“I heard that you had a meeting with Mr. Schulz?”I smiled and nodded at uncle Laertes. “Yes, Uncle. They are planning to have Schulz Tech's first office building here in the Philippines.”We are currently eating our dinner together as a family.“I assume that you already close the deal.”“I haven't closed the deal yet, but I will am confident that I will,” I said confidently.I am confident to say this because I know my capability and my subordinates as well. We proved that already for the past years.“What happened, Ellie? What's stopping them from giving you the deal?” Kaela curiously asks.“Nothing happens, Kaela, don’t worry. It's just that they wanted to see our design first before signing a contract with us, which is the standard in this industry. The client has the right to look for another Architect if they are not happy with the building design.” Kaela looks irritated, which made me confused. “That Quen is demanding! He always acts as if he was a king or something. Ugh!” “
My interest in Hadley Adelson started when Nick told me about her, how he became close with Ulie because of her. After I talked with Ulie about his friendship with Mr. Schulz, my interest in Hadley grew. I suddenly wonder, does Ulie like Hadley Adelson too?I could not ask him to elaborate on why his friendship with Mr. Schulz was ruined because of Hadley Adelson. After he told me that Hadley is the reason why their friendship was over, Amelia woke up and she was looking for us. We had no choice but to finish our conversation and go to Amelia to get her back to sleep.If I am not mistaken, Ulie wanted to cancel the wedding, and I don’t see why Mr. Schulz will get angry with Ulie. Unless Ulie also has a feeling with Hadley Adelson, he had no choice but to let her go because of his friendship with Mr. Schulz. I remember Nick told me that Hadley is in love with Ulie. Maybe, that’s the reason why Ulie’s friendship with Mr. Schulz is over. Well, all of these were all my assumptions. Nothi
In a few weeks, my twins will turn five. We all agreed that we will celebrate the twins’ birthday in Kade Quinn Island along. We invited some family friends like Nick, Luna, and Jace. The twins invited their close friends, some of them are with their parents, some are with their nannies.The preparation for the twins’ birthday is done. I ask Kaela for some help in managing the said party because I want to focus on my presentation with Mr. Schulz. My team and I are now having overtime to make sure that our presentation with Mr. Schulz tomorrow will be perfect. When I reach home, the twins are already asleep. I watch them sleep peacefully for a few minutes, then I kiss them and whisper to them good night. I was about to go to my room when I saw Ulie come out of his room.“You just got home?” He asked.I nodded at him. “Yes. We reviewed our presentation for tomorrow. We want to make sure that we are not missing anything. We want it to be perfect.”He went to me and hugged me. “I’m sure
Today is the twins’ 5th birthday. Most of the guests were amazed by the scenery of the island. I feel proud whenever I hear compliments about the island, especially when they start talking about the villas and suites of the island.“Who’s the architect of this island?” Elena, Cassie’s mom asked.“This island was designed and built by Cabello International Corp,” Ulie answered.Elena face me and started to give me compliments. “I also have an island but not as big as this, it was a gift from my husband. Can I hire your company to renovate my island?”“Of course, I would love to.”Elena handed me her business card. “Here’s my business card. I’m sorry, I know this was supposedly a vacation to you, but I can’t help it. I’m really amazed by your work now that I am seeing the actual product.” “No worries. I will ask my secretary to contact you and set a meeting with you once we are back in Manila.”Aside from Elena, other parents ask me to work with them. Some want me to renovate their res
“Nothing. I will never let myself fall in love with someone like him, even if he told me he liked me. I will never fall for him twice.” I feel weird. I know I should feel at ease now that Ellie is assuring me that she is done with the guy she once fell in love with. But instead, I feel scared without knowing the reason why I am feeling this way.“Hey, dude! Are you okay?”I looked at Nick who was seating beside me. I called him to join me for a drink. I feel like I needed it. There’s a lot of things going on in my mind. “I just feel weird.”“Is it because of Ellie’s first love?”I frowned. First, love my ass. Nick chuckled. He knew I didn’t like what he said.“Why are you frowning? It’s true. Or you prefer it as Ellie’s only love?” Then he laughs aloud.I was close to punching him, I just clenched my jaw. Who the heck is that guy anyway?!“Kidding aside, I know I’m right. Ellie is the reason why you called me this late to have a drink.” Nick said in a serious voice.I heaved a sigh.
I can’t sleep. I am bothered by my past. I didn’t expect that I will be sharing my painful past that casually with other people.FlashbackIt was my first day at the university when I first met him. I was looking for the room for my first class when I bump into him. He was tall, he was thin but still in a good physique. You know that he is handsome despite his eyeglasses. “I’m sorry.”He looks at me and smiles. “No worries. Are you lost?”I shake my head. “No. I don’t think I’m lost. I was looking for my classroom.”“Oh!” Then he grabbed my schedule in my hand and began to read it.“We are block mates. I can show you our classroom if you don’t mind.” He kindly offers.“I don’t mind.”That is the start of our friendship. Even though he has eyeglasses, you will never mistake him as a nerd. He was famous not just in our class but in the whole university. Aside from being handsome, he was smart-which explains the eyeglasses, he has a good sense of humor and is popular with girls.He was
“I miss you too Hadley!”My eyes widen upon hearing the name of the girl. I was curious about her for a while now, I can’t believe that she was in front of me now. I feel weird for some reason. My heart is beating so fast and my body feels so weak. This feeling is different from what I felt a while ago when I signed the contract with Mr. Schulz.“Who is she Quen? Don’t tell me you have a girlfriend now?” Hadley said while clinging her arms on Mr. Schulz.“No, silly! She is Ms. Penelope Cabello, the CEO and President of Cabello International Corporation. I signed a contract with them today for Schulz Tech office building here.” Hadley looks shocked from what she heard from Mr. Schulz. Seems like Mr. Schulz did not tell her about the possible partnership with my company. Good thing we already signed the contract before she came. I have a hunch that she can influence Mr. Schulz’s decision on this project.She went to me. “Hi, I’m Hadley Adelson. How are Kade and his kids doing?” “They
“Why are you so early today mom?” “Mommy miss the two of you that’s why I decided to come home early. Why? You don’t like it?” I answered Amelia. The two of them shake their heads. “Of course not, mommy! We are happy that you are here now, and we miss you too. We wish that you will always come home early.” Amelia said in defense. I smiled at them and gave the two of them a kiss. I decided to come home after my lunch with Enrique and Hadley. I feel so drained after that lunch, I don’t have enough energy to go back to the office and work. I call Luna to inform her about the deal with Schulz Tech and my decision not to go back to the office because I am not feeling well. She sounded worried but I assure her that I am okay. It's no big deal. “I’m sorry kids if mommy is always busy with work. The company is growing and I had no one to rely on but myself.” I told them. I knew that there are times when I don’t have enough time to spend with them. Good thing is that Ulie can handle his