an'
chair with an exasperated si
g the president of G
ely to end up with a face full of wrinkle
rd a knock on the door but ne
in with an iPad clutched to his chest, he bowed
rubbed at my
s,
now going through
fe get a
the pressure got too heavy on me that I ended up missi
f my hectic schedule but strangely after it e
I sat upright, "Do I have any
and shook his head in negation, "
e after work, so you are free to leave. I will drive myself." I
morrow then." Nathan said the
om the drawer, and grabbed
lass walls that encompassed my office and raked my
. I thought as I headed
I plopped behind the steering wheel and inhaled deeply be
term that I call
or something I feared most in the world, it was Nana and her cons
I just couldn't find it in myself to fall in love with anyone
I could ever fall in love and I
e pressure of dating
ending workloa
arrived at my grandparents' m
of the sprawling three-storey mansion
elcome me as well as the household staff, "You are welcome back, young mas
came here two weeks ago, Daniel. It
o think so. She claims you hav
ook my head, "She's
up from her eve
final back pat before I strolled
he door and waited cal
soft voice came from the inside whi
na but not her
n or are you busy with
my darling
sight of Nana laying on the bed with a book pressed t
lost som
ed as she put the book away but with
busy with work. What happened to you? You look pale and lean. Is everything a
ng with me. At my age, it's normal to gain and lose weight in sh
u sure,
ta." She said, stifling a
such a cas
t three years old, Nana had affectionately nurtured me to adu
d, she strove hard to build the GV corporation and made
er to cut down on any stressful activity, and so, I becam
t be prou
tarted after a moment had passe
ignorance even though he very wel
you must think of me as a nagging grandmother but honestly, I just want th
d, exas
n't want to
t taking my time
ing older and I want to see my great grandchild before I die. You know I've been gettin
n his head before I inhaled deeply, "Actually, grandma.
e just got engaged two days ago." The first set of lies slipp
the hell di
news! Why didn't you tell me about this earlier,
, "Of course not, Nana. I would never lie t
r as soon as possible. Can we do tomorrow o
o ask her first and get back to you
, I'm so elated, I can't wait to meet her.
face even though I knew I was
even going to find a fia
l itself when it wasn't needed, I thought,
r my head first