“It’s just that…” napabuntong hininga ako. My knees are shaking but I remained standing. “Listen to me Xander. I like you, alright? There’s no point in denying it. Pero… hindi pwede.”
Magsasalita sana siya pero inunahan ko na. “No, just listen to me. Please.” Kailangan kong masabi lahat bago pa umatras ang dila ko.
“I have been through hell and lived. My past relationships either left me broken or with nothing at all. I’ve dated crap guys. Not just once, I’ve fucked up. But through it all, hindi ako iniwan ng bestfriends ko. They’ve always been there for me. Since that one time, I vowed na makikinig na ako sa mga sasabihin nila. At sinasabi nila na layuan kita. And maybe I should. It won’t be easy, that’s for sure. Pero kapag hindi ito nagwork, hindi lang ako masasaktan, pati ikaw at ang mga kaibigan ko. If I fuck things up again, I’ll lose their trust, and yours. And I don’t want that to happen. Call me coward, fine. But I don’t want to go back to that pain. That’s why I don’t want to take the risk. I’m sorry.”
Still aching from her internet ex-boyfriend's scam, Tamitha finds herself in deep trouble when she meets Roosevelt Sanvictores, the man in the photos her ex pretended to be. She knows that he's off-limits, but when circumstances keep bringing them together, maybe fate's got other plans.
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After getting drunk from a stupid mistake, Swan Tamitha Dominica wakes up in a room that's not hers, stark naked. As she tries to move forward from the humiliating one-night stand, she comes face-to-face with the man whose photo her internet boyfriend used to scam her. The man is Roosevelt Sanvictores, a handsome billionaire and it's not difficult to like him--only if he's not off limits. Determined not to fall for him, Tamitha puts up her walls. But when her heart screams to tear her walls down and she discovers the past she shared with Roosevelt, will she finally listen to her heart?
Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish.