Paid to the Billionaire.
was no
iancé's funeral. The crying of the people was a
till cherished by her ring finger-the sam
handkerchief wet. The handkerchief was the very first gift
It was from Daphne, her brunette co-teacher who
ars to Derrick. It was very genuine to the point that she chose to wait for Derr
ince she'd been carrying he
ick was always the person who wants to be prepa
now laid in the casket, in the coffin. So was Minerv
lanning to apply for work as soon as she gave birth when the news of Der
happens to be working as a nurse in the local h
e Derrick even a slight chance to live-not even a chance to say his final goodby
robably because midnight is nearing and most of them have
in the eyes of Minerva as she was the sole pe
he last time she can step foot to this simple house as it was already sold just a week ago. They've planned to use the mon
he caretaker of the house showed up, signalling her time to d
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she opened her eyes-so
t is very complicated. Especially to her as
s beaming light. She looked to her left and the pink sticky note that she tacked on the calendar
n hand could probably not even buy bread and butter. Without any choice, she ph
her side and the voice of
for your check u
est friend nicknamed her after the famou
efore responding to Marie
the home service of one of my patients as of now but I can
d since she was a grade-schooler. It's seven in the morning. Per
just have my
innie! By
As silent as the morning, if not for her stomach's r
at's no less than a few steps from h
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a was
er bath would be a wa
body was definitely drenched in her own t
as she bathed herself, bathe their selves. Or is it just because she was pregnant?
ears. The more she soaked in the shower, the more her
om that even her little circular mirror was sh
green bath towel. Her eyes caught what seemed to be falling from the
call total misfortune. She only has one thick jacket left for the first day of winter. Two
ppointment from her ob-gyn. At least her ob-gyn was the sister of her mo
st in that way, her mother, who now has another family, still manages t
zing up to its brim. She still has a mother that has still a
g when Mariella called her. She seized a glass of lukewarm
ered then shove the remaining fried eg
rther, three knocks interr
lla...' Minerva
rva was flabbergasted. It was n
s her
to be my beautiful sister-in-law. I already phoned Mariella
d that she was still chewing her French toast and egg-the only breakfa
her mother-were now driving towards the
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e felt like puking on the very floor of the el
was absolutely no problem. It's about t
price of yo
at her from head to toe b
y stepped in the hospital to the time that her check-up was finished, her mother's mo
hroat before speaking
s soon as I find a new job. I resigned from the hi
he pussy between your legs to a man named Derrick?" Her mother's voic
as entirely insulted by that tone, by her words. She said there was no price in helping her during h
the fact that her words somehow resonates verity, that there is actually truth in her words. Her mother left her for a
f with Derrick, who happens to be six feet below the ground now. A
someone, even if you love the person more than you do to your
her own gold-digger mother who left her own fa
d shared. That was wholly awful, unlawful, and definitely inhumane. That is also the reason why Minerva chose to stay with her father aside fro
elevator opened, signalling the arrival to t
ned on resigning beforehand. Besides, me
t is also the reason why she addresses her in her own name rather than calling her a mother. A mother is such an h
of her eye, she spotted the man that she had always
r's husband-Rhea'