Addicted Love (VALENTINE SERIES #1)

Faye's POV 06

06

Ever since I got back to the Philippines from France, it's been nothing but a mess. The paparazzi won't leave the Valentine cousins alone, and there's still no lead on who's behind that psychology student incident. Whoever did it was smart, too smart. Good thing our student is still alive and fighting for her life.

And now, I find out Nicolas hurt my beloved Ae. I'm so mad I could strangle him to death. That idiot-he's dumber than a real monkey. How could he do that to her? I seriously don't understand what's going on in his head. I want to shoot him but I know I can't.

I'm with Ae now, and we were supposed to have a nice date, but no-her cousins and my friends decided to tag along. I'm honestly sick of seeing their faces all the time, especially since my friends only just now decided to soundproof their office, copying mine. Took them long enough, but really? Sometimes, they're the stupid.

We're at Bahaghari, trying to have a date, and here they are again. I just want to be alone with Ae. I was gone for three days, and she needed me. And now, I can't even get a moment with her.

I can't stop looking at Ae. She's just... perfect. The way she laughs at my friends being idiots-it's so pure, so genuine. Every time she smiles or giggles, it's like the whole room lights up. I'm supposed to be annoyed at them for ruining our date but watching her enjoy herself like this makes it impossible to stay mad.

I catch myself smiling, unable to tear my eyes away from her. I adore her so much, everything about her. Just seeing her like this, happy and carefree. Makes all the chaos worth it.

I can feel my cheeks heating up as I watch Ae. Here she goes again, about to sing to me in front of all these people. I know her too well-she loves doing this, and honestly, I'm weak for it. I can hear her friends teasing me in the background, but I can't keep a straight face. I try to, but deep down, I'm freaking out inside.

I'm trying to act calm, trying not to let it show, but the way she looks at me, the way she's singing just for me, I want to give everyone here 1 million pesos each because of the happiness I feel right now.

I hate to admit it, but I'm completely kinikilig. As much as I want to act cool and unaffected, I'm melting. If I could, I'd probably explode the whole resto-bar from all the butterflies I'm feeling right now.

"Who the fuck is Papa P and John Lloyd?" I asked, genuinely confused. Instead of answering, they all just burst out laughing at me.

Typical. Juliana, as usual, was at the center of it. Sometimes she's okay, but mostly she's just... not. I don't even know how Elle deals with her.

"Do I really look a man?" I asked Chia, she looked at me weirdly.

"I can no longer defend you, Kenzie. Gosh." And I can shoot your woman here.

Everything turned out fine, but I doubled the security at the university after the buzz Ae created at the resto-bar. The media blew it up, and with more eyes on her, I had to make sure she was safe. Still, nothing's changed. I love her just as much, if not harder.

Now, I'm watching her up on stage, singing her heart out for the Pride Month event. The crowd's going wild, screaming her name, simping over her, and while I stay composed, a part of me wants to shoot every single one of them.

The crowd's getting louder, and I can hear it all so clearly.

"Amira, I love you!" But Ae loves me more.

"Marry me, Mira!" Nah... she already has me as her future wife.

"She's too perfect!" I know, right?