with a grin. ¡°Have you been interviewed?¡±


    She nodded and snatched some strands of fries from Quincy¡¯s te.


    ¡°Ah, you¡¯re so lucky!¡± her friend eximed while focusing on her, not minding that she was already


    taking a lot of fries from her te. ¡°Well, the nerve-wracking witch at the other block, she didn¡¯t get her


    chance. She thought she would hit the jackpot this day. We¡¯re all out of the ship.¡±


    Quincy Maeughed like she was really happy that all of the students she disliked were transferred to


    HR including the other woman from the other section.


    Lyzza sometimes thought that Quincy was a brat.


    Moreso, she knew that she was kind. She befriended almost all of the students at their university. But


    she was the only one she chose to spend her time with ever since Lyzza came back to finish her


    studies.


    Lyzza heard that Quincy¡¯s family was well-off, but because she was a real-time rebel in the family, her


    politician father threw her into a public university. Because she was always the center of attention, she


    was overjoyed to attend a public university. In Quincy¡¯s defense, she felt suffocated by the pressure


    and standards of her father when she enrolled in a private school.


    ¡°Would juice be your lunch?¡± Quincy asked when she noticed that she didn¡¯t have any food with her.


    ¡°I¡¯m still full. Full with juice intake,¡± she answered and looked at her friend.


    Quincy Mae was staring at her¡ªno, she was staring at her back as if she was seeing a ghost¡­ more


    on something she really liked. That shocked expression that eventually gave out a creepy smile, or


    more like a grin. Her eyes almost turned into two beating hearts.


    That only meant one thing. She already saw one of the reasons for her day bing brilliant and


    when she saw Gideon standing a few meters away from her.


    He was standing in the middle of the cafeteria, crossing his arms arrogantly while looking at them¡ªat


    her. His eyes traveled toward their table, taking a longer look at her empty ss. After that, he returned


    his gaze to her and down to her lips.


    She absentmindedly covered her lips upon remembering how he ¡°ravished¡± her with his kisses earlier.


    From his nk expression, he then furrowed his eyebrows and raised his hand. He was signaling


    someone, and then a littleter, his secretary approached him.


    Gideon said something inaudible. She just heard the words ¡®food¡¯ and ¡®service¡¯. Another meaningful


    and deep gaze was given in her direction right before he decided to turn away and exited the cafeteria.


    ¡°Shit!¡± Quincy Mae squeaked, which made Lyzza look at her in confusion. After that, she crouched on


    the table and reached for both of her arms. ¡°Tell me the truth, Lyz. Why is he giving you that kind of


    look?¡± Quincy asked her curiously like she was some kind of criminal that was being interrogated.


    ¡°W-what kind of look?¡± she asked, ying innocent as if she really didn¡¯t know what kind of look he just


    gave her. She suddenly shuddered in her seat.


    ¡°That kind of deep, dark, yet entrancing look! That was the look he just gave you!¡±

 Chapter 6

    Chapter 6


    ¡°WHAT? You and Summer¡¯s dad crossed paths again?¡±Jessica and Q asked in a literal synchronous


    way when they all got together in the evening at the bar where she used to work.


    ¡°Do you really need to be in sync? Sure, say it louder,¡± she answered the two sarcastically.


    The two girls in front of her looked at each other, and when they returned their looks at her, they both


    ¡°Sorry, we¡¯re just surprised,¡± Q said as she filled her ss with a light alcoholic drink.


    Jessica shrugged and did the same thing. She even offered her a drink, which she declined.


    ¡°You know, I don¡¯t drink. I told my mother that I¡¯d be home at 10 o¡¯clock. I need to go home before the


    clock strikes ten. Summer will look for me,¡± she said, and took a sip of the soda she was enjoying at


    their table.


    Q nodded and tapped her shoulders while Jessica smiled at her.


    ¡°Why?¡± she asked the two.


    ¡°Having a child really matures a person, Sis,¡± Jessica answered. ¡°You have matured a lot. It seems like


    yesterday when we were in high school and you kept saying that you wouldn¡¯t be doing your homework


    and you¡¯d just simply imitate our top student.¡±


    ¡°Crazy! Why do you have to remind me of that?¡± Lyzzaughed.


    ¡°But, going back to the ¡®mysterious stranger¡¯ who¡¯s the father of our godchild.¡± She even did the


    apostrophe sign in the air using her hand when she said the word, ¡°mysterious stranger¡±. ¡°Why did you


    guys meet? Where and how? And what¡¯s your reaction and his reaction?¡±


    ¡°One question at a time, please,¡± sheined.


    She justughed and leaned her back against the couch. They were in one of the VIP rooms located


    on the 2nd floor of the bar. The ce was quietpared to the 1st floor of the building, where the


    dance floor was open to everybody who wanted to dance.


    As usual, even though it was just half-past eight in the evening, the bar was crowded with customers


    already. It was filled with teenagers that didn¡¯t seem to be minors at this point in time and students who


    wanted to have fun for the meantime.


    ¡°He is the owner of Vesarius Airlines,¡± she started.


    The two stopped themselves from leaning in their seats as if they had heard exceedingly exciting news.


    ¡°Wait,¡± said Jessica, who stared at the ceiling as if she was trying to remember something. ¡°You said


    Gideon was his name, right?¡±


    She nodded. Maybe she knew him.


    ¡°So you mean, Gideon Vesarius is Summer¡¯s father?¡± she asked, her eyes wide open.


    She nodded reluctantly while trying to figure out the two girls who looked like they were about to jump


    at her from their seats.


    ¡°You know him?¡±


    She shook her head, but her wide smile still remained on her lips. ¡°Not really, but I have met him


    already. He¡¯s Ali¡¯s best friend,¡± she responded. The Ali Jessica was referring to was her older sibling¡¯s


    so-called ¡®friend¡¯.


    ¡°Friend, that guy is drop-dead gorgeous too, like Ali. If only my instincts didn¡¯t say that my sister is just


    being in-denial when ites to her feelings, oh my! I could¡¯ve stolen him a long time ago.¡±


    Lyzza frowned because of Jessica¡¯s dreamy expression. It was pretty obvious that she had a crush on


    that Alejandro Almeradez guy.


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    ¡°Going back,¡± she continued. ¡°You¡¯re already aware that I want to do my on-the-job training at Vesarius


    Airlines, right? It will significantly impact my resume, and a bright future awaits the people who get


    epted there.¡±


    She pouted and grabbed her soda at the table, taking a sip as she remembered what happened earlier.


    ¡°But sad to say, he is the owner. He knows my secret. He didn¡¯t even bother to give me a chance to


    prove why I deserved to train in hispany. As a matter of fact,¡± she trailed off and swallowed, almost


    wanting to cry. ¡°Who would even want an employee who sold herself in exchange for money?¡±


    ¡°Hey, don¡¯t say that,¡± Q debated, but with much concern.


    ¡°Did he say straight to your face that he wouldn¡¯t ept you because of what you did? Fuck! He must


    be stupid!¡± Jessica¡¯s annoyingly responded as if she wasn¡¯t a pre-school teacher and acted like a


    woman from the A****n.


    ¡°No.¡± She barelyughed, which resulted in her friends calming down for a bit. ¡°He just didn¡¯t give me a


    chance. After he kissed me, he said I¡¯m done.¡±


    For how many times already during that day, Gideon¡¯s passionate kisses crossed her mind all over


    again, making her heart sink in the depth of waters.


    ¡°What?!¡± Q and Jessica asked in unison. ¡°He kissed you?¡±


    She froze in front of her friends. Did she really say that?


    Heck! Yes, she really said that and they would definitely bombard her with more questions for sure!


    ¡°Did you respond? Did anything else happen after that? Was he a good kisser?¡±


    Just as she expected!


    In the end, she had no other choice but to share everything that happened. These two girls were her


    best friends. They were with her during her darkest and most challenging days. In fact, these two knew


    the truth about the real identity of her child. There was no reason for her to keep things from them.


    ¡°Will you tell him the truth about Summer?¡± Q asked.


    She sighed. It was the same thought that sat on her mind while she was at Vesarius Airlines¡¯ cafeteria.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know. He is powerful and rich. I don¡¯t know if it¡¯s right for me to let Summer meet him.¡±


    She had no idea if he would ept his own child. Knowing that her daughter was a product of one


    night full of lust. Not even an ounce of love was present between them during that night. Gideon was


    full of lust, and she was after the money she¡¯d get from him that time.


    Nothing more, nothing less. It was all pure business.


    The thought of his reaction and his words once he met Summer scared Lyzza. She couldn¡¯t bear to see


    her daughter hurting. She didn¡¯t want her daughter to feel like she was unwanted at a very young age.


    She didn¡¯t even know if this man was married or had kids. His family¡¯s situation might get messy once


    she spills the truth about Summer. Didn¡¯t he say he was already thirty-three?


    With his looks and money, it was impossible that he was single.


    ¡°But you know, it¡¯s his right to know who Summer is since he¡¯s the dad, right?¡± Jessica cut in. She was


    serious this time. Far from her giggling attitude a while ago.


    ¡°Yes. Just like what Mom told me, whatever happens, he¡¯s still Summer¡¯s dad. But, I¡¯m just scared for


    my baby. I don¡¯t want to make her feel unwanted. She¡¯s too young. What if her dad dislikes her?¡±


    ¡°We understand you,¡± said Q as she moved closer to a seat beside her. Jessica did the same thing.


    She was now sitting between the two. ¡°But you will not get the answers to your questions, and what if¡¯s,


    if you won¡¯t try. And you know, no secret could remain a secret indefinitely.¡±


    ¡°We don¡¯t want to see Summer get hurt too. That kid¡¯s like a daughter to us. We watched her grow. But


    isn¡¯t it better to let her know the truth before it¡¯s toote? Sooner orter, she will look for her daddy for


    sure.¡±


    ¡°She didst week,¡± she said while massaging her head, thinking of Gideon¡¯s photograph that she got


    from his wallet that he left on the hotel¡¯s couch.


    ¡°See? But whatever your decision is, we will respect and support you.¡±


    She smiled at them, almost teary-eyed. Whenever they would have these kinds of girl best friend


    moments, it would always end up being the best.

 Chapter 7

    Chapter 7


    ¡°MOMMY, I like that pencil case. It looks nice,¡± Summer spoke as the little girl looked up at her with her


    hands pointed to one of the mall stands with colorful pens and art supplies disyed on it.


    It was Sunday, and right after attending the worship service, Lyzza decided to take her daughter to the


    mall. No matter how hectic the time was, given the fact that she helped her mom with managing the


    store and she needed to study at the same time, she would always make sure that she¡¯d have plenty of


    time to spend with her daughter at the end of the day.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you have a new one already? You haven¡¯t used that pencil case yet,¡± she answered strictly and


    looked down a bit to face the kid.


    ¡°Yes, Mom.¡± Summer nodded. ¡°But I like that pink one, Mommy. It looks so pretty.¡± Her daughter slightly


    pouted her lips and gave her the puppy-eyed look.


    Now, could somebody tell her how she could resist this cute little devil in front of her?


    However, she decided to be strict and chose to discipline her daughter instead. She put her hands on


    her waist and raised her eyebrows. ¡°You can¡¯t be like that with me, Summer,¡± she responded, which


    made the kid look down.


    Summer yed with her fingers as a result of her being anxious. When the kid looked back at her, she


    was already on the verge of tears.


    She then hugged one of her mother¡¯s legs.


    ¡°Sorry, Mommy,¡± Summer said softly, then hid her face between her mother¡¯s legs.


    Lyzza deeply sighed, then carried her daughter. They were currently in the bookstore¡¯s secluded area,


    so they could not be seen in public that much. She was actually there to buy some school supplies too.


    ¡°Okay, what do you want to pick in exchange?¡± She leaned down to face her daughter and asked her


    about that.


    ¡°The stickers, mommy,¡± the kid responded. ¡°I won¡¯t ask Tito Cai to buy me stickers tomorrow.¡±


    They both stopped for a moment. She knew how much her daughter liked those personalized stickers.


    It looked like she even liked the pencil case more.


    ¡°Okay. But just one is enough, got it? You won¡¯t ask for anything else? Is it a deal?¡±


    Her daughter happily nodded. ¡°Thank you, Mommy,¡± the kid said sweetly as she gave her mom a peck


    in the cheek.


    Her child¡¯s sweet gesture made Lyzza weak. Summer was such a sweet baby. She was naturally soft


    and caring, even though she had her own tantrums at times.


    ¡°Sure, let¡¯s go and get one.¡± She put her daughter down and went to the shelf where the pencil case


    was located. ¡°Is this the one, baby?¡±


    ¡°Yes, Mommy.¡±


    She then realized why her daughter liked it so much. The pencil case was covered in pink and, to top it


    all off, it had a picture of a famous doll wearing a military outfit but in a cute, stylish way.


    Sheter grabbed all the supplies that she needed before they went on their way to the counter.


    ¡°Baby, sit down here for a bit,¡± she stated as soon as she saw the queue at the counter. The kid might


    get tired of standing up while waiting, she thought. Her daughter could be short-tempered sometimes


    and get bored easily.


    ¡°Yes, mommy. I¡¯ll behave here.¡± She smiled at her and looked at the other kids sitting on the same


    bench as her.


    She returned to the end of the line and gave small glimpses of her daughter¡¯s direction, who was sitting


    and having a chat with the other kids.


    Summer gave her a flying kiss when she saw her mother looking at her. She did the same, which made


    her daughter burst out inughter. It made her giggle too, then she returned her gaze to her bag and


    grabbed her wallet since it was her turn to pay.


    ¡°Three hundred forty-eight, Ma¡¯am,¡± the cashier stated. She pulled out a five-hundred-bill and handed it


    over to the cashier.


    When she got the receipt and the supplies, she immediately left the counter and started to look for her


    daughter.


    Her face went pale when she realized that her daughter was not sitting on the bench anymore.


    ¡°Summer,¡± she nervously called her daughter and went to the direction where the other kids were


    gathered. ¡°Have you seen Summer?¡± she asked one of the kids whom Summer was having a


    conversation with a while ago.


    ¡°Miss, what do you need from my kid?¡± One of the mothers asked.


    ¡°I-I was just asking if she had seen my daughter,¡± she replied. ¡°I saw my kid talking to her a while ago.¡±


    ¡°She went outside.¡± The child pointed to the door. ¡°She said she saw her dad outside.¡±


    She quickly rose to her feet without even thanking the child and her mom due to the growing dread she


    felt for her daughter.


    Who was the daddy referred to? Maybe a stranger went with her and took her away!


    ¡°Oh my God,¡± she nervously whispered while examining every corner of the ce. ¡°Where are you,


    baby?¡±


    Confused and fearful, each stride she took was to the left. She didn¡¯t even care if she ran into anyone


    ¡°Summer, baby,¡± she called. She saw a man leaning onto the railings while scrolling through his phone


    and grabbed his arm. ¡°Sir, have you seen a little girl, around three years old? She¡¯s wearing a pink


    dress.¡±


    ¡°Oh, sorry, Miss. No, I didn¡¯t see her,¡± the man replied.


    One after the other, she questioned every person who crossed her path. And just like the man before,


    no one had seen her child, either.


    ¡°I¡¯ll let the information center and the central management know about this so we can help you find


    your daughter, Ma¡¯am.¡± said the store security guard, whom she asked for help with.


    ¡°Thank you.¡±


    The man nodded and patrolled the other station using his radio.


    She was advised to sit down for a bit while the authorities looked for her daughter. In that way, it would


    be easier for her to see her kid once the authorities find her. But even though she wanted to, she


    couldn¡¯t stay still. She couldn¡¯t bear to sit down while her daughter was nowhere to be found.


    She rose from her seat and started to walk and find her daughter.


    ¡°Summer, baby!¡±


    She heard her voice echoed in every corner of the mall, sting through the speakers in order to let


    everyone know that she was looking for her child.


    Lyzza abruptly halted her footsteps when her vision caught Summer¡¯s pink dress. The kid was inside a


    boutique while looking up at two strangers.


    Her daughter¡¯s lips parted, so she knew that the kid was having a conversation. But what caught her


    attention more was the man in front of her daughter.


    Without even being aware of it, she quickly hid behind a post as soon as she realized who her daughter


    was having a conversation with.


    It was none other than Gideon Vesarius. Her daughter¡¯s unknown father.


    ¡°YOU¡¯LL just simply apany me to the mall. Besides, it¡¯s just one bag, please.¡±


    Carollette, his little sister, whined at him like a child. She even shook his arms extremely hard while he


    was sitting in his swivel chair.


    ¡°I have tons of work, Rolle. I can¡¯te with you. You can ask Tiburcio to apany you instead,¡± he


    answered calmly, talking about their family driver, while scanning through the papers piled up on his


    desk.


    He was at his workce even though it was Sunday. He needed to finish all these pending documents


    that had to be signed before the week ended in order for him to start managing the construction


    process of his soon-to-be-built airline in Bicol province.


    ¡°Please, Gideon. It¡¯ll be quick, and today is Sunday, by the way. Today¡¯s supposed to be your day off,¡±


    she persisted.


    ¡°No. I need to finish this paper. You¡¯ve always known how badly Dad wants us to have our own airline


    in Camarines Sur.¡±


    Carollette finally let go of his arms and walked toward his front desk while continuing to throw temper


    tantrums.


    ¡°Just go by yourself. I¡¯m sorry, I really can¡¯te with you today.¡± he took his pen down and looked at


    her.


    She rolled her eyes and crossed her arms. ¡°You¡¯re always like that.¡± A tear escaped from her eyes, so


    she quickly changed her gaze. ¡°You said you¡¯d make it up to me when you got back from the military.


    Now, you¡¯re always busy with thepany. You never keep your promises. The time you promised to


    make up to me keeps on piling up.¡±


    He couldn¡¯t help but face palm the minute he heard her sniff. Thinking he had lost, he sorted the papers


    piled up on his desk and kept them in a vault located right below it.


    ¡°Fine, let¡¯s go,¡± he stated, which made his sister change her gaze and look at her.


    ¡°You said you have a lot of work to do,¡± she replied.


    ¡°That could wait,e on.¡±


    She couldn¡¯t help but smile, so she covered her lips with her hands.


    ¡°You can end your tantrums now. You really know how to make me say yes.¡±


    ¡°Of course!¡± She giggled and held one of her brother¡¯s arms as soon as they started walking outside


    his office.


    Her sister felt bad when he told her he was going to the military. He promised her that he would always


    would always remind him of his broken promises.


    ¡°That Wa Shane thinks her boyfriend is really into her. She doesn¡¯t even have any idea that the


    guy¡¯s also trying to get his way into my pants,¡± her sister blurted out once they got inside the mall.


    ¡°Is he courting you?¡± he interrogated.


    She couldn¡¯t hold back the giggles. ¡°No. It¡¯s more like trying to boast. He¡¯s so full of himself. And


    besides, duh! I don¡¯t like cheaters.¡± The brat rolled her eyes and put her left cheek against his arm. ¡°But


    you know what? I¡¯m starting to get pissed at him. He¡¯s so annoying.¡±


    He stopped himself from walking and gazed at his sister quickly. His eyebrows creased together, and


    his face was rendered emotionless.


    ¡°Does he scare you? Is he doing something wrong or something that you don¡¯t like and out of line?¡± he


    strictly asked, willing to find the man her sister was talking about.


    He wouldn¡¯t even think twice about throwing that guy a punch using his own hands in order to defend


    his sister in case he did something bad to her.


    ¡°You need to calm down, Gideon. He¡¯s not scaring or hurting me. And even if he tries to, I¡¯ll be the one


    breaking his bones. I studied martial arts, remember?¡± she responded, flipping her hair.


    He immediately calmed down after he made sure of his sister¡¯s safety around the guy. When Carollette


    reached the age of fifteen, he made sure that she would learn martial arts in order to protect herself. He


    even asked one of his buddies from the military who owned a gym and a martial arts school to teach


    his sister personally.


    ¡°That¡¯s the boutique,¡± she almost screamed while pointing to a store that sells bags. She


    enthusiastically grabbed him inside, like a little kid.


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    She finally let go of him once they got inside. She couldn¡¯t contain her excitement to the point that she


    almost looked like a child galloping out of extreme happiness.


    Carollette asked for some assistance from one of the staff in the store in getting the bag that she


    always wanted.


    He shook his head and walked towards the couch to take a seat and wait. But before he was able to sit


    down, somebody held the end of his shirt, which made him stop.


    ¡°Daddy,¡± said the kid, looking up at him.


    The little girl was wearing an all-pink outfit. She was wearing a pink dress, pink stockings, and even the


    shoes she was wearing were pink too. His hunch told him that the kid was about three years old.


    The little girl had a cute nose and slightly chubby cheeks that made her look adorable. She also had a


    beautiful pair of eyes. Her eyshes were long and curly, which reallyplimented her brown-colored


    eyes. Brown orbs just like his and Carollette¡¯s. And most importantly, her smile looked very familiar. It


    was stuck in his mind, but he couldn¡¯t point out where he saw it.


    ¡°Daddy.¡± The little girl called with a big wide smile. Her eyes were almost twinkling.


    ¡°Hello, little girl,¡± he responded, and smiled.


    He knelt in front of the kid and held her shoulders. He stared at the kid¡¯s face, and he couldn¡¯t figure out


    why he was having the urge to hug her. He tried to stop himself, thinking that she might scare the little


    girl.


    But his doubts were all cleared when the girl decided to hug him.


    ¡°Daddy, you are really here. I missed you so much,¡± the child said sweetly, hugging his neck tightly with


    her tiny arms.


    Something touched his heart the moment he heard the little girl¡¯s voice. He found himself hugging the


    little girl back. And at that very moment, he felt peace. It was as if something he had been missing was


    now found.


    His head moved and he gave the little girl a peck on the forehead, unconsciously.

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    Chapter 8


    ¡°GIDEON, who¡¯s that?¡± asked thedy with long and curly hair.


    Lyzza was able to sessfully hide herself behind a huge shelf filled with disy bags, only a few steps away from her daughter. She kept


    throwing glimpses to the scene in front of her while her heart races as a result of the nervousness she¡¯s feeling.


    ¡°What¡¯s your name, baby girl?¡± she heard Gideon asking her daughter.


    ¡°I¡¯m Summer. Why didn¡¯t you know my name? You are my dad.¡±


    ¡°Daddy? Gideon, you have a child?¡±


    Gideon¡¯s face was left with nothing but confusion as he stood right in front of Summer who was urrently looking up to face her dad.


    ¡°No¡ªI don¡¯t know.¡±


    ¡°Oh my¡­¡± The girl went on to face Summer and smiled. ¡°Hi, baby. What¡¯s your name?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m Summer. What about you? We have the same eyes just like daddy.¡± She smirked.


    ¡°Oh my God! Yes, we really do. You¡¯re doomed, Gideon,¡± she jokingly teased her brother who couldn¡¯t even move and think clearly. ¡°Where¡¯s your


    mom, baby Summer?¡±


    Summer¡¯s eyes went huge, she just remembered her mom. ¡°She¡¯s in the bookstore.¡± Then, she held Gideon¡¯s hand. ¡°Daddy, let¡¯s go. I¡¯ll tell mommy


    that I found you.¡±


    Lyzza tried to hide herself even better to the point that she almost wished to let the ground eat her alive.


    ¡®Attention to all shoppers. We have a missing three-year-old little girl. She¡¯s wearing an all-pink outfit and wasst seen at the bookstore located in


    second floor. Please bring her to the public information office in the first floor near the exit. Her mother is waiting for her. Thank you.¡¯


    The voice aired within the entire building, sting from each speakers located in every corners of the mall.


    The siblings realized that Summer might be the kid being referred to in the announcement so Gideon immediately went on to carry the child. Her


    sister rushed to the cashier to pay the item she bought and went outside.


    She couldn¡¯t stand straight due to the extreme tiny shakes her legs are giving. In that very moment, she just also realized how badly she stops


    herself from breathing.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, are you going to purchase something?¡± the saledy asked her.


    She almost jumped out of shock. ¡°N-No,¡± she responded shyly and quickly left the ce she was hiding at in order to get away from the


    ufortable stares of thedy as if she was nning to do something against thew.


    Her steps were fast, one step after the other, on her way to the esctor going down. The thought of getting her daughter back just sank into her


    mind.


    As her distance from the public information office went smaller and smaller, her heart kept racing, faster and faster. Was she ready to ept the


    consequences the moment Gideon knew the truth about his daughter? Was she ready for the confrontation?


    She had no idea. All that she knows is how nervous she is right now and her mind couldn¡¯t think straight. Destiny might love ying games with


    her, she thought.


    ¡°Mommy,¡± Summer¡¯s high-pitched voice echoed as she sessfully got inside the public information office.


    The little girl is sitting in a mono block chair and waves at her. All the negative thoughts circling through her mind disappeared the moment she saw


    her daughter right in front of her. She quickly ran to the child¡¯s direction and threw her in a tight hug.


    ¡°Mommy, I saw daddy. He¡¯s with his sister. He hugged me tightly, just like this.¡± Her tiny arms surrounded her body, demonstrating how the hug felt


    like. ¡°He was big and strong. He carried me with his one arm only.¡± Her smiles turn into a smirk when she looked up to face her. ¡°But her left with


    the beautiful girl.¡±


    Thedy managing the information office told her that Gideon and the girl he was with left Summer and asked them to look after the kid instead


    since they just had an emergency. Whatever the emergency might be, thedy has no idea. All that she knows is that the two is in a hurry.


    She could feel the dreariness in Summer¡¯s energy as they find their way home. The little girl got upset when she asked her mom to find her daddy


    and she didn¡¯t respond. Everything is just tooplicated. She¡¯s not yet ready to face the confrontation that might happen in the future nor let


    Gideon know the truth about their daughter.


    In fact, there really is nothing that she should be afraid of. If in case Gideon already had a family of his own, she won¡¯t even bother to fit herself in.


    She could take care of her daughter on her own, asking for Gideon¡¯s help in sustaining her needs won¡¯t be even one of the options. It¡¯s not like she


    intended to hide Summer. She couldn¡¯t find him right after that night. And to top it all off, it¡¯s just one night.


    If Gideon wanted to meet Summer in the future, she would let him. But she would not allow him to take her daughter away from her.


    She carried Summer carefully when the taxi pulled over right in front of their house. The little girl fell asleep while they were on the way. The


    sadness and disappointment is still visible in her face.


    ¡°Allow me, Ate. I¡¯ll carry her inside,¡± Caius stated the minute they got in. He got up from his position and carried Summer.


    Thank you. I¡¯ll just ce this in the kitchen, our food forter. Is mom home already?¡±


    ¡°Not yet, Lyz,¡± he answered while having his way up the stairs. He stopped for a moment as he reached the top. ¡°I¡¯ll just take over the storeter.


    I¡¯m almost done with our project. You can stay here.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± She prepared their lunch. Their mother usually eats her meals at the store. Sunday is her rest day. If her mother is being stubborn and


    wants to work even on Sundays, she never hesitates to ask Caius to close the store which really makes her mom scold her.


    The possible earnings might get wasted, her mother always says as an excuse. That¡¯s why they are taking turns in taking over the store along with


    Caius. She¡¯s not sure, but she thinks her mom¡¯s still not over what happened four years ago and would still like to take the me.


    ¡®Lyz, the program director forwarded me the result from Vesarius Airlines.¡¯ Quincy Mae texted her in which she responded with a simple ¡®okay¡¯.


    Quincy Mae¡¯s announcement in their group chat popped out in her notification tab. She swiped it off and did not even bother to look at the results


    her friend is telling her. What for?


    It¡¯s just a waste of time, she knows her name isn¡¯t on the list. The CEO did not even bother to give her a chance to get interviewed, right?


    She deeply sighed as she looks through the documents that needs to bepleted for the two remaining airlinepanies she had as an option.


    All the students who didn¡¯t get to be epted by Vesarius Airlines will fall under these two remainingpanies.


    She actually has no problem taking her on-the-job training in these twopanies at all. She just thinks that not being able to get epted by


    Vesarius Airlines is a miss. A bright future awaits her if she gets into thatpany and job offers will fall in line as soon as she graduates. Students


    are also provided with allowance once they get inside to train and rumor has it that incentives are being given to the student who had the best


    performance.


    After she finished sorting all the documents into one folder, sheid beside Summer. She hugged and kissed the little kid.


    ¡°I don¡¯t even care now if your daddy meets you, Baby. You¡¯ve always wanted to be with him, right? It¡¯s fine for me. As long as he won¡¯t hurt you.


    Hurting you because he had a family of his own is one reason I won¡¯t let slide, but taking you away from me is another.¡±


    She drifted into her sleep beside her daughter.


    Her yawns are taking over the ce as she steps down the stairs of their house. They had no sses for today since it¡¯s already their ¡®on-the-job


    training days¡¯. Fourth-year students couldn¡¯t be seen in their university, for sure. Especially these days since some of their ssmates are about to


    start their training at Vesarius Airlines. As for those who didn¡¯t get epted, they need to submit their resumes to the other twopanies they had


    as options.


    Summer isn¡¯t there already since the kid went on first to go to school. Cauis went with her so she¡¯s the only one left in their house.


    She sipped a cup of coffee while waiting for her phone to turn on after she turned it off yesterday due to the nonstop notifications sting her


    messaging app.


    When her phone finally turned on, notifications got in again nonstop. But what stood out the most are the ones that came from Quincy Mae¡¯s.


    She had 10 missed calls and almost 12 text messages.


    She curiously opened them. She literally spit her coffee out of shock the moment she read the message.


    Sent: 8:17 pm


    ¡®Congrats, ¡®Te. Desurve!¡¯


    Sent: 9:02 pm


    ¡®We¡¯ll leave early tomorrow. Don¡¯t bete. Give Baby a goodbye kiss for me too.¡¯


    Sent: 8:30 am


    ¡®Ate Lyz, where are you?¡¯


    She nervously swallowed and got frozen in her seat after she read Quincy Mae¡¯s messages. She couldn¡¯t evenprehend everything at first so


    she scrolled through the other messages.


    Sent: 8:45 am


    ¡®Professor Helen is grilling me again. She¡¯s might be menopausal already. It¡¯s always me who gets to take her anger.¡¯


    Sent: 9:03 am


    ¡®We already left. I told Professor Helen you are having a stomachache that¡¯s why you¡¯re not able toe to our first day in Vesarius Airlines. Don¡¯t


    worry, I¡¯ll take a lot of selfies and I¡¯ll send them to you.¡¯


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    She quickly rose up to her seat and panicked while scrolling through the messages in their group chat in order to find Quincy Mae¡¯s textst night.


    ¡°Sh*t!¡± she gasped the moment she saw her name written at the top corner in the list of passers.


    She went on to finish her coffee and without having any second-thoughts, she rushed to her room and grabbed a set of clothes and a towel. She


    even had some trouble getting them due to the panic and tension she¡¯s feeling.


    It¡¯s almost half past ten in the morning, she¡¯s extremelyte on her first day at Vesarius Airlines. Don¡¯t worry, she thought. She¡¯ll just show up in the


    room and get some back up from Quincy Mae.


    It was her fastest five minute shower and getting dressed. Without even bothering to choose what she needs to wear on her first day, she just


    grabbed any high heels that she could find in the shoe rack and almost stumbled on her way outside their house.


    ¡®This secretary looks dumb. She kept going back and forth in order to ask us if there are still some interns who arrived.¡¯


    Her fingers typed in a message as fast as they could, sending Quincy Mae a reply, letting her know that she¡¯lle and nail the excuse that she¡¯ll


    give the professor.


    When the jeep she¡¯s riding stopped in front of a road leading to Vesarius Airlines, she rushed her way down to get out.


    ¡°So it¡¯s you, Ma¡¯am,¡± one of thedy guards greeted her when she finally reached thepound¡¯s enormous gate.


    ¡°Y-Yes,¡± running out of breath, she responded while showing her student ID. ¡°I¡¯m an intern, just got inte.¡±


    ¡°You can go in, Ma¡¯am. Sir Cleo already told me about you.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± Confused, she wanted to know who Cleo was.


    She got puzzled because she thought the security in the ce might be strict. The ce is also surrounded with CCTV cameras and security


    guards can also be seen not far from the three guarding the main gate.


    However, she chose to ignore what thedy guard said. Maybe the president of their block made some arrangements to get her inside.


    The people who couldn¡¯t even get their eyes off their work immediately stole her attention the minute she got inside the building. Only some of them


    were able to give her a gaze, thinking about where she came from in order toe in thiste hour. As someone who¡¯s new to thepany and an


    intern, she had the nerves toe inte, she thought.


    ¡°Yes?¡± thedy at the reception area smiled and asked her.


    ¡°Hi! I am one of the interns. Can I ask where are the others?¡±


    Thedy instructed her to go to the second floor of the building. She saw Quincy Mae waving at her from the door. She shyly looked down when her


    block mates looked at her direction. It¡¯s a good thing that today¡¯s just the orientation and an introduction about their tasks and positions.


    They will also join some of the local flights.


    She saw CEO Vesarius¡¯ secretarye in back and forth numerous times. She did not leave a word. She just took a nce at them while talking


    on the phone with someone, or sometimes typed a text message, and then leave.


    She already got her flight schedule when Ms. Helen, who did the orientation, told them to go home. Ms. Helen is one of the senior flight attendants


    of the said airlinepany. She¡¯s nice and always smiles. She also good at giving instructions. They never had some trouble understanding what


    needs to be done once they got in the actual field tomorrow.


    ¡°Lyz, are youing with us or you¡¯ll just take the public transportation?¡± asked Quincy Mae while walking towards the exit of the building.


    ¡°I¡¯ll just take public transportation. Aren¡¯t youing home too?¡±


    ¡°If I could choose not to, I won¡¯t.¡± she rolled her eyes.


    ¡°You should go home and if things get bad, you can go back to your apartment or you could also stay with me in our house.¡±


    When she nodded, she quickly said her goodbyes. Quincy was born into a rich family so she had someone to drive her home every time she gets


    back to her parents¡¯ house.


    She tried to examine the high heels that she¡¯s wearing as she finds her way back to thepound¡¯s main building. The shoes she¡¯s wearing now is


    extremely old. Thest time she used these shoes were almost a year ago and the heels were worn already.


    ¡°Ay!¡± she screamed and literally jumped out of shock when a car honks at her.


    She massaged her chest because of shock and looked at the car in front of her. She didn¡¯t even bother to react further and just stepped back


    instead. She has no idea who drives the car, it¡¯s better to be careful.


    She waited for the car to move forward but it just stayed in the same position. She looked around her in order to examine the route she¡¯ll go after


    and tried to looked for her ssmates walking not too far from her, just in case the person inside the car decided to do something harmful.


    When the car stayed there for a few more seconds, she went on and walked again. That¡¯s when the man inside the card gets out from his vehicle.


    She got frozen when she saw the look from his eyes. His deep brown eyes looked at her and she couldn¡¯t help but to feel awkward all of a sudden.


    She had no idea which one is awkward, is it because of his looks that could pass through her soul, or is it because they had a night that couldn¡¯t be


    forgotten even though four years had passed.


    She pinched her hand before walking towards Gideon. She stood in front of him and gave him a tiny smile.


    ¡°Thank you for giving me a chance to work in here, Sir,¡± she stated and looked down a little.


    She is now taking all the vulgar words that came into her mind.


    ¡°How¡¯s your first day?¡± he said with a clear and firm voice. So intimidating!


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, Sir. We will¡ª¡°


    ¡°I told you to cut the honorifics.¡±


    ¡°It would make me disres¡ª¡°


    ¡°Who cares?¡± For the second time, the man cut him off again. ¡°You should only care to the things I¡¯m saying, Ms. Pacammara.¡±


    ¡°But, Sir..¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m your boss. I don¡¯t want to hear your honorifics when you¡¯re talking to me.¡±


    She had no idea where this man is going with his statements so she just responded with a nod. She¡¯s definitely sure that she won¡¯t always see him.


    With her scheduled flights on the following days, she won¡¯t be able to see this man.


    ¡°Sure,¡± she responded even though the feeling is strange for her. ¡°I¡¯ll get going now. Thank you again, Sir.¡±


    He didn¡¯t respond and just looked at her. When she realized that the man have nothing more to say, she gave him another tiny smile and decided to


    step further from him.


    ¡°Ay!¡± she screamed when her shoes finally broke.


    Her hand unconsciously grabbed Gideon¡¯s necktie. Because of the shock, Gideon isn¡¯t ready with what happened and she pulled him down.


    It¡¯s a good thing that he had fast reflexes and he was able to get his bnce and touched the car¡¯s door. She looked like a monkey holding on to his


    necktie in order to avoid her face being mmed into the ground.


    He slightly bended while she was gripping her necktie, almost dragging him to the floor.


    She panicked and let go of his necktie immediately with her eyes wide open while getting up to stand.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Sir. Sorry, I didn¡¯t mean to do it.¡± she quickly stated as she looks down.


    ¡°Next time, you should be careful.¡±


    ¡°Yes, sir. I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    The man didn¡¯t respond and just gave her a nod instead and stared at her. Her eyes went to her feet and to the shoes that she¡¯ll surely throw away


    once she gets home.


    ¡°Does it hurt?¡±


    She quickly shook her head and hid her left foot behind her right foot. Of course, it hurts! She might¡¯ve gotten a sprain out of it.


    She just doesn¡¯t want Gideon to see it. She already looked dumb in front of him, does she really want to add more embarrassment?


    ¡°No, Sir.¡± She bit her lower lip to avoid herself from smirking. She secretly gave a quick nce to her broken shoes lying on the floor.


    ¡°I said cut the honorifics.¡± Why is this man extremely dominant? And why isn¡¯t he leaving yet?


    Can he just leave her alone? She really wants to go home. She still needs to badmouth her shoes once she gets there.


    ¡°No, Sir.¡±


    The man just nodded and got inside his car. She felt the urge to celebrate when she saw him find his seat and closed the door.


    His tinted window rolled down. ¡°Move aside.¡±


    She started to take some steps, avoiding herself to smirk.


    ¡°Ouch!¡± her mouth didn¡¯t go silent as nned as the pain came in.


    Gideon¡¯s car door opened again. Before she was about to get a nce at him, the man already carried her in his arms and put her inside the car


    without even saying a word.

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    Chapter 9


    ¡°Sir!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t be stubborn!¡± he hissed and deposited her at the passenger seat of the car.


    He was about to open his mouth again when the Jew¡¯s door suddenly closed on him. He followed him


    with his gaze as he jogged towards the other side of the car.


    He ced himself in the driver¡¯s seat and started the engine of the car. He returned to the gate of the


    His eyes widened when he saw some of his batch mates looking at the car. They probably also saw


    what happened earlier. He will not be surprised if he is full of gossip the next day.


    It¡¯s only three in the afternoon so there aren¡¯t many cars on the road yet. Gideon was driving the car


    more than its maximum speed. It looks like it¡¯s chasing something. He also noticed how tightly he


    gripped the steering wheel of the car, causing the veins in his hand toe out. It looked like anger


    that he couldn¡¯t understand. Why is it angry, then?


    I don¡¯t know, this man is a mess! The face is always emotionless, and the presence is intimidating. With


    his bulky muscled body, she was sure that he could move whoever the sh*t tried to mess with him


    using his only one hand. Couldn¡¯t he carry her with just one hand and throw her on the bed? Just like


    the night¡­ ¡®Oh, sh*t!¡¯ he eximed in his mind as his memories shed of their tight scenes in episode


    ¡°Quit staring and move your seductive innocent eyes to your feet,¡± he said earnestly even though he


    wasn¡¯t looking at her. He quickly shifted his gaze to his foot. His cheeks warmed at what he heard from


    her mouth. What? Are her eyes seductive? Wait, why is he excited? 3 He pulled over in one of the


    stores. This is the only thing that came down while he stayed in the car. He couldn¡¯t help but watch it


    while walking into the establishment. He has always had this aura like he owned everything. Like he


    owned the ce. Arrogant, brave, something to be proud of! When he returned to the car, he was


    carrying a stic bag that he did not know what was inside. She was shocked when he took her foot


    without warning. ¡°Sir! ¡± he eximed without hesitation as he ced it on her thigh. She flinched and


    was about to move her feet away when he red at her and held her feet.


    ¡°Just stay,¡± he said with emphasis in his tone. 2 ¡°It¡¯s just me,¡± he said quickly when he took out the cold


    and applied the coldpress to the junction of his leg and foot. 2 ¡°Is this where it hurts?¡± he asked in


    a bossy tone but there is an endearing at the end of it. He nodded and winced again when he moved


    his foot. She shook even more when he turned it around and massaged it.


    ¡°Give me. Just at home.¡±


    He snatched the coldpress from her and looked down shyly. ¡°You are not allowed to be absent


    tomorrow. You should take your flight.¡±


    He quickly nodded at what he said. Even if he doesn¡¯t say it, he wille in. It was alreadyte and he


    still came in! It¡¯s good that he doesn¡¯t seem to know anything. 3 ¡°I¡¯ll ask Ms. Helen to mark you an F if


    you¡¯re absent tomorrow.¡± 1 ¡°Yes, sir. Coming in!¡± He almost scratched his eyebrow because of its


    rudeness. It¡¯s too bad, F immediately. Can¡¯t X be given a chance first?


    ¡°After?¡±


    Before now, he had noticed that it was a banas whenever he spoke with ¡®po¡¯. 1 He scratched his


    eyebrows. ¡°Well, that¡¯s why, Sir. You are older than me then you are my boss. It¡¯s a shame that I didn¡¯t


    tell you. I¡¯m not from western country so I¡¯m polite.¡± 4 ¡°I am that old? I am just thirty-three.¡± ¡°I¡¯m twenty-


    three,¡± he said making her sit quietly. He couldn¡¯t understand what his brain was firing and it seemed


    like a problem what he said is problematic.


    When he didn¡¯t speak, he pulled his foot from resting on her thighs and sat up. There was still a little


    pain but he knew that it would not swell.


    He was the one who applied a coldpress to her foot while she avoided looking at him and focused


    her eyes on the front.


    ¡°About what happened four years ago,¡± it broke their silence. ¡°Let¡¯s forget about that,¡± he said quickly


    and focused his eyes even more on what he was doing. He didn¡¯t answer immediately but even if he


    didn¡¯t look at him, he knew they were focused on him.


    Narinig niya itong bumuntong-hininga at tumango. Then, he started the car¡¯s engine and drove away


    from the ce.


    ¡°Just at the Jeep terminal.¡± He said the exact address where it was. He didn¡¯t object and immediately


    turned away when he mentioned the ce. He quickly got out of the car and peeked slightly through


    the window of his car. 1 ¡°Thank you, Sir.¡± He waved at her which was only answered with a modest


    nod. He didn¡¯t look at her anymore and just got


    into one of the jeeps that were already filling up with passengers. As soon as he sat down, the function


    of his cost left. She let out a gasp and seemed relieved to see that his presence was no longer around


    her.


    He was suffocating her in a confusing way. He didn¡¯t like the istion he felt whenever he was around.


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    He didn¡¯t like the feeling of almost taking his breath away every time he looked at her. Is it admiration?


    Is it an attraction? He admits that he is attracted by good looks and macho-han.


    Gideon¡¯s scent is also brusque, rich and¡­ kind. Sh*t, he didn¡¯t want to go back to his mania that night.


    She didn¡¯t want to go back to the scenes of that night where he imed her several times over and


    over again. He seemed tired enough to give up and fall asleep. It doesn¡¯t matter, he will be busy


    tomorrow. Even though he works for hispany, he is sure that he will never see him again. She has


    local flights tomorrow and for sure, he also has a works in his office.

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    Chapter 10


    Gideon tightens his grip on his steering wheel. He was clenching his jaw and doing his best to stop


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    himself from taking a U turn and drive back to the jeep¡¯s terminal and drag that woman to his car. He


    should be in hospital at this point of time or in his office, working his as* off with piles of paper that he


    needs to study and sign.


    His father was in the hospital. He had a minor heart attack yesterday. He and Carollete dragged their


    ass out of the mall and rushed towards the hospital when his mother called. His daddy is old, looking


    for a grandson. I think the old man thought the boy was just being pulled by the ribs.


    He was in a meeting earlier even though hecked sleep because he took care of his father yesterday.


    He apanied his mommy during her stay in the hospital because maybe something will happen


    here. It often bes hysterical and panics in such situations. His old woman lost her consciousness


    often, really need to be watched. 1 He was having his meeting with the engineers and architects about


    the airport that his father was nning years ago. Because they don¡¯t have an airport in Bicol-in


    Camarines Sur, to be exact. That is good for tourism especially since there is only one airport in that


    province. And ording to his research, the current airport was not doing that well.


    He should be focused on his architects and engineers¡¯ n. The n they suggested was in front of


    him. But why his f-cking mind was flying to Vesarius Airlines. He didn¡¯t have a brain about what the


    person in front of him was saying, he flew towards his office and it seemed like a broken te he


    repeatedly asked if the woman who always entered his mind was there. 1 He didn¡¯t stop the secretary,


    Cleo, to ask if the interns from the university had arrived even though they had school at nine o¡¯clock.


    He was disturbing his secretary at seven in the morning to ask that question repeatedly.


    He even made sure that Lyzza Pacammara¡¯s name was at the top even though the names of the


    students who passed the head HR interview were in alphabetical order. When Cleo informed him that


    the interns had arrived and the girl he was looking for was not there, he felt as if he had been kicked in


    the ass and was restless in his seat.


    If that meeting wasn¡¯t really important, he probably would have dismissed the four engineers and three


    architects he was talking to. Just then, his father might feel bad and have another heart attack because


    of him. Maybe it will be fixed, poor mother and her brother. He¡¯s still a ghost. 2 He keeps asking Cleo


    for a report about the woman. He


    knew that he was bothering his secretary that if he wasn¡¯t her boss, she would probably tell him that he


    was bothering her with his pile of work.


    After his meeting he returned to the hospital. His father is already awake and since he needs to rest


    like the doctor said, he will be the one to fly tomorrow to Davao for his business meeting. It¡¯s okay. He


    doesn¡¯t know if


    how will he juggle his jobs? He made Cleo adjust the number of his meetings tomorrow. . It was better


    when he was in the military. He was very close to the trigger of the gun. He was just thrown away by


    Granada. And when he gets stuck in the mission, he quickly puts him to sleep with his fist or he breaks


    the enemy¡¯s neck so that he can no longer form with him.


    He did not know what evil spirit possessed him. He admits that he was attracted to that woman. She


    was young and determined. She always caught his attention


    ¨C Then and Now.


    He knows he¡¯s attracted to Lyzza but why does he feel like he¡¯s being poked in the ass when he


    doesn¡¯t know what she¡¯s doing? Why does he always squirm when he pokes him? He¡¯s only been here


    for a few years, ah. ¡®Yeah! You are just ten years older than her, Moron,¡¯ said a part of his brain


    sarcastically. But he was stubborn because he didn¡¯t listen to the voice in his brain. What if he¡¯s thirty-


    three and she¡¯s only twenty-three and young? It doesn¡¯t mean that he won¡¯t like him anymore because


    he is old and he likes a child too.


    But isn¡¯t it true that if the woman looks up, it¡¯s as if her eyes are not here. It¡¯s like she has a contagious


    disease if she avoids him. Avoid avoiding the woman. He¡¯s not the type! He washed the palm of his


    face. He is very thin, even his egg, at the thought that


    the woman who takes his interest does not like him. 3 ¡°Woman! It¡¯s your fault, Alejandro.¡±


    With that, he maneuvers the wheel and takes a hard U turn. Good thing he wasn¡¯t along the highway


    where there were a lot of cars. It wasn¡¯t rush hour yet so there were only a few people with him. i But


    his sudden U turn earned a horn and cussed and shouted for him. He was almost hit by a four-wheeler


    truck. Fortunately, he goes with Riguel and Alejandro to the racing school when they are in high school.


    He quickly avoided the truck and sped away.


    He ignored the cheap ones and shouted at him. Squeezing as fast as he could, he drove his car back


    to the Jeep terminal, where he left Lyzza. That girl is still limping, maybe what has happened. But when


    he finally reached the ce, the Jeep already left. He washed his palm over his own face again and


    took big steps back to the car. He tightened his grip on the steering wheel of the car before taking out


    his cellphone to call Ms. Hellen Echavez who is obsessed with the flight schedules of their interns. 10


    ¡°I¡¯ll see you tomorrow, Baby. I¡¯ll see you tomorrow.¡±

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    Lyzza was amazed at the paper she was holding where her new schedule was written. It was only five


    in the morning when Ms. Helen to say that she has a new schedule and that she needs to be at


    Vesaruis Airlines by six o¡¯clock because the ne she was on to Davao will leave early. 3 And now he


    was fooling around with the paper he was holding because it was a private ne and not a public one.


    Above all, the person on board the ne is a super VIP so his service must be really good. He wants to


    scratch his eyebrows because he doesn¡¯t understand Ms.¡¯s trip. Helen why did he put her there? He


    doesn¡¯t even have a single experience in the actual field because he is just a beginner and training.


    Where are the Vesarius Airlines senior flight attendants?


    It was only six-fifteen in the morning ording to his wristwatch. He just h*****k Summer¡¯s head and


    leave the child to her mother. His original flight was at eight o¡¯clock, so he wasn¡¯t able to say goodbye


    to his son properly. Maybe her baby will find her. ¡°Good morning, Ms. Pacammara,¡± said a friendly


    voice behind him. 1 He turned around and saw a man who he thought was only a few years older than


    him. ¡°Good morning,¡±


    he also greeted and slightly bowed to where he was sitting. The man was standing between rows of


    soft chairs in the staff waiting area. He extended his hand to her. ¡°I am Lan Moscoso, one of the


    seniors¡¯ flight attendants. Nice to meet you.¡± He epted his handshake and smiled at the man. ¡°Hello.


    How did you know my name?¡± ¡°From Ms. Helen. He said that you will be mypanion on the flight to


    Davao. You are Ms. Pacammara, right?¡± 1 ¡°Yes, Sir!¡± he answered and stood up. He blinked and


    thought about where he had seen the man. 1 ¡°It¡¯s almost six thirty, We better be in ne,¡± he said after


    ncing at his wristwatch and winking at her. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I got you.¡± He nodded and ignored her look.


    He held his suitcase when Ian took it from him and blinked again as if he had an eye defect. I think he


    is a type of man. It is handsome and mestizo, there is a local artist who looks like mestizo, with bright


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    eyes and ¨C aha! He already knew who the man looked like. Ian Veneracion whom mom loves because


    he watched the teleserye ¡®Pangako Sa ¡®yo¡¯. The artist is not just a boy¡¯s name, he also looks like him.


    But he¡¯s not the type or ¡®crush¡¯ at all. At that time he was not attracted to the clean, kind at first nce


    and refined demeanor. He doesn¡¯t like the boy next door type!


    What he likes is brusque, long hair in a man bun, arrogant and something to brag about. Just like..


    ¡®Nyak!¡¯ Why did he suddenly think of the face of the man who drove


    him to the jeep terminal yesterday? Why is it that in her descriptions of her boyfriend, it seems like this


    is what she is describing? He blinked and secretly pinched himself. He was stunned again for the


    second time that morning when he finally came face to face with the gigantic ne. It wasn¡¯t the first


    time he¡¯d been on board, but it was the first time he¡¯de face to face with arge aircraft.


    Excitement and adrenaline rush ran through the tiny fibers of his body. It was like going back to his


    childhood where he first thought he wanted to be a flight attendant because he loved to ride nes and


    travel to different countries. He also likes the uniform and how clean the flight attendants look.


    Now, she¡¯s not that nine-year-old little girl anymore. Here he was, dressed in a flight attendant¡¯s


    uniform and in front of him was the gigantic airship.


    Ian put his suitcase in thepartment for the ne¡¯s staff.


    ¡°We are in Davao for three days. Mr. Vesarius has an important business meeting.¡±


    He automatically turned to Ian at what he heard. He was about to ask if she was referring to Gideon


    when he spoke again. ¡°Mrs. can¡¯t be with her. Vesarius. Sir always takes his wife with him, eh. They are


    now in their middle age but they are still inseparable.¡±


    Absent-mindedly, he nodded when he said ¡®middle age¡¯. It probably wasn¡¯t Gideon because that man


    wasn¡¯t even halfway through his life. It¡¯sing soon! She secretlyughed as she remembered his


    pouty face when he was petting her. In the next few moments, Lan gave him instructions. He said what


    he was going to do that was not difficult for him to follow and understand because they had already


    studied it at the university. Even though it¡¯s obvious that if you try to make him cute, he just lets it go


    andughs at it from time to time.


    It is up to her to understand that she has no interest in this man. That is if he will still be interested in


    her when he finds out that she has a child?


    It¡¯s likely that her egg will also shrink when she finds out that she¡¯s hooked. Why not? What man would


    want a woman with a pendant? A big NO!


    It was just like any other man who had the courage to form her in the past four


    that year. Jews are even sweeter. He was always given flowers and gifts. If pick-up lines can be


    stretched, it¡¯s time for Kupong-kupong to learn. Then when they find out that he has a child, they will


    run away and won¡¯t show him anymore. Fools! He thought that he was diminished when they ¡®ghosted¡¯


    him. Because the truth is, these are her losses due to what they spent on buying gifts and flowers.


    ¡°Sir is here. Come, we should wee him.¡± He couldn¡¯t help it when Ian took him by the arm and led


    him to the door of the ne. * She put a smile on her face as she saw the ck car enter the premises.


    It moved slowly in front of them. The door on the passenger seat was the first to open and Gideon¡¯s


    familiar secretary stepped out. 2 Her lips parted as the man in her mind got out of the car.


    The morning sunlight hit Gideon¡¯s face as he looked at them. Their eyes met. He didn¡¯t know if her


    eyes just sparkled because of the sunlight or because he saw her. ¡®Nye!¡¯ He assumes too much!

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    He saw the corner of Gideon¡¯s lips lift when he saw him. She stilled on her feet and unconsciously held


    the edge of the ne¡¯s door. ¡°Why is Sir Gideon here?¡± Ian asked softly beside him. He felt his


    difort in his position.


    He didn¡¯t know why he reacted like that to CEO Vesarius. His unexpected visit seems to make Ian


    tensed.


    He quickly went down the stairs so he followed. 2 ¡°Good morning, Sir. The ne is ready,¡± said Ian and


    respectfully bowed in front of the man.


    ¡°Good morning, Sir.¡± He bowed slightly even though he was once again caught in his eyes that focused


    on him again. He didn¡¯t even give Ian the slightest nce who was the first to greet him. 1 ¡°My things


    are inpartment,¡± he said and Ian immediately understood what he meant.


    He quickly went to the back of the car and helped his secretary take out the suitcases. He stepped


    closer to them to hopefully help when he heard Gideon¡¯s voice. ¡°Aren¡¯t you gonna assist me inside, Ms.


    Pacamarra?¡± He stopped and circled towards it again and returned ¡°This way, Sir. Please.¡± He saw the


    corner of her lips rise again before taking a step. He also followed her towards the stairs of the ne,


    leaving the two men watching them and Gideon. 1 He guided her to one of the seats along the row of


    passenger seats. ¡°Can I offer you a drink, sir?¡± he asked formally when he saw that he was already


    sitting therefortably. ¡°Did you already eat breakfast?¡± ¡°Yes?¡±


    He put down the tablet he was holding and looked at him. ¡°I want coffee, ck with less sugar.¡± ¡°On it,


    Sir.¡±


    ¡°Add three sandwiches, bacon, eggs and orange juice,¡±


    ¡°Noted, Sir.¡±


    He turned his back on it and headed to the storage room where he saw some stock May


    breakfast is also ready-made in the kitchen. He said that it was delivered earlier because he knew that


    old Vesaruis had not had breakfast when he was leaving this early. 2 He quickly heated the food in the


    microwave oven. He only waited a few moments. She prepared Gideon¡¯s coffee and food neatly. Ian


    and CEO Vesarius¡¯s


    secretary were already on the ne when he returned to the Isle. He pushed the cart with only food to


    Gideon¡¯s cabin. He noticed that the curtain that served as a divider in their boss¡¯s cabin was already


    closed. He looked at the secretary who passed by.


    He nodded at her, telling her that she can go in. Two other men in uniforms simr to those of the pilot


    also entered. The Vesarius¡¯ pilot, obviously. 1 Gideon¡¯s eyes were still focused on his tablet while


    holding a touch pen. He was wearing reading sses that made him look serious even more. It used to


    be serious, he knew. But the seriousness brought by its reading ss was different. He looks bad-ass


    and gorgeously hot.


    When he sensed that someone was staring at him, he looked up and stared back at her eyes. He


    blinked when he saw the mysterious smile on his lips. His cheeks heated up and he immediately


    looked down. He pushed the cart again until he reached


    Gideon. ¡°Here¡¯s your coffee, Sir,¡± his voice was still formal. He ced the cup in front of him and


    poured more steaming fresh coffee. ¡°Sit,¡± he said and extended his hands to the chair in front of him. ¡°I


    can stand in here, Sir. Or I can just be there behind you if you are notfortable with my presence


    while you are eating.¡±


    ¡°I told you to sit. I don¡¯t eat breakfast.¡±


    He frowned. Why did he ask him to get food if he wasn¡¯t having breakfast? 1 ¡°I¡¯ll just wait for you to


    finish your coffee. Or if a cup of coffee is enough for you, I better


    leave. The pilots are already there.¡± ¡°You better eat your breakfast,


    Ms. Pacammara.¡± He didn¡¯t pay attention to what she said, instead, he took the cup of coffee that was


    still steaming and took a sip before turning to look at her, ¡°We have hours in our flight, Ms. Pacamarra I


    won¡¯t eat those. I am not my father. Do you want these foods to end up in trash cans?¡± He shook his


    head and nced at the food he had prepared. The truth is, he hasn¡¯t had breakfast except for the


    coffee he


    drank. There was no food left over fromst night for him to eat for breakfast, ¡°I¡¯ve had breakfast.¡± The


    corner of his lips rose higher. ¡°You still don¡¯t know how to lie.¡± He sighed and frowned. What do you


    mean no? He can be smart. He does cheat and cheat Q and Jessica when they have a gift for food


    when they manage to eat at a famous fast food,


    What does it say that he doesn¡¯t know how to lie? Or maybe he really knows how to read people so he


    knows he¡¯s not telling the truth. ¡°I did have breakfast.¡± His thick ck eyebrows just rose, still not


    believing what he said. He extended his hand to the chair in front of him again. ¡°Eat or F?¡±


    He didn¡¯t get what he was saying at first. But when she realized that Fis¡¯ Failed¡¯, she herself picked up


    the tuna sandwich and bit into it even though she hadn¡¯t sat down in the seat she pointed to. He quickly


    chewed and took a big bite of the sandwich to show the man that he was eating it. He was just afraid of


    being marked ¡®failed¡¯ in his internship. He might not be able to graduate in time. The future of her baby


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    is poor. If she really doesn¡¯t graduate, she will go back to her baby¡¯s father and beat him. ¡°Delicious?¡±


    He nodded while still chewing his food steadily. The faster she could finish, the sooner she could


    escape from his gaze she didn¡¯t know why she felt so full and wanted to say.

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    ¡°Drink it.¡± He took a sip of his coffee before pulling his eyes back to his tablet. However, he could still


    see her ncing at him. She drank the ss of orange juice when he spoke again. ¡°How¡¯s your foot?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay. It doesn¡¯t hurt anymore. Brought on by midwife and coldpress.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good. You


    should dispose of your old shoes. Throw it away when you use it for two months.¡±


    He was surprised by what he said. It¡¯s only been two months, he¡¯s going to change? Well, if he¡¯s rich,


    owns a shoe factory and doesn¡¯t suffer in the world, why not? But because he¡¯s not rich, he doesn¡¯t


    have his own shoe factory and there are many hungry people in the world, he will change his shoes


    when the heel wears out, so the sole is worn out. ¡°I¡¯m not rich, and there are many poor people in the


    world.¡±


    He bit his lower lip and looked away from her. ¡°You already have a lot of ¡®po¡¯. I am not that old, d*mn it!¡±


    He wanted tough at what he said. She pursed her lips and bit her lip. ¡°You¡¯re thirty-three, Sir.¡± ¡°I said


    drop the ¡®po¡¯. And d*mn it, our gap is not that big. Age doesn¡¯t matter.¡± 1 He was paralyzed by what he


    said. Wait, why is itparing their ages? And why does it look so skinny for their age gap. 4 ¡°Okay,


    Sir po- I mean, Sir. Okay, Sir.¡± He hid his lips and focused his eyes on his food. When he finished, he


    thanked her, which he only answered with a modest nod. He pushed the cart out again and put it back


    where it should be. She took her seat in one of the seats as the airne took off. CEO Vesarius didn¡¯t


    need anything and if anything there was a buzz and an inte in its cabin that was connected along


    the isle of the ne, 1 The ne was really huge. The interior of the ne screams luxury. From the


    seat, the


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    amodation, the cabins¡­. he didn¡¯t want to think about how rich the Vesarius family was, he would


    just be overwhelmed if he did. She was watching the clouds outside the window when Lan sat beside


    her, ¡°Did Sir Gideon eat?¡± it asked. She was watching the clouds outside the window when Lan sat


    beside her, ¡°Did Sir Gideon eat?¡± it asked. She was watching the clouds outside the window when Lan


    sat beside her, ¡°Did Sir Gideon eat?¡± it asked.


    No! He can eat. ¡°Yes, sir.¡± ¡°That¡¯s strange,¡± he said causing him to bite the inside of his mouth. ¡°He was


    serious in everything. Strict and wants everything perfect. He fired so many employees in Vesarius


    Airlines. His management of thepany is stricter and stricter than Sir Carlo, his father. He was


    bossy and selfish. I don¡¯t like the way he runs the airlines.¡± ¡°He looks nice,¡± she said, objecting to what


    he said was selfish. 1 Ian grinned at him and red at him before shaking his head. ¡°Because you¡¯re


    still


    new. You haven¡¯t seen the real him yet. He was tagged as the ¡®arrogant dictator of the airlines. He was


    in a military before and he was treating his employee like a soldier under hismand.¡±


    He just didn¡¯t talk about what he said. He knows that Gideon is really bossy. But selfish? She doubts it.


    He thinks that Gideon is not selfish and is as bad as Ian wants to show even if he says that he did not


    straighten him out. He didn¡¯t know, even though he didn¡¯t know the man that well, he seemed to have


    already imprinted on his brain that he was not a bad person. Also, he doesn¡¯t count as much when he¡¯s


    in front of her. It¡¯s not like the first time they met again after four years, he has calmed himself down


    more and can speak properly and doesn¡¯t stutter when he¡¯s in front of her. 1


    She thinks that her view about him changed when he epted her in Vesarius Airlines despite what


    happened years ago. It didn¡¯t use his secret that he sold his body for a huge price. Because if he is


    really selfish and has a bad attitude, the airlines will not ept him. It will spread what he has done. He


    will push him and not even look at his capability as a trainee for hispany. 6 ¡°Don¡¯t get near him.


    He¡¯s cunning and he yed women in his palm.¡± ¡°He has many girlfriends?¡± he asked curiously. ¡°He


    doesn¡¯t have a wife yet?¡± ¡°He¡¯s a yer. I don¡¯t think it¡¯s in his mind to settle.¡± His eyes were sharp and


    his fists were clenched. 1 However he just shrugged it off. It seems that the is too tense this man when


    he came to Gideon.


    ¡°I¡¯m warning you, Ms. Pachamara Avoid him if necessary. As your senior and of course, a friend¨Cwe


    can be friends right?¡± he nodded in response, ¡°I advise you to avoid him. He will just y with you. He


    thinks that he can search control his employees like a damn soldier.¡±


    Absent-mindedly, he turned behind them. CEO Vesarius¡¯ secretary, Cleo, was far away. He is very


    focused on his ownptop and typing steadily on the keyboard. He was also busy like his boss whom


    he left in the cabin who was also focused on his tablet and reading something.


    He didn¡¯t move at whatn said. He couldn¡¯t say anything or evenment because first of all he


    didn¡¯t really know Gideon.


    Their flight took almost two hours before they arrived in Davao. The private jet of Vesaurius family at its


    airport there. Ian opened the big door of the ne. He remained silent but there was a trace of tension


    in his body. He didn¡¯t know if it was the tension of anger or fear? 1 There is a ck car in front of the


    ne. His hands were sped like the proper etiquette of a flight attendant, as he followed down CEO


    Vesarius and his secretary.


    Gideon looked at her again before he put on his beloved aviator sunsses. The steps were heavy as


    he descended the stairs of the ne. The two pilots followed them. He


    talked to them for a second before walking towards the ck car. Gideon opened the driver¡¯s seat and


    he got in there


    He watched as Cleo opened the passenger seat door. He thought it would ride there. However, to his


    surprise, he extended his hand inside the car while looking at her. 1 ¡°CEO Vesarius is waiting for you.¡±


    He looked to either side of him before seemingly absentmindedly pointing to himself. ¡°I-I?¡±


    ¡°Yes, Ms. Pachamara The CEO cannot wait longer, he needs to get to the hotel immediately. He still


    has meetings that he needs to attend.¡± ¡°But


    ¡±


    ¡°Get in. You won¡¯t fit in the staff service,¡± Gideon interrupted him in a formal tone. He even peeked at


    her from the inside. ¡°O-Okay. I¡¯ll get my¡ª¡±. ¡°I¡¯ll take care of it,


    Ms. Pacamarra,¡± Cleo stopped him. He couldn¡¯t do anything but get into Gideon¡¯s car and watch the


    shrinking figure of hispanion as he looked in the car¡¯s side mirror.

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    When they finally got out of the airport and drove down the highway, she nced at the man. He¡¯s not


    the only one! Even this is also a constant nce at him. Once they looked at each other, her cheeks


    flushed and she looked down. He was embarrassed because he was caught looking at it. So what?


    Isn¡¯t it, it¡¯s the same look at him. He is even better and just hidden. It¡¯s really a stare if it¡¯s a stare.


    Doesn¡¯t he at least know how to feel that he is special in his prating gaze? He felt that even his


    soul could be read by it.


    Once again she admitted to herself how handsome Gideon Vesarius was. Blessed is the man in all!


    Just a few minutes ago, Gideon turned his car into a hotel driveway. As soon as they were in the


    opening, he could clearly see the big name of the ce. Almeradez Hotel is formed by the letters at the


    top of the building. The height, he was overwhelmed! 2 The Valet opened the door for them


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    immediately when Gideon parked right at the entrance of the hotel. He took the key from Gideon and


    drove the car to park it in the underground parking lot.


    A bellboy opened the door for them with a big smile on his face. The cold temperature of the hotel


    immediately embraced his body. It was colder than Gideon¡¯s car air conditioner. The refresher also


    weed her nose and she loves the smell of it. Clean and nice smelling. 1. The hotel was luxurious,


    she must say. The floor glistened with every light hit from the giant chandeliers hanging from the lobby


    ceiling. The sofas look cozy and soft. Wall paintings scream luxury and elegance. Every hotel staff is


    also clean and formal. The four receptionists in the reception area were smiling. The bellboys are also


    busy getting the guest¡¯s luggage. And speaking of the guests, he even spotted a prominent political


    figure sitting on one of the sofas in the lobby reading a newspaper. 1 Most of them are wearing tuxedos


    and formal dresses. He was singled out because of what he was wearing. She might have been


    mistaken for a hotel staff because she was only wearing a blue skirt and blouse.


    The uniform of flight attendants in Vesarius Airlines.


    They didn¡¯t go through the receptionists. Instead, they were greeted by a woman in her forties who was


    the manager of the hotel. ¡°The VIP room is ready, Sir. Sir Nexus Almeradez and his wife are currently


    upying the penthouse so he ordered the VIP room when you arrive,¡± the woman¡¯s voice showed


    respect even though she was older than Gideon. ¡°The other rooms for staff are ready as well.¡± ¡°Alright,¡±


    Gideon nodded and held her by the arm. Whether it was intentional or not, she nearly jumped from her


    feet when his hand touched her skin. Shocked


    He was in the flow of the story that flowed through his system. He got his arm back from it and stepped


    away.


    He looked at her with an unreadable expression in his eyes. He seemed to have noticed her reaction


    so he didn¡¯t try to hold her by the arm again or even touch her skin with his hand. 4 It was strange and


    she didn¡¯t like her reaction with his mere touch. He didn¡¯t know why it had that effect on him. They were


    both silent as they boarded the elevator. She keeps her hands to herself while standing in the middle of


    the elevator. However, he could feel Gideon ncing at him.


    When he reached the floor where the rooms for the staff of Vesarius airlines were, he politely bowed


    slightly to the man and said goodbye that he was going to his room.


    Her job was done the moment the airnended and their passengers left the ne. He goes back to


    work when the ne returns. And since Gideon will be in Davao for three days, he will also be visiting


    this ce for three days.


    She dived on her queen size bed and grabbed one of the pillows. He hugged you tightly and had a big


    smile on his face as he stared at the ceiling of his room. !


    He turned to his small sling bag that he was carrying when he got out of the ne. He spun around to


    reach for the small sling he had just dropped on the carpeted floor of the hotel suite.


    His cell phone is ringing. He took it and checked who the caller was. He immediately sat up when he


    saw Caius¡¯ name. He was about to answer, when the call ended abruptly.


    He turned to the door when someone rang the doorbell. He first took off the stilletos he was wearing


    and then headed for the door. It seems that whoever is at the door intends to break the doorbell. Bit by


    bit. 1 Gideon¡¯s face appeared to him when he opened the door. ¡°Sir¡­¡± ¡°Your things are here.¡± He tilted


    his head to indicate his suitcase that was next to him. ¡°Thank you. I would have taken the chin.¡± ¡°The


    bellboy brought that here. Not me.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not saying anything.¡±


    He was about to answer her when his cellphone rang again. Caius¡¯ name appeared on her screen. He


    saw Gideon nce over there and meet his thick ck eyebrows. He didn¡¯t pay attention to it, instead


    he took his suitcase and answered his brother¡¯s call. He stepped into the suite when he heard


    Summer¡¯s voice. ¡°Mommy¡­¡± ¡°My baby,¡± he said happily and almost cried because he thought he


    wouldn¡¯t see her for three days.


    However, before Summer could answer him, someone suddenly grabbed her cell phone.


    His lips parted in surprise when he saw Gideon¡¯s eyebrows meet when he ended the call and looked at


    him intently as if he had married her.

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    His lips parted in surprise when he saw Gideon¡¯s eyebrows meet at the end of the call and looked at


    him intently as if he had made a wedding here. ¡°Give it to me!¡± He tried to grab his cellphone from her.


    But, because Gideon was in a panic, he kept it away from him. ¡°Give it back. That¡¯s not for you.¡± He


    tried to grab his cellphone from her, but it was always far away from him.


    And because he is tall and has a big body, he looks like a toddler who almost hugs his body. ¡°Boss, it¡¯s


    mine!¡± He almost stomped in annoyance and almost trampled the man. ¡°No,¡± he replied firmly while his


    cellphone was still far away from him. His left hand holds it up before moving it to the other side. 1


    Annoyed, she clings to his arm and clings to it like a monkey. He didn¡¯t realize that his face was


    touching his armpit. What is important to him is that he gets his cellphone. Her baby might cry! ¡°Give


    me! That¡¯s mine,¡± his voice was shrill and softened even more. He wasn¡¯t satisfied yet and he raised


    his legs and slowly began to weigh her down on her when his long hand was low.1 However, Gideon


    was really tensed because he raised his cellphone even higher. There was nothing he could do to put


    weight on her arm and make her bend down. He was still standing firmly like she was just a cotton for


    him. No effect at all!


    Annoyed, he let go of her arm. He was almost out of bnce on the floor, fortunately Gideon quickly


    caught him with one of his hands that was not holding his cellphone. ¡°My baby,¡± she sobbed and


    stomped like a child. ¡°You will not talk to him while you¡¯re staying here,¡± he said firmly to her. * He


    stomped again and scratched his cheek in annoyance. ¡°Why? My training was done for this day. We


    are not inside the ne anymore, not even at the airport. This is my free day.¡± +


    ¡°No! You are an intern of mypany, You should be trained well. You are not yet an employee of


    Vesarius Airlines so you still need to train even if you are not inside the ne.¡±


    He was stunned by what he said, What is it? The nonsense of what he said!


    As far as he can remember, he went to the airport to be a flight attendant. What does it want? To be his


    nanny sh assistant.


    ¡°Fine. But my cellphone is mine. That¡¯s my private property. You are crossing the line and boundary,


    Sir. We are just employers and employees here. Invading of private property is what you are doing.¡±


    His jaw tightened and he stared at her. He thought he was about to give him his cell phone because he


    was silent for a while, seeming to be thinking. But in his frustration, he shoved his cellphone into the


    pocket of his cks and walked out the door.


    ¡°Boss!¡± she screamed and chased him out.


    He turned to her and gave her a dark look. ¡°Invading the private property, my ass. I¡¯ll give you a direct F


    and send you to the other airlines if you keep insisting on getting this phone of yours.¡±


    He mmed into her and left her gaping at his ass. Until he boarded the elevator at the end of the


    hallway, he was still dumbfounded. His eyebrows meet and he returns to his room.


    Annoyed, he left and wrapped himself in theforter. He already misses Summer. He hasn¡¯t been


    able to say goodbye to it properly yet. Maybe she¡¯s crying because she¡¯s looking for him. And then why


    did he call when it was only 11 in the morning? Shouldn¡¯t he be in school as well as Caius?


    He cried and sobbed. He won¡¯t see his son for three days, he won¡¯t be able to hug, kiss and be tender.


    He pulled theforter and went under it and cried. He was annoyed with Gideon. He doesn¡¯t know


    what his trip in life is but is it right for him to take his cell phone? 1 He uses being the boss of the


    of Vesarius Airlines. That¡¯s his opportunity and if he gets an F, he won¡¯t be able to graduate. What is


    this? They even defeated their thesis making with difficulty. No! Gideon¡¯s life was really suffering at that


    time. 3 He then remembered what Ian had said that their boss had a habit of controlling the people


    around him like a soldier and this was the captain. They have toply with what it wants in order not


    to be given a penalty. It seems that what the senior flight attendant said was true. He fell asleep


    hugging the pillow, imagining that it was Summer, while he was still crying?


    He didn¡¯t know how long he slept. He just woke up because there was Poncio Pte in his suite again.


    It seems that there is an intention to destroy the doorbell because he is pressing it one after another


    and seems bored. He just turned in the direction of the door before taking the pillow and covering it


    over his ear. But, I guess whoever was outside the door was really naughty because it didn¡¯t stop when


    the doorbell was pressed and was apanied by a knock. Hezily got up from the bed and headed


    for the door on his feet.


    He met Gideon¡¯s serious brown eyes. But, when he observed her for a few moments, his eyebrows


    crossed. ¡°Why the h*ll did you cry?¡± his voice rose. He was still on his suit. It¡¯s just that now his necktie


    is out of order and his hair is no longer in a man bun. It¡¯s just hanging down to his shoulders. 2 He


    frowned and folded his arms. ¡°Do you need anything, Sir?¡± He looked at her from head to toe and back.


    He tried not to be affected by the caress of his gaze over his whole body. This is how he looked at her


    when he sold himself to her.


    Yes, it was a long time ago but every detail of that night is still etched in his mind. How could he forget


    that? That was the night she became a full woman even though they both had intentions at that time for


    each other. ¡°Why did you cry?¡± he asked her again while looking at her swollen eyes. ¡°No, Sir. I didn¡¯t


    cry.¡± 2 He pushed open the door and entered without saying goodbye. It was he who closed the door


    before walking in front of him. ¡°You can¡¯t lie to me, Lyzza.¡± 2 The hair on the back of his neck rose and


    he shivered when he heard her say his name. Her name rolled in his lips like it was casual yet sensual.


    The sound of his name when he uttered it brought something else to his system. : ¡°My cellphone is now


    mine. My baby¡­¡± She wanted to cry again. ¡°Is that why you¡¯re crying because I took your cellphone?¡±


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    ¡°That¡¯s because it¡¯s mine. Give it back, Sir. I did not do anything bad.¡± He gave her a sharp look and


    jaws clenched. Then, he fished her phone out of his pocket. ¡°Fine. Here¡¯s your phone, call that sh*t


    baby of yours.¡± He gave her the cell phone which she immediately took. ¡°I¡¯ll send you back to Man


    tomorrow.¡± He didn¡¯t pay attention to what he said, instead he quickly revived his cellphone, which had


    been turned off earlier. It is good to bring him back to the city. In that case, he will return to the


    domestic flights and at night he will go home to his wife.


    He didn¡¯t answer her but the eyebrows still met. He turned his back on her without a word, noticing that


    she was not at all affected by what he said that he would return her to Man the next day.

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    Chapter 16


    He immediately dialed Caius¡¯ number when he heard the door close. Just two rings, the brother


    immediately answered his call. ¡°Sister,¡± it opened. ¡°Summer is looking for you. Why aren¡¯t you here yet,


    it¡¯ste.¡± He opened the blinds on the ceiling to floor ss wall of the suite. The gigantic buildings with


    their lights alive appeared before his eyes. The sky is getting dark. It¡¯s past six o¡¯clock in the evening.


    Did he sleep that long? That¡¯s why his stomach is grumbling because he didn¡¯t eat lunch earlier. ¡°Let¡¯s


    talk to him, Cai. Is he there?¡± ¡°Summer,¡± he called his daughter on the other line. The call was cut short


    and it switched to a video call.


    He smiled widely at Summer when he saw her on the cellphone screen.


    ¡°Mommy, you didn¡¯t wait for me to wake up,¡± her voice was sullen and cutely cute. Her baby was


    wearing a pink shirt and blue baby shorts. Her hair is in a pigtail braided in two parts.


    ¡°Mommy needs to leave early.¡± ¡°Important?¡± He smiled a little and nodded. ¡°Yes and I¡¯m sorry because


    we won¡¯t see each other for three days.¡±


    Summer frowned and pulled away even more. ¡°Why? Is it more important than me, the baby?¡±


    He wanted to face palm for what he said. There she goes again. He goes through her making her cute


    again.


    ¡°No, of course you are still more important than Mommy. But this is for your future. So that we can buy


    you new shoes, a dress and then of course so that you have food and then milk.¡± ¡°But I will miss you.¡±


    ?


    ¡°I know and I will miss you too. Only three sleeps baby. Then we will meet again.¡± Her daughter pouts


    and blinks three times. The old man seemed to be thinking about what he said. Then, it nodded.


    ¡°Okay. Kiss and hug me when we see each other, Mommy. Summer loves you.¡± It resoundingly kissed


    the palm before presenting it to the cellphone screen, giving her a flying kiss,


    ¡°I love you too.¡± He also gave his son a flying kiss. ¡°But Mommy, are you going to still find daddy?¡± this


    is an innocent question. He saw that Caius who was behind him was also surprised.


    ¡°Baby, didn¡¯t I tell you that he is far away.¡±


    ¡°Yes. But I saw him Mommy. He knows me because I called him Daddy. He is not far away.¡±


    He sighed. If only his son knew, he would be with his father now. They are in the same ce. It¡¯s just


    that, he doesn¡¯t know how to tell Gideon about Summer. ¡°What do you want me to greet you with?¡± he


    avoids talking. Summer¡¯s eyes twinkled at his question. ¡°Pink bag, Mommy. The small one is like this.¡±


    He stood up and stroked his hand from his left shoulder to his right waist. ¡°Sling bag?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know what it¡¯s called, Mommy. May big po kasi ako no¡¯n di ba? I want a small one. I¡¯ll keep my


    money in there so I can save.¡±


    ¡°Alright. Just, you have to promise me that you will behave while I¡¯m not there. Don¡¯t scold Mam so


    she doesn¡¯t get sick. And of course be a good girl to Tito Cai, okay?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± he nodded and faced his


    brother. His small hand cupped Caius¡¯s face and blinked. ¡°I¡¯m a good girl Tito Cai, right?¡± ¡°Right,¡± his


    brotherughed and lifted Summer to sit on hisp before turning his gaze to her. ¡°We¡¯ll take care of


    Summer, Sister. Don¡¯t cry there.¡±


    Heughed and wiped his watery eyes. ¡°I know that. But this is the first time I¡¯ve been away from my


    baby for this long.¡± ¡°Sister, you are about to finish your studies. And then I think he needs some


    practice.¡± 2 He nodded because his brother had a point. Some things are just destined to change. After


    he finishes college, he will probably have flights domestically and internationally. And he knew there


    were times he would end up in the same situation. He just prayed that Summer wouldn¡¯t grow up


    resenting him because he might not give her enough time. I hope not.


    She will do her best to be a best mom to her daughter. 2 ¡°Teacher was sick, Mommy,¡± Summer


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    interjected when she asked why they called earlier when they were supposed to be at school. ¡°They


    are the same as my ssmate.


    Kuya Guard said, ¡°They have fever.¡± , ¡°How is Jessa?¡± he asked Caius. ¡°I haven¡¯t called him yet, eh.¡±


    ¡°No one said ¡°Te. But Summer¡¯s young ssmate is said to have dengue. It¡¯s good that the


    requirements are being passed on to us, so I didn¡¯t go in to apany Summer,¡±


    They talked for a while with their brother. Summer¡¯s groin was steady


    his mom waved at him as he just arrived. Summer gave her a flying kiss again before they decided to


    end the call.


    He stood up from sitting on the bed and reached for his suitcase. He got a change of clothes there and


    quickly changed in the bathroom.


    He checked the money in his wallet. Does he know if they have free food at the hotel? All he knows is


    that suite amodation is free. If there was another woman on the flight with them, it was probably


    his room mate. He came out of his suite with his small sling bag and cellphone. He asked the passing


    staff where the hotel¡¯s restaurant was and he pointed it out to him.


    The clinking of cutlery and the fragrant and hungry aroma of freshly cooked food greeted him as he


    entered the restaurant. His stomach rumbled and he almost drooled when he saw the long table full of


    food.


    ¡°It¡¯s a buffet for all. Hotel amodation now includes food service.¡± He turned to Cleo who was still


    standing behind him with a formal look.


    He scratched his cheek. ¡°Sorry, I couldn¡¯t wait for ourpanions. I¡¯m hungry.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s alright. You didn¡¯t go out for lunch. Besides, w naman s. Mr. Moscoso enjoyed the nearest


    beach and resort. While the pilots are out to stroll around.¡±


    He nodded. That made her think to just take a walk around the ce. It¡¯s his first time toe here so


    he¡¯ll make the most of it.


    ¡°You, have you eaten yet?¡±


    ¡°Not yet, I¡¯m going out. I¡¯ll meet my best friend. I only came here to give it to Sir


    Gideon.¡± He raised the brown envelope he was holding. ¡°There he is.¡± He turned to the table he pointed


    to. Gideon was also looking at her-or he had been looking at her for a while.


    ¡°I¡¯ll just give this to Sir. I suggest you just join sir if you want apanion. Or you can just have food


    delivered to your suite.¡±


    ¡°Thank you,¡± he said and headed to the buffet table. It¡¯s okay for him to eat alone. If he acts and


    delivers to his hotel suite, s!, he might starve to death. He took a te and busied himself getting


    the food he wanted. She was about to put a fried chicken on her te, when someone snatched the


    kitchen tongs from her.


    He looked at Gideon with a serious face as he took fried chicken from the length of the buffet table and


    ced it on his te. 2 ¡°You will not eat, Sir?¡± he asked noticing that he didn¡¯t have his own te with


    him.


    ¡°I will.¡±


    He handed her the te she was holding which made her frown. ¡°Let me get you a te.¡±


    ¡°No need. I¡¯m starving. The food for both of us fits here.¡± ¡°Just shoot¡ª¡± 1 ¡°It¡¯s fine. I¡¯m hungry,¡± he


    lightly showed her the hand, ¡°if you want anything else, I¡¯ll just ask someone to get it. I want to eat.

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    Chapter 17


    He held her by the hand she was holding. Voltage of electricity rushed in her system again with the


    mere touch of their skin. However, unlike before, he was not so surprised. He gently pulled her towards


    the rows of tables while holding a te in one hand that was overflowing with the amount of food he


    had taken. He put the carry-on on the table where he was sitting earlier. There were two other people


    there looking at them when Gideon pulled him a chair. The woman smiled at him and held out her


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    hand. ¡°I¡¯m Amara Stephanie Almeradez.¡±


    She shyly epted his hand. ¡°Lyzza Pacammara, Ma¡¯am.¡± Heughed with amusement at what he


    said. ¡°Just call me Amara or Steph and drop the ¡®po¡¯. We¡¯re not that far apart in age, are we?¡± He


    nodded and smiled back at the woman. It looks kind and their beauty is on the same level. He secretly


    giggled at the thought. because he is not a head-turner. It¡¯s fine, not pretty, not ugly either. And then he


    believes that beauty cannot be measured by external appearance. He is based on habit. That¡¯s why he


    befriended Q and Jessica, eh. He almostughed again at the thought. It¡¯s a good thing he kept his


    mouth shut because otherwise he would have looked crazy in front of his tablemates. ¡°Oh, this is my


    husband, Nexus Almeradez.


    ¡± He grabbed the arm of the man next to him. The shape of his face is the same as Gideon¡¯s. Serious,


    quiet and intimidating. He must be the owner of the Almeradez hotel that currently upies the


    penthouse. That¡¯s what he heard from the manager earlier. He was surprised when Gideon put the


    fried chicken he was holding in his mouth. When she looks at him, he simply tilts his head, telling her to


    take a bite.


    He was about to grab the fried chicken from her when he pushed it away from her. He didn¡¯t do


    anything but bite into the food he was drinking in his mouth. He was still shy and simply looked around


    to see if anyone was looking at them. But it seems that people inside the restaurant know how to mind


    their own business. Even the Almeradez couple seems to have their own world close together and


    talking while Nexus asionally kisses his wife on the forehead and hair.


    ¡°I can eat.¡± ¡°You are really hard-headed,¡± he muttered. He just ignored it and just ate. It really confirms


    and affirms their sharing on the same te.


    He was almost the only one who ate and it looks like he¡¯s really eating and sneaking around


    just not yet. After he cleared the contents of the te, Gideon invited them out. And because he didn¡¯t


    want to be locked in his suite again, he agreed. They left the hotel after she went back to her suite and


    said goodnight to her baby. He was wearing casual jeans and a t-shirt while he was wearing a denim


    skirt and a thin sweat shirt.


    They stroll down thene of the alive city. The city of Davao is still alive even at nine o¡¯clock at night,


    She let him hold her hand. She even intertwined their fingers that received a nce from him. He


    nced at her with a serious face and his eyes dropped to their sped hands. He didn¡¯tment but


    squeezed her hand. As before, he looked like a toddler next to her. He only reached up to her chest


    and he had to look up when he looked at her face. Her petite body has no match for his big one. His


    body is really for the military men. 2 The veins in his arms screamed danger and his eyes were telling


    everyone to back off. ¡°Where are we going, Sir?¡± he asked when they got away from the Almeradez


    Hotel. ¡°Gideon, Lyzza. Call me Gideon, not Sir.¡± He bowed to her. ¡°Just how you call me that night,¡± he


    said to her hoarsely. 1. The hair on the back of his neck rose as his cheeks heated up. She was


    horrified by his hoarse voice and the intensity of his gaze on her. His lips parted spontaneously and the


    name slipped out as he had mentioned it several times that night. ¡°Gideon¡­¡±


    He swallowed hard because his gaze was fixed on him and his eyes seemed to be on fire. He also


    tightened his grip on her hand. His eyes were screaming the same emotion that he had that night. He


    wanted to retreat reluctantly. Because he is no longer innocent with that kind of gaze and emotion. She


    knew that he was tempted to her¡­he was l(u)sting her.


    And d*mn her! Because after all these years, her body is still yearning to be in his arms again.


    One of his hands grabbed her back and slid around her waist. He pulled her towards him. His face


    lightly hit her hard chest. He swallowed the smell of this mixture of expensive men¡¯s perfume and the


    natural masculine smell.


    He bent down until their faces were level. His nose brushed against the side of her cheek to her jaw.


    ¡°Strawberry,¡± he murinured under his breath. ¡°Addicting strawberries.¡± And he literally sniffs her scent


    Her throat went dry at what he did and his hoarse voice sent a strange warmth to her core. He was


    very familiar with what he was feeling now. And he knew in himself that he would give in when he made


    the first action.


    She wants to feel that lips are moving against her. She wants those veiny, strong arms wrap around her


    waist as he carried her while both of them were panting and getting out


    of breath. She wants to feel his muscled body against her hands. Her body was screaming for his


    touch, to let his hands roam around her body, caressing her most sensitive part.


    Jeez! She is bing a wanton woman for craving Gideon Vesarius.


    A loud horn suddenly hesitated causing him to realize. He and Gideon were both surprised by the horn.


    He was dazzled by the light that met his eyes when he looked back to where the sound wasing


    from.


    His eyes widened when he saw the speeding and uncontrolled motor going in their direction-to him. He


    froze in ce due to shock. He couldn¡¯t move when someone quickly pulled him.


    His forehead bumped into Gideon¡¯s hard chest at the same time as a motorcycle passed behind him,


    making a jiggle on the side walk before hitting the nearest tree and falling.


    People approached the two unfortunate people. He, on the other hand, did not immediately move as he


    sank into the man¡¯s chest. He just turned back to the wayside when Gideon pulled him towards the


    crowd of people. He let go of his hand for a moment to approach the people lying on the road. One was


    writhing in pain while the other was unconscious. He squeezed through the crowd to get to the front.


    Gideon was doing something with the woman who is now unconscious. It seemed to wake her up and


    without actually waking up, she applied first aid to the woman. His face was bloody because of a big


    wound. His movements were quick and precise. It doesn¡¯t care about the blood clinging to its hands


    and clothes.


    After a while, an ambnce arrived. Someone had to apany him to the hospital so Gideon went to


    the ambnce. He looked around confused, not knowing what to do. In the end, he climbed into the


    ambnce. He didn¡¯t want to go back to the Almeradez hotel alone even if he could. He went with her


    to the hospital. Gideon answered all of the nurse¡¯s questions while he remained seated in the waiting


    area while looking around. He nced at Gideon who was still talking to the nurse. He moved his gaze


    to therge TV in the lobby before moving his eyes again to the family on the sofa. 2 ¡°Hey, are you


    okay?¡± Gideon asked him as he approached him. The nurse he was talking to earlier is gone, 2 ¡°Huh-


    00, it¡¯s fine¡­a-I¡¯m fine.


    ¡°You¡¯re not. why are you pale Are you hurt? Did you get hit by a motorcycle earlier?¡± He shook his head


    and wet his lips. ¡°No. I¡¯m just really white.¡± ¡°You are not okay!¡± he stated before pulling her cold hands.


    It checked his whole for


    see if he has any injuries. He was even turned around to be examined, not understanding the people


    who were looking at them because of what he was doing. When he saw nothing, he grabbed her by


    both shoulders. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Her anxiety attacks her again. He didn¡¯t know what had gotten into his stomach and he even went to


    the hospital even though he didn¡¯t want to be in that ce.

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    Chapter 18


    ¡°L-Let¡¯s go out,¡± her lips tremble slightly and look away. He didn¡¯t answer but he took her hands again


    and locked them in his big and rough hand and then pulled her out of the hospital. His calloused hands


    send warmth to her cold hands.


    Only then did he catch his breath when they finally got out. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I just really hate the smell of the


    hospital. I don¡¯t want it inside.¡± ¡°You should tell me so I can take you back to the hotel right away.¡± ¡°I¡¯m


    okay now. I can wait for you here outside. Maybe the nurse inside will ask you something more.¡±


    ¡°No. Shall we go back to the hotel or do you want us to continue sightseeing?¡±


    He shook his head. ¡°Let¡¯s just go back to the hotel.¡±


    He did not object to what he said. It seemed that he had lost the will to walk around in the cold night.


    He hailed a taxi and took him to the Almeradez hotel. He even took her to her floor even though it was


    unnecessary. What he knew was that the VIP suite they were upying was on the top floor, so he


    thought he was still busy here. He took from his sling bag the key card given by the hotel staff.


    He was still silent when he opened the door and entered. He turned to Gideon because he also entered


    inside. He didn¡¯t bother to turn on the light when he put his sling bag on the sofa.


    Gideon walks to the side of her bed and switches on themps that give the room a dim light. ¡°Thank


    you foring with me earlier and for delivering,¡± he tried to keep his voice low so that he wouldn¡¯t


    notice that the memory was still bothering him. ¡°I want to sleep.¡±


    ¡°You alright? Are you okay?¡± he asked in a serious voice. Even his eyes and expression were serious,


    as if reading what was on his mind.


    ¡°Of course. It will also disappear. I¡¯ll just go to sleep.¡± She doubts it. He wasn¡¯t sure if he would be able


    to sleep well especially since he had no one in the room,


    ¡°You are not sure. I¡¯ll stay here.¡± There was a finality in his voice and he sat on his bed. ¡°Sir.¡±


    ¡°You won¡¯t make me change my mind, Lyzza, And please, stop calling me sir. I told you to call me by


    my name.¡±


    ¡°I can handle myself, Gideon.¡± He knows that he is kind and besides, he doesn¡¯t know, as long as he


    trusts the man.


    ¡°You were trembling and your hands were cold. You are traumatic with the idea of hospital, I am right?¡±


    He bit his bottom lip and sat down on the sofa just in front of him. He raised his foot and hugged the


    legs. 1 ¡°It¡¯s been four years but the fear is still here,¡± he began, admitting that he was right.


    With the help of the dim lighting from thempshade, he saw Gideon¡¯s frown. But, his lips kept


    touching and met her gaze. He was urging her to continue.


    ¡°Four years ago, I saw Mama lying on the floor unconscious. He was barely breathing. It was early in


    the morning, there was no one on our road and no one to ride. With the help of our neighbor who was


    driving a tricycle, we were able to take Mama to the hospital.


    He had a heartplication. He had been putting up with the asional pain in his chest for a long


    time. He didn¡¯t tell us because he said I was in college and my brother was also studying. There are a


    lot of bills, he said he doesn¡¯t want to spend for us.¡±


    He bit his lower lip again. There¡¯s no reason for him to hide his past, right? It¡¯s better that he knows


    why he had to sell his body then. 1 ¡°We have no money because we are also very short. I thought


    about my co-worker Danielle at the bar. He has been offering me something for a long time. It is said


    that the sale is big when it is released to the customer. He said if I wanted something bigger, he would


    introduce me to an auction organizer. That¡¯s where you bought me at that auction.¡±


    ¡°After that night, I was able to treat Mama. He was operated on. I thought everything was fine. I said to


    myself, I already have money, and there is no reason for me to worry too much. I can feed Mama and


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    my brother. I can buy Mama her maintenance.¡±


    ¡°But two days ago since Mama was moved to her private room, Danielle came. I met him in the hallway


    when I was going to Mama¡¯s room. I should have immediately noticed that there was something


    different about him when I saw him looking around.


    I said if he wants to visit Mama, he should just go with me because I¡¯m on my way there. She holds my


    hand. I thought that was normal. It turns out that he will make me a hostage to the policemen who are


    chasing him. There was a shootout and I was hit. It¡¯s just a little bit, but I would have almost hit my


    head if the police hadn¡¯t pulled me down.¡±


    Authorities have been monitoring the gay organizer alias ¡®Mama Lovie¡¯ for a long time. The police are


    after Danielle because she is one of the recruiters of women to sell entertainment.


    She rolled her tongue on her lips. ¡°I don¡¯t know if I don¡¯t want to go to the hospital because of that or


    because what I felt when Mama was in dangeres back to me and I don¡¯t know what I would do at


    that time. We don¡¯t have a single dog,


    my sister was crying and I was so afraid of losing her. Maybe those two are the reason,


    I don¡¯t know.¡± 1 He bent down and rested his forehead on top of his knees together. His eyes were


    watering again because he felt that the world had deprived him of those times. Even if he didn¡¯t admit it


    face to face to Gideon or even to his friends, he was very grateful to the man in front of him now. Even


    if it was said that therge amount he gave her that night was in return, it is still undeniable that this is


    what connected his mother¡¯s life.


    Gideon is not a God. But he is a God-send when she feels that everything is falling apart. He heard


    Gideon stand up and he stepped closer to him. He stopped in front of her and bent his knees. He


    pushed his forehead to remove his face from his knees. He cupped both of her cheeks and tucked the


    loose hair behind her ear. He gave her a warm smile. ¡°You¡¯re brave, Strawberry. Very brave.¡±


    Admiration is written on his face, gone is the stoic and emotionless face of him.


    His deep brown eyes are staring at her like he saw a very beautiful thing in front of him. With the help


    of dim light in the room, Gideon advances slowly at her. He gradually brought his own face closer to


    hers. Her eyes closed when she saw his lips near her mouth. He clenched his hands on top of the sofa


    mattress as their lips finally met. She was softening from the tickle caused by his soft lips pressed


    against hers. Her hands move and hold Gideon¡¯s shoulder.


    His grip tightened as Gideon¡¯s lips began to move in a sensual manner. His remaining sanity seemed


    to be absorbed.


    His one hand caresses her back down to her waist.


    She clung to him and started to move her lips as well. He mimicked the stroke of her lips, teaching her


    how to h*****k like before.


    He released his lips and his mouth traveled down her cheek to her neck. His kiss brought something


    different to her, it brought warmth through her body to the core of her being. ? She gasped when he


    suddenly lifted her up to the sofa and sat there. He ced her above hisp.


    She was straddling when he caught her lips again, giving her a hot, deep and fiery kiss,

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    Her hand is smallpared to Gideon¡¯s but it was strangely fit for each other. It¡¯s just like now that the


    two of them were holding hands while they were inside his car parked in a slightly hidden part of the


    parking lot. ¡°My flight is almost here,¡± he told Gideon who still couldn¡¯t let go of his hand.


    His lips protruded into a frown. He had been in her car for almost an hour doing nothing but holding her


    hand and asionally stealing a kiss from her.


    ¡°I was thinking to just pulling you out and training under my wings so that you cannot keep leaving


    whenever you have a flight.¡± He lightly flicked her piercing nose. ¡°I came here to be a flight attendant.


    Not to be your employee in the office.¡±


    He yed with her fingers before firmly kissing the back of her palm. ¡°I know,


    Strawberry. I shouldn¡¯t be a hindrance to your dreams.¡± He looks at her, this time he has a small smile


    on his lips. ¡°What time is your flight? Is it nine-thirty?¡± 1 ¡°Yes,¡± she answered and touched the cor of


    his formal white long-sleeve. ¡°I came back here at five in the afternoon. It only takes a few hours.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, yeah. And I should work in that hour so I can be with youter.¡±


    She took a deep breath before holding Gideon¡¯s hands. He also caressed her clean jaw before looking


    directly into her eyes. ¡°Let¡¯s eat outsideter,¡± he invited to which she immediately nodded. The corners


    of his lips are still up and his eyes are twinkling mischievously.


    In normal days, she will tease him or she will flick his forehead because of his naughty thoughts.


    However, that time he just looked at her seriously and caressed her cheek with his hand. 1 ¡°I want to


    tell you somethingter,¡± ¡°Alright. Whatever it is.¡±


    He smiled at her and then looked at the wristwatch he was wearing. ¡°I need to go.¡± He was not


    surprised when he leaned closer to him and then nted a kiss on his lips. ¡°Take care.¡±


    He nodded and then got out of his beloved car. He took his suitcase from the trunk of his car and then


    smiled at Gideon who was looking at him in his side mirror, They have been dating for almost a week


    now. After what happened between them in Davao, he never let her go. He insisted that they should


    date which she finds strange because nothing really happened to them in Davao. They just kiss and


    make out, until


    just there. He didn¡¯t take her all the way. What the reason was, he didn¡¯t know. He seems to be


    stopping himself that night. He, on the other hand, was slightly ashamed of himself because he knew


    that he was ready to open up when he went all the way with him. 1 And jeez! This time, there is no


    other reason. There is no money involved or mutual intentions. It was pure feelings between them.


    The question is, are there feelings? He does not know! It doesn¡¯t say anything and he doesn¡¯t say


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    anything to it. They fall into a pseudo-rtionship.


    They have but they don¡¯t. They do things that couples do, but they don¡¯t havebels. He didn¡¯t hear


    anything from Gideon, not even a simple ¡®I like you¡¯. Even she didn¡¯t tell him that she likes the man


    even though that¡¯s how she feels. In all her life she has never had a boyfriend. He didn¡¯t know how that


    rtionship worked, that¡¯s why he was content with what was between him and Gideon. There is no


    Their rtionship is not a secret but it is private. He hasn¡¯t told anyone yet but he knows his colleagues


    already have a hint because he often catches them gossiping about him. He just shrugged his


    shoulders because he was not affected by it. There is no evidence that she is flirting with CEO Vesarius


    so that he can get a high score in internship


    He noticed themotion in the back. His ssmate was talking to a foreign man. The old man was


    talking in French and it seems that Nika couldn¡¯t understand well what the passenger was saying. He


    understands and can speak a little bit of French because he really stayed upte to read and memorize


    the book that contains the basic Frenchnguage. ¡°Je veux du vin de fraise.


    Pas de caf¨¦. Je le veux froid et j¡¯use du croissant,¡± his voice spoke loudly to Nika, who was still


    blinking because the passenger didn¡¯t quite understand what he said due to the speed of his speech.


    ¡°Again, Sir. Do you speak English?¡± The passenger seemed annoyed because the two could not


    understand each other. ¡°If I am not mistaken, you are asking for wine and croissants, Sir, right?¡± he


    groaned and grabbed Nika¡¯s arm to tell her that he would back her.! ¡°Ou¨ª,¡± he nodded which means


    ¡®yes¡¯. ¡°This woman does not know how tomunicate well with passengers.¡±


    ¡°I apologize for that. We are still learning yournguage. We¡¯ll put additional croissants to your request


    forpensation,¡± he replied patiently to the man. The man seemed satisfied with what he said,


    Nika seemed to breathe a sigh of relief when she left the man¡¯s presence. Thank you for


    this


    him and he said he would free him to get back at him. It is said that they didn¡¯t really study the book


    that they bought so that they can somehow understand the French word even if they can¡¯t speak it. The


    woman is also a working student at night.


    Her days went well. She enjoyed taking care of the passengers and helping them put their luggage at


    the overhead bin wheels. He had three domestic flights that day before five o¡¯clock finally arrived. He


    immediately went straight to their locker room to get his things that were left there. He could feel the


    looks thrown at him by his batch mates who were just across the locker.


    ¡°I won¡¯t be surprised if when the finalse, he has the highest grades search among us. And of


    course, he was immediately epted by thispany.¡±


    ¡°Are you the one to have a rtionship with the CEO? No longer embarrassed, you really won the


    highest one.¡± He gave them a nce and one of them immediately turned on him when he saw that he


    was looking at his group.


    He recognized them. That¡¯s what Quincy Mae was looking at in the other section, He didn¡¯t pay


    attention to them, instead, he took the cell phone and turned it on. ¡°Isn¡¯t she a single mother?


    Does she hope that Sir Gideon will be the father of the child?


    him?¡±


    ¡°Maybe Sir doesn¡¯t know that there is a child. Because it¡¯s flirty.¡±


    He wants tough at what he hears. If she was the former Lyzza no from high school, she would


    probably have made amends. But Jessica is absolutely right, having a child makes you mature. Then


    again, they just look stupid because Gideon is actually Summer¡¯s daddy.


    ¡°I¡¯m sure, Sir will just throw that away when he gets fed up. Which is not far from happening because


    something is already hanging.¡± Laugh at them. 1. ¡°Hey, town witches and have a supply of lip balm.


    Why are you gossiping about Ate Lyz again? Is there a fee for that? Are you a millionaire?¡± Quincy Mae


    snapped, her mouth hanging open again. ¡°Can it, this is not gossip. We are not cheap like you. We¡¯re


    just telling the truth.¡± ¡°Where¡¯s your proof?¡±


    He was about to stop Quincy Mae from fighting when the text messages entered his cell phone one


    after the other. Almost everything came from his Mom and Caius. Son, it¡¯s Summer. We rushed to the


    hospital. The fever increased even more, Almost to a derailment.¡¯


    He quickly closed the locker and grabbed Quincy Mae¡¯s arm, who was now tangling with her enemy, to


    wean her off.


    ¡°You have a lot of money, you have no evidence.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t need evidence. I have ears and eyes,¡±


    ¡°Mama mo eyes.¡±


    He pulled Quincy away even more because he was embarrassing the other flight attendants who were


    curious about what was happening. There were several seniors so he was even more embarrassed.


    ¡°Those cheap ones!¡± it still whined and


    stomped. ¡°Don¡¯t fight,¡± he ordered and quickly left her. He even heard her asking where he was going?


    He was almost running out of the airport. He gged down the first taxi that came by and took him to


    the hospital that his mom texted him. 1 Summer had a


    feverst night. It was gone this morning before he left. He said his mother came back and now her


    baby is almost passing out because of the high fever. His mother and Caius rushed to the hospital. And


    that text was sent three in the afternoon. It¡¯s past five in the afternoon.


    He was restless in his seat and his midwife was constantly in his hand. He was also crying because he


    was so worried about his son. 1 He didn¡¯t get the change from the driver when they arrived in front of


    the hospital.


    He immediately got down and ran inside. The nurse pointed to the room where her son was. When the


    elevator did not open immediately, he went up the stairs, regardless of the high heels of his shoes.


    He was panting when he reached the third floor.


    He put it out of his mind that he doesn¡¯t want to be in the hospital and that he gets panic attacks when


    he¡¯s in it. He quickly looked for Summer¡¯s room number. Without knocking, he opened it only to be


    greeted by three pairs of eyes. To his mom, to Caius and to¡­Gideon.

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    He stiffened in his stance when he met Gideon¡¯s emotionless eyes. He was looking at her with those


    cold eyes and his face was emotionless, telling her that she¡¯d done something wrong and unforgivable.


    ¡°Son, it¡¯s good that you¡¯re here. Summer has been given medicine but the doctor said to observe the


    child¡¯s telets. It¡¯s dengue,¡± his mother interjected.


    Only then did hee to his senses and remembered his son. He quickly approached Summer who


    was sleeping in the hospital bed. She covered her mouth when she saw her baby was pale. Even her


    lips, which used to be red, are now almost gone color ¡°Your boss¡¯s son is here. He was the one who


    helped us earlier to bring


    Summer here to the hospital,¡± her mother added. ¡°He also gave blood to my grandson.¡±


    He didn¡¯t look at the mother, he was just looking at the child. From the tone of his speech, he knew that


    he had suspicions about who Gideon was in his son¡¯s life. He just doesn¡¯t want to be led.


    She was also somewhat afraid of what Gideon would tell her about their daughter. He doesn¡¯t know


    how it happened to be here now? Does it know? Probably, yes. ¡°Good afternoon, Ma¡¯am, Sir. I just


    need to inject medicine into Baby¡¯s IV,¡± said the nurse who came in. ¡°May I see the medicine?¡±


    Gideon¡¯s voice was emotionless and full of authority, giving the nurse no chance to say no. He


    extended his hand. ¡°I was in the military and medical field for years.¡±


    ¡°No problem, Sir.¡± The nurse gave Gideon the medicine bottle which thetter checked. 1 He nodded


    after a while. Silence enveloped the entire room as the nurse approached the IV attached to Summer.


    He took the child¡¯s hand that was not attached and kissed it tenderly. Her eyes were watering again


    because she felt like she had neglected him. 3. Dengue? Didn¡¯t Jessica and some of her Montessori


    ssmates also get dengue? He should have assured the school staff first that the school is clean and


    there is no threat of disease. He shouldn¡¯t havee in when his son probably had a fever earlier.


    She should be there for her and take care of her. ¡°Sister, Summer is fine. You better go home and


    change your clothes. We will take care of this first. ¡± He simply wiped his tears and stubbornly shook


    his head ¡°I¡¯m just here. I will watch over him.¡±


    ¡°Caius is right, Son.¡± His mother approached him and held him by the shoulder. ¡°You¡¯re pale also. It¡¯s


    better to get out of the hospital first to get some air. Maybe you too will be attacked by your anxiety.¡±


    ¡°No, Mom. I¡¯m just here next to my son.¡± He quickly wiped away his tears with a shaking hand. ¡°I can


    do it.¡± ¡°Your brother is right.¡± Gideon was


    standing firmly beside the sofa that Caius was sitting on. ¡°I¡¯ll send my men to look and take care of her.


    The doctors are well in this hospital.¡± 1 ¡°Alright, Son. Go home first. You just got off your flight right?¡±


    He bit his bottom lip hard and wiped the tears that fell down his cheeks again.


    ¡°I¡¯ll drive you home. I will wait for you outside.¡± Even if he didn¡¯t look at Gideon, he knew that he wanted


    to ask and tell him a lot. He must be mad at this very moment. It only stopped exploding because his


    mother and brother were there. 1 By the way how his jaw clenched and his fist formed into a ball, he


    knew that when they were together, it was not unlikely that he would hurt her. He heard the door open


    and close. His mother held him on the shoulder so he looked at her. 1 ¡°Ma,¡± he said like a child, his


    eyes red and wet as well as his cheeks. 1 ¡°That¡¯s him, isn¡¯t it?¡±


    His voice was still calm. He bit his lower lip and nodded shyly. ¡°He has a right to know, Son. Even if


    what you did four years ago was wrong, he still has the right to know that Summer is his daughter.¡± He


    put the back of his hand to his nose and stopped himself from sobbing. Why do the events coincide?


    ¡°I¡¯m scared, Ma. B-Maybe¡­¡±


    ¡°Shh¡­. That¡¯s natural, Son. But you know you can¡¯t escape that fear, right?¡± ,


    He held his mother¡¯s hand while the other one remained holding Summer¡¯s hand.


    ¡°Go ahead. Go home first. Summer is fine again, we¡¯ll take care of Caius. Doctors don¡¯t leave him


    alone. Later, one of the three doctors who looked at Summer will return. You nurses are going back


    and forth here to monitor Summer.¡±


    What three doctors? It¡¯s a lot. He gave Summer a firm peck on the forehead before resting his face on


    the small of her son¡¯s shoulder, just enough to keep her from weighing him down. ¡°Mommy wille


    back, I love you so much. I¡¯m sorry if I wasn¡¯t by your side earlier,¡± he softly whispered and caressed


    her hair. ¡°I have many questions to ask. But put that young man first.¡±


    He nodded and hugged her. ¡°Thank you, Ma for watching over Summer. To everyone.¡± He nodded and


    hugged her too.


    He took his carry-on suitcase and went out. He grimaced when he saw his appearance in the passing


    mirror. The hair is not properly tied, some of it is loose and up. Her skirt was not in the right ce too


    as well as her blouse.


    The area around her eyes was also dark because of the eyeliner that disappeared when she cried. 2


    He gasped when suddenly someone grabbed his suitcase.


    Gideon didn¡¯t give him a chance to speak because he turned his back on him and walked straight to


    the elevator. When they reached the lobby, he saw the name of the hospital. It is one of the most


    expensive hospitals in the city.


    Almost all the great doctors are residents of that hospital. He always saw that hospital on TV and was


    featured in Quincy Mae¡¯s magazine as well. That¡¯s why when they got inside Gideon¡¯s car, he


    immediately took out his wallet to check his passbook to see how much was in his bank ount. She


    should prepare a


    big amount of money because she knows that it might take a few days for the child to be in the


    hospital. He must have loved the room there and the drugs as well. 1 ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    There was irritation in Gideon¡¯s voice as he sat in the driver¡¯s seat. His eyes dropped to his hands. ¡°Do


    you think I will abandon my son? Is that what you really think about me? Damn it! I can pay all her


    bills.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not asking for your help.¡± He stopped when he hit the steering wheel hard. ¡°D*mn it, Lyzza. Just


    d*mn f*cking it! I am his father.¡± He looked at her violently, anger in his eyes. ¡°He¡¯s mine, isn¡¯t he? We


    have a daughter! We have a child and they didn¡¯t tell me that.¡±


    She flinched with his loud and angry voice. Fortunately, they were in a deserted part of the hospital¡¯s


    parking lot. His voice was definitely heard outside. 1 ¡°Four years. Four f*cking years that you hide her


    from me.¡± ¡°N-No¡­¡±


    ¡°You have your time to tell me about her,¡± he said, gritting his teeth. ¡°Did I do something wrong for you


    to hide her from me?¡± ¡°You are wrong¡± ¡°And now, you are telling me that you are not asking for my


    help? Are you implying that I have no rights to be a father to my child?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll tell you.¡± His eyes started watering again.


    ¡°When?¡± His voice was full and deep making his fists clench on top of his thigh. ¡°I saw her before. She


    looks like me, I should have trusted my instinct when I saw her and called me daddy. I wouldn¡¯t have


    waited another week for it find him. When are you going to tell me?¡±


    He ruffled his hair with one hand while the other gripped the steering wheel of the car. Its roots are


    ¡°Would you tell me if he was in this situation? When will he grow up?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m nning to tell you¡­¡± He bowed and stopped speaking because he knew the sobs in his throat


    woulde out. He didn¡¯t want to cry in front of Gideon. He didn¡¯t want to show that he was weak. 1


    He looked at her again. ¡°I¡¯ll get my daughter, Lyzza. I¡¯m going to take my son and you can¡¯t stop me.


    Four years of hiding her from me is enough.¡± He turned pale and quickly coughed. ¡°No. You will not


    take my son from me,


    Gideon. Summer is mine. Don¡¯t take my baby from me.¡± He put his palms together and tearfully looked


    at it, begging.¡±


    I will not deny you Summer. You can go home and visit him. Don¡¯t take my son from me.¡± ¡°Our child!¡±


    He emphasizes the word ¡®we¡¯. Nabuzit when he says that their child is only his. ¡°And four years is


    enough. I will not be content with just visiting. I want her to live with me.¡± ¡°You can¡¯t get my son from


    me,¡± he said in a high voice. We will die together, Gideon!¡± He grabbed her by the wrist violently. ¡°Then


    let¡¯s kill each other. I¡¯ll file a case in court. I¡¯ll demand a right for my daughter. Wait for mywyer¡¯s


    letter. You will not get my daughter under your wings forever. It is my right as his father to be with him.


    The rights that you stole away from me.¡± Angrily, he snatched his hand from her


    and ran it over her cheek. His palm pped hard when it touched Gideon¡¯s cheek. ¡°I didn¡¯t deny you


    Summer,¡± he denied. ¡°I carried him for nine months. I raised him for four years so you have no right to


    take him.¡±


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    ¡°I can raise him too. I should have provided her everything if only I knew she existed. I am so f*cking


    done with everything that makes me feel that I don¡¯t deserve to be a father. We¡¯re sorry, Lyzza.


    I¡¯ll get my daughter even if I have to use my money and power. And you know I can bend thew just to


    get what I want.¡± + He hit the steering wheel of the car hard again. He violently got out of the car and


    left her stunned in the seat. Her lips and hands trembled.


    His shoulders shook and a painful sob came out of his mouth as tears welled up in his eyes.

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    Gideon was punching and kicking the punching bag in front of him. The sweat on his forehead and


    chest made him look more dangerous. The swelling of the veins in his hand and arm


    He has a three-year-old daughter. And for the second time, he has no idea of his child¡¯s existence. How


    long will the people around him make him feel like he doesn¡¯t deserve to be a father? When he saw


    that little girl at the mall weeks ago, he got confused. Carollete was right, he looked like that boy. She


    has the deep brown eyes just like him. She is Vesarius with those eyes. But, he temporarily lost the


    child in his mind because of his father in the hospital, his business meeting in Davao and¡­ Lyzza. He


    only remembered the boy again when he saw the name of the boutique where he met Summer. He


    hired a private investigator who soon found him.


    The little girl¡¯s name is Surnmer just like what she introduced herself to him. It was Summer


    Pacammara! Realization flooded his face when he learned the boy¡¯sst name. Of course, there was a


    possibility that the woman he brought in auction four years ago could get pregnant. He used a


    c*ndomn-at first, he couldn¡¯t put himself on the next few times they had sex. They had five to six


    rounds, after all. Too much for a virgin like Lyzza, but d*mn! He can¡¯t get enough of her. She was like a


    drug that night! A strawberry addicting drug that he wants to smell and use over and over again. 2


    Since Lyzza was still on the flight, he couldn¡¯t bear to wait any longer for a confrontation. He wants to


    see his son. He went to her house. He was even surprised to see a man carrying the child while the


    elderly woman was confused. It is looking for rides outside, even its neighbors almost pull the passing


    tricycle drivers.


    That was when he panicked. The child was pale and the fever was high when he was the one who took


    care of it after he drove Lyzza¡¯s mother and brother. He ordered all the best doctors at GICC hospital to


    look after his daughter. The doctors and nurses didn¡¯t bother him when he said he wanted three


    doctors and five nurses to look after and take care of his son. He knows the owner of the hospital, after


    all. The knowledge that she had a child reminded her of her painful past. He has a baby before. It is not


    yet born and is still in the womb. He didn¡¯t know at first that he had a child. That she got Mariz


    pregnant. If it hadn¡¯t been slipped that one time they fought, he wouldn¡¯t have known it. His d*mn ex-


    wife got pregnant but aborted the baby. She heartlessly aborted the child just because she didn¡¯t want


    to get pregnant because she said she wanted to continue modeling. That¡¯s the only reason! He has


    been telling her to stop for a long time


    modeling because he can afford it even if he doesn¡¯t work anymore.


    And that¡¯s another special reason because he knows that¡¯s not the only reason why he killed his son. If


    she gets pregnant, she wouldn¡¯t jump into the bed of different men anymore. When he identally told


    her, she was furious. He looked for the clinic that did the abortion and he didn¡¯t stop punching the


    doctor until he was passed out and barely breathing.


    He also hurt Mariz because of his anger. How can that woman kill an innocent child? He killed


    numerous terrorists that he lost count. He protected the country and civilians. He even served to other


    countries and fought as one of the navy seals. But his son, he wasn¡¯t even able to protect him from his


    monster mother.


    He didn¡¯t even touch it and it was already dead when he found out.


    He drowned himself in alcohol and left the country. He focused on his job and cut all hismunication


    with his wife. He might kill her in no time if he talks to her. He joined the war in Afghanistan to kill all his


    pains and memories. Every time he pulled the trigger and threw the Grenade, he hoped that it would kill


    the pain he was feeling as well. He wants to erase and bury all his pains. After a few months, he


    returned to the country. That¡¯s when he saw his ex-wife in bed with her husband.


    He managed not to pull the gun from his side when he caught them. Maybe he really lost all his


    feelings for his wife. Even the slightest liking is gone. He had been gone for a long time, only to find out


    about his son.


    What¡¯s even funnier is that he doesn¡¯t even have any remorse for what he did. She even mocked him


    about their lost child when the court approved their divorce paper.


    He felt that he was worthless. That he doesn¡¯t deserve to be a father, just like Mariz told him. No one


    knew about that, not even his brother and parents. He took the disease by himself. And all of that rose


    again in his memory when he saw and confirmed that Summer was his daughter. Lyzza hides her from


    him. How can that woman be heartless?


    If he hadn¡¯t done his own investigation he wouldn¡¯t have known. He is not bluffing when he tells Lyzza


    that he will get Summer. For once, he wants to feel that he deserves to be a father. For once, he wants


    to feel like having a child.


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    He hit the punching bag with two consecutive punches. He followed it with his furious kick that sent the


    punching bag flying into the air and dropped on the cold floor. ¡°Hey, my Man!¡± said a familiar voice


    behind him. He ignored Alejandro instead he took his energy drink and drank it. He whistled when he


    saw the punching bag in the corner and it was already punctured due to the force of his punches


    ¡°Letting off some steam, huh?¡± Alejandro dropped himself at the cold floor beside him.


    ¡°Can¡¯t you disturb Nexus so you¡¯re talking about me?¡± He was referring to Alejandro¡¯s brother.


    ¡°Nope. He was busy with his wife. I am annoyed with his st*pid grin every time he looks at Amara


    Stephanie,¡± he answered and shook his head. ¡°I really don¡¯t understand why my brother has gone


    crazy. Marriage made him look like a*ssy.¡± 1 He frowned as if the idea of marriage was a big madness.


    That marriage made people st*pid and do things that they didn¡¯t do before. Like Nexus Almeradez, that


    grumpy and cunning a*shole looks like a dog to his wife. He was bossy, cold and heartless but when it


    Just one look at Amara Stephanie will immediately fold her eyes!


    Isn¡¯t he the same? He was a dictator even when he was in military school. But he preferred to stay in


    the marriage for a few months even though he knew that woman was holding him in the head. He


    turned a blind eye even though he knew they were sharing his wife with another man. 1 ¡°Maybe


    because they love each other¡­¡± he murmured under his breath. Alejandro grinned at him. ¡°Is that


    based on experience?¡± He gave her a sharp look. ¡°F*ck off!¡±


    He justughed with his grumpiness. ¡°Kung sabagay, iba naman kasi tga si Amara Stephanie. I like


    her for my brother, no doubt about that. Unlike your ex-wife, man!¡± Iling nito. ¡°I will choose to shut up


    now before my mother fly from Seattle and flicked my mouth.¡± He let out a smirk ¡°What you¡¯re saying is,


    you¡¯re only on Amara Stephanie¡¯s side because you can use her as a barrier to your sister. You have


    no match for Nix¡¯s grumpiness.¡± ¡°Who said anything? I¡¯m still your quota-quota. Jeez! I think you are


    the brother. The grumpy sibling of the decade. Grumpy old men.¡±


    ¡°F*ck you!¡±


    ¡°Sorry, you¡¯re not my type!¡± Alejandro quickly stood up and ran away when he saw that he was going to


    throw a bottle at him. ¡°F*ck! That hurts. You¡¯re crazy, Gideon. You f*cker!¡± he shouted while running his


    a*ss out when his bottle came flying in his direction. 1 It would have almost slipped on the floor if it


    hadn¡¯t been caught in the corner of a boxing ring. He gave him a middle finger before running away


    again just as he was about to grab another of his energy drinks. He shook his head and removed the


    bandage around his hand. He took out his cellphone and looked for Alejandro¡¯s number. ¡°Look. You


    know it¡¯s slippery out here. F*ck!¡± she immediatelyined to him when he answered her call.


    ¡°Ouch!¡± ¡°Not my fault!¡± he shrugged his shoulders.


    ¡°Die, Gideon!¡±


    He just chuckled with what Alejandro said. ¡°Hey, wanna be my best man in my wedding?¡±


    He heard a crash on the other line before Alejandro¡¯s moans and


    groans. ¡°W*mistress! Are you kidding me you¡¯re crazy? If this is a prank you f*cker, I¡¯ll choke you¡¯re


    a*ss.¡±


    He frowned at what he said. ¡°How will you choke my ass? Is that even possible?¡± ¡°Oh, f*ck you! You


    are just messing with me.¡± ¡°Nope.¡± He shook his head even though he couldn¡¯t see it. ¡°Call Riguel, I am


    going to get married again.¡±


    A smirk appeared in his lips when he ended the call. He knew it was madness to reenter a rtionship


    bound by a sacred sacrament. But what can he do? He wants aplete family for his daughter. And


    that young woman that hunts him for the past four years needs some punishment. 2 ¡®Get ready, Lyzza.


    You have no escape now!¡¯

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    Chapter 22


    After two days, Lyzza received a notice letter from Gideon¡¯swyer. Just as it said, the letter stated that


    it wanted to take Summer.


    He looked at the bed inside the hospital when his son squealed when Gideon tickled him on the


    stomach. Her daughter is a daddy¡¯s girl in an instant. There was a trace of joy on his face when he saw


    Gideon when he opened his eyes. Even though he was pale, he was naughty to hug and talk to his


    father. "Daddy, no! I won¡¯t do it anymore. I surrender. No!"


    it screamed andughed.


    Gideon chuckled and scoffed Summer in his arms. The child hugged his father¡¯s neck tenderly. Gideon


    kissed Summer¡¯s forehead and returned her hug.


    Summer waved as he looked at her. "Mommy!"


    He smiled at her and stood up from sitting on the sofa. He just got back from his flight. His mom and


    Gideon did not agree that he was absent from his ss at the airlines. This is said to be the


    responsibility of their son. And true to his words, he found Gideon arguing with Summer. 4 "How are


    you feeling, hmm?"


    he asked his son softly and sat on the other side of the bed. "It was fun, Daddy is here. Thank you for


    finding him, Mommy."


    Her eyes shine with happiness. "I love you."


    She gave her a flying kiss that made her chuckle. He bent down close to her and gave her a kiss on the


    forehead. "I love you too, Baby."


    Then he adjusted his seat and was stunned when he met Gideon¡¯s eyes looking directly at him. His


    eyes were cold and emotionless. She was swallowed by the intensity of his gaze on her, as if reading


    the contents of his mind. "Mommy, kiss Daddy too. I saw my ssmates¡¯ mommies and daddies


    kissing whenever they saw each other."


    He closed his mouth at what his son said. He averted his gaze and his cheeks heated up. The idea of


    kissing him with the current situation of them is awkward. They are both annoyed with each other. Him,


    irritated with the idea that she hides Summer. And her, with the idea of him getting Summer from her.


    Then what? His son will have a stepmother and hurt him? She and Gideon will die if even the tip of


    Summer¡¯s finger is injured because of her stepmother. She knows a lot of kids being physically vited


    caused by their step-parents. He knows only a few who have true love for their husband¡¯s son. 1


    Advance if you think in advance. Can she be med when that is one of the things that a mother like


    her fears.


    "Come on, Mommy. You already kissed me. Kiss Daddy too so we¡¯re a happy family."


    He shook his head and ruffled her loose hair. He immediatelyined about what he did.


    "Mommy, don¡¯t mess up my hair. Mam justbed my hair and now I look like a witch again."


    "No, you are not."


    Summer gave her a cheeky smile. Labas ang ggid nito. "Really? Tito Cai said that I look like a witch


    in the Hansel and Gretel movie."


    "You¡¯re just being fooled."


    "I know, Mommy. But he is still my favorite Tito."


    He turned his gaze to his father. "Where¡¯s your sister, Daddy?"


    "You know that I have one?"


    "Yes,"


    the boy nodded. "I saw you at the mall, didn¡¯t I?"


    "Yeah."


    Gideon chuckled. "Her name is Carollete. You wanna meet her?"


    "Yes, Daddy. She looks like a princess!"


    "Alright. I¡¯ll tell her."


    Summer squealed with joy and was even apuded. "I¡¯ll ask her to fix my hair."


    Summer talked to her father until he fell asleep. It is no longer as pale as it was the first day it was


    hospitalized. When he saw that Gideon hadid it on the bed, he immediately turned around and was


    about to go back to the sofa. However, his iron-like hand grabbed her wrist. He raised an eyebrow at


    her as they pressed their lips together, asking what he needed. "About my proposal, "


    it coldly spoke to him. He looked down and weakly snatched his hand from her. Gideon offered him a


    proposal about their daughter¡¯s custody. He wants them to get married for their daughter¡¯s sake. He


    said if he wants Summer to stay in his power, he has to marry her. It was a very good deal on her part.


    She will be with Summer and Gideon will not be far from her son. He knows what he can do just to


    follow what he wants. This man is f*lthy rich and he can flip thew in just a snap of his fingers. "I am


    not a very patient man, Lyzza. Summer will be discharged tomorrow morning and she will go home to


    my house. Whether you like it or not. I gave you three days to think about it, the clock is ticking,"


    his voice was arrogant and powerful as he spoke. 2 He looked down and weakly snatched his hand


    from her. Gideon offered him a proposal about their daughter¡¯s custody. He wants them to get married


    for their daughter¡¯s sake. He said if he wants Summer to stay in his power, he has to marry her. It was


    a very good deal on her part. She will be with Summer and Gideon will not be far from her son. He


    knows what he can do just to follow what he wants. This man is f*lthy rich and he can flip thew in just


    a snap of his fingers. "I am not a very patient man, Lyzza. Summer will be discharged tomorrow


    morning and she will go home to my house. Whether you like it or not. I gave you three days to think


    about it, the clock is ticking,"


    his voice was arrogant and powerful as he spoke. 2 He looked down and weakly snatched his hand


    from her. Gideon offered him a proposal about their daughter¡¯s custody. He wants them to get married


    for their daughter¡¯s sake. He said if he wants Summer to stay in his power, he has to marry her. It was


    a very good deal on her part. She will be with Summer and Gideon will not be far from her


    son. He knows what he can do just to follow what he wants. This man is f*lthy rich and he can flip the


    tomorrow morning and she will go home to my house. Whether you like it or not. I gave you three days


    to think about it, the clock is ticking,"


    his voice was arrogant and powerful as he spoke. 2 Gideon offered him a proposal about their


    daughter¡¯s custody. He wants them to get married for their daughter¡¯s sake. He said if he wants


    Summer to stay in his power, he has to marry her. It was a very good deal on her part. She will be with


    Summer and Gideon will not be far from her son. He knows what he can do just to follow what he


    wants. This man is f*lthy rich and he can flip thew in just a snap of his fingers. "I am not a very


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    patient man, Lyzza. Summer will be discharged tomorrow morning and she will go home to my house.


    Whether you like it or not. I gave you three days to think about it, the clock is ticking,"


    his voice was arrogant and powerful as he spoke. 2 Gideon offered him a proposal about their


    daughter¡¯s custody. He wants them to get married for their daughter¡¯s sake. He said if he wants


    Summer to stay in his power, he has to marry her. It was a very good deal on her part. She will be with


    Summer and Gideon will not be far from her son. He knows what he can do just to follow what he


    wants. This man is f*lthy rich and he can flip thew in just a snap of his fingers. "I am not a very


    patient man, Lyzza. Summer will be discharged tomorrow morning and she will go home to my house.


    Whether you like it or not. I gave you three days to think about it, the clock is ticking,"


    his voice was arrogant and powerful as he spoke. 2 He said if he wants Summer to stay in his power,


    he has to marry her. It was a very good deal on her part. She will be with Summer and Gideon will not


    be far from her son. He knows what he can do just to follow what he wants. This man is f*lthy rich and


    he can flip thew in just a snap of his fingers. "I am not a very patient man, Lyzza. Summer will be


    discharged tomorrow morning and she will go home to my house. Whether you like it or not. I gave you


    three days to think about it, the clock is ticking,"


    his voice was arrogant and powerful as he spoke. 2 He said if he wants Summer to stay in his power,


    he has to marry her. It was a very good deal on her part. She will be with Summer and Gideon will not


    be far from her son. He knows what he can do just to follow what he wants. This man is f*lthy rich and


    he can flip thew in just a snap of his fingers. "I am not a very patient man, Lyzza. Summer will be


    discharged tomorrow morning and she will go home to my house. Whether you like it or not. I gave you


    three days to think about it, the clock is ticking,"


    his voice was arrogant and powerful as he spoke. This man is f*lthy rich and he can flip thew in just a


    snap of his fingers. "I am not a very patient man, Lyzza. Summer will be discharged tomorrow morning


    and she will go home to my house. Whether you like it or not. I gave you three days to think about it,


    the clock is ticking,"


    his voice was arrogant and powerful as he spoke. This man is f*lthy rich and he can flip thew in just a


    snap of his fingers. "I am not a very patient man, Lyzza. Summer will be discharged tomorrow morning


    and she will go home to my house. Whether you like it or not. I gave you three days to think about it,


    the clock is ticking,"


    his voice was arrogant and powerful as he spoke.


    Gideon was a freaking maniptive dictator and she hates him for that. She hates the fact that he


    didn¡¯t even listen to her. She hates the fact that Gideon was rich and


    powerful and she has no match against him. He went back to sitting on the sofa and didn¡¯t answer it.


    He wasn¡¯t in the mood for it


    answer again with this man likest two days. He was unreasonable, she didn¡¯t listen to him. He


    thought it was mature for its age. But he made a mistake because this one was too stubborn. It was


    only five o¡¯clock in the morning and Summer was already awake and had breakfast. The boy was


    excited and almost stomped to get his clothes and get dressed. "Mommy, when will Daddye?"


    The father has been open-mouthed for a while now. He nced at his wrist watch and yawned. "It¡¯s


    only quarter to six. Maybe he willeter."


    "What time?" this is a naughty question.


    He sighed andzily put socks on his son. "I do not know. He did not say anything. Let¡¯s wait for Ate


    Nurse to remove your IV, okay? Then when your daddy is not here, we will go home."


    The boy¡¯s eyebrows met and his snout lengthened. "At our house?"


    "Yes. Your Mam and Tito Caius will also being to bring our things."


    Summer¡¯s snout grew longer and curved downward. He sighed again when he sniffed.


    "Daddy told me na uuwi raw po tayo sa big house niya. He said he will pick us up. Did he lie to me?"


    He caught his senses when he felt as if something clicked there. "Summer, Baby,"


    he began and sat on the edge of the bed next to her. "Because there are things


    He was interrupted when the lock of the door turned and it opened. Gideon who is now a fresh crisp


    with his jeans and white t-shirt, smiled at the kid. Her hair is still wet, she looks freshly bathed and her


    nose smells delicious.


    She had a sudden desire to run to him, cling to his nape and sniff his manly perfume. However, before


    he could do the madness that was running in his mind, Summer screamed with excitement and almost


    ran towards the door. "Hey,"


    he greeted his son. "Good morning, my Sunshine."


    Gideon¡¯s voice was soft and his eyes were still wide as he looked at their son. He adores their baby


    that much.

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    "Good morning, Daddy."


    "Did you already eat breakfast? I can cook you a pancake at home."


    "I like that Daddy. Yes, I like that."


    "Alright, Baby. Let¡¯s just wait for the nurse."


    His son obediently nodded so Gideon smiled at him. Then, his eyes bore into her. "Are youing in?"


    "Fix yourself, then. I¡¯ll send you,"


    he said in a low voice when he nodded in response.


    He didn¡¯t say a word anymore because his sensei blinked again one after the other. He quickly


    showered in the bathroom and got dressed. They are upying one of the VIP¡¯s rooms in the hospital


    as what Gideon¡¯s like. As well as Summer¡¯s bills were paid, he didn¡¯t spend a single penny. Even their


    food was answered by it. When they don¡¯t want the hospital menu, it sends someone to buy them food.


    And his shameless brother, loves what¡¯s going on. Gideon has this cell phone number and is the one


    who always ¡®reports¡¯ when Summer doesn¡¯t want food at the hospital. He left Summer and Gideon for a


    moment to ask the nurse station for headache medicine. He was already dressed and his head was still


    heavy. I guess it was the result of a few nights when he had almost no sleep and was tired from the


    flight and would watch over Summer at night.1 Gideon carried Summer in his arms as they went down


    the elevator. Their belongings were already in the vehicle brought by its two crew members. The two


    talked softly while he stayed behind. His headache is gone but his eyelids are still heavy. 1 She was


    surprised when Gideon suddenly took her hand when the elevator opened. He gently pulled her out


    while Summer looked at her while she was constantly giggling. He shook his head because he seemed


    to know that he had fooled his father again. The man is stupid when ites to their son. It¡¯s like he


    can¡¯t say no to anything that Summer wants and he will surely be spoiled by his father¡¯s power. He was


    slightly stunned when his eyes caught a familiar face sitting on the sofa in the lobby.


    The woman¡¯s eyes widened as she looked back and forth between him and her father. Then his lips


    were even more tender when his gaze focused on his and Gideon holding hands.


    He looked ahead again and shrugged off the look of one of the women Quincy Mae was looking at in


    the other section of their block. "Bye, Mommy. I love you."


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    Her little girl puckered her lips when she was about to enter the other SUV.


    He smiled and returned it to a car. He was still sitting on his father¡¯sp while waving at him and asking


    for a goodbye kiss. He carefully crawled inside the car. He quickly kissed his baby on the lips. 1 "You¡¯re


    so kind, huh? Don¡¯t hurt Daddy¡¯s head."


    It nodded kindly.


    Gideon let him get into the SUV that was going to take him. He even let her leave the premises first.


    His head hurt again around noon. His head was heavy and it was finally


    throbbing. That¡¯s why he went to their resting ce inside the ne and Nika did a double shift.


    When his second flight came he didn¡¯te because he was feeling really bad. He could barely walk


    because of the weight of his body. Ms. is exactly supervising. Helen among the interns and saw her.


    He ordered him to go to the clinic and not to enter. But he refused and announced that he would not


    join his second flight. She immediately went to their locker room to get her things. He was getting dizzy


    as he put the things in his bag. "Where are you going?"


    he heard a familiar voice behind him. He didn¡¯t pay attention to that or even look back. It was the same


    group of girls from the other section. "You¡¯re going home?"


    He didn¡¯t answer her again which made her cringe. He violently grabbed his bag that he was holding


    "Face me when I talk to you,"


    he said angrily. What was this girl¡¯s name again? Jaya? Jhaica? Yes, it is Jhaica. He remembered


    when Quincy Mae kepting here and when answering that girl, Quincy Mae called the girl "Jhaicang


    Pusit"


    and she doesn¡¯t know why? 1 "That¡¯s mine,"


    he said calmly and tried to open his eyes because his head was pounding one after another. "Are you


    going home? Why? Is it because you are flirting with Sir Gideon that you have the right to go home just


    because you want to? I¡¯ll just remind you that we¡¯re all the same here."


    "That¡¯s mine,"


    he repeated. He will not punish these immature women. Her head was aching and having a


    conversation with these brats can make her head ache more. I¡¯ll just remind you that we¡¯re all the same


    here."


    "That¡¯s mine,"


    he repeated. He will not punish these immature women. Her head was aching and having a


    conversation with these brats can make her head ache more. I¡¯ll just remind you that we¡¯re all the same


    here."


    "That¡¯s mine,"


    he repeated. He will not punish these immature women. Her head was aching and having a


    conversation with these brats can make her head ache more.


    "Yes, by the way, you are making your child father to Sir. Your face is so thick, you¡¯re still considered


    older than us and you¡¯re the one showing a bad example Confirm! Best in Kndian of the year. You


    are still together


    hospital, then your shameless son even raised Sir. Why? Can¡¯t the man who got you pregnant pay for


    your child, so you flirted with Sir¡ª"


    He didn¡¯t finish Jhaica¡¯s speech because his hand rose and pped the woman¡¯s cheek. 1 He is taking


    back not cutting it. This girl just pulled the right trigger to make her go furious. Let him insult her, not her


    son. "You, B*tch!"


    it snorted when it recovered and grabbed her hair. He also pulled her hair and even though he was


    weak, he still managed to p her on the cheek twice. "Ouch!"


    Someone kicked her on the side of her leg. He let go of Jhaica¡¯s hair with one of his hands and pulled


    the girl¡¯s blouse closer before kicking her in the stomach. 1 He gasped in pain as another pulled his


    hair and pped him. He fell to his knees on the floor and the three witches helped him.


    "Hey, what are you doing-oh shit!"


    Quincy Mae¡¯s voice and she screamed in irritation before she felt someone pull her away. He gasped


    when he felt a nail scratch his cheek. His back hit the cold floor as he was pushed. "Sh*t you woman,


    die now!"


    Quincy Mae screamed following the banging inside the locker room. 1


    His hand was getting weak so he couldn¡¯t pull out Jhaica¡¯s hair anymore. The two girls scratched her


    face, and pulled her head. He heard the destruction of her blouse before the locker room door opened


    and Ms. Helen and some security guards.

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    "What really happened here?" angry and loud voice asked Ms. Helen to them when they entered his


    office.


    "He was the first,"


    Jhaica pointed out. "He pped me, I was just asking if he was going home. She told me that I care


    and then pped me."


    "You know, Squid. You really lied. If I know, you discussed it with Ate Lyz again.¡¯ Those mouths of


    yours, tali pandas."


    She shakes her head to wake herself up. He is getting really weak and slouched in his seat. He feels


    so hot. "Is that true, Ms. Pacammara?"


    He didn¡¯t answer but he just hugged himself because the air conditioner inside Ms.¡¯s office was cold.


    Helen. Her blouse was torn and her chest and stomach were almost out so she could feel the coldness


    around her. "Ma¡¯am. Can I take Ate Lyz to the clinic first? He¡¯s getting cold,"


    Quincy Mae¡¯s voice shows concern. facing


    They turned to the door at the same time when it opened violently. Gideon¡¯s eyes roam around the


    room and settled on her.


    His eyebrows crossed and anger filled his eyes when he saw her condition. His steps were big and


    threatened danger near where he was. "What the h*ll happened to my wife and get your eyes off of her


    or I¡¯ll pull it out,"


    his voice was growling which made all of them stunned. 2 The security guards looked away at the


    same time, they almost turned their backs so that they wouldn¡¯t even catch a glimpse of him.


    Gideon holds her hand and cursed multiple times when he put his palm on her neck and forehead.


    "T*ngina,"


    he said angrily before quickly taking off the leather jacket he was wearing and wrapping it around her.


    He put his one arm under her knees and the other on her back. He made her promise effortlessly. He


    pressed himself into her body even more, to somehow relieve the coldness he felt. Her body is almost


    trembling, "Sir-"


    Ms. Helen was the first to recover from the shock. "I am expecting a clear exnation about this, Ms.


    Helen. I am not tolerating this kind of behavior. Especially that my wife is involved."


    Gideon¡¯s voice was cold and emotionless before he nced at Jhaica¡¯s group who were sitting pale. *


    "Wife, Sir?"


    Mrs. Helen couldn¡¯t grasp the right words to say. It stood up from its seat,


    "Is there any problem with that?"


    "None, Sir."


    Gideon didn¡¯t answer again, instead he walked towards the door while he was still kneeling. Quincy


    Mae quickly followed them as instructed by Ms. Helen put her things away. 2 The woman will chase


    after them while carrying her suitcase. She buried her face in Gideon¡¯s neck shyly as people were


    staring at them in the Vesarius Airlines lobby. The man didn¡¯t care about the attention it was getting and


    just kept walking. He was showing to every human being in his building that he is the king of the ce.


    And what is he? its queen? He wanted to moan at the thought. There is no way that she can be his


    queen because she was just a meremoner. What the heck? He was thinking about drama again. It


    must have been the effect of his fever because he was about to cry. Gideon ced himself in the


    backseat of his car. He was about to get out of his grip when his grip tightened around his waist and


    fixed him as he sat on hisp.


    "Sir, this is Ate Lyz¡¯s gear,"


    Quincy Mae said politely, ncing at him. There was a question on his face. Quincy Mae is a big


    gossip but at that time she knew that it wasn¡¯t just gossip.


    "Come with us,"


    Gideon said.


    Quincy Mae pointed at herself with wide eyes. "W-Me?"


    1 "You are the president of the ss, right?"


    "Yes, Sir. It¡¯s me."


    Still confused, Quincy Mae nodded and gave the suitcase she was carrying to the driver before getting


    into the passenger seat. "You shouldn¡¯t havee in this morning. You¡¯re not feeling well since


    morning, are you?"


    His voice was soft but emphatic. It was like a strict father scolding him.


    "I¡¯ve been taking medicine for a while now."


    "Still."


    He didn¡¯t answer and pressed into her body again as the coldness prated his body.


    "Mang Nelson, turn off the air conditioner and drive faster to the hospital."


    The slightly aged driver immediately followed.


    "N-Don¡¯t go to the hospital,"


    she murmured. He can only cope with his anxiety in the past because of the child. He only stays at the


    hospital at night because he has work in the morning. He doesn¡¯t sleep well and sometimes has


    shortness of breath. It was good that Caius still sometimes apanied him at night. + "Mang Nelson,


    to the penthouse."


    The driver and car quickly turned to the other direction they were traveling.


    He took a deep breath as he felt Gideon hug him tighter. The heat wasing from him gave her


    warmth. It wasn¡¯t enough to get rid of the cold he was feeling but it helped him feel better.


    She closed her eyes and smell his manly scent that finally made her lost her consciousness.


    He flinched when he felt the pain of the wound when Gideon touched it with cotton with alcohol. She


    was sitting above the bed, crossed legs while facing Gideon. He¡¯s feeling pretty good now. The man


    took her to his penthouse. He called the doctor and checked his condition. "Don¡¯t move,"


    his voice was weak and he wanted to flip himself because he heard the voice mixed with tenderness.


    I think he¡¯s hallucinating again.


    "Thank you."


    He looked down when she met his eyes. "S-For taking care of me."


    She trembledst night. His fever increased even more at around eleven o¡¯clockst night. His eyes


    almost bulged from the heat, luckily he caught it. : He really has a medical background. And he proved


    especiallyst night how calm, responsible¡­and kind he is. This took care of him. He cleaned him and


    cooked him, fed him and gave him medicine. He didn¡¯t know if he even slept because every time he


    woke up, he was also awake. "It¡¯s nothing. You¡¯re my wife."


    "I haven¡¯t epted your proposal yet,"


    he countered, raising Gideon¡¯s thick eyebrows.


    "Are you?"


    its challenge.


    He shook his head and flinched again when the alcohol touched the side of his lips again. The cut that


    was made when Jhaica ps her really stings. "If I ept, what will be your condition?"


    "Nothing."


    1 His lips twitched and Gideon¡¯s eyes focused more on it. "It can¡¯t be nothing. You won¡¯t be offered that


    if you don¡¯t have it. Unless, you have a hidden agenda."


    He looked up into her eyes again before returning to her lips. "Nothing, Lyzza. I just want to be a father


    to our daughter and give her aplete family,"


    "But we don¡¯t love each other,"


    a weak voice escaped his mouth. He stared at her with his mouth open for a few seconds¡­ almost a


    minute


    "Is it necessary?"


    He blinked, "00."


    That¡¯s what he knows, right? Two individuals marry because they love each other. Love is the


    foundation of the marriage. Gideon nodded before continuing to treat his wound. This time is on her


    cheek, she has a scratch there that is sure to leave a mark on her cheek. "But that¡¯s not all that makes


    a marriage."


    1 He frowned, questioning what he said.


    "Trust¡­faithfulness."


    His voice was strong when he mentioned the word


    ¡®faithfulness¡¯. He didn¡¯t know if he was just imagining it but there was a hint of bitterness in his voice


    when he said thest thing. "Do you think marriage will work without love? That the foundation is just


    trust and honesty?"


    He didn¡¯t answer but stared at her again. "When I marry you, won¡¯t you keep Summer away from me?"


    "I know how to keep my word."


    How is our arrangement?"


    "Just like any other normal couple."


    He quickly looked away when suddenly what happened between them four years ago came to his


    mind. His brain is really rude, what is he thinking! Can¡¯t he think of a happy family first? He held her


    penis close to her mouth. "Let¡¯s get married, Gideon. I agree."


    The corner of her lips lifted for a small smile before her gaze fell to his lips again. And in the blink of an


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    eye, his face was close to hers and their lips met.

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    Lyzza kept looking at her cell phone while waiting in the waiting lounges of Vesarius Airlines. It¡¯s past


    five in the afternoon and he¡¯s been waiting for Gideon¡¯s driver who he¡¯s picked up from time to time for


    the past three days. Manong Nelson didn¡¯t have a text saying he couldn¡¯t pick her up, so she wonders


    why he hasn¡¯t been there until now.


    "Sister Lyz,"


    Quincy Mae waved to her, dragging her suitcase while running towards her. "Why?"


    he asked and nced at her. "Are you going to the anniversary?"


    "I do not know. Isn¡¯t that night? Maybe Summer will find me?"


    The anniversary it says is the anniversary foundation of the airlines that will be held on Saturday. They


    were told earlier by Ms. Helen that they were interns at the party. It is said that all airline employees are


    always involved in thepany¡¯s anniversary foundation. And this year, it¡¯s not just a party, there¡¯s also


    an auction for the charity chosen by the Vesarius family. "Maybe you can take Summer with you. I will


    take care of it. Just go. Just attend those once in a while."


    "I don¡¯t promise. I will ask Sir. "


    1 Quincy Mae winced when she called Gideon. As much as possible because he calls Gideon ¡®Sir¡¯


    when they are at work. Especially if there are people around them.


    "Asus, Sir. That¡¯s your husband. So we should call you ¡®Ma¡¯am¡¯. It can also be ¡®Senorita Lyzza¡¯,"


    Quincy Mae giggled and kept her mouth shut and blinked. 1 "Not really,"


    he countered,ughing. "We are not married. He is Summer¡¯s daddy so we live with him now."


    "Not yet. But you¡¯re going to get married, aren¡¯t you? You¡¯re going to marry him, aren¡¯t you?"


    He sighed and nodded slowly. Quincy Mae squealed and stomped around in excitement. Suppressing


    the scream from his mouth as he hit her on the arm. "I feel giddy! It¡¯s destiny."


    "That¡¯s just practical. Pure business. So that Summer can have aplete family."


    "I believe in you, Ate Lyz."


    It hit his arm again. "That¡¯s where it¡¯s going too. I¡¯m invited to the wedding, right?"


    Heughed as he trotted off again with a dreamy expression in his eyes."


    When there is."


    Because Gideon was not mentioned in anything. He didn¡¯t even ask about it because he was apart


    as he was shy to ask about that matter, it was also busy for the past few days. He is the same.


    When he wakes up in the morning he will prepare for the flight, Gideon will also go to the office. What


    she likes the most about morning is that, Gideon always takes care of Summer and he always prepares


    their breakfast.


    There was no mention of that during the past three days that he and his son stayed in the penthouse.


    As soon as he woke up in the morning, someone had prepared breakfast and his baby, who always


    wakes up before him, was already eating. And before she could even finish her food and was about to


    take care of her daughter, Gideon was stopping her and telling her that Summer will take care of it.


    Then, they will drive Summer to her school and kiss the little girl goodbye. And then she and Gideon


    will enter the airlines together, kiss him before they part ways. Yep, they really look like a typical happy


    family. "Hey, blushing,"


    Quincy Mae teased and poked him in the side.


    He was startled andughed at what he did. "Quincy Mae!"


    "But not really, Sister Lyz. When is the wedding so I can prepare. It¡¯s embarrassing if I look ¡®poorita¡¯.


    For sure then. Just at Sir¡¯s penthouse¡­"


    If Quincy Mae could speak, it would seem that her family is not rich.


    "Just, Sister Lyz. Go to the anniversary party. Then let¡¯s take a picture, I¡¯ll just envy the witches in the


    other section. It¡¯s good for them."


    It looked like a demonughing in the seat. Jhaica and two of her friends had been kicked out from the


    airlines. He was indeed the first to p Jhaica which was captured by CCTV. But due to the thorough


    investigation of Ms. Helen, it turns out that the rumors about her came from Jhaica. But she doubts that


    Ms. immediately believed. Helen with a loophole in what was seen on CCTV.


    He remembered how Quincy Mae went with Gideon when things went wrong. And knowing Quincy


    Mae, this one also went crazy. Even more so when he knew he was right, the woman¡¯s mouth really


    opened. He made sure to report to Gideon about the bad words being spread about him. The school


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    did not kick out the three. They just sent them to the other airlines, cheaper than the Vesarius¡¯.


    "Mommy!"


    He heard Summer¡¯s shrill and cute voice so he looked around. Summer waves to him as he is in his


    father¡¯s arms going down the esctor that connects the airlines and his office.


    Summer was wearing her pink dress and pink shoes. His shoulder-length hair was also tied high while


    his bangs almost stuck to the child¡¯s eyes.


    He stifled his ownughter when he saw Summer¡¯s furry pink bag slung over Gideon¡¯s shoulder. He


    was big and looks respectable in his expensive


    suit but the bag ruined it all. Summer gave him a big smile when they finally got close to them. He


    immediately lowered his father and moved to hisp. "How¡¯s your


    day? Hmn¡­he asked softly and kissed her on the lips. "I have stars again, Mommy. Look!"


    He showed him the back of his palm."


    Teacher Ninan said that I am very good little girl. And I told her that I already have a daddy."


    The boy reached out and cupped both of her cheeks with both of his hands. "She was shocked,


    Mommy. Good thing, Daddy brought me to school. Nina¡¯s teacher saw Daddy."


    3 He hadn¡¯t even mentioned to his two friends that they were already living in Gideon¡¯s house.


    "Hello, Aunt Quincy Ganda,"


    Summer waved at Quincy Mae. "Hello, Baby Cutie."


    These two have an endearment for each other. Quincy Mae turned to Gideon and bowed respectfully.


    "Good afternoon, Sir."


    1 Gideon just nodded with an emotionless face before turning his gaze to them. Quincy ignored that


    because every employee of Vesarius Airlines is used to his face not even reacting. He took his suitcase


    and guided him upright. "Let¡¯s go?"


    "O-Okay."


    He adjusted his hold on Summer and turned to Quincy to ask if he wanted toe with them. The


    woman refused because she was going to buy something at the mall.


    He and Summer sat in the passenger seat while Gideon put his suitcase in the trunk of his car. "It¡¯s


    okay to sit down, Baby. So that Daddy can put seatbelts on us."


    "Okay."


    She ced her legs on either side of his thighs-front sitting on his thighs before wrapping her small


    hands around his neck and burying her face in his chest. "Daddy, seatbelt please."


    She even bats her eyshes at her dad. Gideon chuckled and obeyed their daughter. He crouched


    down near them and put a seatbelt on them. "We¡¯ll go to boutique first to buy you some clothes,"


    Gideon informed him as the car was starting to drive out of the airlinespound. "What for? I still


    have clothes at home. "We are going to my parents¡¯ house tonight and I bet you don¡¯t want to face


    them dressed like that."


    . "Daddy? Do you have a mommy and daddy too?"


    "Yes, sweetheart."


    "Mam too?"


    Summer asked innocently and still blinked at her father. Gideon chuckled and took a nce at them.


    "Yeah. We will have dinner with them. You like that?" "Yes, Daddy. Yes."


    He nodded excitedly one after the other. "Alright."


    He turned his gaze to her again while ncing at the front. "Mama and Caius will be there too. Don¡¯t be


    nervous."


    She rolled her tongue on her lips. "I¡¯m not nervous."


    The corner of his lips rose and grabbed his hand. "Your hands are cold."


    He quickly snatched her hand which made the man justugh. He didn¡¯t speak anymore, but just bit his


    lower lip firmly.


    Is this meeting the parents? Cupping her palms over her thighs, she swallowed several times. He¡¯s just


    not nervous. So nervous!

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    Gideon stopped his car in front of arge house¡ªno, it was a mansion¡ªinside an exclusive


    subdivision. Summer, who was still on hisp until now, peeked excitedly and refused to move to the


    backseat earlier.


    "Daddy, your house is big po,"


    Summer said almost in a whisper and pressed her face even closer to the car mirror.


    "You like it?"


    He turned to his father and nodded one after the other which made Gideonugh softly. An amusing


    He slightly bowed his son and gave a small smile. "Yes. But didn¡¯t I tell you, be happy what you have


    right now."


    The boy nodded kindly and kissed her on the lips. She also nted a soft kiss on her daughter¡¯s


    forehead before looking at Gideon.


    "Do your parents know I¡¯ming? Us?"


    "Yeah. I told them. It¡¯s time to pray."


    His mouth fell open and his brow furrowed at what he said. Isn¡¯t it a tradition that the man¡¯s family goes


    to the woman¡¯s house? Why is it the other way around now and his mom and brother are going to


    Gideon¡¯s house? 2 "I know ¡®pamamanhikan,"


    Gideon said to her with a frown when he saw her expression. "It¡¯s Mama¡¯s decision."


    "Why are you messing with my mom?"


    I guess he didn¡¯t notice that she had been calling his mother mama.


    "We are going to get married, anyway."


    He crouched down near them and Summer after turning off the car¡¯s engine. He carefully removed their


    seatbelts. "You are going to get married?"


    Their daughter asked with amazement in her eyes. He had a big smile as he and Gideon looked at


    each other. "Tito Cai said that if Mommy and Daddy get married, it¡¯s really aplete family."


    He scratched the back of his neck because of what his son said. Gideon took Summer from her sitting


    position on hisp and rubbed his sharp nose against Summer¡¯s cute


    little nose,


    "Yes, sweetheart. You are going to be the flower girl."


    Summer squealed before clinging to her father¡¯s neck and kissing Gideon on the cheek. "Thank you,


    Daddy. Thank you."


    It seemed that a warm hand caressed his heart as he looked at his son who couldn¡¯t get rid of the smile


    on his lips while clinging to the man¡¯s neck. Gideon led them inside the enormous house. A beautiful


    woman running down the stairs greeted them. He jumped and screamed before passing his mother


    and brother who were sitting on one of therge sofas in the bright living room.


    "Oh my God!"


    it squealed and immediately aimed at Summer¡¯s cheek. "Brother, your daughter looks so cute."


    He kisses Summer who is still in her father¡¯s arms.


    "Hi, I¡¯m your Tita Rolle. You remember me, right Baby?"


    Summer nodded kindly and touched the girl¡¯s hair which was a bit frizzy at the end. "You look so


    beautiful like my Mom."


    He pointed at him so Rolle looked at him. "My mom is still number one. She is the most beautiful and


    I¡¯m next."


    Gideon¡¯s brotherughed and hugged him, pushing him to his feet. "Hi! I¡¯m Rolle. You must be Lyzza,


    Kuya always loves you."


    "I¡¯m not,"


    the other objected when he looked at her. Rolle giggled and anchored her hand on his arm. "Kuya will


    talk to you about that. Don¡¯t believe the harshness of that, it¡¯s fake news."


    "Carrollete,"


    threatened one to which Rolle onlyughed and opened his eyes. They are the same age as


    Carollete. He estimated that Quincy Mae was only a year older than her or the same age as that


    daldalera.


    He waved at his mom with a small smile on his lips while his eyes were looking at them.


    "I¡¯m Rolle, Auntie."


    He waved at his brother who blushed from his seat. They came here and he waved at his mom.


    Rolle did the same. Summer wriggled in Gideon¡¯s arms and moved to Caius who was almost as tall as


    him. "Uncle Cai, I miss you,"


    Summer¡¯s voice softened causing Caius tough softly. Two people came out from the kitchen. The old


    woman was holding the old man¡¯s arm while walking towards them.


    "This is Lyzza, my fianc¨¦e."


    Gideon snakes his arm around her waist after he introduced Summer, her mother as well as Caius.


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    "Hello, Darling,"


    said Mrs. Vesarius while his father just nods at her. Not in a rude way. At first nce, she knew this


    was the type of father who was strict and had principles that were hard to break. The way his eyes look


    at them, very same way Gideon looks at his surroundings. Firm, intimidating and dangerous.


    After a while, Mrs. Vesarius-that¡¯s what he¡¯s going to call mommy-at the dinner table.


    Summer sits with her dad. He sat on Gideon¡¯sp and there he caressed his father.


    They talk about their wedding. He was even surprised when Gideon said that one day. Everything is


    fine and he has nothing else to do but show up at their wedding. When he turned to his mom, she didn¡¯t


    even make any reaction as if she already knew about that. "He said goodbye to me before Summer got


    out of the hospital,"


    her mom told her when she asked about it. "Gideon is a good boy. He just looks intimidating, but you


    know, son, that the basis of character is not the outward appearance and what our eyes see."


    He nodded and looked at the vast garden of Vesarius Mansion. Mr. and Mrs. Vesarius let them stay for


    the night. They say it¡¯ste and it¡¯s not a good time to travel because they might be caught up in traffic


    on the road.


    Gideon¡¯s parents are nice. Even though they don¡¯t know each other much yet, their house is open for


    them.


    "As long as you still visit Caius and me when you get married. I will miss my first born." "Mom."


    He held her hand when he saw that her eyes were wet.


    "What is this?"


    Her mother wipes the tears on her eyes. "I¡¯m just happy for you because you¡¯re getting married. I just


    remembered your dad. Because he told me then, we will take you to the altar together and then it will


    not be fulfilled. That man is really, the trick as always."


    He bit his lower lip as he remembered his papa who was a princess if he considered her.


    "I miss him, Mom."


    He hugged his mother and kissed her forehead.


    "Me too, Son. Especially when I see how Gideon takes care of and deals with your son, I remember


    your father."


    "You really vote for Gideon,"


    he joked and hugged her even tighter and her tears began to fall. "Oh yes,"


    he answered quickly, making herugh. "Why are you dramatizing, Sister?"


    Scratching his head, Caius appeared at the door of the Veranda where he and his mother were.


    Mommy Gerona Vesarius lends one of the guest rooms in the mansion. And since they are said to be


    family, he gave his mother and sister one of the three best guest rooms in the mansion.


    "You just want to join our drama,e here."


    Caius tried to avoid him when he grabbed his cor, "Aray, Sister. Your hand is heavy. You¡¯re really a


    sadist, it¡¯s a good thing Kuya Gideon tolerates you."


    "Probably, he¡¯s Summer¡¯s daddy,"


    he snapped.


    "I wonder why he hit you. You still look like a witch. Aray¡ª"


    It tasted a delicate pinch on the side from him. "Are you saying something?"


    "No, Sister. I said you and Mama are beautiful."


    "It¡¯s good and we understand each other."


    "Of course. We¡¯re brothers, huh."


    He also hugged them and his mom kissed them both on the forehead. He loves


    this Caius. He teases her non-stop but he can actually be her shoulder to cry


    on. Sometimes he also scolded her for crying and whining when she was young. But the truth is, he


    just wanted her not to forget how close they were to each other since their father was gone.


    He stayed in the room upied by Caius and his mother for a while before he headed to Gideon¡¯s


    room that he had shown him earlier.


    Summer was with him. The boy quickly h*****k in Man and his Tito before tenderly snuggling into his


    father¡¯s neck and still yawning.


    He carefully opened the door of Gideon¡¯s room and guessed right that his baby was fast asleep. It was


    positioned in the middle of the big bed while hugging a blue teddy bear that he didn¡¯t know where it


    came from. He couldn¡¯t catch Gideon who just shrugged his shoulders. In his pajamas, he climbed onto


    the bed and sat next to his son. She removed her hair tie and looked for ab in the bedside drawer


    that was there. He looked around before checking the closed drawer. He grabbed its handle and pulled.


    He picked up the few notebooks and pens that were there, fidgeting with ab stuck in. However, he


    saw nothing but an upside down picture frame at the bottom of the stacked four notebooks. 3 His


    mouth dropped open when he clearly saw who was in the picture. It was a wedding picture. The


    woman is beautiful with her sophisticated and aristocratic look While the groom has the familiar deep-


    brown eyes and the same intimidating aura he has¡­ Gideon.

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    Chapter 27


    Gideon has a wife and I¡¯m a hooker¡¯.


    That was the very first idea that entered his mind when he saw the wedding picture in her drawer. The


    woman is beautiful-no, beautiful-beautiful. And he wasn¡¯t stupid enough not to think about the obvious


    fact that Gideon and the woman were married.


    He quickly put the picture frame back inside the drawer when he heard the bedroom door lock turn. He


    was lying right next to Summer when the door opened and Gideon entered.


    He was wearing his gray pajamas and shirt. Her hair is also out of order, which seems to be messed up


    on purpose to give extra sex appeal. His deep brown eyes bore on her and she instantly looked away.


    She secretly bit the inside of his cheek because he caught her staring at it.


    Yes, she was shy even though Gideon was staring at her.


    She simply lifted the nket up to her shoulders before leaning towards Summer and hugging her son.


    He closed his eyes and tried to feel the man¡¯s footsteps towards them. He opened his eyes in shock


    when his warm hand moved to his arm before moving to his back. "W-Why?"


    she stuttered when she saw how close they were right now. He was leaning towards her and their


    faces were only a few feet apart.


    "Give me space."


    He silently beckoned her to lie down. He turned to the other side of Summer that was the vastness of


    space. "You can be there."


    He even pointed to the other side. However, it did not respond or move at all. He was just shamelessly


    staring at her like he was memorizing every detail of her face.


    He sighed softly and got up to move to the other side. He held her by the wrist as the thick and ck


    eyebrows met. "Where are you going?"


    "Will move there to the other side,"


    she said in a matter-of-fact tone. "I didn¡¯t say you moved,"


    * "You¡¯re confused, Sir Vesarius."


    Her lips pressed closer as she looked at him. His lips twitched and Gideon¡¯s eyes focused on it. "Yes,


    that¡¯s it. Will not move. You are so confused. I know you¡¯re old, but it¡¯s too much"


    "I am just thirty-three d*mn it! That¡¯s not old yet."


    His face is very thin again and he wants to be giggled in his seat. But he just kept his mouth shut


    because he might get angry with him even more and throw him out the window.


    "Stop that!"


    hemanded her weakly but firmly. He covered his mouth with his hand. "Which one?"


    he asked and brought his hand back to the cover. He pinched the bridge of his own nose before


    straightening up and putting one leg on the bed.


    He quickly grabbed her leg and pushed her away. 1. "You¡¯re already there on the other side,"


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    he muttered. "What?"


    His forehead furrowed even more. "I said, you¡¯re on the other side,"


    his lips twitched again, "po."


    "Stop talking to me with ¡®po¡¯. I am going to be your husband, Lyzza not a father."


    He bit his lip because he really wanted tough, he just held it back because Gideon might really fall on


    him and beat him like a child. Pick it up again. "Do you get me?"


    He nodded slowly.


    "Now move!"


    The jew is really a dictator..


    He moved closer to his son. The bed is really big because if he¡¯s not mistaken, that size is called a


    king-sized bed. She doesn¡¯t really know what her baby¡¯s father is up to, why he¡¯s jostling for her seat.


    He gently pushed her to the bed and she moved even closer to her baby. He quickly hugged Summer


    and almost covered her with aforter when shey down behind him.


    He didn¡¯t look at her and just stayed in his ce. Why? Because he was afraid that when he turned


    around, he might suddenly grab him or strangle him because he might really be attracted to him. That


    he positioned himself behind him so that he had no escape. She tucked her feet under her son¡¯s small


    legs and buried her face in his hair.


    "Stop whatever craziness you are thinking."


    She held her baby¡¯s hand before turning her head to look at him. She was taken back when she saw


    him looking at her with a usual frown in his handsome face.


    "I am not crazy."


    "But your action says it all."


    He grabbed her shoulder and forced her to face him. "I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about ¨C oops!"


    heined when Gideon flipped his forehead "That hurts."


    His fist spontaneously opened to punch her in the stomach. But instead of getting hurt, he justughed


    at what she did. He scowled at her in annoyance and punched her in the stomach hard with many abs.


    It¡¯s delicious to pat and slurp. Nye! He¡¯s going crazy again. "You are just wasting your energy, Baby."


    He held his clenched fist. "Or you¡¯re just doing that to have a way on my abs."


    "You have no abs!"


    he refused and his brain immediately shouted at him, ¡®lie!¡¯ "Want me to show it to you?"


    He struggled with it and again faced his baby who was still sound asleep despite the noise he and his


    daddy made. She bit her lower lip again and stiffened slightly in her seat as Gideon¡¯s hand


    wrapped around her waist and pulled himself closer to her. Her back was pressing against his broad


    and muscled chest while his face was on her shoulder. He could feel the warmth of her body even


    though the whole room was air-conditioned and he was wearing clothes. He was about to look at her


    when he reached for Summer¡¯s face and removed the strand of hair that was covering her face. It was


    a simple gesture from him but it was a heartwarming one for her. She heaved a sigh. "I-I¡¯m sorry if you


    think I hid him from you."


    Honestly, he really has nothing to apologize for here. He had no intention of hiding Summer from her


    father. She went back to that hotel and talked several times with the receptionist to give her the name


    of the man she had sex with that night. It only stopped when he bled. But like this, he also wants to give


    Summer aplete family. Who doesn¡¯t? Especially if they are not in a bitter andplicated situation


    with Gideon. He is willing to be a father to Summer and she doesn¡¯t see any problem with that.


    Coupled with the desire to give the son aplete family, he and Gideon had toe to an


    agreement. It¡¯s not good for the child to grow up with parents fighting all the time. "I didn¡¯t hide him. I


    looked for you when I found out that I am carrying her."


    He didn¡¯t speak for a few minutes so he looked at him thinking that the man was already asleep. But he


    wasn¡¯t! It¡¯s not good for the child to grow up with parents fighting all the time. "I didn¡¯t hide him. I looked


    for you when I found out that I am carrying her."


    He didn¡¯t speak for a few minutes so he looked at him thinking that the man was already asleep. But he


    wasn¡¯t! It¡¯s not good for the child to grow up with parents fighting all the time. "I didn¡¯t hide him. I looked


    for you when I found out that I am carrying her."


    He didn¡¯t speak for a few minutes so he looked at him thinking that the man was already asleep. But he


    wasn¡¯t!


    His brown eyes met. Her eyes were wide-seemingly attracted to him, and her red lips parted.


    "I know,"


    he said quietly, "Y-You know? Since when?"


    He didn¡¯t answer her but just shrugged his shoulders. So he faced Summer again and he felt the


    tightening of her hug around his waist. He even pressed her face on her hair and smell¡ªno, sniff it.


    He just let it go and closed his eyes. "Gideon."


    "Hmm."


    "You don¡¯t care about me, do you?"


    He asked sleepily. "Nope."


    , She believes him and she doesn¡¯t know why? Maybe because he thought that he wouldn¡¯t ask her to


    marry him if he was still married, right? Then, what about the wedding picture¡­ah, his mind was


    messed up again.

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    Holding her bouquet, Lyzza walks down the red carpet that leads to the altar where Gideon was


    standing on his gorgeous white tux while staring intently at her. "Your future husband is very


    handsome, Son. My grandson will take the eye,"


    whispered his mom jokingly walking beside him. "Ma,"


    heughed and tightened his grip on her arm. "I¡¯m just getting married, I¡¯m not going to another country


    and we won¡¯t see each other for ten years."


    The mother pinched her side and simply sniffed. "Oh, you!"


    He didn¡¯t say a word because he knew it was happy for him and his son. Summer waved cutely at her


    when she passed him next to Gideon¡¯s Mommy Gerona and Daddy. She even gave her a flying kiss


    that made herugh. Her baby is beautiful in her blue dress which is the theme of their wedding. His


    hair was still up like hers so his whiteness appeared even more. Her cheeks are pinkish and her eyes


    are glowing.


    He waved back at his son who made thetter giggle. He looked ahead and Gideon¡¯s eyes met. His


    eyes scream a lot of emotion that she cannot name what those are. She held her bouquet tightly


    because she knew that the moment they got married, the moment she said the word ¡®I do¡¯, in front of


    the altar, her life would change forever.


    "Take care of my son, huh?!"


    His mother extended her hand to the outstretched hand of the man with brown eyes. "I knew you would


    do that, I just wanted to say. I hope your marriagests and you love each other even more."


    He wanted to cringe at thest thing he said. Gideon will take care of them, yes. But they love each


    other, he doesn¡¯t know because it¡¯s clear that he doesn¡¯t feel anything for her and neither does he. Just


    like it said, they will just go with the flow and have a trust and faithfulness to each other in this


    marriage.


    "Yes, Ma,"


    the man answered and kissed his mother¡¯s head and hugged her. He hugged and h*****k Gideon¡¯s


    parents on the cheek. Summer ran towards them and hugged his thigh. "You¡¯re so beautiful, Mommy."


    "You too, Baby."


    He bent down and kissed her on the forehead.


    Gideon carried his daughter and said something to her ear that made the little girl chuckle cutely


    After a moment of greeting, they faced the altar. The ceremony went well and Gideon¡¯s friends teased


    him when the priest announced that he can now kiss the bride. He pressed his hand on the stem of his


    bouquet as he slowly raised the


    he was wearing a viel. His chest heaved as their eyes met. The back of his hand caressed her cheek.


    The heat generated by that delivers an electrical voltage to the system.


    He was able to put his palms on his wife¡¯s chest when he suddenly grabbed her by the waist. Before


    she could even blink, his face came closer to hers and their lips met.


    The whole church was filled with apuse but he was deaf to it all. All the people disappeared and the


    surroundings became silent and Gideon was the only one left. His encircling kiss trapped her in the


    world of dreams and messed with her system. He came back to reality when his wife released his lips


    from his. They were both panting and his chest heaved more when he saw her staring at him. He


    doesn¡¯t want to assume with its knee-weakening gaze.


    If the guests hadn¡¯t screamed again and Summer ran up to him he wouldn¡¯t have been able to take his


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    eyes off it.


    The wife moved away from him and carried the child before he put one hand back on her waist.


    shes of cameras follow as they take a picture with their families, friends and visitors.


    At the reception, Q¡¯s face was grim when she approached him and Jessica. How is it, he didn¡¯t even


    talk about them. He was getting married the next day when he gave the wedding invitation. It was an


    intimate wedding. Only family and friends are


    invited. "Don¡¯t talk to me,"


    she said to him, "who are you to me now."


    "It¡¯s like the size of my sin against you."


    He red at her with eyes that made him and Jessicaugh. "It¡¯s really big. You are shameless! We¡¯ve


    just been busy, you¡¯ve reached chapter one hundred of your life. As for speed, is there a shortcut?"


    itsnguage is full of sarcasm. "It¡¯s happened, eh."


    He pointed at her angrily and frowned. "That won¡¯t work for me. You thought you could take me like


    that."


    It looked around before moving closer to him. "He¡¯s not Summer¡¯s daddy, you¡¯ll marry him right away."


    She hit him on the shoulder as he gently pinched her side. Quincy Mae muttered before looking at


    Gideon who was talking to Nexus Almeradez¡¯s brother whom she met earlier, Alejandro Almeradez was


    just like


    Gideon. His shoulder-length hair is ck in color and has stubble. Ruggedly handsome is the best


    description for him.


    He found out that he was Gideon¡¯s former colleague in the military along with one of his best friends,


    Riguel. As serious as Gideon is, Alejandro is just as mischievous. If he winked at her earlier, it was as if


    he was having fun looking at his wife who didn¡¯t know why he was staring at his friend.


    "Your guests are so handsome. I¡¯ll pick one, huh?!"


    Jessica¡¯s eyes even twinkled in happiness while roaming her eyes around the ce. They were in


    Almeradez hotel for the reception. They upied therge garden on the twentieth floor of the hotel.


    It¡¯s


    wide and has a high barrier so that kids chasing each other on the carpeted area don¡¯t fall.


    "Look at that. Hey! The eyes are beautiful,"


    said Q secretly pointing to the man with green eyes while serious and without any emotion on his


    face.


    "Don¡¯t do that. That¡¯s already married."


    She pointed her finger to a woman who is talking to Jenza Weinstein-Ivanovich-the owner of the GICC


    hospital. "That¡¯s his wife. Pretty right?"


    He got a kick from Q and was like a child who was still walking. It only means one thing, he epts


    that the girl he taught is beautiful. The man with green eyes named Zeon Funtellion and his wife is


    Mira.


    Gideon introduced them to him together with the Ivanovich¡¯s couple. Gideon said that he was a partner


    of Funtellion¡¯s, so his family was invited to their wedding. "Aren¡¯t there singles?"


    Heughed before snorting at Alejandro and Riguel. "They are the only two without a partner right now,


    so I assume they are single. If you want to have an instant baby, he¡¯s the one you approach."


    He turned to Spiel Ralvan whose six-year-old son was throwing tantrums.


    Q snorted before quickly shaking her head. "There is that. I saw earlier, the child who works here at


    the hotel is called mommy."


    He leaned forward and nodded. Maybe that¡¯s why the child throws tantrums because mommy wants it.


    Summer is the same, always looking for mommy. Speaking of Summer, she noticed that her red lips


    were getting longer and curving, her baby was about to cry while looking intently at a child who was just


    one of her friends earlier. He stood up to approach her when suddenly her lips opened and she let out


    a cry from where she stood. She even stomped her feet like a brat while crying loudly. Gideon


    approached it and immediately lifted it up. "Why?"


    Summer¡¯s little finger pointed at the boy she had been looking at earlier. "He fought me. I hate him."


    The son refers to the Ivanovich couple¡¯s son. If she¡¯s not mistaken, the child¡¯s name is Giovanni. He


    has the same age as her baby.


    His father also approached the child and carried him. "What did you do?"


    Her lips twitched while Summer continued to cry her father. "Nothing, Daddy."


    "Van¡­"


    Van took a nce at Summer before settling his eyes on his father again.


    "I told hey that she¡¯s ugly. She told me that I was stupid and not a cute baby."


    He rubbed his forehead and heard theughter of Jessica and Q next to him.

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    Gideon didn¡¯t let go of Lyzza¡¯s waist even though they were sitting in the seat reserved for the


    newlyweds. He couldn¡¯t stop himself from ncing at her from time to time. Her eyes were glowing-she


    was glowing. The wedding gown she chose was perfect. Carollete even fought her because she


    wanted a different gown for Lyzza to wear.


    His sister wants that off-shoulder-he doesn¡¯t know what they called it. All he knows is that Lyzza¡¯s


    shoulder is visible when she wears it. She strongly objected and chose a more decent wedding gown


    for it.


    The program has just ended and the guests are eating. Lyzza was eating cake and feeding her


    daughter from time to time. Her baby was sitting on herp as she stared at her mother for a nap.


    "Sweetheart, should I get you a cake for yourself?"


    he asked the boy when he noticed that he was almost eating his wife¡¯s cake. Chewing, his son faced


    him and shook his head at him. He winced when he grabbed his tuxedo and wiped his mouth.


    "Daddy, the cake tastes more delicious when Mommy is feeding me. Don¡¯t be naughty anymore."


    He caressed his jaw, which was growing stubble again, because he didn¡¯t want to shave it. "It¡¯s you,


    you didn¡¯t shave and you tickled me yesterday."


    He pulled her and put her mouth close to her ear. "I will report you to Mommy, do you like? She doesn¡¯t


    want me to have rashes."


    He quickly shook his head in response. Did his baby just ckmail him and he instantly obeyed?


    "Good, Daddy."


    He patted his jaw with a smile and turned to his mother again to give him a kiss. Lyzza eyed them


    suspiciously, it sounded like she and her son were hiding something. Summer looked at him with her


    mouth full before smiling sweetly at him and giving him a flying kiss. His daughter is the boss of him,


    especially Lyzza who is now his official wife. She looks like Hitler when mad. He saw red marks on his


    son¡¯s arms and shoulders. Because he always tickled her every time she caressed him. On the second


    day of her stay at the penthouse, Summer had rashes and Lyzza saw it. The son immediately pointed


    to him when the woman asked where he got it. His sharp look at her and all that¡¯s left is to throw a vase


    at her. He was even given a fatal blow before the mother rushed to put ointment and red scratches on


    his body, then insisted that he shave because he could not y with their son if he did not obey. It¡¯s a


    good thing that


    there were no marks left on the son¡¯s skin yesterday, because if there was, he would have been torn


    apart again by his sharp gaze.


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    His son is still a bully that he can¡¯t say no to when he likes someone. He notices when he is a very


    spoiled brat. But when ites to his mother, he can¡¯t evenin. It doesn¡¯t work for the mother,


    who just looks back. His wife is the bad cop and he is the good one.


    "Hey, Man,"


    Alejandro greeted with a smile when he approached them. He patted him on the shoulder before


    turning his gaze to his son. "Hey, Little Girl. Do you know me?"


    His son shook his head with his mouth full. "I¡¯m Alejandro, your dad¡¯s best friend." "Best friend my ass,"


    he murmured. "Your name is too long,"


    Summerined harshly, making himugh softly.


    "Then call me, Tito Handsome."


    "Okay po. But daddy is the number one handsome, okay?"


    He grinned arrogantly at the foolish and proud man who held his son by the shoulder.


    Alejandro tsked before eyeing Lyzza that was silently looking at them. "Hey, Sweetheart. Alejandro is


    the name, Almeradez is the surname. Do you want me to change yourst name with mine?"


    "Do you want me to kick your ass*?"


    His eyebrows met even more when he winked at Lyzza who justughed in her seat.


    Her forehead warmed when Lyzza reached for Alejandro¡¯s outstretched hand.


    "I¡¯m Lyzza,"


    her husband was still smiling. And she was smiling at Alejandro like this piece of sh*t is amusing her.


    Look, he¡¯s not happy anymore.


    He was about to move his son to the next empty seat to kick Alejandro when Lyzza nced at him. "I


    just changed myst name, it¡¯s Vesarius."


    All his annoyance and ns on how to kill Alejandro disappeared like bubbles because of what he said.


    It felt like someone punched him in the stomach because he wanted to squirm for some unknown


    reason. Something inside him exploded. It sent a tingling sensation through every fiber of his system.


    "I¡¯m richer than him. I own this hotel."


    "Gideon is also rich. But I am richer because of my son."


    "I can give you one."


    Under normal circumstances, he probably would have grabbed Alejandro by the cor and mmed


    his face into the table. But he realized that he was testing his wife. Part of him wants to stop his friend


    on what he was doing. However, the desire to hear what Lyzza had to say dominated him more. 2 His


    wife shrugged before pointing to a woman sitting at one of the tables. "You know that? He is one of my


    two best friends. Her name is Jessica and I know her sister. Let me tell him what you told me."


    Alejandro¡¯s face paled when he recognized the woman that Lyzza pointed. The girl he taught was also


    familiar to him. "Teacher-Ninang is also beautiful like me. She said that I am very good in school."


    He looked at his daughter and realized that it was the girl who was shocked when he picked up


    Summer from her school. A preschool teacher and¡­ "II was just kidding."


    The fool stammered that he wanted to stomach it. "I was just joking too. Nice to meet you, Alejandro."


    Lyzza smiled cheekily before taking the fork from Summer as if for nothing. The bully took advantage


    and couldn¡¯t bear to wait for his mommy to finish talking. Alejandro smiled before scratching his


    forehead. He patted her on the arm and she shook her head slightly before leaving in front of him. He


    grabbed Summer by the waist and stood up. He moved his baby to the chair he was sitting on earlier.


    "I¡¯ll be right back. Your Tito Alejandro and I need to talk something."


    "Adult stuff?"


    "Yeah. Behave, okay?"


    "Yes, Daddy."


    He followed Alejandro who was standing at the end of the garden, away from the crowd. "What is it?"


    he asked seriously and looked at the cigarette between his two fingers. She refused when he


    presented it to her. He stops smoking especially now that he already has a daughter. It might even get


    sick if you constantly inhale cigarette smoke. "It¡¯s bad news, Bud."


    Gone is the happy-go-lucky Alejandro that he knew. "How bad?" "Critical,"


    Riguel said as he approached them.

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    He felt the strength of his friend¡¯s hand as he pressed the cigarette lighter to the cement wall next to


    him.


    "Al-Sharique escaped the prison. Someone was backing him up."


    Al-Sharique was one of the two top leaders of the syndicate he had been on a mission four years ago.


    The same syndicate that caused him ended up inatose for a month.


    It was an international syndicate that was based in Colombia. That syndicate drops tons of drugs in the


    country and he was given the mission. In those docks it is passed, far from the eyes of the majority.


    And in the end he found the contrabandboratory.


    The other leader of the syndicate, Us-Mahid, tried to kill him. He ambushed him with his men. He killed


    the bastard and his men while Al-Sharique escaped and flew out of the country. It hid in Afghanistan


    where it actually came from. However, he was caught by the Colombian Government when he returned


    to that country to rebuild the group. He was one of the soldiers who put him behind the bars.


    "The intel from CIA told me that the b*stard is in the Philippines, looking for you. And f*ck it, I can¡¯t


    touch him since I¡¯m on leave,"


    the friend¡¯s voice showed frustration. "So do you. You are no longer in the service and Riguel is


    suspended."


    His jaw dropped when he saw why Al Sharique was in the country and who he was going to use to get


    revenge on him. "Your daughter and wife are in danger, Bud,"


    said


    Riguel quietly. "The word in the camp is that the US has sent personnel to arrest Al-


    Sharique. He is wanted both in Colombia and the US. ording to the intel, the Colombian


    government passed on the capture of Al-Sharique to America. Looks like he knows something about


    the bombing incidents in New York, the bastard knows the head of the terrorist group."


    "But there is still a problem,"


    he went on to the conclusion of their conversation and shook his head. He was in the military for many


    years. He has been sent to various countries to fight. He even became a part of the royal navy,


    guarding the territory of the Queen with a real pce and power.


    The soldiers that were sent by the US government cannot just catch Al-Sharique that easily. It is strictly


    forbidden to involve civilians in this mission. If the US soldier just


    bomb the ce where Al-Sharique are, those soldiers will be considered terrorists of the country. They


    can¡¯t risk that! Alert the government as well as the people who do not believe in the government and


    have their own principles¨Cthe local rebels of the country.


    "How about Funtellion? He can finish it, can¡¯t he?"


    He looked at the man with green eyes. The mafia boss Zech Leon Funtellion. He became part of his


    legal business two years ago, He met her when they once had an operation on a


    big shipwreck of prostitution. Zech Leon saved him-mali, he robbed him of the person he was going to


    kill. He saw his rage when he killed the old man by just using his fist. Besides that, Alejandro knew


    it.Alejandro shook his head. "He can do it. He can shut Al-Sharique¡¯s mouth with just one bullet


    "But?"


    he said when he realized what his friend was going to say next was not good. "He can¡¯t move now. He


    broke some rules in the underground and theirw forbids him to take any action."


    "But he was doing illegal."


    He begged. Whether he admits it or not, his brain is starting to n to get his mother and daughter out


    of the country. He knows Al-Sharique, that b*stard is cunning. He knew it wasn¡¯t random. He nned


    all of this sh*t toe back and get revenge on her.


    "So we do. We both know that with just one order from Funtellion, he can put a bullet in Al-Sharique¡¯s


    head but he will be punished if he disobeys theirw a second time. Come on, Man. People are family


    like you. We can n something and maybe we can ask for his help."


    2 Clenched fists walked in front of Riguel and Alejandro. Then he stopped and faced them. "Any staff


    with that t* ranta?"


    "Many,"


    said Riguel, who was now typing on his cell phone. "They were nning to build theboratory again in


    the southern part of the country. One mistake by the soldiers sent by the US, the country¡¯s rebels will


    be crushed and may end up in war. We can¡¯t risk that, can we?"


    "No,"


    he answered and turned to Lyzza who was now talking to her friends. "I¡¯ll take my family out of the


    country. We should notmunicate for the meantime. Al-Sharique might trace you-especially you,


    Alejandro."


    He was talking as a leader now. He really ranks higher than these two.


    "Oh, I will love it if he finds me firsthand. I won¡¯t have trouble thinking about how to break his neck."


    "No,"


    his voice was authoritative. "This is my problem, I am his target. You are out of this problem."


    "Man,"


    Riguel protested. "That¡¯s not it."


    "Don¡¯t use that authority on us, Vesarius. You¡¯re only one year old with us, you can¡¯t follow us. Not in


    this situation."


    Alejandro¡¯s voice was also irritated at that time


    "You will not help me and you will stay out of it, I¡¯ll send my family out of the country and I¡¯ll face this


    alone."


    Alejandro grinned at him, obviously shocked by what he was saying. "Don¡¯t be a hero, Gag* A cat only


    has nine lives, how many do you have?"


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    He didn¡¯t pay attention to it, instead he just shook his head and turned away from them. He can¡¯t risk


    them again. Not this time that they are starting to have their own life.

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    The touch of the cold wind woke Lyzza from her deep sleep. She was drained and exhausted. She


    didn¡¯t know what time Gideon stopped her since they got home from their wedding reception. Gideon


    and her get into some intimate moment again. He didn¡¯t know why his movement and caress brought


    him something different. It was like all of the memories between them four years ago came rushing


    back on her system.


    She opens her eyes and looks for theforter. It was on the lower part of his exposed back so he


    slightly pushed himself from his crouch to reach for it. She was about to pull it up to cover her


    nakedness when she noticed that her husband¡¯s space in bed was empty.


    He saw his figure in front of the ss wall where the entire city was clearly visible. He was silently


    looking outside the building with a serious face. Only the lights that came from outside illuminated their


    cramped room. He finally lifted theforter up to his chest and leaned against the headboard of the


    bed to look at Gideon. He seemed to be deep in thought and wanted to know why.


    He knows that there is no love between them, but as he said, they will be two consisting adults that will


    be in a marriage like any other couple.


    He seemed to sense that he was looking because he turned in his direction. His deep brown eyes


    flickered when the light outside partially hit his face. N*******d-baro is still wearing only boxer shorts.


    His toned and muscled body screams power and danger. And just like he thought when they were


    together in Davao, it¡¯s still good to be imprisoned in his arms. His veiny arms are strong that she felt so


    secure every time he caged her around them. "It¡¯s only four o¡¯clock,"


    he said when he got close to him. "You¡¯re not sleepy anymore?"


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    His voice was so tender that he just wanted to hug it. "Still sleepy, but I saw you."


    He tightly tucked theforter fabric that covered his nakedness to his armpits and covered his face


    with both palms before yawning.


    "You miss me that fast?"


    he teased.


    He shook his head andy back on the bed. He held her by the arm and met her gaze, "Is there a


    problem?"


    *


    He didn¡¯t answer but just stared at her intently, he couldn¡¯t read the emotion in her eyes,


    "K-If you don¡¯t want to say it, it¡¯s okay. I just want you to know that you shouldn¡¯t take


    your problem personally. You¡¯re human too, you¡¯re not a superhero."


    He yawned again and pulled the nket up over his shoulders.


    "Do you think I am selfish for not sharing my problem? For not letting other people get into it."


    "That depends. That depends on the reason why."


    He didn¡¯t know why he was able to speak his "full of wisdom"


    advice despite his sleepiness pulling him back. "If that¡¯s good for the majority, why not? But like I said,


    you¡¯re not Superman to take your problems to yourself. Give it to me. Sharing is trendy,"


    he grinned at his wife and hugged his deeprooted hand and then closed his eyes,pletely drifting off


    from his sleep.


    He thought it was nothing. That their conversation was just a simple problem and he almost forgot the


    next day. That¡¯s why he wondered why Gideon asked him for some documents for his passport. What


    will it do and what is the passport for?


    "You and Summer will be going out of the country after two or three days."


    His eyebrows crossed and even though he was only wearing a t-shirt because he had just gotten out of


    bed, he folded his arms. "Honeymoon? We just went on our honeymoonst night."


    "Strawberry,"


    he called out of his endearment to her. He held her hand and looked her straight in the eyes. "You and


    Summer will go first and I¡¯ll follow. I¡¯m just going to fix something here first."


    He grabbed her hand and grabbed her long hair that was just hanging loose now. Since she was still


    sitting on the bed while Gideon was kneeling in front of her, she was able to pull it off easily. "F*ck!


    Stop."


    He tries to remove his hand from pulling her hair 2 He releases her hair and angrily hits her on the arm.


    She looked at him with tears in her face. He thought that he didn¡¯t realize that he and Summer were


    pushing them away. Next! Huh?! Believe him. "Is it because of what we talked aboutst night?"


    He washed his face and stood in front of him before proudly shouting. "It¡¯s personal. I don¡¯t want our


    son to feel sorry for you. Going out of the country is the best option for now."


    He shook his head stubbornly, "So, what? Will you be left behind?"


    "Yes, it¡¯s necessary. I promise I will follow you."


    His lips twitched before he hit her again. "I hope you don¡¯t marry me. You are annoying, Gideon."


    He almost tripped. What can he do if he feels that he is pushing them away. Can¡¯t he fix his problem


    that he and Summer are by his side?


    "You should understand."


    Here it is again in this dictator¡¯s tone that he just wants it kicked in annoyance. "I can¡¯t."


    Annoyed, he got up and got off the bed. He doesn¡¯t care if his d* bdib is visible in Gideon¡¯s t-shirt. He


    faced him and even though he was only up to his shoulders, he bravely met the man¡¯s gaze. "Before


    we got married yesterday, you told me that we are like a normal couple even if we don¡¯t love each


    other. And my interpretation with that is the only missing in our marriage is love. But faithfulness, trust


    and other aspects are here. That includes us sharing the problem. Are you saying we don¡¯t have that


    either? That we are not allowed to talk about problems and distrust each other?"


    "No!"


    His voice is deep that she can hear a vibration with it. "That¡¯s what your actions are saying now."


    "D*mn it, Lyzza. It is for you and our daughter¡¯s safety!"


    "D*mn you too,"


    he retorted even though he wasn¡¯t the one who insulted him. "Do not talk to me. What am I going to


    say to Summer when she asks why we are away from you again? Do you want him to cry again? He¡¯ll


    make me cry again and tease me toe see you."


    Those are all his reasons. Because the truth is he doesn¡¯t want to leave it. Based on he said that he


    and Summer¡¯s safety was his concern, Gideon was not far in danger as well. He didn¡¯t know why he


    didn¡¯t want her out of his sight even though he promised that he would follow them. Her heart is


    breaking into pieces with the thought of him being in danger or worse, death. He doesn¡¯t want to!

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    He was bbergasted when he and Summer passed by his wife who was sitting on their sofa in the


    living room. The boy waved at Gideon before looking at him in surprise and moving back to his father.


    "Mommy, why are you rolling your eyes at dad? Are you fighting him?"


    he asked innocently and his snout stuck out. He looked at Gideon again before smiling at his baby,


    "Let¡¯s go, Baby. We will measure our gown."


    He slightly raised the clothes he was holding that his Mommy Gerona had sent for him and Summer.


    They will use that on the anniversary of Vesarius Airlines,


    "Daddy,e with us."


    This fanned the father, Gideon looks at her before looking at their daughter. "No, Sweetheart, Surprise


    me with your princess dress. Come on!"


    "Yes, Daddy. Yes!"


    said the son excitedly and almost whispering before quickly running towards his own room in the


    penthouse.


    He looked back at her as he sat like a king on the white sofa in the living room. His sharp right hand is


    anchored on the headrest of the sofa while his feet are square. Someone is really bragging "Your


    passport will be ready tomorrow afternoon. Summer¡¯s flight is at eight o¡¯clock in the evening,"


    he said to her seriously. His eyes looked straight into hers, challenging her to contradict what he said,


    She stomped her left foot like a kid and rolled her eyes again at him. "Even if you drag me away, you


    can¡¯t get Summer and me away. We¡¯ll just stay at Mama¡¯s house if you don¡¯t want us here. You thought


    we would squeeze ourselves in


    We are here."


    "Lyzza, not this time again. Just do what I¡¯ve said. I could do that just to get you out of the country


    safely."


    "You are a dictator. I do not like you anymore. If you really want Summer and I to leave you, well, we¡¯ll


    leave you right now. Mama and I will sleep thereter after the party. Don¡¯t talk to me, you¡¯re old."


    He quickly turned his back and with a heavy heart he walked towards his son¡¯s bedroom. He bit his


    bottom lip hard to stop the tears forming at the corners of his eyes. He was in love with Gideon


    He was disgusted with himself because he wanted to understand her. Who is he to act when he and


    Summer are concerned about his safety? But because, he doesn¡¯t want to leave her, He can¡¯t leave


    her and go out of the country with no certainty that he wille back?


    He was upset because he couldn¡¯t tell Gideon that. She cares for him, okay? Her baby is not the only


    one who will cry when something bad happens here, she will surely roar and cry too. Even now, his


    heart is broken and hurt, what if he leaves her?


    Also, based on its eyes, it has no intention of asking anyone for sleep. He wants to know who is Poncio


    Pto umeepal in their lives? And why didn¡¯t that happen in Gideon¡¯s life when he and Summer didn¡¯t


    exist in his wife¡¯s life?


    Summer¡¯s pink dress brought out the whiteness of her baby even more. She spun around like a


    princess andughed at the skirt of her dress that apanied her every move.


    "This dress is beautiful, Mommy. I love pink,"


    he grinned and then hugged her leg.


    She was wearing her red with a shade of violet gown. It reached to the soles of the feet. It¡¯s off-


    shoulder and the long skirt is flowy. He also raised his hair to see if the style was suitable for the gown


    he was wearing.He carefully squatted down to match his son. She¡¯s wearing her four inch heels. He


    extended his muzzle and the son immediately kissed him. He held both of her hands before brushing


    the tip of his nose against hers. Summer grinned and hugged him tenderly. They giggled before sitting


    under his bed and taking a selfie.


    They took multiple photos and she couldn¡¯t help but to let out an amusingugh when Summer


    demands to have her own photo wearing the expensive dress that she is wearing. Pumosing pa tga


    ang baby niya na tinuro raw ng Tita Rolle nito.


    If her baby was already artistic, it¡¯s even more artistic now because of Carollete. That girl was so cute


    and one day she saw her baby applying lipstick.


    It ced its hands under its jaw and then put one foot forward before looking to its left seemingly


    clueless. Heughed and gamely took a picture of his son. He posed a few more before he got tired


    andy on top of her tenderly. Her head ced above her chest. His cheek was pressed against her


    breast. "Do you want us to go on vacation?"


    he asked while gently stroking her hair.


    He looked up at her and his lips thinned. "Where mommy? In the resort again?"


    "No, out of the country."


    "Where is that, Mommy?"


    "We will ride in the ne."


    "Like the big ne in Daddy¡¯s building?"


    its specific to Vesarius airline.


    "Yes, far."


    "I like, Mommy!"


    It nodded one after another. "Then we will take pictures so that I can put it in my project. Teacher-


    Ninang said that we need to bring our family picture."


    "Not with your daddy."


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    His eyebrows gradually met, simr to how Gideon¡¯s eyebrows met when he didn¡¯t like something he


    said or did. "We will not leave him, Mommy. I don¡¯t wwant."


    His lips curled up and he began to sob. "I don¡¯t want. I want daddy. I want him with us. Is he going to


    leave us again? He will go far again."


    "No, Baby. Not like that. We will leave."


    He stroked his son¡¯s hair more and simply removed the blockage from his throat. He wants to cry again


    because his son doesn¡¯t want to leave his father. "We need to leave him so we can be safe." It shook


    its head again and cried even more but there was no sound. He was sobbing softly and nuzzling his


    neck. "I don¡¯t want to leave Daddy. If he doesn¡¯t like us to be here, let¡¯s just be there with Mam.


    I don¡¯t want him far away with us."


    His tears were already soaking his clothes but he didn¡¯t understand it. Her tears began to form in her


    eyes again. He took a breath and hugged his son even tighter. "No, Baby. We¡¯re just here. We will


    apany him."


    The boy nodded. "Because we love him, right?"


    He didn¡¯t answer right away. It was a very simple innocent question from her kid. "Isn¡¯t it, Mommy?


    Let¡¯s love Daddy?"


    it¡¯s still skin and managed to shake him. "Yes, Baby. Let¡¯s love Daddy."


    He kissed her cheek before looking at the bedroom door. A gasp came out of his mouth when he saw


    Gideon standing there with his arms folded and staring at him.

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    He closed his eyes and quickly covered his eyes with his hand when the cameras shed to meet him


    when he got off the limousine that he rode to the venue where the airlines¡¯ anniversary party was held.


    The reporters threw questions at him one after the other and he almost choked on the stand.


    Fortunately, he was the first to get out of the limousine, Summer was still inside who he knew was


    watching him from inside the limousine. "There is a lot of news that is spreading that you are the


    woman in the blind item that the CEO of Vesarius Airlines married. Is that true?"


    He covered his eyes more with his arm to cover his vision as well as his face. The camera also shed


    more as he blocked his body in the door of the limousine. They might see Summer and hurt her baby.


    Some big men came and grabbed the


    reporters. They blocked the press. "Ma¡¯am. Just one question,"


    they were still teasing so he hid even more behind the two big men who came. They are wearing a


    ck poloshirt, and look like bar bouncers in body size.


    He felt someone grab his hand before wrapping it around his waist. He looked up at Gideon with dark


    eyes looking at him. "Let¡¯s go?"


    his voice was deep and hoarse. Gideon opened the door of the limousine as he stepped aside a little. It


    took Summer who immediately looked at him.


    "Hide your face in daddy¡¯s neck, Baby,"


    Gideon whispered to Summer who immediately followed after giving him another look. Gideon secured


    his hold around their daughter and using his other free hand, he held her waist and pulled her closer to


    him. He was almost hugging her when they started walking. The bodyguards block the reporter¡¯s


    camera. They were literally surrounded by those who were like celebrities that until they entered the


    building, it still captured their attention.


    They were still escorted by his men when they walked towards the room where the event was held.


    Summer had a big smile when they entered therge event hall of the Almeradez hotel. He slightly


    bowed his head as almost everyone present focused on them.


    Not like his son who smiled more and got to wave at them. It lowered the father and just held on to their


    hands.


    They went straight to the center table where Gideon¡¯s parents were sitting. He was happy when he saw


    Caius looking handsome in his navy blue suit


    long sleeve. Her mom also had her hair done elegantly and was also well dressed. It¡¯s like he saw his


    mom again when their family was rtively wealthy and his dad was still alive. He hugged her and


    kissed her on the cheek. He was just happy because he didn¡¯t know they were going. "Mam,"


    Summer called her mother while she was on Carlos Vesarius¡¯p.


    His mom just waved before looking back at him. "I¡¯m sorry, Son. I didn¡¯t know this party was going to be


    this big. The church loves things, I¡¯m afraid to touch them, I might break them."


    "Mom, you¡¯re beautiful,"


    he said while looking at her. He stopped talking and stared at her. "I just remembered Papa."


    He touched her both cheeks and smiled at her. "We look alike, Son. And then I agreed to get it fixed


    because I really miss wearing this. Also, I can¡¯t refuse your husband."


    "Gideon invited you?"


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    "No. Be,"


    he grinned, referring to Mommy Gerona. It looks like he and his Mommy Gerona are close. "Gideon


    forced me when I said no. I forgot to tell you that your husband asked me for some documents for the


    passport. They said you¡¯re going to take Caius and me to another country."


    "Do you agree?"


    "At first, Caius doesn¡¯t have school and will leave the store. He said that he will get Caius a private


    teacher or that he will talk to the principal of the high school so that your brother can take online


    sses. Looks rushed. Do you have a problem, Son?"


    She bit her lower lip and took a nce at her husband who is now talking with Carollete and Caius. "I


    don¡¯t want to leave him, Mom."


    "Have you told him yet?"


    He shook his head. "You¡¯d better tell him, Son. And then why?"


    "I do not know."


    His mom didn¡¯t answer and stared at him for a few seconds. Then he was carefully pulled and hugged.


    She had a look on her face as if she realized something and had no intention of telling him what it was.


    He sat next to Gideon after greeting Gideon¡¯s parents as well as Carollete.


    "That¡¯s my dad,"


    Summer pped loudly when Gideon¡¯s name was called on the elevated tform ahead to give a


    message. He just thanked those who attended, almost all of whom were employees of Vesarius


    Airlines.


    He looked around and smiled when he saw Quincy Mae waving at him. It includes some of their fellow


    airline interns at the table. It was not attended to she married because her daddy sent her home. He


    reminded himself how he was since he hadn¡¯t been able to contact her for the past few days. Quincy


    Mae just looks really happy but she knows better. She¡¯s broken. "¡­and to my wife, Lyzza. Thank you


    for taking care of our daughter when I can¡¯t."


    He quickly looked ahead when he heard his name. He met Gideon¡¯s gaze that even though it was


    covered by the light of the stage lights, he knew he was looking at him.


    Some of the women who were present started crying loudly. Quincy Mae¡¯s voice prevailed and


    Carollete pped her before giggling. "Kuya¡¯s cheesy. I don¡¯t know."


    He didn¡¯t pay attention to it, instead he just focused on his wife who kept her mouth shut and just


    looked at him. His eyes have so many emotions. His eyes that he didn¡¯t know why he felt wanted to tell


    him so much. It didn¡¯t add to what was said about him but it just mentioned about the charity which is


    one of the objectives tonight.


    He sat uneasily as he began to walk back towards them. He picked up Summer and cradled the child


    as she sat down next to him. Their son blinked as he looked at Gideon and shifted his gaze to him. He


    was not satisfied and reached out his hand before cing it on her cheek. "Why, Baby?"


    he asked. He turned to his father and cupped his face with his little hand.


    Gideon was just looking at them silently. "Daddy, you love Mommy, don¡¯t you?"


    He lost his smile and stiffened in his seat at that son¡¯s question. He looked at Gideon. He was almost


    deafened by the pounding of his chest while waiting for his answer, However, before he could even


    open his mouth, a familiar woman interjected them. He smiled and without saying a word hugged


    Gideon by the neck and kissed him on the cheek. He seemed shocked when he realized where he saw


    the woman in front of him now. This is the woman with Gideon in the wedding picture that he found in


    his wife¡¯s drawer.


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