Start of Something New

Engagement

Sanya, in fact, was not happy.

She feels frustrated that her twin took her place just so she could be free of the engagement. She's been glaring at her twin for quite some time now, refusing to speak to him.

"Sanya, I told you it's fine with me. It's not like I'm in a relationship. Besides, his parents accepted me immediately, it's still good news." Santa tried to assure his sister but Sanya was not taking any shit.

"When you were disowned by our parents, you had to stay with that abusive ex-boyfriend of yours who also cheated on you. You tolerated his actions because you knew in yourself that no one else would take you in." Sanya blatantly reminded her brother.

Santa felt hurt that his sister would remind him of that traumatic event, not knowing that he's not completely healed from that trauma. Sure, he admits that he impulsively offered himself in exchange for his sister but it's not like he regrets doing so.

"I know you did it for me. But to sacrifice yourself for me, do you really think I'd be happy with that? I would have just married that guy if I had known that you would sacrifice your love life for me. I know how badly you want to find the guy of your dreams. You want to spend the rest of your life with the person who loves the entirety of you. You're the hopeless romantic between the two of us, but this? There is nothing romantic with this set up." Sanya said fuming. She's starting to be guilty that her brother gave up finding the guy of his dreams just so she could live the life she wanted.

"Hey, we don't even know the guy. Can you stop manifesting that he's not a good man. Who knows, maybe we can work things out." Santa scolded his twin for thinking negatively. He doesn't want the little hope in his heart that he and his fiancé can work things out, to be crushed.

"Let's hope that he is, because I'll be the one who'll process the divorce papers once I get to know that he's not treating you well." Sanya said menacingly. There was no joke in her tone.

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Santa kept in contact with his fiancé's parents. He still has no idea who his fiancé is. He's too shy to ask for his details considering the situation. His future-in-laws did assure him that their son was notified of the changes and that he's not against it. They also said sorry because it seems like the day that he'll be meeting his fiancé will be on the day of the wedding already. They explained that their son wanted to catch up with his workload so he could leave work for a week in celebration of the wedding. Santa told them that it's fine if it's just 2 days considering he also has work. His in-laws won't allow it and told him to inform his boss that he'll be taking a leave for a WEEK (heavily emphasized) due to family affairs. They told him that he'll need to spend time with his husband considering that they do not know each other. He's not even sure if his future husband would want to spend time with him.

A tap on his desk brought him back to reality. The well-dressed man in front of him was smiling at him. When he recognized who it was, he beamed at him.
"Mr. Pawat, it's so nice to see you again. It's been a long time since I last saw you." Santa stood up and greeted Mr. Pawat with enthusiasm.

"I've told you plenty of times Santa, it's Ohm for you. You're hurting my feelings here." Ohm chuckled, ruffling Santa's hair.

"Oh. It won't be professional if I call you Ohm in the workplace Mr. Pawat. You are a business partner of the company after all." Santa argued back, his smile never leaving his lips.

"Well, I'm not here today as a business partner but as Perth Tanapon's best friend, so please do address me casually." Ohm countered cheekily. He really doesn't want Santa to address him formally since he has treated him as a friend already.

Contrary to Perth's personality, Ohm is a social butterfly. He easily makes friends with those around him. Santa gave up figuring out how someone as cheerful as Ohm Pawat ended up being best friends with someone like his boss. He just decided that the extrovert Ohm Pawat adopted the introvert Perth Tanapon.