pte

the noise annoyed me, I couldn't help but

hat I said. As usual, they lined u

irst child, took out a

donut." I h

a do

rateful!" Fillan

ed lunch and continued

n't you?" I asked one of them,

ought I could sn

ere!" Fillan

and even added more since some of

" Tatay Gurong s

ion now, aren't you?!" Aling Lagring blu

foreign boyfriend)?" Jessa, one of the

I'm not a hunter

es and continued eatin

because I had bought out the local eatery'

you, May! A lot of kids would probably be dead from

from hunger, but from laziness! All they do is gossip instead of finding jobs

talking about th

solutely r

a group of men

re you got the money for alcohol

i-sari store. "We put it on credit-under

n hair and stomped off to the

ases of beer and five

ho

ou're somet

your bi

nd grabbed a few bills

w, huh?" Elmo asked, notici

e's wooden post, rais

I didn't want to

t and his friends, looking curious about the commotion. The street was packed wi

o the student. I gestur

ate?" They

going

ou dru

wallet. "I didn't even know y

students in the morning!" Kulot joked, and t

few bills and h

ol

ste

s this

n your mouths?" I teased, moving

ulot quickly snatched t

among yo

s,

chool, you tr

nd decided to stay, join

iesta. No one complained about the noise because everyone was having fun. I even orde

ire took her in,"

ow and nodded as

en work? She's not

prettier than you, even if

hand, already tipsy. "I thin

op

nah

ossi

heir heads at Ku

h a bunch of men last

led m

ultiple men in one night, you

s sharp clapback at Jessa. She just roll

saved someo

lottery? Are you

into some black

face vanished

ng off from too much alcohol. No one else seemed to

, sitting on my other side. He

d and turned t

ly took me in. Turns out, my real dad is rich,

le

all burst i

long and sh

l dreamed of being taken in by our long-

nd patted Fi

home. Filla

ake and got up, a

really leavin

ve a threesome,"

in?" I smirked

d me until we r

h sat on the p

m my bag and placed it on

her Thorne. In exchange,

act. "And you think th

idiot? I know they're hiding something

R 4: T

's

, holding his head as he nursed a hangov

him. I had already told them about my plan last night, but

said with concern. "We all know Giovanni ha

once did it cross my mind that

usual, they knew the drill. Fillan immediately picked up the deck and took out the cards. I

huh?" Fillan said sarcastic

n't believe in marriage," I smi

g-it made our conversat

nded me, his eyes fixed on his cards while oc

t turns ou

shrieked as I remembered something. They

wrong wi

aled, tucking a stray strand of hair b

g Pilip

m with my free hand in excitement. "He's so handsome! Even more ha

ww

in disgust, dragging th

en't taken a shower?"

illan added, dramatically fa

ven from a distance, I stoo

uc

op

few good slaps, I sat bac

He's got those dreamy, sleepy eyes, like he's just chill about every

hitting them again o

ned. "Jackpot!" He held up

ght

s name?" E

Asher Thorne, owne

ealed

dy picture my life in a grand mansion

eal estate business be

He was all excited a moment ago, and no

arrying you off to

his family-wait, is this mine?" I asked

ea

t was useless, a

question from last night. They both knew Giovanni's

N

re you agre

wered without looking at h

eye, I saw Elmo pause

y, I'm right here. Yo

ave four

uh

own and looked a

e four million t

idened. "W

e're supposed to

when I saw the name on the screen

peaker, placing the phone on the

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