After a long while, my sobs turned into sniffles. Only then did I remove the covers from my head. I leaned against the headboard as I stared mindlessly at what was supposed to be my dinner.

Soon, Michael arrived. The moment he laid eyes on the chaos in the room, his eyebrows furrowed as he strode towards me.

“What happened here?”

 

“Nothing. I spilled my dinner.”

I answered calmly with my eyes still zoned into the food, not bothering to look at him.

 

“Your mom?”

Michael had a sharp mind. It took him no time to put the pieces together.

“Thank you, Michael.”

Even though the time I spent with Mom that day was far from pleasant, I was still immensely grateful to Michael. I knew he had done all that he did for me to be in Mom’s good books. Unfortunately, Mom’s attitude towards me would not be easily changed in the foreseeable future.

“Why are you still putting your hopes on such a horrible mother? Anna Garcia, you’re now a grown woman! You don’t have to stick around anymore.”

At the sight of my disheveled look, Michael’s expression darkened before reprimanding me coolly.

“I’m still putting my hopes on her because she is my mother,” I stated calmly without any expression.

After a few seconds of silence, I sighed. “Whatever it is, let’s stop talking about this. I’m famished. Can you buy me some food? I just want to channel all my misery to my appetite.”

Throughout the entire day, I had only had some chicken soup that Mom brought me in the morning and nothing else. My stomach had been rumbling since hours ago. Food was my only concern for the time being.

“What do you want? I’ll ask the secretary to send some over.”

Michael took out his phone and glanced calmly at me, preparing to give his secretary a call.

“Let’s eat out instead. I don’t want to stay here for a second longer. Don’t worry, it’s already dark out there. No one will recognize you.”

One of the main reasons, I suspect, was Michael’s fear of our relationship

no one would recognize him without

weak. Are you sure that you can

my pleasant surprise, Michael seemed to be more

self-absorbed man who cared for no one except himself. It was truly beyond

fever was just a result of my exposure to low temperatures the whole night, so it is probably

refuse my invitation, my heart fluttered in delight.

“Let’s go, then.”

minute of close scrutinizing, Michael agreed

by how easily he agreed, I threw the

promised that I was fine, a wave of dizziness hit me the second my feet touched the ground. I fell to

Our bodies were in close proximity to each other. Breathing in his unique scent, my heart pounded

is what you mean by ‘feeling much better’? I gotta admit, Anna,

sat me down on the bed. A grim look was casted on his handsome features. His eyes were

fine. I just stood

 

had finally managed to convince him to eat out with me.

force yourself

strong observation skills, the weak state of my body

air-conditioner last night, almost freezing to death. How could

go. The food will run out soon if we stay

by his hand. I had voluntarily held his hand because my footsteps were unsteady. I did not wish

stopped blinking, dumbfounded. As his gaze traveled to our hands, his

the night hit my skin. Taken into account the fact that

Without wasting a second, he took off

you put on an extra layer despite knowing you still

his lips upon seeing my

looked at him,

slipped away. His vicious

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