Detested Affection

thered. I had so many questions. I wanted to shout them out. I was not feeling betrayed knowing Auntie was hiding thi

my late mother was the reason I was

it still is fresh to me that you need to get married even though I hid it for years -

e may be misunderstood by my silence. I

did not expect this to happen." I let out a deep sigh. "And I do not t

ntacted me the other day to tell me his

ould like to marry someo

dear. But his family is,

ed. "What do yo

at he's the one that my Auntie told me about. His mother was Yillena, who married a busines

ter last day. Jesus... I was so bold in front of him, like we would never see each other again because I wo

got irritated for two reasons. First, I just came from a tiring mathematics class, yet

is wife and I do not want to get bored!" I said. Som

at my outfit. Okay, my school uniform would

o the intercom and smiled at me. I should not wait now because it was da

th floor, Ma'am. You can only fin

. That Charles reall

y life with Auntie, away from our relatives who knew nothing but to think about money and degrade us, I used to

ice, I mean floor, I had seen. Some vacant spaces in this place were fi

noticed a glass-like table an

bout to call him as I was sure he was Charles judging by his broad b

dear. But his family is,

ed. "What do yo

ll her promises to her best friend. His girlfriend is a celebrity, and Yillena threatened her son.

ave just accepted what will make her son happy!" I groaned. They fru

is the question I sti

im, too, to marry som

art clenched as he broke down. It just felt odd to me as I was used to seeing girls crying over boys and not boys crying over girls. I was not saying that boy

erything I said to him the last time we met. It's getting too dark outside, and maybe I

trembled because of... Pity. I did not feel afraid just because I was such a cat bei

e all those tears I witnessed streaming down his face earlier. Gone was that longing in h

time to shine and tell him

... Auntie told me about you and you are righ

he read my mind to know

ay

right?" he nodded. "But my Auntie told you need

ot

d. "Are yo

anted to be grateful as I somehow made him chuck

ally, really need money now. My Auntie supports whatever my decision w

e?" His br

"The first one, the Secretary

out mar

ghed because I co

arriage

I told him. Besides, h

He's dealing with a problem regarding his love life, and I did n

l his plans if you two were not eve