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I keep searching. It's the only thing I did for the past 2 days. I don't know why I am so invested in this case. My job is a doctor not an investigator. Why am I doing really? I don't know either. All I know is I just need to know the truth—if there is.

I kept searching everywhere for 'Project Eternity', but all access was blocked. I don't know where Xai got this information, that man have given gifts. No wonder I fell in love with him. Wait, why did I even say that? There's no way, I'd miss that man. Screw that thought Tamara! Stay focused.

I pinched myself as a consequence of that sudden thought. I go back to searching and it almost took me a hundred times to try and just receive an access denied. I close my laptop out of irritation.

Tumayo ako at naglakad papunta sa wine cellar. I pour a glass of red wine and drink it. Pagkatapos ay pumunta ako sa glass window ng bahay ko at nagmuni-muni muna. I want to help Trinity, but what else can I do?

Should I call Xai so we can talk about this?

Agad ko namang kinuha ang phone sa bulsa ko. Akmang tatawagan ko siya nang biglang nagdalawang-isip ako sa gagawin ko. No. Panigurado na kapag hihingi ako ulit ng tulong kay Xaiser ay baka kung ano na naman ang kapalit niyon.

Pinalipas ko na lang muna at maliligo muna ako baka sakaling ma-refresh din ang isip ko.

Ilang minuto ang nakalipas ng marinig kong may nag-doorbell kaya agad din akong nagsuot ng aking aking silky pink bathrub at lumabas habang pinupunasan ang buhok. Who's knocking this late?

Papalapit na ako sa pinto ng biglang nagulat ako sa aking nasilayan.

"What the heck, Xaiser!? What are you doing here!?" I asked, furrowed.

"Y-you called me," he replied with bulging eyes and studied me from head to toe.

"I'm not a damn case for your eyes to study! Eyes on my face!"

"Sorry, you're too hot blame yourself, my ex-fiancée." He's starting again.

"Don't call me that, can you?" I responded and rolled my eyes on him.

"Okay, fine, my fiancée. Hindi mo naman sinabi gusto mo pa lang ipagpatuloy ang pagmamahala—"

"Shut up!" I yelled at him and covered my ears.

"Tell me, why you're here. I didn't call you," giit ko sa kaniya. Inilabas niya ang phone niya at pinakita ang missed call ko. Oh, God, I did.

"You didn't knock, I'll get back to you later. Come here!" sabi ko at tinalikuran ko siya at naglakad papunta sa workplace.

"I tried to find Project Eternity, you're talking but I was access denied to everything," I explained. He laughed his ass off and that piss me off a little. This man really getting into my nerves. Why did I fall in love with him?

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